Life...it gets in the way sometimes....esp. writing.
So...got back on board with writing today! Couple pages done....making progress and getting closer to a another dark part....
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Weird scene and yet reminds me of.....
Wrote a scene tonight that did not play oit at all like I thought it would......
The weird thing is it reminds me so much of the black hallway that Bill Pullman's character walked into from David Lynch's LOST HIGHWAY.....and that's weird because I have not watched nor thought of that movie in years.....yet there it is......
I'm not going to change it however because it is kind of cool and creepy!
The weird thing is it reminds me so much of the black hallway that Bill Pullman's character walked into from David Lynch's LOST HIGHWAY.....and that's weird because I have not watched nor thought of that movie in years.....yet there it is......
I'm not going to change it however because it is kind of cool and creepy!
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Whew!
What a week......
Managed to get some writing done the past 2 days BUT a major change might happen half way through this...so who says treatments and outlines are the only map to follow when writing screenplays! Had to go back a re-write a few things add some stuff delete some stuff and now I'm sitting on a few other ideas at the moment....
All in all I am pleased with how this is turning out...it does hava a life of its own however!!!
Managed to get some writing done the past 2 days BUT a major change might happen half way through this...so who says treatments and outlines are the only map to follow when writing screenplays! Had to go back a re-write a few things add some stuff delete some stuff and now I'm sitting on a few other ideas at the moment....
All in all I am pleased with how this is turning out...it does hava a life of its own however!!!
Monday, September 6, 2010
New scene
Writing for a little tonight...
Since this thing is being written out of order...what a mess....I am writing a very early scene tonight...ahould be easy, but sometimes those easy scenes are the toughest for me....
And as always...another idea came to be today....back to my favorite roots of Asian Mythology and putting a spin on a classic Shapkespere tale thats been done to death, but with an asian twist.....
Since this thing is being written out of order...what a mess....I am writing a very early scene tonight...ahould be easy, but sometimes those easy scenes are the toughest for me....
And as always...another idea came to be today....back to my favorite roots of Asian Mythology and putting a spin on a classic Shapkespere tale thats been done to death, but with an asian twist.....
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
A little more last night
Wrote a little more last night...going well....just really hard to concentrate when its so hot and humid and you're sweating in front of the computer at midnight!!!
Monday, August 30, 2010
Quick update
Got through a really tough scene last night.....glad its behind me. It may need some polishing up in the re-write however.
Starting to write at this moment. Can't wait to get going!!
Starting to write at this moment. Can't wait to get going!!
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Tough scene tonight
OK....I know I should be writing everyday, but with work and a almost 2 year old running around its not as easy as it used to be. Going to try to get some done tonight, but have to get up early tomorrow for the book sale at the library....so here it goes...
Writing Dan's attempted suicide tonight....this is gonna be tough.......
Writing Dan's attempted suicide tonight....this is gonna be tough.......
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Ok, maybe jumping ahead a bit...but 'sequel'? YES!
OK, I am still writing this, made some changes halfway through, does not change the ending however. So with what I know is happening to Dan (the main character) in the end (NOT telling yet!) and with were Grace is at the end, I feel I can write an entire other screenplay with her as the main character....I was thinking for a while, and have a core story scratched down on some paper....its not really a sequel to this, just in that it has one of the characters in it. Her world and her ability is so rich and her personality is such a mystery to me that it begs for more development, this was just not HER story this is Dan's. But I feel strongly that Grace will return in my next screenplay, which her story is more of an out right horror piece; Dan's is more psychological. And when I say horror, I envision straight old fashioned horror, not the campy junk that is out these days....I'm talkin the scary stuff from the 70's AKA Suspiria type chills......do I hear Goblin playing in the background anyone????
SEQUEL????
As I am writing this, I am thinking that the character of Grace (the Retriever) is so damn interesting, I could write a heck of a lot more stories about her and the ability she has......mmmmm do I smell an indirect sequel to this on the works????
