The Jellyburglar - Great new idea!!

Almost always my autobiography ideas r about something way cool like I.P.O.Ds or pizza or fast food, and sometimes com,puters, but this idea is different bc iut is about something everyone loves to hate: JELLYBEANS!

Ppl love them bc they are so sweet byut hate them bcthey make holes in th teeth called, "cavity's", and also they get stuck in ur throat like dry cookies and so u need to drink a glass of milk after u eat'm LOL!

So in this story there is a man who LOVES jellybeans but hates kids and so he steals jellybeans from kids and fills a pool up with them like the uncleduck in "Duck Tails" with gold, but then a kid name the Jellyburglar finds this bc he is the evil man's newphew and the nephew's real name is Huey also like in Duck Tails (i havemt figured out what Duey and Luey will do here) but so then Huey the "Jellyburglar" breaks into the uncleduck's pool of jellybeans but instead of jellybeans he discovers gold beans! Then uncle scrooge goes for a swim in the golden pool, bc he got a scientist-duck to turn the jellybeans into gold, and so he gives a lot of gold to Huey thinking that that will keep Huey quiet, but then what Huey does is really smart, he sells the gold for $$$ and pays candy stores to secretly make jellybeans for all the kids!

And uncle scrooge never finds out bc one day he drowned under all the gold (he got trapped at the bottom bc gold is really heavy). But the "script" wont show uncle scrooge die, but i think Huey Duey and Luey could read about it in the newspaper or something like that. Also the last sceen will be really funny lol bc huey Duey and Luey will dance around to a hip hop version of the duck tails theme song. Oooo- oo!!!! OMG LOL!

International Laundry, A Thriller

Wow, new idea!

thius idea is about a movie "script" i will right about a network of dry cleaners around the world. U see, dry cleaners take your clothes, but maybe they do more to them then just wash them. in my movie brazilian dry cleaners send their shipment s of dirty clothes to other dry cleaners in the world but really there are drugs hidden in all the pockets which the other dry cleaners the n sell in different countries. The movie will be called "International Laundry".

The main character is a Brazilian Otto Bai Ogg and he takes his clothes to the cleaners and gets suspicious when it takes three months for him to get them back and also he finds drugs in one pocket. So he tells the police and they have him go undercover and find out more by working at the dry cleaners. but after working there for awhile he decides he likes it and you dont know which side he's really on like in the Dep[arted.

You might wonder where the name OTTO comes form and no, i have never been tp Brazil (i havent ever been out of th US actually but one time I was near the Canadian border!). I was in new york city once and i met a person named otto and oh by the way he was nbrazilian! it might be a common name there, i dont know. I watch the travel channel alot and it has also taught me enough about brazil to write this screenplay. There wiull be lots of action and shooting and i think at the end Otto goes to the police to finally tell them everything but they think he's become a bad dry cleaner too and they shoot him in the face.

INTERVIEW WITH DIRECTOR ARNON SHORR :-) !!!

Dear FANS! OMG...This has been a VERY big wee k for my career. Why? bc a very talented film maker who is my mentor has given an interview to me that i will also share with my ASP too. This director is Arnon (I used to spell huis name **Anron** LOL!) and his last name is "Shorr" which may be a very comon name in Egypt but he is American and runs a FILM STUDIO named OxRock Productions (cool name!) that is in to making indepenent films. Mayube one day they will make MY films but i am very happy for now bc of the advise and the help also bc even tho all my FANS can give advise on the "scripts" only some one like arnron can really help get my "script"s to be made into movies like a big producer and so his advise is such a great thing to an artist like me lol! Here is the interview which really taught me a lot an I hope it teaches u a lot too!

ASP: how much money have u made from making movies? can u make enough to support yourself or even buy a manshion and forty cars?
ARNON: I hardly make any money from making movies yet. I hope to make money soon, but it’s very hard to get to that point. This is a field where either you’re making money, or you’re not, and when you’re making money, it’s usually pretty good money, too. Doing this stuff independently, though, means I’m sinking more money in to this than I’m earning from it. Oh, well.

ASP:what got u interested in making movies and when did u decide that you wanted to do it full time as a living?\
ARNON: I got most excited about filmmaking after seeing “Jurassic Park” when I was ten years old. Somehow, I got bitten by that film bug, and ever since then, I’ve been itching to become a professional filmmaker.

ASP:who has inspired u to make movies and who do u look up to most in move making? (Arnron did not nswer this question i dont know whyjy but maybe the answer is a secfret)

ASP: is it important to watch old movies (many old movies are very boring!)? can learning about the history of films help you make them and why?
ARNON: It is exceptionally important to watch old movies – even the boring ones! (Movies, by the way, aren’t that old – they were invented around 1896-97).   It’s very important to know what came before you – what was considered good, what was considered artful, etc., so that you don’t make the same mistakes. Also, film is a very specific language, and watching more movies gives you a greater visual and cinematic vocabulary to work with in creating your own films.

