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Yeah. New Years... woo. I find myself less and less caring about posting blogs now. I was reading my blogs from freshman year the other day and man, it was quite an eye-opener. I came to the conclusion that if the freshmen kids I pick on and me, circa-2002, were in the same room, I'd kick my ass first. Seriously, I was one lame kid and the shit I posted about was stupider and more irrelevant than... well... what most people post about in blogs now. Anyway, moving along...
I'm still in the process of re-writing Die & Let Live. I'm on what I'm hoping will be the final draft now and I'm quite pleased with the outcome of this version. It's flowing a lot better and has better structure than the last couple drafts. I'm thinking this is going to be one hell of a movie if we get it made.
I'm also starting the script for our next Faces of Schlock short, which is tentatively titled either What Is Myplace Doing To All My Friends? or The Internet Sucks Ass. The brainstorming session between Josh, Zane, and I was pretty fun, so I'm hoping it'll turn out good.
And today is a monumental day: I got my permit. That's right, I'm 18 and I'm just now getting my driver's permit. I guess that's better than my brother, who's 24 and doesn't have his license yet. I only missed five questions on the test, which isn't too bad, I think. Whatever, as long as I get to drive soon, I'm cool.
Tonight, I had to go to a meeting about financial aid, which was kind of depressing. In case you didn't know, I really had my heart set on attending Point Park University or some film school out-of-state, preferably in Pittsburgh, since it's close and convienent. But, with the $20,000 yearly tuition, I'm left wondering if I'll even be able to. I already have been accepted and got a few scholarships there, but I'm still far from being able to afford it. I haven't sent in a portfolio yet, so I'm getting that together this week and if I'm lucky, I'll get a nice talent scholarship and maybe get the hell out of this god-forsaken state. But, most likely, I'll end up going to plan B and ending up in Morgantown at WVU, which is kind of depressing. I should have got on the ball and started finding scholarships my freshman, sophomore, and junior years... but I was too busy making movies and doing my own shit to care. I guess if I really feel the need to go to film school, I can always go to Pittsburgh Filmmakers after WVU, but that'll still be on my own dollar and I probably won't be able to afford it. Or I can say "Fuck, look what I've done without any real formal education at all" and just keep on doing what I'm doing. I don't know. College is too stressful.
Also, I've been getting a ridiculous amount of atrociously bad films for The Mini-Cinema Film Festival this time around. It's three weeks until the deadline and I've yet to see any features that really wow-ed me and most of the shorts have been less-than-stellar. I'm hoping I can at least find enough material for a one-night screening, but man... shit's been looking so rough and bad lately that I might not even allow open submissions next time. If I see one more bad experimental, drama, or horror film, I'm going to kill someone.
Oh yeah, I'm also getting sick of being single. I'm 18 and this is probably going to be my prime years for sex and what am I doing instead? Posting blogs, watching shitty movies, and making my own shitty movies. Folks, never let anyone let you believe that filmmaking gets you laid. Not that I ever believed that or anything, I'm just saying... it's totally the opposite.
I'm still in the process of re-writing Die & Let Live. I'm on what I'm hoping will be the final draft now and I'm quite pleased with the outcome of this version. It's flowing a lot better and has better structure than the last couple drafts. I'm thinking this is going to be one hell of a movie if we get it made.
I'm also starting the script for our next Faces of Schlock short, which is tentatively titled either What Is Myplace Doing To All My Friends? or The Internet Sucks Ass. The brainstorming session between Josh, Zane, and I was pretty fun, so I'm hoping it'll turn out good.
And today is a monumental day: I got my permit. That's right, I'm 18 and I'm just now getting my driver's permit. I guess that's better than my brother, who's 24 and doesn't have his license yet. I only missed five questions on the test, which isn't too bad, I think. Whatever, as long as I get to drive soon, I'm cool.
Tonight, I had to go to a meeting about financial aid, which was kind of depressing. In case you didn't know, I really had my heart set on attending Point Park University or some film school out-of-state, preferably in Pittsburgh, since it's close and convienent. But, with the $20,000 yearly tuition, I'm left wondering if I'll even be able to. I already have been accepted and got a few scholarships there, but I'm still far from being able to afford it. I haven't sent in a portfolio yet, so I'm getting that together this week and if I'm lucky, I'll get a nice talent scholarship and maybe get the hell out of this god-forsaken state. But, most likely, I'll end up going to plan B and ending up in Morgantown at WVU, which is kind of depressing. I should have got on the ball and started finding scholarships my freshman, sophomore, and junior years... but I was too busy making movies and doing my own shit to care. I guess if I really feel the need to go to film school, I can always go to Pittsburgh Filmmakers after WVU, but that'll still be on my own dollar and I probably won't be able to afford it. Or I can say "Fuck, look what I've done without any real formal education at all" and just keep on doing what I'm doing. I don't know. College is too stressful.
Also, I've been getting a ridiculous amount of atrociously bad films for The Mini-Cinema Film Festival this time around. It's three weeks until the deadline and I've yet to see any features that really wow-ed me and most of the shorts have been less-than-stellar. I'm hoping I can at least find enough material for a one-night screening, but man... shit's been looking so rough and bad lately that I might not even allow open submissions next time. If I see one more bad experimental, drama, or horror film, I'm going to kill someone.
Oh yeah, I'm also getting sick of being single. I'm 18 and this is probably going to be my prime years for sex and what am I doing instead? Posting blogs, watching shitty movies, and making my own shitty movies. Folks, never let anyone let you believe that filmmaking gets you laid. Not that I ever believed that or anything, I'm just saying... it's totally the opposite.