Working on this action script has been an education. For one, I am realizing that you shouldn’t fear writing yourself into a ridiculous situation, because you can always write your way out of it with something even more ridiculous –
Hashtag Obvious Typecasting
Major great news – I have been offered my first on-camera speaking role in a feature film. Why the caveats? Well, I had a role many years ago in this forgotten little movie made during my days as a development
Instead of bridging the gap, you fill it in
I’ve been exchanging e-mails with an aspiring writer that I don’t know. He queried an old e-mail address of mine that is apparently still listed in a few places from my development executive days. I haven’t been an exec for
Tempo Allegro
I played music all through my childhood and college – music was one of my two majors. I almost never play now, unfortunately; maybe in the future there will be room in my life to let it a little ways
Promotion
Today the first official trailer launched for Bread and Butter, the independent film I worked on last year. I think it very solidly captures the quirky voice of the film. Bread and Butter, starring Christine Weatherup, Bobby Moynihan, Micah Hauptman,
A matter of inches
Urth Caffe on Melrose is a great place for a salad or a cuppa but a horrible place to approach by car. If you don’t live nearby and must look for parking, your best bet is inside an Elvish Bag
Timeclock
I’ve committed myself to an aggressive schedule for getting out the first draft of a screenplay I’m working on. That’s usually the good play when people are actually waiting to see it, as in this case. Last Friday was when
Crankypants Rant
Saw a listing today on Actors Access for “V”, a short film intended to be part of the horror anthology “The ABCs of Death 2”. The listing boasts that the movie has distribution secured through Alamo Drafthouse and Magnolia Pictures.
Game Day
I remember when Kurt Warner became the quarterback of the St. Louis Rams in 1999 and left the entire NFL with its collective jaw on the turf. The backup, the castoff, the guy who had been bagging groceries in Iowa
Never really left school, in a sense
So, by convoluted means, I am, as of today, the assistant editor on a feature film. I have never done this job before, but am going to learn as I go; I’m working with a friend who has organized the