About Me
As a senior video production student at Ohio University (OU) in Athens, OH, I have excelled in classes for film/sitcom writing, production, and history. I want to continue my career professionally following graduation in June 2011. I am currently co-producing the short film “The Best of Betty” through the MDIA 419 Advanced Production class in … Read more
4 Directors and Their Unlikely Films
It seems that, more often than not, a director will stick to one or two genres. Who’d blame him? He develops a passion and skill for a style at the outset, it’s successful, and he keeps going. Why should he reinvent himself when he doesn’t want to, or doesn’t feel the need? But even the … Read more
Hawking Hollywood: An Update
Five months ago, I blogged about how Hollywood sometimes chooses budget over quality in its films. It can be read here. Here are a few new thoughts…
The First Pages…
Here are the first few scenes of Deadline, which I have been blogging about recently. Definition of ‘catharsis.’ (See my previous post)… 1. the purging of the emotions or relieving of emotional tensions, esp. through certain kinds of art, as tragedy or music. 2. Medicine/Medical. purgation. 3. Psychiatry. a. psychotherapy that encourages or permits the … Read more
‘Intervention’ For All of Us
…a review. It’s a shame that the term “reality” is applied to shows in which posh, vain, and filthy rich prototypes of how we are “supposed” to act vie for that “down-to-earth” “perfect someone” or for further riches. This may be the reality of Hollywood’s elite (and sometimes its has-beens), but it is definitely not … Read more
Finally Made “Deadline”
So I did it. I completed my short script, “Deadline.” It’s currently in Frederick Lewis’s stack of entries. After he reads all of them, he’ll select twelve finalists. Then those writers will “defend” their pieces in front of the class, which will select about five to produce. Even if it doesn’t get selected, I’m still … Read more
Breaking the Stigma with “Schism”
I recently remembered a powerful assignment I had written for my Intro to Cultural Anthropology class this past winter. We were instructed to listen to a song once and record our first impressions – what the song was about, how it made us feel, etc. Then, we had to listen to the song several times … Read more
Documentary Ideas
I am currently in my second documentary class at Ohio University, and I am still amazed how interested I am in the medium. Something about telling true stories intrigues me. I love getting to know people and listen to them share their thoughts and experiences. In the age of Hollywood biopics, there is something to … Read more
Sudosu
The pill is the bullet The syringe is the gun The smoke is the ashes Of that which is done You’re fooling yourself You’re kidding yourself What you don’t want to do Is that which is done Your mind’s always with you Your troubles are clear The relief, though inviting, Is fleeting, if there This … Read more
