The guy is a pretty awful writer. We were involved in one project together, and he wouldn't take any of my script re-writes or considerations. And unfortunately, he was the one with all the contacts in terms for shopping this particular production. It caused a real falling out between the two of us. And sure enough, shortly afterwards, when he began to move the script around, folks dug the concept but wanted re-writes that he wouldn't do. He'd make false promises to deliver a new script and never get back to people. He started to ignore phone calls. And it fell apart.
I really do think he's going to break as a music video director and he's come really, really close on a few occasions into the MTV realm of music video directing - and not just mediocre artist music video reel directing. But I haven't spoken to him in like, four months.
Then I got a call from an old friend of mine, that is serving as a producer on this latest production, which will be privately funded and filmed sometime in late summer. Once again, the concept is apparently sound, but they're awaiting the first draft from the director (and obviously writer), but prepared for a very mediocre (if not outright awful) script. So he asked if I'd be willing to take a look and clean it up for money. I'd only have a few months to work with and the prospect of working with the director/writer again doesn't really inspire me.
