Gotta love the title, right? And that particular quirky take on things pervades this entire series. In other words, we love its deadpan reality and sense of adventure. Anybody into creating their own web series could learn a hella lot from this one. And anybody who comes to TVWriter™ for all the various reasons folks come here will love it too.
Entry 9 The Pains of Cutting…(EDITOR’S NOTE: The Story So Far starts HERE)
During the advanced class we ran into a serious problem that would take a considerable amount of time to fix. During the class I was told by my instructor words that no writer wants said of their hard work. So he tells me that all the while we had been working on this there was a nagging problem that he couldn’t quite put his finger on. Then he tells me that he figured it out, but I wouldn’t like what comes next.
Without going into the gritty details, he said that he didn’t care about the main character or his story. The worst part? Correcting the problem would involve a major rewrite. We had to rebuild the main character from what I had on paper, to the powerful lead that I had in my mind, because what you have in your head must resonate on paper.
Time now for a fun, peer produced science fiction film. This should be enough to keep you going over the weekend. If not, hey, use your time dilator to change things:
And it’s still got that special, um, something, especially for original STAR TREK fans. (And who isn’t?)
What an intense few weeks! Between Thanksgiving, which is always kind of complex for me (I have no immediate family) and the overwhelmingly horrifying grand jury non-indictment in the Eric Garner case which just made my world stop (yes, I was one of those people in NYC who took to the streets in quiet protest) plus just…work/life, I’ve been pretty caught up. Actually spent part of the time ideating. Structuring the game plan for the Season Two Lele Show launch which is going to be dramatically different than it was last season. I’m prepping five solid months of episodes–over 40–half of them semi-serialized, so it’s a lot. While I don’t have a firm release date yet, I’m getting my ducks in row. So it was perfect timing to attend a YouTube workshop on creative promotion strategy.
It was my first time in the new facility and it’s really nice. It’s in Chelsea Market in NYC and if you’ve never been there, there are tons of places to eat, buy stuff. Kinda like high-ish end mall.
The room the workshop was in had seating for about 75-100 people. Super modern. You could see some of the shooting facilities beyond a door. Unfortunately, you have to have a certain amount of subscribers to use the shooting facilities there for free. I don’t have enough. Yet.