I'm about to finish just the first rough draft of a feature film idea I've been sitting on for 7 years.. It's a sci/fi family feature film remake "The Phantom Tollbooth". I just thought if I was going to go big, I might as well stick with a story I really like. A producer I know says everybody goes through the same thing. They think they're first idea is great, but it stinks. It's usually a few scripts down the road that works out for them. This one is almost like a practice run or something. I hope I can pick up steam, as I go along.
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Do you own the rights to PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH?
No, I'm just doing this for fun and to learn the process. There is someone doing it for profit though on imdb.com.
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Remember you are always getting better. My first script was great. Until I wrote my second script. Then I saw how thin my idea was. How it drifted and how it was never really going to make a great movie. You will develop the eye for a great story.
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I remember I was in that same position 10 years ago. I sat on my first script and it took me 10 years to step out and make it a reality. Once I made the decision to make it come to life is when I started building steam. After I held my first casting call then it hit me. So don't let it gather more dust. Light a fire to it and you will be amazed what can happen.