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Zen of Bankei
A layman said: "Some years ago, I asked you what I should do to stop wayward thoughts from arising, and you instructed me: 'Let them just arise or cease as they will.' But, since then, although I've taken your advice to heart, I've found it hard to let my thoughts just arise or cease like this."
Bankei told him: "The reason you're having difficulty is that you think there's some special way to let your thoughts just arise or cease as they will.
Reddit.tv and Vimeo Staff Picks. If I'm bored, they work. Reddit.tv was the place I was first exposed to the ludicrous Kyle Mooney. Staff Picks are always great, but I hadn't seen the kind of indie cinema I was hoping for, until today. A Wes Anderson style coming of age short film full of visual inventiveness and the palpable smell of pre-teendom, Four Eyes by Conor Byrne is a real treat. Check it out! FOUREYES (by Conor Byrne)
Thought I’d pass this “Tragedy & Hope” Kickstarter along - I definitely found some transcendental moments in his work. Enthralling stuff for anybody on the mindful path or into Alan Watts.
Check it out here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1851137867/tragedy-and-hope-project
Horror and gore are the only things left that will titillate us, a generation of humans jaded by having seen everything the internet can offer by the age of 12. I’m not sure if my expressions will ride the coming wave of gruesome and gruesomer, but it’s coming, and unexpected art will come out of it, too.
I’ll be there for the backlash, whatever form that takes.
I hope to tell stories that convey moments of clarity to people. In these tough times people can use a lending hand to open their eyes to the potential right in their own bones, their minds, their hearts, their heads.
It's essential these days to learn to work together and respect others as you would be respected.
I'm still far from reaching the goal of telling stories like those, but with some good friends I got to direct my first web series episode of "Abe & Barney" and got a grant to shoot 6 more episodes of that web series with a real budget and a crew of passionate filmmakers, storytellers and dreamers... Oh, and I got married in a blast of a celebration (and bachelor party).
I don't know if there's any secret to crafting something that can inspire and heal people, but it seems like the best way for me is to look at the amazing people around me and look at my own life to find that common humanity and try to express it through story.
So here's a short vignette of Duncan Finnigan, a passionate filmmaker who started a filmmakers group for us aspiring artists and now has our whole KW region interested and ready to help.
Cheers and I hope you achieve your goals in 2014, too!
12 Angry Filmmakers - A Good Start (by Neil V)
Why I love Sergio Leone
It's the real wild west. Sandy, dry, brown.
We see bounty hunter Clint Eastwood, dressed in a poncho, his blue eyes glinting across the tavern at his target, Cavanagh. He saunters over to a tough looking poker game. The fellows at the table pause, their eyes wary.
A beat.
Without a word, Clint picks up their deck off the center of the table and gives it a shake. He's interrupted their game - the players puff their chests, but nobody dares speak.
Clint, still standing, deals five cards out to Cavanagh and himself. Clint stares at the man until Cavanagh realizes he's got to show his cards or this guy is going to burn a hole in his face with his stare.
Cavanagh lays down triple kings. Clint lays down triple aces. The barest hint of a smile slides across his mouth as we realize Clint loaded the deck with that shake.
"I didn't hear the bet," says Cavanagh cautiously.
Clint effortlessly moves his cigarello away from his lips.
"Your life."
With New Years only a few months away, here's a short skit about how to deal with your more rambunctious party guests. :D
Walt's Prayer... to Whom?
"Just get me home, and I'll do the rest," Walter White whispers into the cold, silent air as he sits alone in a car that he can't start.
It's Walt's desperate appeal... but to whom? To his God? Is it a plea for Heisenberg to appear within himself? Walt just needs to get himself home to end this.
Or is Walt reaching out to the God of this universe: Vince Gilligan. The fourth wall is shattered as Walt begs for a chance to finish this story, and Vince rewards him. Moments later, the car keys he needed drop from the visor. It's as if Vince acceded, "Finish your story, Walt."
