Where I End and You Begin

Moving on to something a bit more serious. I'll try and give you the short story behind this project I'm about to share with you.

So the film is titled "Where I End and You Begin" it is written and directed by yours truly. The concept for the film was fleshed out when I was given an assignment a little less then a year ago. The assignment was called "Intimate Window" and required students to go out and make their own films given the pre-determined criteria. Typically for something in this vein, you'll normally see five to ten minute shorts that tend to have some sort of emotional weight tied to the protagonist and his/her/it's story line.

During the initial screenings, I was actually impressed with the creativity that was flexed in the 2 and a half hour presentation. I mean, we had a week to put everything together. I'm talking about casting, producing, writing, directing, editing, financing...all that great stuff, in the matter of a week!

This was my first time actually putting something together for the big screen. So naturally I was excited. I remember writing the treatment for what later turned into an 18 page script within the hour of the announcement. The first draft of the script; finished the same evening.

The following day I showed the script to a producer friend of mine and immediately assembled a team. What followed was a mix of "happy" and "wtf" feelings all mixed up in a bag full of "huh?" that lasted for 7 very long and agonizing days. Lol! Maybe some other time I'll try and journalize the "day by day" process for the making of this film. Yep, it's that good. Better then any reality show I've seen.

Actually; funny story. I ran into one of the finalist for that Fox show "On The Lot" when I was carrying equipment down from my apartment. His name was Trevor and he lived only 2 doors down from my overly priced 1-bedroom flat on Hollywood and Wilcox. He was moving out and noticed my lanyard. He laughed a little after explaining that he was fellow Alumni and told me to watch the show. I did and never watched it again. The end.

So here is the full trailer for "Where I End and You Begin" my first crack at directing material for the silver screen.

Credits: Produced by Lu Liu & Jeremy Thomas. Starring Chris Moss, Brian McKinley & Jeremy Thomas. Director of Photography: Dave Brewer. Sound Designer: Robert Lehman. Script Supervisor: Monica Jackson. Written, Directed and Edited by John Darko.

Thanks for watching. If you would like a full copy of the film, shoot me an email johndarko1@gmail.com and I'll see if I can get you one. Toodles. I'm hungry : )

Budget for this film: Only the rental cost for the crane we used. Everything else: Guerrilla!

Tags:lafs, film school, where i end and you begin, student film, film making, indie film, independent, intimate window, chris moss, jeremy thomas, john darko, hollyweird, hollywood, life & times in, guerrilla, on the lot