“You don’t owe me, pig, and no mothaf*cka tells me when I can split” - Superfly
I'm determined to accomplish two things with my SYP. The first is to write a paper on B movies. Within the industry, the term originally meant a low-budget quickie "destined for the bottom half of a double bill", but since the 1950's, when double features bit the dust, it's come to mean a low budget quickie, period. I've taken the term B movie in the broadest sense, referring to any and all kind of movies made with modest means, maverick sensibilities, and a knack for bending familiar genre's into fresh and unfamiliar places. My paper shall delve into what B movies are at their core, how they have evolved, and affected the movie industry. To help me accomplish this, I've created a list of B movies and a timeline.
The second is to write, direct, and edit my own short film. I've done it before but this time I plan to do it with more time and preparation.