3FG - Statement

"After a long history (and success) of crafting stories using
young, hip New Yorkers with interconnecting storylines spouting
snarky, wittier-than-thou dialogue, I challenged myself to expand
beyond that cozy NY-indie film box and came up with the following,
which I later dubbed the 3FG rules:

-only one main story arc; no “B” stories, no interconnected nothing
-the lead must be female: she will not be someone’s girlfriend or love
interest, and she must be a normal, typical representation of a
person her age and background
-NO cutaways to scenes or events where she is not a direct witness,
as the movie must follow her through its entiredy
-NO cursing, explicit sex or violence
-NO standalone one-liners or jokes: the humor must come from
character interactions and situations
-NO snarky, smart-ass characters
-finally, it must be an unabashed crowd-pleaser that won’t make you
feel like a jerk after watching it

Coupled with my zen-and-the-art of-no-budget-filmmaking techniques
(no pre-set lighting set-ups or blocking, no special lenses or
steadicam apparatus, no”cool” camera shots for the sake of looking
“cool”, all effects done in-camera) which allowed us to shoot a 95
page script in 9 days spread out over 4 weekends with a crew
averaging out to three a day, “Three to Five and Glassy” was quite a
challenge. The result is as bare-boned and Do-It-Yourself a
production as you’re likely to see, but is most importantly an honest,
irony-free tale of a young woman losing and finding her way in life."

-C. Rivera, August 2007