On a personal note things are challenging as ever.
I have found that during times of duress I function better than if things are fine. Just to make it clear: I feel that a majority of my history things have been negative in some way. Now nothing seems to be wrong. Suddenly, my mental reactions to the usual situations are unusable and seem to be overcoming the consent pessimism. The negativity has been replaced with a small, super-white, square at the end of a dimly lit sewer pipe.
Why is this challenging? Because it is difficult to get used to. I have been using the time that normally would be used for senselessly searching for purpose, reason and acceptance for working towards many goals.
Somewhere in my dairy 4 years ago it says "One day I will be goal orientated." Probably regurgitation from some shitty "buy your new body in this cheap ass paperback from borders" fitness manual. Seriously, have you already forgotten to be positive?
... Whipping yourself for being positive does not work.
Just for the record: I do not consider the people around the world that make up the society of "the internet" as people of this earth. We have been searching for UFOs and sightings and every other horrible show on discovery or travel network that could easily be a better advertising vehicle and show "Beerman." The UFOs are all online.
Anyway, "Lets get going on Beerman", has been a common phrase I hear. "It's easy. I will get it there... It's not easy... I will get it. Ok- Dream big baby..."
"...Hail Mary Pass."
Beerman
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Still Going Strong
Been taking the script to bed at night. Sleeping with it. After all it is about sleeping and dreams.
Since I have been working from an outline for the first time it has worked well. However, I don't write from it very strictly. I simply use it as a guide for what I was thinking originally. Unrelated Story Example: When I outline its very short hand- Sam goes to missile silo and disables the launch system. Sam is captured. Sam is tortured. Etc. The general context for this example is that Sam did something that has consequences. Then when its time to write the scenes you use this short hand as a launching point. Sam is tortured could be a suspenseful moment, it could be a comedic moment or it is up to you and how you want your wall of story to look when your done.
I don't find myself using the outline all that often actually. Usually it is if I hit a short wall. A moment where I could be writing but I lose focus because of a phone call or something else.
I edit as I go. Many writers strongly advise against this but I find that every time I think about the story I have changes. I just write notes in the margins then solidify them in Final Draft. When I work on the script I read it all the way through first every time and do the notes. From that point I can work on the story and continue it. Sometimes major things come up during this process. I find things out about each character. I found out that the father to the lead character is a hard nosed baby boomer that does things the old fashioned way, change comes rarely but when it does it shocks him.
Everyone writes differently, has a different process. I am still in the stages of finding out some crucial things. It is only after I wrote in script form over and over again that I can start to pick up on things like how I come about structure. For instance, the elements in "traditional structure" may exist in every great script and every great movie. But that doesn't mean that all of those writers formed a pact and handed out a standard outline saying this is how you do it.
The Coen Brothers use no outline. They just write and take a nap then maybe write some more later. Apparently they sometimes put a script down for a long time and come back years later. I guess this was the case with Millers Crossing and Fargo. I don't think an outline is necessary for them- they are adapting. However do they have incredible memories or do they refer to the book. Well niether. If you listen to the Creative Screenwriting Magazine Interview with Joel and Ethan and the host Jeff Goldsmith they seem really free flow about the entire process. In fact they give research credit to production departments. The success of the Coen's has always been an inspiration for me so I did a little research on them - know your influences right? - I would have to say that it was a good thing for me to do because 1) I was shocked by the way they write. 2) I realized that I didn't know my on style because I am inexperienced. and 3) They are much more than just great writers, they are excellent film makers in many aspects.
Final note- This Friday I am teaming up with a couple of Anthony's and we are going to work on a short that Anthony and I will co-direct.
Should be nice.
Since I have been working from an outline for the first time it has worked well. However, I don't write from it very strictly. I simply use it as a guide for what I was thinking originally. Unrelated Story Example: When I outline its very short hand- Sam goes to missile silo and disables the launch system. Sam is captured. Sam is tortured. Etc. The general context for this example is that Sam did something that has consequences. Then when its time to write the scenes you use this short hand as a launching point. Sam is tortured could be a suspenseful moment, it could be a comedic moment or it is up to you and how you want your wall of story to look when your done.
I don't find myself using the outline all that often actually. Usually it is if I hit a short wall. A moment where I could be writing but I lose focus because of a phone call or something else.
