Letter From Corbin
To my dear friends in Kipling,
It’s been some time since I visited you last, but please know I continue to work diligently on my promise to bring film production to your wonderful town. I know we were working together to make “3 Day Test” our first project and had worked hard for over a year to secure the necessary further funding to make that happen, but unfortunately, for one reason or another that never came to be. But as my parents always taught me, “perhaps its for a reason.” Well, I’m pleased to announce what I feel is the greater purpose in all this. First however, a small set up:
Early this summer my father passed away at the age of 82. It wasn’t sudden but nonetheless a shock to the system. Not long after, my sister was diagnosed with breast cancer - she’s actually doing fine due to the miracles of modern medicine and the outlook is good. Well these two events, so close together, sent me on somewhat of a soul searching journey, specifically wanting to understand why God would test me in this manner. I spent the better part of the summer in somewhat of a haze.
Before all of this however, I had already been discussing with Kipling Film Productions the prospects of changing our first film to something that the money they had raised thus far could fully finance so we could get going. I laid out a story that still doesn’t have a proper title but for now I call “Seeds of Rust.” I summarize it below. With Kipling Film Production’s blessing I started on the script, which I had a “feel” for, but lacked the real juice to give it the heart I knew it deserved. Then the sad events of the summer happened and suddenly it all made sense. I became more personally involved in the story I wanted to tell. Since then, paper and pen have not had a moment’s rest. I’m blazing through the script and have never felt so positive about anything I’ve written… or the prospects for it. I’m writing in detail, using every corner of Kipling I can, diving deep into the goodness of the town, and all of you for inspiration. My plan is to, as with 3-Day Test, fully cast the movie with locals, with exception of a lead role that I will play. (We do need at least one recognizable so we can make some money!) All scenes will be shot in and around Kipling so I’m writing to that specifically as well.
My goal is to be done with script by the end of September, early October at the latest and then start shooting somewhere in November for several weeks. I’m writing the film with great scope and will continue to shoot specific scenes – on weekends perhaps – over the next six months so that I can capture all of the seasons and colors that Kipling has to offer. It is a project like no other, close to my heart on a variety of levels. It has a purpose now beyond making movies and simply bringing film production to Kipling. That will be accomplished, but at the same time we can also enlighten an increasingly turbulent world and show Kipling off as more than the town that just gave a house away in the Red Paperclip trade. We can show Kipling as a place where, if we all work together, we can overcome anything and ultimately help build a better society.
So, in short, while the calendar pages have been turning, please know that you have never left my heart and I am busy working hard to fulfill my promise to you. I think my father would be proud!
It’s been some time since I visited you last, but please know I continue to work diligently on my promise to bring film production to your wonderful town. I know we were working together to make “3 Day Test” our first project and had worked hard for over a year to secure the necessary further funding to make that happen, but unfortunately, for one reason or another that never came to be. But as my parents always taught me, “perhaps its for a reason.” Well, I’m pleased to announce what I feel is the greater purpose in all this. First however, a small set up:
Early this summer my father passed away at the age of 82. It wasn’t sudden but nonetheless a shock to the system. Not long after, my sister was diagnosed with breast cancer - she’s actually doing fine due to the miracles of modern medicine and the outlook is good. Well these two events, so close together, sent me on somewhat of a soul searching journey, specifically wanting to understand why God would test me in this manner. I spent the better part of the summer in somewhat of a haze.
Before all of this however, I had already been discussing with Kipling Film Productions the prospects of changing our first film to something that the money they had raised thus far could fully finance so we could get going. I laid out a story that still doesn’t have a proper title but for now I call “Seeds of Rust.” I summarize it below. With Kipling Film Production’s blessing I started on the script, which I had a “feel” for, but lacked the real juice to give it the heart I knew it deserved. Then the sad events of the summer happened and suddenly it all made sense. I became more personally involved in the story I wanted to tell. Since then, paper and pen have not had a moment’s rest. I’m blazing through the script and have never felt so positive about anything I’ve written… or the prospects for it. I’m writing in detail, using every corner of Kipling I can, diving deep into the goodness of the town, and all of you for inspiration. My plan is to, as with 3-Day Test, fully cast the movie with locals, with exception of a lead role that I will play. (We do need at least one recognizable so we can make some money!) All scenes will be shot in and around Kipling so I’m writing to that specifically as well.
My goal is to be done with script by the end of September, early October at the latest and then start shooting somewhere in November for several weeks. I’m writing the film with great scope and will continue to shoot specific scenes – on weekends perhaps – over the next six months so that I can capture all of the seasons and colors that Kipling has to offer. It is a project like no other, close to my heart on a variety of levels. It has a purpose now beyond making movies and simply bringing film production to Kipling. That will be accomplished, but at the same time we can also enlighten an increasingly turbulent world and show Kipling off as more than the town that just gave a house away in the Red Paperclip trade. We can show Kipling as a place where, if we all work together, we can overcome anything and ultimately help build a better society.
So, in short, while the calendar pages have been turning, please know that you have never left my heart and I am busy working hard to fulfill my promise to you. I think my father would be proud!
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