Took my first crack at landing an actor-y thing to do for 2013 last night. The whole experience was very modern – I applied for a role in a low-budget feature through the website LetItCast.com. I didn’t have to drive
Monday just got groovier
I found out that my screenplay The Hatchling has advanced to the semi-final round in the 2012 Screenplay Festival in the Comedy category. Since I wrote it to be a comedy, that is encouraging. Screenplay Festival has been around since
Ch-ch-ch-changes
Major transitions this week. First – I had a birthday; and, according to my health insurer, an “important” one. I don’t think it will help to tell them that I’m in much better shape now than I was when I
Can chess men have flashbacks?
I had a great, long dinner with my producer friend on 7 Red last night, as we tried to break the new climax and ending our director is seeking. It’s not too much change in terms of story, but an
Lingo
Got to briefly sit in yesterday on a sound-mixing session for a feature film that a friend and old boss produced that will be released independently next month. They were fussing over a close-up that one of the post-team wanted
Also – it has a lot of letters in it
Here’s the full press release that Meyers put out. Most of the trades and affiliated websites have run summary articles like the one I linked to earlier, but it’s an easy explanation why none of them include my name –
It begins
Okay, so the cat isn’t entirely out of the bag yet, but it’s got its nose free and is sniffing the air. This article doesn’t mention who wrote 7 Red, but I’ll go ahead and spoil it: it was me
Some things never change
“But,” inquired John curiously, “who did plan all your wonderful reception rooms and halls, and approaches and bathrooms—-?” “Well,” answered Percy, “I blush to tell you, but it was a moving-picture fella. He was the only man we found who
I’ll tell you how I feel when they tell me
I think this old Kids in the Hall sketch does a good job capturing a particular type of absurdity that’s inherent in the professional life of a writer in Hollywood. Until the moment where things become real – which, as
The Price is Right
Last night, I was talking with my screenwriting class, and the topics of low/no-budget filmmaking and digital distribution came up. It was in the context of my Vegas Project, to which I answered I didn’t think those avenues were appropriate