Just realized
Writing this has made me realize just how big a hole in my heart is still there after the loss of our son. When you think you have it under control, you are reminded you don't. It will be four years this October.....hopefully the writing of this will heal some....
Anyway, because of the subject matter of this, I would say this is the darkest thing I have EVER written. But its a good thing!
Anyway, because of the subject matter of this, I would say this is the darkest thing I have EVER written. But its a good thing!
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Need someone to collaberate with me on the makin gof this into a movie.....
....filming this on my own my not be possible...locations are too far away and there is really nothing sufficient in this area to make up for it. Could always do some digital mattes, but money is always the issue....may be looking to collaborate with someone on the making of this movie....
But I am going to continue with what I have got, and make any more commercial changes later in future drafts.
But I am going to continue with what I have got, and make any more commercial changes later in future drafts.
Going to have to dumb this up......don't want to....
After last nights writing session I realized one thing.....I have gone to avant garde on this...a little too weird, not for me, but if I hope to do anything with this...it needs to be toned down and dumbed up...so I am introducing more mainstream ideas into the script....I hate to do this because its going to pander to typical dumbed up western movie goers but what can I do???
Monday, August 23, 2010
Collision of reality and whatever this is...late at night
I knew this was bound to happen...sitting at a computer, tired out of mind, and writing about my dreams with players in this who are based on people I know in reality....
At this point toinght reality is the dream and the dream has become the reality.....
Oh no, that's crazy....
Writing one of the Unknown Beach scenes tonight just brought this creepy feeling of something over me...guess that's what happens when the wife and kid are asleep and you live in a nearly 200 year old house....but I keep thinking I have been here before.....
Just tired....a few more pages to write and then off to bed....
At this point toinght reality is the dream and the dream has become the reality.....
Oh no, that's crazy....
Writing one of the Unknown Beach scenes tonight just brought this creepy feeling of something over me...guess that's what happens when the wife and kid are asleep and you live in a nearly 200 year old house....but I keep thinking I have been here before.....
Just tired....a few more pages to write and then off to bed....
Back on track tonight......
Too damn busy.......with life!
Burning the oil tonight late and into the early morning hours....going to be writing as soon as everyone in the family is in bed.....put on my headphones, lisen to weird music and put it down in the computer......
Burning the oil tonight late and into the early morning hours....going to be writing as soon as everyone in the family is in bed.....put on my headphones, lisen to weird music and put it down in the computer......
Thursday, August 19, 2010
The Ending....
Skipping way ahead and going to write the ending or the last 30 - 40 "minutes" of this.....I have never tried htis before....but the ending is solid.....
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
soundtrack to this
Did not get to write today, as I had to work, but I have been listening to a group named Godspeed!You Black Emperor called "Rockets Fal on Rocket Falls"
If I could choose the one song the truly represents the feeling of this screenplay, this would be it.....otherwordly, creepy, a feeling of dismay yet hope....
If I could choose the one song the truly represents the feeling of this screenplay, this would be it.....otherwordly, creepy, a feeling of dismay yet hope....
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
The first three pages.....of 1st draft
Here are the first three pages to open the script up.....Final Draft 7 is being used, but the format did not translate to this post....
EXT. CITY EXPRESSWAY - NIGHT
Time lapse images done in motion capture of various express ways around a major city. Lots of cars, lots of bright skyscrapers...could be any American metro area.
EXT. DOWNTOWN STREETS - NIGHT
The same style of photography races through crowded city streets of abundant night life, both of vehicles and people. Smoke from under the streets reflects to us a cold winter night, but its not keeping the people inside as they are dressed appropriately for the weather.
Camera skips along the streets into...
INT. BAR - NIGHT
At the same pace, the camera enters a bar...a small, sad looking place, dark and dreary, almost impossible to believe some place like this could exist in the scene outside.
The place is small and smoke filled. You can almost smell the stale stink of beer and cigs. A few people sit at the bar, they all look down and out, disheveled and destitute.
