Behind the Scenes: The Making of Crash

Write. Everything. Down. That’s what I remember most from watching the creative process it took to crest the film, Crash. From Gucci Mane to the director who wrote a 40 page plus script in the middle of the night the importance of documenting your ideas has always been important to me since high school. I always keep a planner, prayer journal, and an idea journal because I forget so easily and that is setting me back.

Another interesting process was the storyboard and script reading process because films face a lot of creative setbacks and a good portion of a directors intended storyline never makes it to the final cut that we see in theaters. I’ve seen Crash many times but I never knew how much work was put into the entire film what I learned from the storyboard to screen board process was the special effects and use of perspective. In one scene it appears that the woman was on fire but in reality she wasn’t but you can feel dedication and the emotion the director wanted to convey in that scene.

Overall, I learned that with no matter what idea you create, write it down and then do it but it give it 110% whether you get the recognition for it or not at least you left it all on the table without regrets.