12/23/10

Mr. Flowers

Brandon Flowers has once again left an impression on me. He's the renown lead vocalist for The Killers but to me he's an advocate of joy. I bring him up because he is one of my muses for this project. The Greeks used to think the Muses were a source of inspiration, a guide towards achievement. Brandon Flowers is this to me. When he sings, you can feel his passion. He does this very well in his solo album Flamingo . In particular I really, really like this song called Playing With Fire because to my judgment it's speaking to everyone who has ever felt lost or just out of place.

Rollin' River of Truth, can you spare me a sip?
The holy fountain of youth has been reduced to a drip.
I've got this burning belief in salvation and love
This notion may be naive, but when push comes to shove
I will till this ground

This is what I want to achieve with my project. I want to engrave an image in the audiences head and make them seek what their heart desires. The messages behind his songs aren't always so convoluted however though you start wondering where does he get this energy to just keep singing what he does? This musician is amazing and he [unknowingly] will help me shape a story that's my own heart's desire, my salvation and belief in love. Thank you, thank you Brandon Flowers for you're truly the advocate for joy.

12/21/10

Great News & More!

Okay, so I've convinced a student at Rice University to join my panel[awesomeness]! I did this because I realized that everyone in my panel was above the age of 30 and the whole point of my project is to engage audiences from different ages. His name is Graham West, a junior, who is majoring in Political Science. We've only met once but he struck me as the kind of person who spent most of their time reading fantasy books. I'm not saying he does because I don't know him but yes, that was the impression. Anyways, he's going to help me by giving me feedback on the material itself. I want to make this play of mine as down to earth as possible but not too much that you've another Alice In Wonderland.

Speaking of Alice In Wonderland. It occurred to me during a dream that was where I was heading with this story. I like the whole going getting lost in another world theme but maybe my story is already in this "other world". Why not say it took place in Andalucia instead of New York, New York in apartment four? Yes, it sounds a little nicer and it shows how descriptive I can be but I really just want to tell a story. I don't care much for symbolism but I do care how it makes the audience feel. The recent Alice In Wonderland movie didn't move me one bit. I did like hearing Avril Lavigne sing once more though. The story is the same just a different theme. Main point I'm trying to get across though is this; my story is not going to be anything like Lewis Carroll's masterpiece.

Furthermore, I'd like to announce that I've already made a few changes to my screenplay. Firstly, the title, is currently Las aventuras de rosa pastel[The Advenures of Princess Cake] and like the English title suggests, the protagonist is a princess. Cliche? Maybe but I think we can all conclude this will drive younger audiences crazy.

12/14/10

1. What's my project's sentence?
She created a bit of craziness for the whole world to see.

For so long I've kept a lot of things to myself, especially who I am as a person. And so I hope to achieve something remarkable by writing this screenplay for you, me and the rest of the world who are willing to inquire about it.

12/14/10

Update

I've been offered a position as part of the A-Team's Alley Theatre and will be going daily to meetings. For those of you who don't know the A-Teams purpose is to provide a better understanding of professional theatre. I will be volunteering as a usher during the winter break and hope to learn more about play writing through the guest speakers they have come to talk with us. In addition to that I've begun to write the actual script for my play though the end is still vague, how will this story end?

Also, I've decided to ask the following to be a part of my panel: Liz Thornton, Leon Payne, Rochelle Sanders and Cory Anglin. All these people will help me individually in some aspect to improve my project. Liz Thornton will help me with any grammatical issues and point out if anything I write sounds awkward. My mentor, Leon, is a visual person who could help me with stage directions if I intended on having the play performed. Rochelle Sanders works directly with the Alley Theatre and she was once a writer for the threatre. Mr. Cory Anglin will measure my creativeness and hopefully criticize my work like any critic.

I definitely need to take more time to do research on how to write in a playwright format for I tend to forget the story is not an ongoing conversation. Each time a character speaks something important follows it and and so on. So definitely need advice from a current writer on how to approach this problem. Also, I need to start hunting down for a place that could potentially hold the stage performance. Someone had suggested to me Lee College.

12/1/10

Creation

Q: Is your story about your experiences?

A: Yes and No. The whole idea came from my beloved sister who means the world to me.She specifically asked me to name the protagonist after her favorite song " Rosa Pastel". It's my sister's experiences that I will be portraying in my screen play.

Q: Is it easy being able to write what you like?

A: No. I often write more than one draft of the same scene! It drives me a little crazy but what I do with the different drafts is take something from each one and put it all together. My best writing though comes when I'm inspired.

Q: What is the theme of your story?

A: Friendship. Some call it a brotherhood/sisterhood but to best fit all types of relationships would be friendship. All relationships could not be if it didn't start in friendship.


Q: Who is Rosa Pastel?

A: Rosa Pastel is an adventurer. She goes to people houses at all hours of the day, eats with families she doesn't know well and loves to ride her blue bike. She's what my mother would call a street person. However she does have a feminine side. Most people don't see it but Rosa loves to wear pretty sunglasses and plain dresses made of cotton. Her most prized possession is a pair of earrings she receives from a distant relative of hers for her 15th birthday.


Q: Are you an actor?

A: No but I did take Drama in my sophomore year of high school. It was there I took an interest in screenplays and inner workings of professional theatre.