I'm kicking it on my bed, eating some healthy sun chips, watching Reality Bites when I spot a BEE!! In my little studio apartment! So I get up all manly like and grab a newspaper. I did not get scared stiff and use the covers as cover, I swear.
Anyway, then I spot a second one! Now I have two bees flying around my one room, no place to hide, apartment. The newspaper in my hand didn't do any good as they would not hold still, but I kept it as a swating device if needed as I headed into the buzzing for the RAID!
Now, raid in one hand, swating device in the other, I was ready. I felt like Bruce Campbell and his boom stick! One of the bees lands on the wall and the spraying begins. Gotcha! One to go... hmmm... where is it. Then I hear buzzing in the corner. I look, but now there's buzzing in the kitchen. It seems like the buzzing is all over. Am I crazy? Is it psyching me out?
It turns out there's three bees alive in my little four walled room! That's not including the one that I just killed!! What is going on?!
This is when the rampage began. Over the next two minutes or so I killed a total of five bees, plus the first one. That's six bees that were in my "Mommy I want to move back home" studio apartment. When all was safe I called my apartment complex and told them that Killer bees are here and they want my blood. They sent out a matenanince guy and he said that they probably made a nest in my stove fan. Then they called the bee keeper who will not be here until tomorrow morning. GREAT! I get to share my apartment tonight with a thousand little guys that want to kick my ass! I don't think so.
I killed another four bees as they taped my oven fan up, which brings us to a total of ten bees that I murdered today. So tonight I think that I might be crashing at my friend's apartment, but I'll be giving the place a good once over first.
Your next short film... "Mind Your Own BEES-ness"
Someone make it and I'll get you a free can of raid!
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Noggin is a funny word
It's a nice day out. I wish i was playing golf. I have a great set of clubs that i never use. At least i'll get a break tonight, it's poker night at my friend's. It is important to write everyday though, or as much as possible. Practice makes perfect and the same goes for writing. I've been trying to write everyday lately and it does help you hone the craft. Even when you go back and say, what the hell was i thinking? Plus, i have so many stories flying around in my useless noggin, it's nice to get them onto the page. Now... back to writing.
Feedback
Editing the script is proving harder than i originally thought. There's so much that i want to change. So i've decided to give it a good once over and send it to a couple of friends to get feedback.
Mobi-blog
This is the my first mobile blog. Hope it works! I finished my screenplay, but it's only 87 pages. Time to add a couple scenes.
My Short - "The Assassin"
So that short film is done. I pretty much wrote, shot, and edited it in 24 hours. It's really cheeseball, but considering I don't have professional equipment and I threw it together at hyperspeed, It aint bad.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Creative Juices
I'm sitting at the computer, final draft is open, the cursors blinking, but my mind is nowhere to be found. I can't write for the life of me, but I want to get something onto the page. Does this sound familiar?
We all deal with writer's block differently and I strongly suggest that you find that little niche that helps you personally. Whether it be pumping a stress ball, pacing around the house, or jumping up and down like a kangaroo. Whatever works right?
I personally handle it in different ways depending on what I'm writing and how I feel. Today I just wanted to write, period, but I couldn't get into the drama that I've been slaving over for weeks. Well, I decided to pop open a bottle of wine and start something new. This could have been a horrible idea, but tonight it worked.
I wrote a short film that I've had floating around in my head for awhile now. It's super short, but simple and easy to make. So tomorrow I'm going to grab my camera and shoot it. That's right people, be productive! You don't need much. It's not going to cost me anything, except for maybe a couple of new DV tapes and a prop or two. It won't be an award winner, but it's a break from all this writing and it'll be fun. I'll be sure to upload it when it's finished.
As long as you keep the creative juices flowing than nothing else matters. Today that creative juice was some cheap white zinfandel.
NOTE: I am not in any way saying you should drink to be creative. It just happens to work for me sometimes.
We all deal with writer's block differently and I strongly suggest that you find that little niche that helps you personally. Whether it be pumping a stress ball, pacing around the house, or jumping up and down like a kangaroo. Whatever works right?
I personally handle it in different ways depending on what I'm writing and how I feel. Today I just wanted to write, period, but I couldn't get into the drama that I've been slaving over for weeks. Well, I decided to pop open a bottle of wine and start something new. This could have been a horrible idea, but tonight it worked.
