There is excitement in possibilities, but there is a healthy amount of disappointment, too.
As a beginning filmmaker, nothing is more thrilling than getting a phone call saying that someone is interested in working with you. There is a spark of excitement that you are making it in the industry. You have the possibility of landing a job that you really want. Then, nothing.
This is a painful and unfortunate reality of the film industry. Sometimes, a phone call is just a phone call that leads to nothing. This is a hard reality that Air screenwriter Alex Convery has learned throughout his career.
Convery has been a long-rising star in Hollywood, with three of his original screenplays earning spots on the Black List, including the screenplay for Air (which was titled Air Jordan back in 2021). Convery is no stranger to phone calls that never panned out, which is why he approached Air’s future with skepticism.
Author: Alyssa Miller
This article comes from No Film School and can be read on the original site.
