Random Update...
In which my obsessive fangirl tendencies** are on rather obvious display...
** I'm harmless. Maybe a little scary but harmless. Really. Trust me.
Okay, here's the story... long and rambling story (sorry!)
I was starting to think about getting ready for ScriptFrenzy in April. Since I've never written a script before I started to get a little worried about how to approach the challenge. I also have the added disadvantage of not really being somebody who thinks in terms of translating words to a screen. So, this is REALLY going to be a challenge.
I had the outline of an idea (Aliens! Ghosts! Romance!) but that was really it. Anyway, I knew there was a female main character who plays THE pivotal role, and (of course) a love interest (I was intending to do this story for NaNo in November, but I figured it would make a great topic for ScriptFrenzy instead.) And that was it.
I went to the site (www.Scriptfrenzy.org) and (from what I can find) you can plan the script as much as you want; create character bibles, etc. - you just can't actually start writing dialogue or the script itself (which I'm taking to include all the "stage" directions, etc.). This is awesome, I thought - I'll work out the plotline and the characters and I may be able to do this. Only how to do it without actually beginning to write the thing??? Then I remembered something that seren_ccd had done a while back about coming up with a TV show (plot, characters and actors) and it kicked ass so hard and that inspired me (thanks, seren!) to say "this is all a fantasy anyway - pretend you can get ANYBODY YOU WANT in this movie. Who would you get? What role would you give them?"
I let that idea simmer for awhile since I really only had two characters in my head and (surprise!) I chose Esai Morales and Sprague Grayden for those roles. Then, after watching Bones one night, I said "David Boreanaz. Esai's brother." That was where it sat until this weekend when I watched a bit of The American President (ooooh Aaron Sorkin - I still love you with the heat of a thousand novas...), remembering how much I adore Martin Sheen - and a switch got flipped ("Esai and David's father!"). I've been plotting/character developing/thought jotting/picture searching/name dropping pretty much non-stop since (I think) Sunday (with a few hours here and there devoted to the next set of letters for Oasis.)
Even if I fail miserably at writing a script, I am soooooo writing this novel. Oh, yeah...
Anyway, without further ado - the main cast of my Still-to-be-Named movie (coming soon to a theatre near you):
(apologies for the size of the picture; this was my first time trying to do something like this.)
Alan Rickman, Martin Sheen, Lennie James, Sprague Grayden, Esai Morales, David Boreanaz and Skeet Ulrich.
Supporting cast (so far - and no pictures yet): Morgan Freeman, George Clooney, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Justin Long.
Well, I did say it was a fantasy, right?? :D
So, why am I sharing this with you? Besides the fact that I'm just stoked about it - I need suggestions of actors/actresses. Doesn't matter if I don't know them, the supporting roles are being "cast" based on a feeling I get when I look at the actor. At this point, I don't have any "uncast" roles but I'm still plotting and once I start writing, well...you never know what's going to bubble out of my head. :) So, any suggestions are gratefully put into a pool of actors that I'll pull from when/if I have a need. (I have Sandra Bullock and Anne Hathaway in there right now - I love them but can't think of anyplace for them to fit right now). Oh, and if you can suggest people with amazing speaking voices (sexy, unusual, male, female - doesn't really matter) that would be awesome too! :D I would use Alan Rickman but he already has a role...
Anyway, that's my latest project. I think I may be giving NaNoEdMo a miss...unless I get to the point where I'm ready to write the script before March 1st - which is a real possibility... *sighs*
As for Oasis, there are about 34 letters in the next "batch" - I'm finishing the second edit (I have ten letters to go) and then I'll be starting the third edit (which is usually when I think they're ready to post). I'll try not to post all 34 at once ;) but you may get a flurry of posts within a few days of each other.
Sorry for the long, rambling post. I'm just really getting into this story for ScriptFrenzy; very exciting! :D
** I'm harmless. Maybe a little scary but harmless. Really. Trust me.
Okay, here's the story... long and rambling story (sorry!)
I was starting to think about getting ready for ScriptFrenzy in April. Since I've never written a script before I started to get a little worried about how to approach the challenge. I also have the added disadvantage of not really being somebody who thinks in terms of translating words to a screen. So, this is REALLY going to be a challenge.
I had the outline of an idea (Aliens! Ghosts! Romance!) but that was really it. Anyway, I knew there was a female main character who plays THE pivotal role, and (of course) a love interest (I was intending to do this story for NaNo in November, but I figured it would make a great topic for ScriptFrenzy instead.) And that was it.
I went to the site (www.Scriptfrenzy.org) and (from what I can find) you can plan the script as much as you want; create character bibles, etc. - you just can't actually start writing dialogue or the script itself (which I'm taking to include all the "stage" directions, etc.). This is awesome, I thought - I'll work out the plotline and the characters and I may be able to do this. Only how to do it without actually beginning to write the thing??? Then I remembered something that seren_ccd had done a while back about coming up with a TV show (plot, characters and actors) and it kicked ass so hard and that inspired me (thanks, seren!) to say "this is all a fantasy anyway - pretend you can get ANYBODY YOU WANT in this movie. Who would you get? What role would you give them?"
I let that idea simmer for awhile since I really only had two characters in my head and (surprise!) I chose Esai Morales and Sprague Grayden for those roles. Then, after watching Bones one night, I said "David Boreanaz. Esai's brother." That was where it sat until this weekend when I watched a bit of The American President (ooooh Aaron Sorkin - I still love you with the heat of a thousand novas...), remembering how much I adore Martin Sheen - and a switch got flipped ("Esai and David's father!"). I've been plotting/character developing/thought jotting/picture searching/name dropping pretty much non-stop since (I think) Sunday (with a few hours here and there devoted to the next set of letters for Oasis.)
Even if I fail miserably at writing a script, I am soooooo writing this novel. Oh, yeah...
Anyway, without further ado - the main cast of my Still-to-be-Named movie (coming soon to a theatre near you):
(apologies for the size of the picture; this was my first time trying to do something like this.)
Alan Rickman, Martin Sheen, Lennie James, Sprague Grayden, Esai Morales, David Boreanaz and Skeet Ulrich.
Supporting cast (so far - and no pictures yet): Morgan Freeman, George Clooney, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Justin Long.
Well, I did say it was a fantasy, right?? :D
So, why am I sharing this with you? Besides the fact that I'm just stoked about it - I need suggestions of actors/actresses. Doesn't matter if I don't know them, the supporting roles are being "cast" based on a feeling I get when I look at the actor. At this point, I don't have any "uncast" roles but I'm still plotting and once I start writing, well...you never know what's going to bubble out of my head. :) So, any suggestions are gratefully put into a pool of actors that I'll pull from when/if I have a need. (I have Sandra Bullock and Anne Hathaway in there right now - I love them but can't think of anyplace for them to fit right now). Oh, and if you can suggest people with amazing speaking voices (sexy, unusual, male, female - doesn't really matter) that would be awesome too! :D I would use Alan Rickman but he already has a role...
Anyway, that's my latest project. I think I may be giving NaNoEdMo a miss...unless I get to the point where I'm ready to write the script before March 1st - which is a real possibility... *sighs*
As for Oasis, there are about 34 letters in the next "batch" - I'm finishing the second edit (I have ten letters to go) and then I'll be starting the third edit (which is usually when I think they're ready to post). I'll try not to post all 34 at once ;) but you may get a flurry of posts within a few days of each other.
Sorry for the long, rambling post. I'm just really getting into this story for ScriptFrenzy; very exciting! :D