Secret Confession...

So, I have actually been very busy with all the stuff previously mentioned, especially the plotting how to capture decent footage in Cuba on a budget... It's been great and distracting and wonderful (and is probably the secret/subtle cause of my wrye neck) and it is going to have to end soon.

It's time for us to get back to work, or me at least. I've had a great winter writing wise. Let's do a little tally:

One Last Time
Untitled Ghost Script
Some Things Are...

Three shorts ready to shoot and one treatment ready for filling out (currently operating as The Boogeyman) so not a bad off season. Also, not a winter script in the bunch, which was kind of a goal this year. With the weather being how it is, I could probably crank out one of the many ideas drifting through my head fairly quickly to make something happen, but if we're going to do an outdoor winter shoot - it needs to count. Whatever the case, I'm itching to get back in front of, and behind, the camera. It is a pretty liberating experience that helps me put things into perspective.

There is another little thing that is keeping me unfocused at the moment. My novel and three quarters. While technically two separate beasts, one of them is actually finished in first draft form and I really need to get my head back into the right space to polish, shine, and ship it out. I put a ton of work into that story (a little over a year) and am actually very happy with the results. It's time to get back into the groove and make something happen with that one, a little story I have been referring to as I Land. The other one is actually better than I remember, having revisited the first two chapters recently, but first things first right?

As for the other three scripts - they're ready to go. What would you like to see first? Or would you prefer something totally different. I can do that too... Wait, I Land. Must. Finish. I Land.

Check back soon. I've got a couple more posts to squeeze in before my big Oscar recap success/failure piece. For those unaware, the predictions are here:

PART 1
PART 2

See you in a day or two!

2 Weeks and 2 Days Later...

It's been too long since my last post, and for that I apologize. There are no excuses really, besides a handful of writing projects, a strange obsession with all things Olympics, and the requisite daily grind.

I've also been spending far too much time trying to figure out how to shoot something in Cuba when I am there and what I should be shooting. I have a few ideas drifting trough the mental quagmire, but so far, nothing concrete. More vexing than an idea (which granted can probably wait for a bit) is figuring out what I can use to shoot. I need something affordable, portable, and easy-to-use on the fly. Any suggestions? I'm leaning towards the ultra tiny Canon SX200 at the moment. It seems like a good bet.

All of this of course has lead me to a whimsical nostalgia for the trouble shooting process of all our shoots. I've mentioned weather, equipment, schedules and more in the past, but ideas are one thing that I didn't mention. I have a few in the hopper right now, and a few scripts ready to go, and I am hoping that very soon, there will be a new update. In the meantime, some nostalgic shots of the process of bringing About The Girl to fruition. Still an achievement that I am extremely proud of...

I'll be in touch again soon. With some news. About ideas...