The pace of the images slows down as we track into one man sitting at the far end of the bar. An empty glass is in front of him. We can not see his face, as his hair is a mess of dirt, unkept and gray. He pushes the glass away with one finger, slowly, almost as if hesitate.
CUT TO:
ECU OF THE GLASS BEING PUSHED
DISSOLVE TO:
THE SAME IMAGE IN THE BAR
The man stops pushing the glass. A silhouette of a WOMAN passes in front of us and sits down next to the man. We can hear the clicking of a lighter and smoke trails into the image. All the while the man continues to look down at the glass, finger still pointing on it.
WOMAN
Cold night.
The man does not look up....does not move his finger from the glass.
WOMAN (CONT’D)
Not the kind of night to that I would want to be just wondering around in...aimlessly...almost death trance like....
She tips the cigarette into an ash try that is off camera.
WOMAN (CONT’D)
This is just the beginning you know. All this.
The silhouette of her arm pans the bar.
WOMAN (CONT’D)
Yeah....all this...for what? Mmm.
She pushes the cigarette into the try off camera and put sit out. The smoke trails to the man.
WOMAN (CONT’D)
It’s time to begin. Time to remember who you are..
She starts to snap her fingers once...twice..on and on to a nonexistent beat.
WOMAN (CONT’D)
One two one two one two one two one two...
The man starts to look up and lifts his head to us....we Still can;t quite make him out....
WOMAN (CONT’D)
...one two one two....
Stops. Silent
WOMAN (CONT’D)
Let’s begin.
She quickly aims something at the man’s arm...a quick glimpse looks like it is a syringe of some type....
CUT TO:
INT. SMALL DUNGEON - UNKNOWN TIME OF DAY
A grey stone walled dungeon type room. Dirty, rough cut stone make the wall. It looks old, like maybe in a castle of medieval times.
The camera pans around the walls. There is a television mounted on the wall. Maybe a twenty inch widescreen. A solitary eye fills the screen. It moves back and forth, right and left.
Camera pans past the TV.
There is a man here, standing against the far wall. He is tall..maybe almost six feet, dark hair cut short but flat and almost greasy like. He looks to be around almost forty. He is wearing a white long sleeved dress shirt tucked into black slacks. He looks unrested as evident of the bags under his eyes...maybe like something out of an German Expressionist Silent movie.
The camera pans around the rest of the room and we stop when we see a door. No window. Just a rusted steel door. It is shut..almost looks bolted.
The man steps in front of the door and tries to push at it. Nothing happens. He tries again and again....nothing.
Without any warning a loud, low sound almost like a deep horn blowing begins. The man backs from the door and looks around, terrified. The noise continues...he covers his ears.
The horn like sound continues. The camera spins around the man as he screams in pain for a little blood is coming from his ears, between his fingers that cover them.
Then, the horn stops. Huge grinding of heavy locks his heard and the door makes a pop sound. He back up in fear. The door opens to a hallway.
Comments....questions...feedback....let me know...
EXT. CITY EXPRESSWAY - NIGHT
Time lapse images done in motion capture of various express ways around a major city. Lots of cars, lots of bright skyscrapers...could be any American metro area.
EXT. DOWNTOWN STREETS - NIGHT
The same style of photography races through crowded city streets of abundant night life, both of vehicles and people. Smoke from under the streets reflects to us a cold winter night, but its not keeping the people inside as they are dressed appropriately for the weather.
Camera skips along the streets into...
INT. BAR - NIGHT
At the same pace, the camera enters a bar...a small, sad looking place, dark and dreary, almost impossible to believe some place like this could exist in the scene outside.
The place is small and smoke filled. You can almost smell the stale stink of beer and cigs. A few people sit at the bar, they all look down and out, disheveled and destitute.
The pace of the images slows down as we track into one man sitting at the far end of the bar. An empty glass is in front of him. We can not see his face, as his hair is a mess of dirt, unkept and gray. He pushes the glass away with one finger, slowly, almost as if hesitate.
