Wow, it really has been forever since I posted here. I hate to sound like a cliché, but so much has happened in the last 13 months. Applied to 8 universities—to date I've been rejected by one (San Jose State) and accepted by two (Cal State LA and San Francisco State), with my Big 3 of UCLA, Cal State Long Beach, and UC Santa Barbara yet to chime in. Celebrated one year together with the fair Roxanne, then marked a year and a half with a weekend getaway to the Mendocino coast. Volunteered at the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival, made some new friends and professional connections, and even found an actress for my new short.
Yep. Still making movies too. This one hasn't even started filming yet, but the script alone has me in proud-papa mode. It's called Sleigh and Toombs, and it's a dark comedy about two hitmen—well, a hitman and a hitwoman—who take a freelance assassination job, only to find that the target is their boss. Hijinks and gunfire ensue.
I think this is the best thing I've written for school since starting at DVC in '09. Not to be egotistical or anything, but I know I'm a damn good writer, and the quality of this is beyond anything I've (re)written for my film classes or any of the essays I've done for my English classes. To that end, I want to shoot it on higher-quality cameras than the dinky camcorders rented out by the DVC media center—like maybe dad's Canon EOS 7D. Hell, if all goes well I want to submit this sucker to film festivals.
My point is…I can't wait for this film to really take flight. Just like I can't wait for this fall so I can head to university and take flight myself.
Good gravy, now THAT was cliché.
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