Nothing Specific

Well, this will be random. For those of you that know me that'll come as no surprise. Generally, my mind feels very random and draws random connections that, if unexplained to the listener, may make no sense. At any rate, now some of you know be better than you did 30 seconds ago. So hang on to your mouse and, if you try really hard, you may be able to make some sense out of the following stream of thoughts. Actually, you probably won't...but it will fill you in on the last couple weeks of my life.

First of all, the short film we shot over the summer, "Previously Viewed: 2 Day Rental" is nearly finished. A little ADR and maybe a hint of music and we're done. I'm trying to work out a premier in December at the Downtown Arts Center in Lexington. I'll let you all know when that happens.

As most of you probably know by now I was cast in an independent film with a company out of Columbus, OH. The film is entitled "Bangin'" and NO it is NOT a porn. We'll shoot sometime in November. I'm quite excited about it and wowed and flattered that they selected me over so many talented people. many of whom I thought were far more talented than myself.

Yesterday I was supposed to be in a scene for another independent film called "Mountain Mafia" in which I am a hitman (fun to play against your character traits) and we've choreographed, with the help of a stuntman, a rather brutal-it'll look great-fight scene. The shoot got rescheduled and I'm hoping for cooler weather on the reshoot date.

I think...no, I know I have had the easiest part in Asbury College's Fall Musical, "The Spitfire Grill." This is another project that I'm really looking forward to, but as the only character with no lines or songs (there's irony there folks...to go audition for a musical and then get cast as the mute!) I've not been needed at all the preliminary rehearsals. I won't actually have to be there until the week before tech week. It's a small part, but the emotions in the scenes is high and they have potential to be very strong and powerful for the audience.

My good friend and partner in crime, Zack, and I went to Louisville on Saturday to audition for a TV pilot. It was tons of fun and we'll just wait and see where it goes.

At the end of my first week of my second semester at Asbury, I'm feeling a wee bit overwhelmed, to be honest. I love to read, but there's a lot of it and all of it from one class (Screenwriting) is making it painfully obvious to me that writing scripts may not be my strongest point in the whole filmmaking process. I love the whole process, but am finding the the majority of my passion lies in the acting department. I do, however, wish to have a solid understanding of all the pieces to make me a better rounded actor/filmmaker.

At any rate, between family, work, school, and the other projects, I've been feeling just a little stressed out this week. Not really super over tired, just tense and not relaxed in the slightest.

Lastly (I'm really going to be done now), let me drop my brief opinion on a couple movies I saw recently (which I pulled myself away from my school work to watch in hopes of refreshing my mind).
"What Happens in Vegas" I really had no preconceived expectations for the movie other than Cameron Diaz being her normal cute self. She was. It was rather humorous and I thought the concept was rather funny and provided plenty of conflict. Not in my top ten new movies, but perhaps the top twenty. I would watch it again. So if you need a good laugh, check it out.

"Harold and Kumar: Escape from Guantanamo Bay"
Nutshell...hated the first one. I don't get into the drugs are funny humor. There's some exceptions to that rule of mine (as far as humor in movies goes), but it was the whole catalyst for the first movie and plays a huge role in the new one. Granted, there are several moments that are actually funny that don't involve pot, boobs, or vaginas. While there were those funny parts, I didn't feel they justified my hour and a half.