I edit as I go. Many writers strongly advise against this but I find that every time I think about the story I have changes. I just write notes in the margins then solidify them in Final Draft. When I work on the script I read it all the way through first every time and do the notes. From that point I can work on the story and continue it. Sometimes major things come up during this process. I find things out about each character. I found out that the father to the lead character is a hard nosed baby boomer that does things the old fashioned way, change comes rarely but when it does it shocks him.
Everyone writes differently, has a different process. I am still in the stages of finding out some crucial things. It is only after I wrote in script form over and over again that I can start to pick up on things like how I come about structure. For instance, the elements in "traditional structure" may exist in every great script and every great movie. But that doesn't mean that all of those writers formed a pact and handed out a standard outline saying this is how you do it.
The Coen Brothers use no outline. They just write and take a nap then maybe write some more later. Apparently they sometimes put a script down for a long time and come back years later. I guess this was the case with Millers Crossing and Fargo. I don't think an outline is necessary for them- they are adapting. However do they have incredible memories or do they refer to the book. Well niether. If you listen to the Creative Screenwriting Magazine Interview with Joel and Ethan and the host Jeff Goldsmith they seem really free flow about the entire process. In fact they give research credit to production departments. The success of the Coen's has always been an inspiration for me so I did a little research on them - know your influences right? - I would have to say that it was a good thing for me to do because 1) I was shocked by the way they write. 2) I realized that I didn't know my on style because I am inexperienced. and 3) They are much more than just great writers, they are excellent film makers in many aspects.
Final note- This Friday I am teaming up with a couple of Anthony's and we are going to work on a short that Anthony and I will co-direct.
Should be nice.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Brain vomit
Been writing from an outline for Sleep. It works really well keeps me on track. Every time I come to an incident I remember "Oh yeah, I remember that idea."
I listened to a podcast with the Coen Brothers and they claim to have never used an outline in any of their scripts. I just don't have that kind of time to poke around. That is cool they are brilliant like that. Everyone has a different method.
Mundane tasks and naps really help my imagination. When my mind is idle it really has time to wander and that is where the story comes from. Coffee is what drives the actual script however.
Back to work.
I listened to a podcast with the Coen Brothers and they claim to have never used an outline in any of their scripts. I just don't have that kind of time to poke around. That is cool they are brilliant like that. Everyone has a different method.
Mundane tasks and naps really help my imagination. When my mind is idle it really has time to wander and that is where the story comes from. Coffee is what drives the actual script however.
Back to work.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Because I have just started the twitter thing I need to update. Just linked this blog to twitter so if anyone clicks they will not see the January update now.
Have been interning for Leverage. Very interesting. It is my first TV show crew experience. The crew and cast are pro, which is nice because you learn a ton of great stuff. However, I get sometimes only 8-10 hours of warning before I am needed on set. This is very inconvenient especially under the circumstances of money being tight. Do not get me wrong, the show has inspired me to be more active in the creative world- especially in my thought read below:
I have, for the last few weeks, been writing a feature. It is my best bet for a debut piece and I am very excited to share it with the world, cast and crew. Once I have it in production I will share more about the story- but for now, since other stories like it are being produced, I will keep my cards close to the chest.
That is it.
~J
Have been interning for Leverage. Very interesting. It is my first TV show crew experience. The crew and cast are pro, which is nice because you learn a ton of great stuff. However, I get sometimes only 8-10 hours of warning before I am needed on set. This is very inconvenient especially under the circumstances of money being tight. Do not get me wrong, the show has inspired me to be more active in the creative world- especially in my thought read below:
I have, for the last few weeks, been writing a feature. It is my best bet for a debut piece and I am very excited to share it with the world, cast and crew. Once I have it in production I will share more about the story- but for now, since other stories like it are being produced, I will keep my cards close to the chest.
That is it.
~J
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Gordon Ramsay
No one seems to spell his name right on a search for Gordon Ramsay. He is an odd duck, an anomaly if you will. When something deviates from what you normally understand as "good ole everyday Roman empirical bullshit" you tend to lean towards "vaging out". If you don't know what that means you have not entered the unique opportunity to become a negative Nancy for being buried in student loan debt. Oh well, who cares, this ecomony has turned me into a pirate.
Time to watch a film.
Maybe you still want someone to control you.
Time to watch a film.
Maybe you still want someone to control you.
Sunday, December 28, 2008
The secret to financial success is the same secret for getting rock hard abs.
Mechanization best serves mediocrity.
Frank Lloyd Wright
Today has been nice. It's the gap between Christmas and NYE, and for me it is a personal holiday. A weekend of silence, or maybe, a weekend where thoughts may float by: whimsically without having hitting some kind of analytical bulls-eye.
