Feature Film - Into Oblivion

Hello Everyone, my name is Greg Justin Hall and I have written a Screenplay that I was hoping to produce and direct.  I have been writing screenplays for over ten years, and this will be my first attempt at directing a feature film.  I have had the honour of previous work being mentored by Emmy award winner Victor Miller.  

I wrote this as a short story several years ago, while I was in the hospital.  Part of the story came from drugs that was forced onto me, and the other, from the dreams that came at night.  For this reason, I feel that I must Direct the film.  I can bring the vision to life from a personal experience.  

Into Oblivion is a story of a man in search of a redemption that he doen't know he needs.  

Logline: After a late night celebration ends in a hospital.  A reclusive attorney will spend the next five days deciphering between dream and reality. 

Synopsis: Terrence, an attorney suffering from alcoholism, is celebrating - alone - for closing in on an international client.  He awakes trapped  in a hospital room.  His legs broken; his spirit shattered.  Terrence only has five days before the client leaves, and he can get the contract signed.  He meets a young cancer patient (Sarah) who tries to help him grow and block out his darkness. Instead, Terrence uses her as the only chance to escape.  As his darkness deepens, Terrence's journey becomes more bleak and his goal of escaping is getting harder to attain.  

Setting: 95% of the story takes place in a hospital.  

A little introduction of the Characters:

Terrence: Late twenties.  He left home at an early age.  Surrounded by death at such an early age leaves him with the inability to maintain a proper relationship with anyone.  Consistently blocks out family members from his life.  This lack of connection has left him with a competitive nature, tearing through any task placed in front of him.  

Sarah: Early twenties, a mysterious woman who has been diagnosed with leukemia.  Parents have left her in the hospital to deal with her own demise. With all the previous, she STILL maintains an optimisitic view of the world.  Has been in the hospital for so long, she forgets about life on the outside.

Now, the use of the money.  Besides the usual; equipment, food, and locations.  I would like to be able to pay the crew. There are far too many "projects" that use film crews, and they end up with either a deferred payment (which can be okay) or no pay.  Kind of like a work for experience (which is bullshit).  I know Directors who are getting a bad name simply for that reason.  

I will be posting Script scenes and story boards in the upcoming week.