New Sunset/Death Logline...

Three quarters of the population of the world has disappeared and Grady, an everyman, is left isolated and guilty.

Set in the remote back roads of a deserted nation, Grady's journey brings him face to face with life threatening situations coupled with a list of unique characters that steer him on his journey- and in his struggle to live vs. his willingness to go on.

What does life matter to a person inflicted with the internal perspective of insignificance?

What do you think?

A close an' intimate union.

Until recently I's been unda da impression dat it would be pertinent to da success a my ongoin' endeavors to find a partna in crime.

I's used to t'ink dat if I'm gonna to be taken down: d'are best be some unsuspectin' schlo'mo to take wit' me...

I aint goin' dis alone!

So- I soyched for dat poyson- left an' right- up an' down- backs an' fort. I's looked so hard that my aforementioned "endeavors" began lackin'. Success in dis woyld a mine is eva' loomin'- But I's aint found it on account a dat undyin' soych for a numba dos.

Well, you's prolly t'inkin' to yo'se'f- if you jest stop lookin'... that no good, dirty rottin', banana griftin', son-of-a bees knees will most likely find d'are way ta you- its da way a da woyld. D'are's no way ta choose who's gonna be willin' to take a bullet fors ya.

Trute be told- yous prolly correct in that assumption. IF I's was wantin' a partna in crime, still.

Ya see- as I watched myself becomin' a useless schlub an' all da opulence a dis woyld slippin' troo my finga's on account a said schlubbyness- I cames to da real-i-zation dat if I's gonna be numba uno- I's gotsta go it alone.

I aint neva' gettin' married.

Imagine2

I did this cover of a song today... for the fun of it...

Imagine2.mp3

My Little Room.

My little door looks out on youth, beauty, rebellion, compulsion and obsession. All Captive.

My little window sees the same, but not. Outside not in.

My little corner is mine. The threat of the outside close at hand. Halted by the twist of brass.

The top 3 "Terrible Movies" I want to make knowing full well that they're going to be terrible...

Its a long title but I couldn't really condense it and get my meaning across properly... They aren't the "Top 5 movies I want to make" by a long shot- and I don't want to make terrible movies... if that makes sense.

ANYway- what we're looking at here is a list of these terrible films, a short description, and why I want to make it... starting with number 5!

#3 - DEATH FACTORY

"Five strangers trapped in the halls of an abandoned textile factory are hunted by evil and haunted by their past."

So- you may have read in my previous post why I'm writing this- but- as I write- I realize how badly I want to make the movie as well... You know- so it doesn't come across as terrible as one of the many terrible SciFi channel directors would make it.

Don't get me wrong, it'll still be über terrible, but just- in that fun kind of terrible sense of the word.

#2 - Return of the Living Dead Part III

"Back from the dead and hungry for more."
(Secret Military compounds, hobos and zombies... need more be said?)

You're asking yourself right now- why in the shizzle would this man want to RE-make a terribly terrible film!?

Actually, you're probably not asking yourself that because you're probably wondering to yourself if a movie like RotLDp3 has actually been made in the first place! Well, I'm here to tell you that it has and when I sat on my parents couch that cold October evening watching this movie I realized- with different direction the movie could actually have a lot of heart (especially the Riverman's monologue) and some extremely cheap scares...

I dunno- it would be a blast on and off the set!

#1 - 101 ways to wok your dog."Kung Fu stir fry has NEVER tasted so good..."

I'm going to be 100% honest with you right now... I have no story for this one yet- just concept: Kung Fu film... the only reason I want to make this movie is because of the title.

Who wouldn't watch a Kung Fu movie with this name!?

Alright- that's my list. Maybe someday when I am in the midst of making good movies I can throw some of these in. Who knows?

Some aspirations worth considering...

So- I've always been enamored with the SciFi Channel... But most particularly its terrible terrible movie franchise.

Movies so completely and utterly not worth watching- they're worth watching twice.

So, now that my real screenplay is finally finished and as we push forward on trying to get it produced and put into play around festivals... I decided that I am going to work on a script for this channel that provides hours and days of ubiquitous, asinine entertainment.

I've set myself a few rules when writing it:

-it cannot be too smart, but it must be slightly smarter than what they produce if I want a shot of selling it to them.

-I must limit myself on the grandeur and scale to fit within the SciFi Channel universe.

-it needs to be fast paced, tense and most of all fun.

-Last but not least- it needs to feel like a SciFi Channel Original Movie, right down to the title.

SO! In light of this new project- I am going to post the "Teaser" from the script I have chosen to write... give me your feedbacks- thoughts... etc.

THANKS!

DEATH FACTORY
(working title)
Story by: Elwon Bakly & Joel Petrie
Written by: Joel Petrie

Darkness- Gears break into life- rusty metal clinks and an off cadence.

A deep rumble insists behind what seems to be shallow, forced breaths, wheezing in time with the beat of the gears-

INT. ABANDONED FACTORY- LOADING DOCK - NIGHT

A pair of beautiful blue eyes, filled with fear, stare up from cold concrete. This is the source of the breathing.

She is paralyzed. Nothing binds her.

The machine next to her churns and spits sparks- threatening to burn her.

Her eyes gaze down to her hand-

Her fingers twitch- her arm struggles and lifts. the noise is now becoming too loud to be bearable.

After more struggle- the rest of her follows- She makes it to her feet and just like that, the noise stops.

No sound now- just her breathing- which stops.

BEAUTIFUL EYED GIRL

...hello...?

In some distant part of the factory the deep moan of bending steel is her reply. Then- An unearthly bawl. Her breathing starts again.

Another moan of steel and unearthly wail- this time it is not so distant- the machines start again with their clink- matching the rhythm of her of her respiration.

She is startled- she runs.

Machines and electronics all roar to life as she passes- she finds herself in-

INT. ABANDONED FACTORY- MAIN HALLWAY - CONTINUOUS

The hallway is long, narrow and promising freedom- at the far end the doors are open and fresh air pours in.

To her though, it seems miles away.

The exit sign blinks on.

The scream is almost upon her! She runs! She runs toward freedom- toward the door!

The hallway grows longer and longer- the door apparently never getting any closer.

She becomes dizzy- falling to the floor, only inches from the exit-

She tries to stand but cannot.

Her breathing is faster- the noise- the bending steel- the wail- all overwhelming her.

She sees something coming down the hall after her- she is choking on her own scream-

The exit sign blinks off.

OPENING CREDITS: a series of gruesome and mechanical titles

Gun Flash Test

I am honing my skills in the post - production fields... and I wanted to try this out...

I noticed that Hollywood has been painting the flashes in for years... as early as Guns of Navarone that I've seen...

Shot with HVX200
Edited on Final Cut Pro