CUT TO:
ECU OF THE GLASS BEING PUSHED
DISSOLVE TO:
THE SAME IMAGE IN THE BAR
The man stops pushing the glass. A silhouette of a WOMAN passes in front of us and sits down next to the man. We can hear the clicking of a lighter and smoke trails into the image. All the while the man continues to look down at the glass, finger still pointing on it.
WOMAN
Cold night.
The man does not look up....does not move his finger from the glass.
WOMAN (CONT’D)
Not the kind of night to that I would want to be just wondering around in...aimlessly...almost death trance like....
She tips the cigarette into an ash try that is off camera.
WOMAN (CONT’D)
This is just the beginning you know. All this.
The silhouette of her arm pans the bar.
WOMAN (CONT’D)
Yeah....all this...for what? Mmm.
She pushes the cigarette into the try off camera and put sit out. The smoke trails to the man.
WOMAN (CONT’D)
It’s time to begin. Time to remember who you are..
She starts to snap her fingers once...twice..on and on to a nonexistent beat.
WOMAN (CONT’D)
One two one two one two one two one two...
The man starts to look up and lifts his head to us....we Still can;t quite make him out....
WOMAN (CONT’D)
...one two one two....
Stops. Silent
WOMAN (CONT’D)
Let’s begin.
She quickly aims something at the man’s arm...a quick glimpse looks like it is a syringe of some type....
CUT TO:
INT. SMALL DUNGEON - UNKNOWN TIME OF DAY
A grey stone walled dungeon type room. Dirty, rough cut stone make the wall. It looks old, like maybe in a castle of medieval times.
The camera pans around the walls. There is a television mounted on the wall. Maybe a twenty inch widescreen. A solitary eye fills the screen. It moves back and forth, right and left.
Camera pans past the TV.
There is a man here, standing against the far wall. He is tall..maybe almost six feet, dark hair cut short but flat and almost greasy like. He looks to be around almost forty. He is wearing a white long sleeved dress shirt tucked into black slacks. He looks unrested as evident of the bags under his eyes...maybe like something out of an German Expressionist Silent movie.
The camera pans around the rest of the room and we stop when we see a door. No window. Just a rusted steel door. It is shut..almost looks bolted.
The man steps in front of the door and tries to push at it. Nothing happens. He tries again and again....nothing.
Without any warning a loud, low sound almost like a deep horn blowing begins. The man backs from the door and looks around, terrified. The noise continues...he covers his ears.
The horn like sound continues. The camera spins around the man as he screams in pain for a little blood is coming from his ears, between his fingers that cover them.
Then, the horn stops. Huge grinding of heavy locks his heard and the door makes a pop sound. He back up in fear. The door opens to a hallway.
Comments....questions...feedback....let me know...
The name sof some of the dream stages....
Unknown Beach
The Un-ending Large Hotel
The Red Desert of Mongolia.
House of Hidden Secrets
the Market of Redemption
The Haunting of Lost Dreams (very creepy nightmare)
The Gallery of Those Within Us That Die
Well here I go.....
My name is Jeff K. I am attempting to run a blog here about the curent screenplay project I am putting together. This screenplay is titled "How To Disappear Forever." It is beleive it or not, a project that has taken ten years to develop. Several different versions have come and gone from an action adventure story to a straight out horror script. Neither worked very well....
I went on to write a screenplay that was the first in a trilogy I had in mind, mostly about East Asian mythology and heavily influenced by Asian cinema. Nothing came of it. No one was interested and as a filmmaker, I could not pull off the budget to do something so expansive...
I mentioned that I have also made films. I have severral short films and one feature film 'Dissolution' that was shot in 2001. The only web page about it around now is a Face Book page, link is below:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/DISSOLUTION-produced-by-Digital-Conspiracy-Productions/109378969089881
SO, anyway...the current project went through one disaster after another, shelved in 2003, wrote the Nine Dragons Pt 1 screenplay and did nothing after that. A major influence and tragedy occurred for me to bring out this script.....our son passed away.