ASP:do u write all ur mpovies yourself or do u sometimes make other peoiple's "scripts"?
ARNON: I prefer to direct other people’s writing. I’ve been told that I write well, but I don’t trust my own writing much.

ASP: if u do write movies, talkk about that process-how is a "script" made? how long should it be? what should the characters do in it? how should the format look like?
ARNON: Short scripts can be flexible, but the shorter the better. Feature-length scripts should be comfortably between 90 and 120 pages, never more never fewer. Since I’m not a writer, I can’t really talk about the process of writing.

ASP:how can a young and creative screenwriter go to get people to make his films?
ARNRON: Write a lot, and be very open to criticism and feedback. Then, keep writing, and writing, and writing, and study other writers’ work – you can buy and read screenplays of famous films just about anywhere. Take writing courses, and of course, keep writing. But don’t keep writing if your work isn’t improving. You have to constantly challenge yourself to do better. Also, there is a certain element of mainstream thinking that has to come in to play – if you write something obscure or excessively strange, you’ll have a much harder time selling it than if you write something more traditional.

ASP:how can the internet help to make movies? what do this and other tecnology do to change film and make it more for everyone?
ARNRON: This is a tough question that many people in Hollywood are agonizing about. So far, the internet seems to be hurting movies, to some extent – allowing for people to copy and share Hollywood films without having to pay for them.  But on the other side, it’s an incredible distribution medium for independent filmmakers who are less concerned about making money and more concerned about getting their names and reputations out there in the world. The jury is still out, though, as to how the Internet is going to revolutionize filmmaking. Everyone knows it’s doing it, but no one is quite sure how.

ASP:can u give advice to young filmakers on how to become successfulk and have people make their films?
ARNRON: Keep working, do things yourself, and work for others. Get little jobs on big films, learn everything that you can, and go make your own films, too, for really cheap. Take every opportunity to learn from ‘real-life’ situations, and apply what you learn to your own work.

ASP: tell us something about the movies u have made-what experieneces have been most helpful or funny? what cjhallenges have come up?
ANRNON: Every one of my films comes with its own set of challenges and small victories. They can be everything from massive, catastrophic pseudo-legal disasters to minor technical glitches. The key is to learn from every problem that comes up, and to use it to try to make the film better.

ASP: why do u make movies in black and white now that colors have been invented?
ANRRON: Just because it’s out there, doesn’t mean it has to be used all the time. 3D and IMAX have been invented, too, but if every movie were a 3D movie or an IMAX movie, things would get boring. So, now, even coming from Hollywood, we see some 3D movies, some IMAX movies, some regular movies (in different formats and aspect-ratios), and even some stuff in black-and-white.

ASP:do u have any interesting stories about movies or making them to tell?
ANRON: I have plenty of interesting stories, but none to tell now – the most interesting stories are always the ones that haven’t ended yet.

ASP:when will u move to hollyhwood?
ANRON: Who knows? When I’m offered a contract that makes the move worthwhile, perhaps?

Thank u soooo much Anron! My FANS should become HIS fans too bc he is a v good mentor to me and teacher also. U can see his website at http://www.oxrockproductions.com and also he has a film on the inter net called ON THE LOT and so u should go to that web pahe http://www.onthelot.com and vote for his film bc if he wins i win LOL!

How long does it Take to make a "Script"?

I luv when FANS email me questions (and I am a FAN of other film makers too and so I email them questions also so I do this also as well) and this was one question that one of my FANS percy asked me... How long does it take to write a "script"???
Good question! Like all complicuated qustions the answer is IT DEPENDS! lol bc if u mean from the time i get the idea (which all the time is in t he shower or toilet :-) LOL) to the time i am finish writing and can show it to ppl to make my film then that also depends, bc some screenplays are long asnd some screenplays are short, and what makes them long or short usualy is the amount ppl talk in the "script" but even this is not so clear bc sometimes lots of ppl can talk and the "script" is short when a short "script" can have like a three hour car chase that ends on a spaceship all without ppl talking much so the "script" looks shorter but in a film it is an epic sega.
Also, sometimes it is is hard to know when I finish too. Like I had this script called "The Potluck Dinner" about a man who brings a realluy good MEAT to a potluck dinner (that is where every one brings a dish of there own) and every one loves it and then at the end the police come bc rthe man had cooked a dead baby (that is what makes this ironic). but THEN i thought i was finished but THEN a year later I chaneged the name of the "script" to "Potluck Surprise!" So when did I finish, when I finishe the screenplay or whebn I made the title better?
These are some of the important things that screenwriters need to think.