I wrote a short film that I've had floating around in my head for awhile now. It's super short, but simple and easy to make. So tomorrow I'm going to grab my camera and shoot it. That's right people, be productive! You don't need much. It's not going to cost me anything, except for maybe a couple of new DV tapes and a prop or two. It won't be an award winner, but it's a break from all this writing and it'll be fun. I'll be sure to upload it when it's finished.
As long as you keep the creative juices flowing than nothing else matters. Today that creative juice was some cheap white zinfandel.
NOTE: I am not in any way saying you should drink to be creative. It just happens to work for me sometimes.
Seattle's Best
Today I went to Borders to look at some screenwriting books and get a yummy cup of Seatle's best. I was specifically looking for books about literary agents and getting your screenplay sold. You know, the hard part. As if writing it was not hard enough. Anyway, I found of couple of good one's, but I didn't buy any yet. I'm gonna research more, but a couple you might want to check out are...
"The Guide To Literary Agents"
"The Screenwriter's Bible"
"2009 Writer's Market"
"The Script Is Finished, Now What Do I Do?" - 4th edition
I have the last one, but it's the 3rd edition. It's a pretty good book and very informative. It even tells you about all the big agencies and their history.
So I'm finishing up the 1rst draft of my drama. I'm gonna show it to a couple of friends and see what they think. One is a writer, one did a lot of theatre, and one actually came up with the story for the script with me. She hasn't seen the finished product yet though. I guess that's because it's not finished. So on that note, I will go write.
Goodbye.
"The Guide To Literary Agents"
"The Screenwriter's Bible"
"2009 Writer's Market"
"The Script Is Finished, Now What Do I Do?" - 4th edition
I have the last one, but it's the 3rd edition. It's a pretty good book and very informative. It even tells you about all the big agencies and their history.
So I'm finishing up the 1rst draft of my drama. I'm gonna show it to a couple of friends and see what they think. One is a writer, one did a lot of theatre, and one actually came up with the story for the script with me. She hasn't seen the finished product yet though. I guess that's because it's not finished. So on that note, I will go write.
Goodbye.
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Screaming Inspiration
The year was 1996 and I was 16 years old. I already knew that I wanted to be a filmmaker. I was already making cheesy short films in our one and only film production class offered at my small high school. It wasn't until leaving the theatre that night though that my love of film really took a turn.
I went to see the movie "Scream" and was gripping my seat the whole way through. This movie had it all. It completely reinvented the horror genre and I couldn't get enough! I went back again and again. I must have saw it 4 times just in the theatre and that's saying a lot. I rarely see a movie twice on the big screen.
I wondered, who came up with this story and how. So I looked up Kevin Williamson, the writer of Scream, and it turned out it was his first script sold. He had another one optioned, but the movie was never made. I bought the Scream screenplay when it came out and read the foreword about how he wrote the script in 4 days! I knew then that I wanted to not only direct, but write.
My love of Kevin Williamson only got stronger as "I Know What You Did Last Summer," "Teaching Mrs. Tingle," and "Scream 2" came out. By the way Teaching Mrs. Tingle was that optioned script of his and he got to direct it. How awesome is that!
In the midst of all this came one of his greatest creations, "Dawson's Creek." I watched this show religiously and it made me pursue my passion even more. I completely identified with Dawson, the young, in love, teenager who wanted to be the next Steven Spielberg. That was me in a nutshell.
I began writing my first screenplay shortly after watching Scream. I had good grades and studied hard, plus I played football and track so this was no easy task. I stayed up late, stayed in on weekends, and wrote over the summer. In about a year I had my first script. I never did anything with it and looking at it now, that's probably a good thing. It was not my best work, but boy was it fun. I've written several screenplays, features and shorts since then just honing my craft. I'm currently polishing one and It'll be the first one that I send out into this crazy industry. I'll keep you posted on what I'm doing with it and how things go.
I wrote this blog because I just watched Scream again and let me tell you, I'm about to pop it back in! I still love it to death. Pun intended. It's been a while since I've seen it and a long time since I first saw it. It's nice to bring back those memories and inspirations. Sometimes that's what you need to get that kick start or overcome that writer's block.
