Internships

I'm so tired of scouring the crew ads and keep seeing all these projects that are looking for unpaid "interns". I totally get that some project are little to no budget and they say that most positions are volunteer. But they try to get free labor out of the younger inexperienced filmmaker. To be completely clear, in the state of California, unpaid internships are ILLEGAL. there are a few exceptions like the college credit intern but that has to be worked out with a college's production course as part of the curriculum. To be qualified as an unpaid intern the job has to have no benefits toward the company. Basically interns are a learning position for potential employees. Say a production company lets an intern provide feedback on a script. That script has to be one of those "it'll never get produced scripts". and thats fine, its completely legal cause it does not provide any financial gain for the company. But if its the latter, and the script is in current production, then that requires compensation. so please... don't take an unpaid internship job, its too much of a hassle.

On the edge

Its images like this that make me proud of what I can accomplish.

I needed this. Heroin status. lol

equipment check

what am i bringing?

camera -batteries, cards, caps, plugs

lights, gels, clips, cords

jib, steadicam. screws and bolts

tape, tripod,

2nd cam (just in case)

Jesse

knife, screwdriver, gas money toll money

pen, pencil. My A game.

script

I know I'm forgetting something.

Drunk: The Movie

is an idea that me and Seth have been thinking about doing for the longest time. Basically its a documentary about the creation of a 10 minute short film with the stipulation that the entire production has to be done under the influence of alcohol.

and what's considered drunk? we're gonna use that chart thing, and probably a breathalyzer.

First we would get a documentary crew to follow us around the entire time. (they're the only ones completely sober) We would write the script drunk. Auditions will be drunk. The entire cast and crew will be drunk during filming. We'll edit the film drunk. and have a drunk film premiere.

and all this started with the notion of making a regular film and doing a drunk commentary on it.

Our livers will hate us in the end. But I think this would be a really entertaining and funny documentary to see. Plus the short film too!

im really tired

I got back from the shoot tonight. I ended up being apart of the entourage. it went like this: Jamiel played a celebrity named Jensen, and we were all in the limousine. They doors opened, and Royal and Alonzo (the bodyguards) started working crowd control cause there were a ton of fans with signs outside. Jamiel stepped out of the limo and started waving to his fans. I exited the Limo, followed by Connie, Jensen's mom. Jamiel took off his sunglasses, which is a sign for me (his agent/tech guy/ right hand man) to hand him a sharpie. He begins signing autographs and after a while I have to stop him and direct him toward the building. jeez....

I finished another song, and im uploading it to our bandcamp site. these songs are pouring out. if only they got better though lol.

heres the song: http://thekitchensink.bandcamp.com/

I'm getting really busy with all this filmwork. I just hope I dont burn myself like I always do.

Half Wolf, All Nazi

Anne Frankenstein is a script I wrote in the fall of 09. I was looking at a bunch of old scripts and found this one. I always find it funny to go back and read stuff I've written because I can clearly see the certain styles and writing trends I go through. I remember when I first tried to write, things just turned out to be cheap high school knock offs of old Aronofsky works. Or long drawn out witty dialogues set inside diners. Completely Tarantino esque. As of now, I'm really feeling the simplistic approach. Its more show than tell. I was never one for writing scripts that are overly descriptive, but I'll admit that its been as fun as it has been challenging. The only hard part is keeping it in the third person perspective. lol.