L'Amour de Film: Help HS Filmmaker

Hello!
My name is Thomas Streed and I am entering my senior year at Eaton Rapids High  School in Eaton Rapids, Michigan. I love making films and being a screenwriter-director is my dream.

(Feb '14, From Left to Right: Me, Former anchor Reese, Amanda Malkowski  from Good Morning Richmond, and former anchor Stephanie Hodges now at News Central 34 )

Now that Studio 143 News, the school news program  I created and produce, is running smoothly, I have the time to pursue my dream of becoming a screenwriter and director. 

Last June, I made my first short film, "L'Amour de Cygnes", a silent black and white, beautifully scored by friend Tim Renney. The film took home Third Place Best of Show and a Special Recognition for Best Cinematogrpahy at the 2016 Orchard Lake Film Festival.

I've been doing a lot of film studying and exploration of my style as an artist over the past seven months, and I am finally ready to make my next film. The script is written, the pre-production is in full swing, and filming should take place late-March to late-April, with post-production and a final cut ready at the end of May.

The Great Wordsmith is a "depressing comedy", running approxamitely 20-25 minutes. Logline: After coincidental events parralel his writing, teenage writer Declan begins to believe he his God.

There will be a huge team to score this. I will collaborate with Tim Renney again and several other music geniuses at Eaton Rapids to create a unique score for a very weird film.