Of course the press is the exact opposite, always. As the diversity of what is being reported dwindles and we all wish that the severity of what seems like an international meltdown was something less. Maybe a lie? You wish.
If there is another holiday invented in America that engineers sales so good that it crushes an actual human being we may all run towards the light. We all winced the first time we saw a death by trampling because a soccer game. However, when it is a Wal-Mart employee it tends make you question financial motives.
Embedded in the haystack of articles to choose from online I stumbled upon this one, someone else questioning the nature of Western Economics. Next, I was saddened: there was nowhere to comment- usually my gut reaction is write comment but the blog will do.
Peter Applebome suggests Americans are financially uneducated, we don’t understand compound interest; we don’t understand the concept of debt to income ratio.
Very early in the article he mentions this guy: Bernard Madoff. If you know anything about Bernard you know that he was responsible for the largest display Americas economic motto: “Yarrrr”.
How could you not see the consequences?
Explaining subprime is really funny. The corporate structure is loosening up like Mary’s blouse, that is the best explanation we are getting. The most humiliating part of it all: the media’s portrayal of the American people- thus perpetuating ignorance and mediocrity.
People are already saying “What Would Gordon Ramsay Do?”
Sorry about your 401k, your portfolio and you house, better luck next time, next year, next wife, next country.
Meanwhile, there is no hope for floating cars. Sorry Robert Zemeckis, it appears that our imagination cannot get past its net value.
So, are we going to make our days of mediocrity an International Holiday? Why not just celebrate all of the time?
How about a “Gordon Ramsay Day” as a holiday.” He could unite with the leaders of the world and tell them that they need to use fresh ingredients rather than the frozen ones, which seem to repeat history over and over again.
Frank Lloyd Wright
Today has been nice. It's the gap between Christmas and NYE, and for me it is a personal holiday. A weekend of silence, or maybe, a weekend where thoughts may float by: whimsically without having hitting some kind of analytical bulls-eye.
Of course the press is the exact opposite, always. As the diversity of what is being reported dwindles and we all wish that the severity of what seems like an international meltdown was something less. Maybe a lie? You wish.
If there is another holiday invented in America that engineers sales so good that it crushes an actual human being we may all run towards the light. We all winced the first time we saw a death by trampling because a soccer game. However, when it is a Wal-Mart employee it tends make you question financial motives.
Embedded in the haystack of articles to choose from online I stumbled upon this one, someone else questioning the nature of Western Economics. Next, I was saddened: there was nowhere to comment- usually my gut reaction is write comment but the blog will do.
Peter Applebome suggests Americans are financially uneducated, we don’t understand compound interest; we don’t understand the concept of debt to income ratio.
Very early in the article he mentions this guy: Bernard Madoff. If you know anything about Bernard you know that he was responsible for the largest display Americas economic motto: “Yarrrr”.
How could you not see the consequences?
Explaining subprime is really funny. The corporate structure is loosening up like Mary’s blouse, that is the best explanation we are getting. The most humiliating part of it all: the media’s portrayal of the American people- thus perpetuating ignorance and mediocrity.
People are already saying “What Would Gordon Ramsay Do?”
Sorry about your 401k, your portfolio and you house, better luck next time, next year, next wife, next country.
Meanwhile, there is no hope for floating cars. Sorry Robert Zemeckis, it appears that our imagination cannot get past its net value.
So, are we going to make our days of mediocrity an International Holiday? Why not just celebrate all of the time?
How about a “Gordon Ramsay Day” as a holiday.” He could unite with the leaders of the world and tell them that they need to use fresh ingredients rather than the frozen ones, which seem to repeat history over and over again.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
More images
This is a self portrait in the style of Warhol. The image of Mario was scanned off of an actual Super Marios Brothers Nintendo cartridge.
Here we have a Rauschenberg self portrait. All of the imagery except for the wrinkled paper texture are from google image search. The woman came up when I typed in 1981 -my birth year. The man is Giacomo Puccini, and I just typed his name in. There is a nice canvas texture in there too.
This is my first assigment for image manipulation spring term of 08'. I've grown a lot in photoshop. For that I credit Lee White, cool guy, amazing innovator of imagery.
This is a print I did for fun of Ak47s for fun. I used it as a spray in Counter Strike Source for awhile.
This is another vector print I made in Illustrator. It combines iconic stuff I enjor like the Jolly Roger style avatar and music.
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