Another Avenue to Try

A final post from the Las Vegas Film Festival:  sadly, Oxy Morons was not in the running for nor received any award.  I feel bad for the Actor/Director/Manager/You-Name-It-Guy.  He was a refreshing and positive voice to hear.  But I know he will do well.

Another Avenue to Try:  Think I've found an "IN" for getting my screenplay into the hands of an Important Person - a Friend who has a business relationship with Captain Kirk.  Continuing to pursue.  Trying to muster the courage, actually, to call my Friend.

Cripes, I hate to ask for anything.  I would make the worst salesperson, ever.  But nothing ventured, nothing gained.

BTW, "Another Avenue To Try" is a line from one of my favorite Bonnie Raitt songs, The Luck of the Draw.


"...You dust the bottles on the bar counter,
you're writing screenplays on the side.


Three nights a week can keep a girl working
sometimes it's good to lose your pride.


These things we do to keep the flame burning;
and write our fire in the sky...
another day to see the wheel turning,
another avenue to try.


It's in the luck of the draw baby -
a natural law.


Forget those movies you saw little baby,
it's in the luck of the draw.


You turn around and say it's last orders.


You fix the ribbon in your hair.


Tomorrow's letter in the hall doorway
could be the answer to your prayers.


These things we do to keep the flame burning
and write our fire in the sky...
another day to see the wheel turning,
another avenue to try.


It's in the luck of the draw, baby - 
a natural law.


Forget those movies you saw little baby
It's in the luck of the draw."


Thanks, Bonnie.

Color Coordination With An Ambulatory Cast at the LV Film Festival

Hubby and I attended the LV film festival last weekend.  Notice the color-coordinated dress to with the ankle cast.  On the color-coordinated red carpet.  Can I plan, or what?

We attended a symposium of indie producers.  One of the questions from the audience was, "How do you get your screenplay into the hands of the right people?"  The answer:  Find out where they eat, or drink, or hang out and be there waiting with a copy of your screenplay.  In other words, stalk them.  Sounds a little creepy to me.  But I am considering it.

The other festival-attendees were interesting.  One particularly so.  He was the writer-director-producer-star of an indie called Oxy Morons.  True story about the W-D-P-S becoming addicted to Oxycontin so badly he was robbing drug stores.  Did hard time in the Big House.  His comments were so very inspirational - because they were sincere and came straight from the heart.  They moved me to tears.  I wish him the very best, he with his most definite Bah-stonian accent.  He deserves to succeed.

Tracking down a lead (not stalking, I swear) to a guy with a most definite "in."  More, later.

A Broken Ankle for a Muse

Coming down the escalator in the airport, coming off-shift facing a luxurious 2-weeks off, I broke my ankle.  But good.  Tomorrow I should be bound for another work shift, but instead have a doctor's appointment.  The doctor will tell me whether or not surgery is indicated.  Yep, broken but good.

So, how's the re-write going?  One might ask.  Not too very well.  Have managed to read through all the review comments (medications for broken foot helped) and devise a plan.  Here it is:

1.  Read through screenplay scenes and give a one-sentence description of each;
2.  Add comments specific to each scene as appropriate; and
3.  Re-write!

Just about through with item 1, above.  I promise more tomorrow, faithful reader.