Networking

K here.

Another Indie Club: Cleveland meeting has gone and passed. We saw some interesting shorts from local directors/producers/writers, and we listened to an informative talk about pyrotechnics.

We met a guy from Ohio University who might be interested in doing some collab work. He owns a Canon XL-1s (an upgrade from the XL-1) so who knows what we might be able to do? Andy, a guy we met in February, also wants to meet on Wednesday, so that we might go over some script ideas with him. He has an 80 page (handwritten) screenplay that needs to be fleshed out.

We registered the treatment with the WGA. Now all we have to do is shoot the 3 minute short and send it off. Hopefully good things come our way with this project.

M and I have started work on our screenplays. We're planning on entering BlueCat in March (or by the final deadline of April) as well as Nicholls in May, Final Draft in June, ABC/Disney, also in June, Zoetrope in August, and perhaps some other contests.

I wholeheartedly believe that this year, as The Zombies say, will be our year.

Updates for the little Filmies...

-M in da hizzie!

So, we're back in Cleveland, ready to actually get the HANG of things now that we don't have school bogging us down anymore. We got a car (finally) with enough trunk space to fit our film gear, and we are coming into some dinero in January so we can start paying off bills and...

...finally get started on some projects for our COMPLETED screenplays (YEAH)!!

So, here is a rough list of what we're working with at the moment:

January 6th-February 6th 2008: We'll be working on a feature film that is being shot in Cleveland, no we're not directing, we're doing some grunt work (script supervisors, etc.) just to help out the local community.

Sometime during January we'll actually be reading/casting LOCAL TALENT (Cleveland, holla!) for our short, entitled "Dilemma".

We'll be shooting in February (for two weekends) then we'll be in the editing room for the rest of February and a good portion of March.

By March we hope the weather is nice enough for us to begin real filming of "Refugee", because I would hate to have my actress running her ass of in the snow!

We'll also going to be volunteering and chilling at the Cleveland International Film Festival, which I know is going to be filled with shenanigans and good times.

Then, finally, SUMMER. Long, hot days with friends and family at the Lake shore, chilling and countless warm nights continuing the writing/filming process.

We've also been thinking about doing some youtube/webshow stuff. We figure that not only is it a way to augment a resume, it's a great way to create a rapport with local actors and crew that can one day become, who knows, a production company of sorts? :)

I'm also looking into animation techniques, because I think that "Born Under Water", which is more Sci-Fi, would look and feel better animated.

Anyway, that's all I'm writing for now on "the plan" tip, because it's late and I have to go do some editing and software updating like the little nerd I am.

Peace!

Oh, and cross your fingers for our older brother, he just got into the game and is hoping to confidently shop around his spec this summer. :)

Writing Bug, Film Festival

M in da house!

I have that writing bug again, and have totally dug deep into my third draft of "Great Water". I have changed some key elements and have definately dug deeper into the personalities of the protagonist. I am greatly excited by this.

Also, I just got notice that I will be in a position to volunteer at the Cleveland International Film Festival. K. is also going to do this as well.

I am excited that this is going to happen, because not only are we going to volunteer, but we are going to be at the parties, the screenings and the mini classes that they are going to have.

And we are going to write about it all HERE!

Speaking of Film Festivals, The Cleveland Film Festival is CALLING FOR ENTRIES to its 2008 fest.

The deadline is November 30, 2007 and you can download and entry form here.

The screenwriting course is almost over, and through that class, our professor offered to make us PAs during the production of her television pilot. We're really excited and can't wait to help her out!

We'll post around November when everything gets started.