This script has always been about a man running from his nightmares in his mind. It has always been about a person who will try to help free him of his nightmares. Now however, it has become something more and something personal. Here is a quick outline I coughed up on a Face Book page:
What of you could enter your dreams to create another reality, or an illusion of reality, and stay there for as long as you wish.....what if the dream and reality collided and something came back, or something went with you.....what if you could take away the grief of the single most tragic event in your life...and never come back.....
The plot revolves around a man whose infant son has died and his wife who died later under usual conditions. He is hunted by several re-occuring dreams, none of which are good, and has a distant, fading memory of a dream with his son and wife still alive. He has never had this dream again.
Later he asked by a friend to check out on someone who lives next door...miles from his house as he lives in isolation in the mountains. It turns out that the woman is a Retriever, one who can guide you in your dreams but ONLY guide. A Retriever generally will help a person remember a lost dream and can store it on digital media for a person to life through over and over among other things, wich can lead to an unhealthy drug like addiction....
He asks her to help him remember that lost dream. As they do, a strange journey must take place through his re-occuring dreams, each one unlocking a puzzle to the next dream and each step getting closer to the lost one.
But all is not as it seems when reality is the dream and you can Disappear Forever in either......
Each dream or nightmare the main character enters is based on a recorded lucid dream that I have had or still is a re-occurring dream.....
Each dream stage has a name I have given it....yes that sound weird, but I always new that I would use these written down dreams of mine somewhere in a screenplay.
So I have started writing....and I hope to get done with a first draft safe and unharmed!!
I went on to write a screenplay that was the first in a trilogy I had in mind, mostly about East Asian mythology and heavily influenced by Asian cinema. Nothing came of it. No one was interested and as a filmmaker, I could not pull off the budget to do something so expansive...
I mentioned that I have also made films. I have severral short films and one feature film 'Dissolution' that was shot in 2001. The only web page about it around now is a Face Book page, link is below:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/DISSOLUTION-produced-by-Digital-Conspiracy-Productions/109378969089881
SO, anyway...the current project went through one disaster after another, shelved in 2003, wrote the Nine Dragons Pt 1 screenplay and did nothing after that. A major influence and tragedy occurred for me to bring out this script.....our son passed away.
This script has always been about a man running from his nightmares in his mind. It has always been about a person who will try to help free him of his nightmares. Now however, it has become something more and something personal. Here is a quick outline I coughed up on a Face Book page:
What of you could enter your dreams to create another reality, or an illusion of reality, and stay there for as long as you wish.....what if the dream and reality collided and something came back, or something went with you.....what if you could take away the grief of the single most tragic event in your life...and never come back.....
The plot revolves around a man whose infant son has died and his wife who died later under usual conditions. He is hunted by several re-occuring dreams, none of which are good, and has a distant, fading memory of a dream with his son and wife still alive. He has never had this dream again.
Later he asked by a friend to check out on someone who lives next door...miles from his house as he lives in isolation in the mountains. It turns out that the woman is a Retriever, one who can guide you in your dreams but ONLY guide. A Retriever generally will help a person remember a lost dream and can store it on digital media for a person to life through over and over among other things, wich can lead to an unhealthy drug like addiction....
He asks her to help him remember that lost dream. As they do, a strange journey must take place through his re-occuring dreams, each one unlocking a puzzle to the next dream and each step getting closer to the lost one.
But all is not as it seems when reality is the dream and you can Disappear Forever in either......
Each dream or nightmare the main character enters is based on a recorded lucid dream that I have had or still is a re-occurring dream.....
Each dream stage has a name I have given it....yes that sound weird, but I always new that I would use these written down dreams of mine somewhere in a screenplay.
So I have started writing....and I hope to get done with a first draft safe and unharmed!!
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