I'm Pretty Bad With Thinking of Dialoge

So what I've planned to do is use snippets from random conversations I overhear (by accident of course, I don't purposely stalk people and record their conversations).

Yesterday I was on the bus and these two people were talking about films, and it went something like this:

Girl: So do you like horror films?
Boy: Umm.. I don't know? What do you classify as horror?
Girl: Well what do YOU think horror is?
Boy: Rip slash tear?
Girl: Like Chucky or Saw or.. what?
Boy: I'm not sure, because there's horror, then there's thriller.
Girl: Well then, how do you know there's a difference?
Boy: People dying. That's horrific and that's horror.

Hahah! I want to use that somewhere in my film, with modifications of course.

xx.

More News!

And now, adding to the excitement of my film production, I have a band on board to help write the soundtrack! I'll be using one of their already-written songs for the opening credits or such, and they've also offered to write some instrumental pieces for the in-betweens. Isn't that great? To me, that's amazing. I'm so thankful for it. Please have a listen to this FANTASTIC Australian band: Whisperwolves.



xx.

My New Project

I'm going to make a film! I don't yet know for sure if it's going to be a short film or what, but whenever I pick up my pen to start writing the script more, I think of more scenes and more things to happen, and it's all getting very extensive but also very exciting. I'm very excited! I can barely describe it. Here's a short and somewhat low-register version of the plot:

Tristan Tyne is a quiet highschool student, and his thoughts are as much a part of the film as Tristan himself. Tristan is also somewhat of a follower of his best friend Alex Crow. Desperate to make the most of their last weekend left of Christmas holidays, Alex convinces Tristan to come to a party with him. For the first time, he experiences drugs and alcohol, and his mind and thoughts are quickly lost as he loses sobriety. After the party, Alex takes his friend home, and puts him to bed. Tristan wakes up, and his mind is back. He gets dressed for school, has breakfast, then gets on his bike and rides down the road- going back to school.

I've been updating progress through bulletins on Myspace, when really, I should be writing an online diary on here. I'm going to do that from now on.

But through my bulletin postings, I've gotten a fair few responses from people who're interested in playing characters, which is fantastic! I still haven't found a lead though, and won't rest until I find someone who suits the role, and not just any old last resort.

Once again, I'm very excited!

xx.

DIY Rear Projection

Michel Gondry inspires me greatly, and I've finally remembered to do some research on his rear projection techniques. I own all the equipment except a projector, so as soon as I find that, it'll be happenin'!

This is what the setup will look like, only on a much larger scale, and not using a bed as the frame. You have the projector behind a reasonably thick sheet (I'll be experimenting with a hospital-grade sheet) and wa-la! I hope..



And here's what I'm hoping it'll end up looking like. The scene outside the window is the projection and yes, this photo is from 'The Science of Sleep'.



I hope this works- I'm all excited to try it!

xx.

Yes Man

So today I went and saw Jim Carrey's new movie Yes Man and honestly, it wasn't as good as I thought it'd be. I'd wait for it to come out on dvd before you see it. Sorry Jimbo.

So on the way to the bus stop, we found a new piece of graffti that got me all excited and happy. So I posed and the result is above. I look like a tourist.

But! I want to see Paul Rudd's new movie, Role Models. He's a great actor, I love all his characters :) so I'm pre sure this movie will be worth the $12 I pay for a movie ticket. It used to be $9.50, but some people got greedy. I hate price rises.

But the moral of this post is, is that not many movies now are worth seeing. They're too bland.

xx.

my list for 2009

Just a few things I'd like to do and accomplish this year:

-donate blood
-get a job I actually like
-get chosen to go to the Creative Generations workshop in Brisbane
-pass math
-get a midway decent OP score
-lose about 6kgs
-get all A's in ftv again
-meet new and exciting people
-come out of my shell a little more
-get my L's
-watch ALL the seasons of Scrubs
-meet a nice boy
-visit a capital city with a friend/friends
-figure out what exactly I want to do as a career
-skate around in a carpark
-make a short film that isn't something for school
-have a photoshoot with some tattooed people
-improve my photography
-get my hair to how I like it.


this seems like an extensive list, but there'll be a lot more things to add once I start thinking some more. I hope I can pull this all off.

xx.