Today is the first day of SBIFF.
Magic is in the air. I feel like I'm at my own version of hogwarts.
Except, you know, I'm stuck in detention with Umbridge aka at my day job.
It's the first week of school and something like 80% of our staff are students, which means work life is a pain in the ass.
I got three phone calls to cover today. I comitted to one, mostly because the chick I'm covering for is amazing when in tcomes to covering my ass.
So here I am, trapped in a little box while everone else is out having fun.
I ran into my seventh grade teacher yesterday. To this day he's the most influential teacher I've ever had. He put such an empathis on the arts as a whole. He introduced us to classical music and opera, other cultures and religions. No instructor since has been as gifted of an educator.
On the screenplay front, I made it to the end of proofing what has turned into my second draft. Good news, non? Well, yes and no. I'm done with this draft, but with it comes the realization that almost my entire third act is complete crap. It's almost enough to make me cry.
On top of that, submission deadlines are fast approaching. And the prices for them are fast piling up.
Lets say they average 40 a pop and I enter ten... thats 400 bucks. The 400 bucks reserved for headshots.
So now I have a conumdrum. I guess it's good I ended up working today.
I'm only taking two lasses and am already starting to fold under the work load..... it's day three. This can not be a good sign.
I dont feel like spell checking this now, as my boss is fast aproaching....
Until we meet again!
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
SBIFF? Yes Please!
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival starts next week.
I love SBIFF. Aside from being in my kind of home town, it requires next to no travel, and I get free room and board from my parents!
I also love the way they do the tickets. they sell individual packages, with only the super expensive garunteeing seats, the rest come as first come first serve seats.
The screenings are set up either at the Lobero (where most of the big-ticket films will be), the Arlington (anything that has to do with the extreeme schmoozing) and the Metro 4's four screens get taken over.
Why do I love this? because I have connections at the Metro 4. Which means I have a close-to-basic garauntee to get into any film I want as long as a) everyone and their grandmother doesn't buy the really expensive garunteed seats, which usually only about a quarter do, and b) i still have tickets left from my mini-pack. I'm also thinking about investing in tickets to the writers panel. We'll see.
I'm excited!
I have THIRTY PAGES left to proof to have my screenplay finished. That's it! Unfortunately, I'm out of paper, so until I get out and get more, I'm kind of stuck where I am.
Today was a good day. I made a lot of script progress, got books for next semmester, visited my grandfather and great-grandparents at the cemetary, and spend a whole two hours with the Lawyer BF.
I love SBIFF. Aside from being in my kind of home town, it requires next to no travel, and I get free room and board from my parents!
I also love the way they do the tickets. they sell individual packages, with only the super expensive garunteeing seats, the rest come as first come first serve seats.
The screenings are set up either at the Lobero (where most of the big-ticket films will be), the Arlington (anything that has to do with the extreeme schmoozing) and the Metro 4's four screens get taken over.
Why do I love this? because I have connections at the Metro 4. Which means I have a close-to-basic garauntee to get into any film I want as long as a) everyone and their grandmother doesn't buy the really expensive garunteed seats, which usually only about a quarter do, and b) i still have tickets left from my mini-pack. I'm also thinking about investing in tickets to the writers panel. We'll see.
I'm excited!
I have THIRTY PAGES left to proof to have my screenplay finished. That's it! Unfortunately, I'm out of paper, so until I get out and get more, I'm kind of stuck where I am.
Today was a good day. I made a lot of script progress, got books for next semmester, visited my grandfather and great-grandparents at the cemetary, and spend a whole two hours with the Lawyer BF.
Sunday, January 16, 2011
2011, You Just Got Here And You're Already Leaving?
This is my first post of 2011.
I want nothing more than to have great accomplishments to share. Unfortunatly, they're few.
I will not dwell on the negative. i'm making the choice to stay on the positive side of things.
So, I'm exactly half way through with the second draft of my first screenplay. I busted my ass on it, and now I'm starting to finally feel a little more proud of it. On the downside, the second half is a lot worse than the first because this is the point where I began to focus on getting it done, over the quality of scenes.
But hey, half is half, and it's a good thing. Maybe I'll be done by the start of the next month?
I'm starting to form a new screen play in my head. I'm pushing it back as far as I can, because i really don't think i can work on two simultaniously. My father, The Book Connoseur cautions I should be taking notes, but the second I let one bit escape from my head, i'm sure more form and follow. I don't even like typing about it now, as my brain is starting to whirl again.
I threw my back out two weeks ago. At only 24, you can imagine this was quite a shock, and was accompanied by a lot of maoning and bitching on my part that was met with many an annoyed look on the parts of my family and friends. . I was bed bound for four days. I read a lot, many many books, acting related and not. I watched a lot of tv, movies.
The Border's in Santa Barbara closed. This is so incredibly sad to me, as it was such a great place. The location is huge, three stories, beautiful, in a great location. I'm sad to see it go, but rumors of an H&M in it's place make me hopefull. Plus, I scored eight books for two bucks. Not a bad deal, right?
I've gained Christmas and back injury weight, and now, though i actually have the money saved, finally, I want to lose it back before I take my headshots. My sister, who, granted is a giant who weighed about 250 in May, Is down to 185 in the time since. I need to find out her secret.
Anyways, back to the grind, eh?
I want nothing more than to have great accomplishments to share. Unfortunatly, they're few.
I will not dwell on the negative. i'm making the choice to stay on the positive side of things.
So, I'm exactly half way through with the second draft of my first screenplay. I busted my ass on it, and now I'm starting to finally feel a little more proud of it. On the downside, the second half is a lot worse than the first because this is the point where I began to focus on getting it done, over the quality of scenes.
But hey, half is half, and it's a good thing. Maybe I'll be done by the start of the next month?
I'm starting to form a new screen play in my head. I'm pushing it back as far as I can, because i really don't think i can work on two simultaniously. My father, The Book Connoseur cautions I should be taking notes, but the second I let one bit escape from my head, i'm sure more form and follow. I don't even like typing about it now, as my brain is starting to whirl again.
I threw my back out two weeks ago. At only 24, you can imagine this was quite a shock, and was accompanied by a lot of maoning and bitching on my part that was met with many an annoyed look on the parts of my family and friends. . I was bed bound for four days. I read a lot, many many books, acting related and not. I watched a lot of tv, movies.
The Border's in Santa Barbara closed. This is so incredibly sad to me, as it was such a great place. The location is huge, three stories, beautiful, in a great location. I'm sad to see it go, but rumors of an H&M in it's place make me hopefull. Plus, I scored eight books for two bucks. Not a bad deal, right?
I've gained Christmas and back injury weight, and now, though i actually have the money saved, finally, I want to lose it back before I take my headshots. My sister, who, granted is a giant who weighed about 250 in May, Is down to 185 in the time since. I need to find out her secret.
Anyways, back to the grind, eh?
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