WELCOME TO NeoSHOP!

K and M here.

Let’s get a few things straight.

We here a NeoShop know nothing.

…

Well, that’s not exactly true.

We know how to format a screenplay. We know that writing 3 ACTS isn’t just for plays. We sort of know what’s going on when someone yells STRIKE! during a film shoot, and what the F-stop is. We know how to make a poor man's green screen. (see the pictures)

Unfortunately, there’s a lot we don’t know. We could list it all, but writing out one’s inadequacies and limitations is a tad bit depressing. Not to mention it might make the blogspot survers crash.

Besides the technical stuff, like figuring out how to get a copy of Adobe After Effects for free,(we've tried. It's impossible.) we don’t know what it’s like to go to film school and have that awesome, pre-made system of networks. We have no idea the feeling of being 21 and having the best writers and directors chill with you at a bar after your Film 301 class. We couldn’t possibly imagine being part of a film scene that produces talent that can exist locally–and that doesn’t have to come to us through NBC.

Not to take anything away from those very lucky kids in New York, LA and those other well known cities, but up here in Cleveland, it’s pretty lonely.

And cold. Really cold.

So what are we going to do about it?

We’re going to write our own screenplays, and produce our own shorts. We’re going to volunteer at film festivals, and basically whore ourselves out (in the most platonic way possible) to anyone with a camera and a PA spot to fill.

But wait, THERE’S MORE!

As we make our shorts and help on set, we’re going to take you inside and show you what it’s really like when film newbies try to make a film. We’re going to put up pictures of us freaking out because we have no idea how to work the camera. We’re going to have blog entries filled with frustration and emo angst when the actors can’t seem to understand our creative vision.

But wait, THAT’S NOT ALL!

We’re going to scour the internet searching for the best screenplays, the coolest trailers and films, the best musicians, the most amazing bands, the funniest bloggers, the most interesting sites, and more.

And when we get all these things here, we’re going to have one of the best sites out there for people who can’t afford film school, who’ve never written a screenplay, and who never knew, until it was (realistically) too late, that it probably would be a good idea to get into the game at an early age.

Like 5. But I digress.

The most important thing we’re going to do is try to explain exactly what it is that we’ve learned: terms, tricks and tools of the trade.

Of course, we’re not film gurus or writing geniuses. But what we lack in filmmaking experience and years of promotional practice, we more than make up for with the willingness to learn.

So kick back, grab a beer (or an Arbor Mist, we don’t judge here) and have a laugh at our expense. Who knows? You might just learn something.