Kevin Williamson will always be one of my great idols and such an inspiration to me. Someday I hope I will inspire someone half as much.
I went to see the movie "Scream" and was gripping my seat the whole way through. This movie had it all. It completely reinvented the horror genre and I couldn't get enough! I went back again and again. I must have saw it 4 times just in the theatre and that's saying a lot. I rarely see a movie twice on the big screen.
I wondered, who came up with this story and how. So I looked up Kevin Williamson, the writer of Scream, and it turned out it was his first script sold. He had another one optioned, but the movie was never made. I bought the Scream screenplay when it came out and read the foreword about how he wrote the script in 4 days! I knew then that I wanted to not only direct, but write.
My love of Kevin Williamson only got stronger as "I Know What You Did Last Summer," "Teaching Mrs. Tingle," and "Scream 2" came out. By the way Teaching Mrs. Tingle was that optioned script of his and he got to direct it. How awesome is that!
In the midst of all this came one of his greatest creations, "Dawson's Creek." I watched this show religiously and it made me pursue my passion even more. I completely identified with Dawson, the young, in love, teenager who wanted to be the next Steven Spielberg. That was me in a nutshell.
I began writing my first screenplay shortly after watching Scream. I had good grades and studied hard, plus I played football and track so this was no easy task. I stayed up late, stayed in on weekends, and wrote over the summer. In about a year I had my first script. I never did anything with it and looking at it now, that's probably a good thing. It was not my best work, but boy was it fun. I've written several screenplays, features and shorts since then just honing my craft. I'm currently polishing one and It'll be the first one that I send out into this crazy industry. I'll keep you posted on what I'm doing with it and how things go.
I wrote this blog because I just watched Scream again and let me tell you, I'm about to pop it back in! I still love it to death. Pun intended. It's been a while since I've seen it and a long time since I first saw it. It's nice to bring back those memories and inspirations. Sometimes that's what you need to get that kick start or overcome that writer's block.
Kevin Williamson will always be one of my great idols and such an inspiration to me. Someday I hope I will inspire someone half as much.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Road To Hollywood
Hello and welcome to my blog. I'm Jesse Dylan Young and I am currently nameless.
Nameless in Hollywood that is. I'm an aspiring writer/director. I've made short films, music videos and have a couple of screenplays in the works, but no big shots in the industry know who I am... yet.
So why am I writing a blog and not working on something more productive you ask? Well I find plenty of blogs giving advice on how to make it into Tinsle Town. Blogs that tell you people's success stories, blogs that feed you tricks of the trade, blogs that overload you with information on how to be rich and famous. These are all great and I follow a couple myself, but I've never seen a blog about someone breaking into the business.
So I decided to make one. This will be a diary of my trials, tribulations and hopefully triumphs in this wacky industry. Along with my everyday life, I will post my journey into Hollywood and indulge you with the undoubted crazy stories that will ensue.
This is ultimately a blog for you, the viewers. I will answer your questions and give you whatever advice I can. I'm not a professional and that's the point. You see, I've always wanted to make movies, it's what I love doing. All I hope is that this blog helps those who wish to do the same, because I believe that with enough hard work and a little luck anything is possible.
Thanks and enjoy.
Nameless in Hollywood that is. I'm an aspiring writer/director. I've made short films, music videos and have a couple of screenplays in the works, but no big shots in the industry know who I am... yet.
So why am I writing a blog and not working on something more productive you ask? Well I find plenty of blogs giving advice on how to make it into Tinsle Town. Blogs that tell you people's success stories, blogs that feed you tricks of the trade, blogs that overload you with information on how to be rich and famous. These are all great and I follow a couple myself, but I've never seen a blog about someone breaking into the business.
So I decided to make one. This will be a diary of my trials, tribulations and hopefully triumphs in this wacky industry. Along with my everyday life, I will post my journey into Hollywood and indulge you with the undoubted crazy stories that will ensue.
This is ultimately a blog for you, the viewers. I will answer your questions and give you whatever advice I can. I'm not a professional and that's the point. You see, I've always wanted to make movies, it's what I love doing. All I hope is that this blog helps those who wish to do the same, because I believe that with enough hard work and a little luck anything is possible.
Thanks and enjoy.
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