Like so many of those tiny gestures in Breaking Bad, the answer is hidden in our own interpretations of Gilligan's complex psychology.
Goodbye Breaking Bad. You will be rewatched.
Hey look, it's a Granolabear. Capturing the essence and love of an artist is an exciting project for a filmmaker - this may lead to some documentary work, for me. "A thought, a jam and a show with Granolabear".
Aspiring Writer/Directors: Try Being a Script Supervisor
I just had an amazing opportunity to work as a script supervisor on the Suddenly Super short film. Working on set from pre-production all the way through production was an illuminating opportunity that would be good for any screenwriter, imho. Here's a pic, and I'll have more to say about this in the future as I work on a few other projects in various capacity (including editing work on my first comedy web series).
In victory lies defeat.
In a high lives a low.
In courage lies fear.
I'm jubilant but I want to create something much greater than a few laughs (hearty as they were). I feel a connection between the world of my imagination and reality - a very peculiar feeling.
Write on, fellow writers, and finish your work, take time off, and read it again and be honest with yourself if you love it. That is your barometer, it's all you've fucking got! Your own taste is your heart, and follow it to pure, unique art.
Garden State almost wasn't made - if it wasn't for a midnight independent funder he wouldn't have been able to make it stay true to his own vision. That vision from script to screen to sound is such a key part of maintaining the delicate 'truthy voice' as I like to call it that makes a work resonate.
That's why it's so awesome to see that once he saw how Kickstarter helped Veronica Mars resuscitate itself, Zach dashed all around to find passionate collaborators who wanted to go on an independent journey to create his second film, Wish I Was Here.
Go watch his awesome pitch video and if you're a fan of Scrubs, there will be a very sweet treat in there for you. :)
"You think my life is some precious thing to me? You grew up with actors, you learned their craft and you learned it well. I grew up with soldiers. I learned how to die a long time ago."
Eddard Stark to Varys in HBO's Game of Thrones
Just added my two cents to a great discussion about using a spec film script as a writing sample to try and get more screenwriting work.
It sounds like you don't just need a smart script - you need to know how to sell loglines, work with agents, have an online presence, speak with producers and talk the business. A few scripts written in your basement without any feedback is just never going to be enough for the big studios, especially these days with the flood of half-dedicated writers washing over Hollywood.
That said, every writer I meet seems to have serious trouble with goal-setting. Scriptwriting is a complex business world and to succeed means to be professional - use all your skills to find every possible opportunity and then show up with your best, edited, rewritten scripts in hand. Know that you will fail, but move on to the next opportunity and try again, and keep on improving those scripts based on feedback and your own internal compass until you find something that audiences react to. The goal is to become a better writer at every step and learn to be someone that can succeed in a very difficult business - not to win an overnight lottery.
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Great Story Concepts are Fifty to One
Interested in being a writer? How about working two hours a day minimum for six months? That's the kind of course I'm in right now and this drill sergeant style of writing has its plus and minuses.
I'm talking about the ScreenwritingU ProSeries, and let me say your initial euphoria at joining a dedicated group of writers will wear off in just a few days - it'll feel more like teacher Hal Croasmun is putting your brain through a Matrix style restructuring.
But it sure is making me a more competent writer.
I'm working at a speed and level unprecedented for me. The course poignantly focuses on learning to self-evaluate and discover the one golden concept that may be springing out of the fifty I brainstorm.
I didn't even know just what I loved about my own ideas until I went through his first week process, and now I'm like a panther bearing down on just the right wildebeest.
What's that? You typically start writing the first or second premise you come up with? In all humility, I'd say that's the best reason to join the course and open yourself up to your own creativity.
There's no doubt we'll soon see some incredible original videos using the Source Filmmaker animation tool, but for now, you'll have to settle for Quentin Tarantino.
If you're interested in writing a big budget film that will get the major studios on-board, you'd better know your history. A spec script is a tough sell these days, so you'd better be ready.