I care too much.
Doesn't help with the waiting none, I assure you.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
My worst quality
I am HORRIBLY impatient.
I have the patience of a five year old on a grocery shopping trip with his mom that's been told when it's over he can have ice cream... and a candy bar.
The bad thing about this?
Being a semi-professional writer, there's a lot of waiting involved.
Semi-professional scripts quickly make their way to the bottom of the pile, not the top.
My other semi-professional writer friends have their own projects to worry about.
And then, let's say you have producers attached... do you know how long it takes for a script to get financed, cast, shot and edited? A long ass time, I'll tell you.
I'm thinking about my impatience today, in particular, because a pitch that was scheduled for tomorrow has been pushed to "sometime next week..."
Tom Petty said it best, "You don't have to live like a refugee." (unless you're a semi-professional writer).
Pretty sure he said something about waiting as well...
I have the patience of a five year old on a grocery shopping trip with his mom that's been told when it's over he can have ice cream... and a candy bar.
The bad thing about this?
Being a semi-professional writer, there's a lot of waiting involved.
Semi-professional scripts quickly make their way to the bottom of the pile, not the top.
My other semi-professional writer friends have their own projects to worry about.
And then, let's say you have producers attached... do you know how long it takes for a script to get financed, cast, shot and edited? A long ass time, I'll tell you.
I'm thinking about my impatience today, in particular, because a pitch that was scheduled for tomorrow has been pushed to "sometime next week..."
Tom Petty said it best, "You don't have to live like a refugee." (unless you're a semi-professional writer).
Pretty sure he said something about waiting as well...
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
because this got excised from my professional bio...
...for being too "funny"...
Buffalo native Brandt is well-known for his outstanding karaoke abilities, kindness to animals and an ear for dialogue. Brandt counts among his influences Cameron Crowe, comic books and Fat Tire Ale.
Buffalo native Brandt is well-known for his outstanding karaoke abilities, kindness to animals and an ear for dialogue. Brandt counts among his influences Cameron Crowe, comic books and Fat Tire Ale.
Monday, April 20, 2009
Who Watches the Watchmen?
In brief: Not nearly enough people...
In its 7th week in release, it sits at the #22 spot.
Total domestic $106,857,000.
Estimated production budget (doesn't account for advertising) of $150,000,000.
(Foreign actually pulled in a pretty healthy $73,263,669 in contrast considering it wasn't expected to perform overseas).
The film will be touted as a failure, though it's more of a break even and will, despite a declining market, do some good business on DVD.
I liked it... I enjoyed the film going experience and look forward to a BluRay with director's cut.
Rorschach translated to the screen perfectly. The loss of the squid actually worked better. I am an open minded comic book fan.
So what happened?
Was the source material too niche?
Were audiences turned away by the stylized violence or the blue penis?
I hope studios don't take this film as a "lesson" and try to peddle bad comic book adaptations because hiring someone who actually cares about the source material doesn't seem to pay off at the box office.
Zach Snyder will survive.
Watchmen will be well received on home video (if that term can still be used).
How will daring comic book adaptations fare into the future?
Only Dr. Manhattan knows for sure.
In its 7th week in release, it sits at the #22 spot.
Total domestic $106,857,000.
Estimated production budget (doesn't account for advertising) of $150,000,000.
(Foreign actually pulled in a pretty healthy $73,263,669 in contrast considering it wasn't expected to perform overseas).
I liked it... I enjoyed the film going experience and look forward to a BluRay with director's cut.
Rorschach translated to the screen perfectly. The loss of the squid actually worked better. I am an open minded comic book fan.
So what happened?
Was the source material too niche?
Were audiences turned away by the stylized violence or the blue penis?
I hope studios don't take this film as a "lesson" and try to peddle bad comic book adaptations because hiring someone who actually cares about the source material doesn't seem to pay off at the box office.
Zach Snyder will survive.
Watchmen will be well received on home video (if that term can still be used).
How will daring comic book adaptations fare into the future?
Only Dr. Manhattan knows for sure.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
THE Salve for Rejection
The salve for rejection, for those of you wondering is much like the song for how to get through the day --
It is, in fact, the small victories that get you through...
poster
Amazon link
It is, in fact, the small victories that get you through...
poster
Amazon link
A Salve for Rejection
Is there a point where you stop caring about rejections?
Bear in mind, when it came to the "ladies", prior to meeting my fiancee, I had more than my fair share of rejection. There was a library girl at the UR that I asked out nearly every day for an entire summer. Why? Because she never actually said "no" she only girlishly giggled... and I worked up enough girl-rejection-callouses in high school that it didn't faze me in the slightest.
Writing, though...
Writing rejections, no matter how small or large, get me every time.
I've been at this long enough that I'd think I should have developed a nice, thick skin, but I haven't and I don't know why.
I care.
I care too much?
Bear in mind, when it came to the "ladies", prior to meeting my fiancee, I had more than my fair share of rejection. There was a library girl at the UR that I asked out nearly every day for an entire summer. Why? Because she never actually said "no" she only girlishly giggled... and I worked up enough girl-rejection-callouses in high school that it didn't faze me in the slightest.
Writing, though...
Writing rejections, no matter how small or large, get me every time.
I've been at this long enough that I'd think I should have developed a nice, thick skin, but I haven't and I don't know why.
I care.
I care too much?
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
When the angry fire is gone...
My initial reaction to these sorts of situations (see previous blog) is anger. Righteous fury. Gut cleansing fire.
What happens after that?
The refractory period. A time of total and complete apathy. I love writing, but right now, I've got little in me...
In other news, however, TSLOD producer wrote back and said he's thinking about having a reading and shooting on a microbudget in July or August. I'm cautious(ly optimistic). I have no idea how he defines microbudget. To me, my life has been lived on microbudget... but then again, I've turned out relatively okay so there may be hope left for the project yet. The wait and see chart has been moved from passive white to mellow yellow.
Interestingly enough, I tried to find this blog via google and as it turns out TSLOD doesn't find me but it does find:
The Suite Life On Deck
Which has nothing to do with my TSLOD.
What happens after that?
The refractory period. A time of total and complete apathy. I love writing, but right now, I've got little in me...
In other news, however, TSLOD producer wrote back and said he's thinking about having a reading and shooting on a microbudget in July or August. I'm cautious(ly optimistic). I have no idea how he defines microbudget. To me, my life has been lived on microbudget... but then again, I've turned out relatively okay so there may be hope left for the project yet. The wait and see chart has been moved from passive white to mellow yellow.
Interestingly enough, I tried to find this blog via google and as it turns out TSLOD doesn't find me but it does find:
The Suite Life On Deck
Which has nothing to do with my TSLOD.
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