Script Group, Older Filmmakers, Writing Exercises, and a Science Fiction Premise

I managed to be busy this week, without actually doing very much. I worked on the script writer’s group, the older filmmakers’ club, and a couple of my writing exercises. Also, I have another premise for a science fiction story.

Script Writer’s Group

I’ve been a member of a script writer’s group for almost 5 years now. It has been an immense help to me. It is where I started doing the writing exercises I’ve been posting. We had a meeting this week to discuss the future of the group. We want to recruit some new members to fill out the group. If you are interested, please contact me.

The CSIF Older Filmmakers Club

The club is on a summer break. I will do some new member recruitment in the next month or so. If you are an older person who wants to make movies, please contact me and I can give you more information. 

“The Courage of the Laidback Librarian”

I recorded and posted a writing exercise I wrote back in late June. I hadn’t gotten around to recording it because I was sick after that. “The Courage of the Laidback Librarian.” A librarian's concern about the welfare of an odd young man leads her into a dangerous situation. https://soundcloud.com/dynamiclethargy/the-courage-of-the-laidback-librarian

“The Fortitude of the Adventuresome Husband”

I also posted another video on Vimeo. “The Fortitude of the Adventuresome Husband.” An adventuresome Husband leads his wife on what is supposed to be a short walk in the evening. https://vimeo.com/738997655

Space Aliens

Several years ago, I watched a pair of YouTube videos by John Michael Godier.

“10 Reasons Aliens Might Invade Earth” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXTHTLnviLU

and

“10 Reasons Aliens Won't Invade Earth” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pU9iJB0ATpk

They popped up on my feed again this week and that got me thinking about why aliens would invade. It would have to be something that they couldn’t get easier elsewhere. For example, many of our precious metals (gold and so on) are rare on earth, but quite common elsewhere in the universe.

The only thing unique to Earth that I could think of was Doo-Wop records. Sha Na Na could be our only hope if the Aliens invade.

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Promoting My Movies on Vimeo

I added another movie to my Vimeo account this week.

 I posted “The Hysteria of the Uppity Guru” on Vimeo Saturday. It has two likes so far. Both were from filmmakers in Spain. https://vimeo.com/735067667

You can see all my movies on Vimeo here: https://vimeo.com/dynamiclethargy

I did a little work on "The Barrier". Mostly trying to get myself organized.

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Vimeo, “The Barrier,” and Writing Exercises

This wasn’t a very productive week for me, but I did get a few little things done.

Vimeo

I've been posting all my movies on YouTube. I posted a few of them on Vimeo as well. This week I decided I should put all my movies on both sites. I uploaded five more to Vimeo so far. I have another eight to do. I decided I'd upload those one or two a week, to space them out.

You can see them here: https://vimeo.com/channels/349667

 

“The Barrier”

One of the movies I have on YouTube that isn’t on Vimeo is “The Barrier.” I’m debating if I should upload it. I want to remake it, but I have let it lie dormant for a long time. Back when my wife was still alive, I started to do a rewrite, but dropped the project when she got sick. I haven’t picked it up since.

Since I last worked on the script, I switched from using Trelby to Scrivener. So, I decided the first step was to convert it. When I started the conversion Friday (2022 July 22) I noticed the date on the last version of the script was 2016 July 22, six years to the day.

Since I last looked at the script, I had a few ideas for improvements. I still think the story will have limited appeal, but I feel the need to get it out of my system. Besides, I got a licence for NAWMAL so I could redo it. I don’t want that money to go to waste.

Writing Exercises

I did a writing exercise at the “Shut Up and Write!” group I joined. I based it on the title "The Assurance of the Jolly Zookeeper". I liked it, although I suspect people will find it a bit trite. I haven’t done recordings of this and my previous writing exercise “The Courage of the Laid-Back Librarian.” I had a cold and cough, so my voice just wasn’t up to it.

I also plan to make videos of a couple of my earlier writing exercises: “The Dread of the Daring Rocketeer,” and “Time Enough for the Anxious Social Media Manager.”

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