ANOTHER good idea for Ronald "script" :-)

I am on a role bc I just thought of a really good idea for the Ronald script again! His presidential order to change the name of the months will be for ALL months, not just December,and Ronald will make the months be: McUary,McRuary, McMarch, … , McMay, McUne, McUly, McGust, McTember, McTober,McVember, and McCember. Notice there is no April! This is bc wikipedia also says that April is the month that McDonald’s makes the littlest amount of $ (this is why doing research is good bc u can find this stuff out) and so by making April illigal, McDonalds will make more $and also pay Ronald more! But it will be silly if there only is 11 months,so in a twist that really makes ppls heads spin Ronald will add an other month to the end called McFun. More soon! lol

Research makes for a better Ronald idea!

I discovered something really good! When I write "scripts" one of the things I like to do especially if it is about history or anbout somerthing real is to do research, which means look things up on websites like Wikipedia, which is an encyclo-pedia (which is why it is called "pedia" but i dont know where "wiki" comes from) and use real facts in my screenplays. This makes things more believable, and also if u are ever giving a press confrense about ur "script" then u had better know what it is about in case some one asks you about it lol!
So I was thinking about Ronald VS Ronald whiich lots of ppl said is a good idea (u can see the original post down lower on the ASP my blog). and here is the Wikipedia article on Ronald Reagan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Reagan so if u click on that u can read it. GUESS WHAT? This told me that Ronald Reagan was a HollyWood Film Star!! OMG! And he was also president which I knew before. So I asked myself OK so what does this mean if Ronal Reagan was an actor and then I thought of a great idea that Ronald McDonald IS RONALD REAGAN under the clown make up! AND he is Ronald McDonald while he is president also and that makes Ronald Reagan make some interesting decisions while he is president, like forcing every one to eat burgers for breakfast and making the month of december be rename McDecember!
Like before I have a picture which is illustrated about the story I am trying to show in this ASP posting which is on top of this paragraph.
L8r!

How my Screenplay ideas learn from THE DEPARTED

I will also, sometimes, be writing about movies that I have seen on this blog my ASP. I saw the departed today. percy couldn’t come of course so I went myself which was ok because the man sitting next to me smelled like onions and I couldn’rt get pocorn. The gunshots were really loud which is a movie making technique used in “Hot shots” and “Rambo” and "Schindler's List" and “the Indiana jones films”. Good directors use gunshots because they STARTLE. Directors cannot stop bullets so they use them so the audience thinks they are startled. I went to see this movie bc Anron in his blog said a review about it, and his blog is http://musingpictures.blogspot.com/ (just to remind u! lol)

This gave me a great idea for a movie!!!!! Do you want to know wht it is? Last year i lived next to this guy Mr. Sanders who started to yell whenever a door closed loud. So I will make a movie with a tally that every time there is a Startle the machine will add another score. it will be a autobiography. And then in the end Mr Sanders will come on the screen and will be shot by the bad guys friend just like Leonardo dicaprio was in The departed when Mr Sanders comes out of the elavator with the bad guy. Then the movie screen will have the nunber of the startls which will be 339!!! then the bad guy friend will be shot by the bad guy (just like Matt damon shoot his friend!!! this is an omage) then te good guy friend will shoot the bad guy and the tally will be at 500!!!! because the bad guy is worth more in pinball just like in pinball when the really hard tally gives more points. Isn;t that a good idea? percy is better at hitting the hard tally than me. the bad guy will be named zelcor, which is a good name for a bad guy. the bad guys' friend will be melcor wich is a good name for a bay guys freind.

OMG i just reread what i wrote and LOL this idea may still need work bc the pinball score may distract from the really good plot. But still, it's a good idea in my head and that is what counts right? lol! Some time soon I will make this make more sense, like with the score keeping and everything, but until then u can leave ur comments and thanx for popping by to my ASP!

How does the shape of the Universe look like?

THIS POST IS NOT ABOUT MOVIES!

This weekend I saw an episode of a science show on video which is called “NOVA” about this thing about the Universe called A String thery that talks about what the Universe is like and also what shape is it? The show was very interesting. Many people have always wondered about these big questions.

It made me think also about the universe and i had a great discussion with percy about this important question in science. Some people on NOVA said maybe it’s a sphere or a donut or like twisted bread-sticks. But no! i think I found the answer and maybe this will be proven by a scientist with a lab but it is shaped like a tube. How do i know this? well its round like some people think buyt also stretched out over time and if that’s true then it must be a cillinder. Percy helped me make the picture in this post and matt suggested the squiggle at the bottom which he says means infinity and with 2 arrows that means t goes on forever on both sides… also I thought it would be funny to have a sign of “you are here” bc that means that your in the universe and we all are LOL!1

This could be featured in some movies bc a lot of what i writ is science fiction and if u know science then u can better make a movie that is science fiction. maybe u thought this post is too intelectual for my film ASP and u might be right! It’s a very complicated thing to understand for many people and i’m not saying u have too, just if i make it into a movie then its good to have the backround knowledge so you’ll know where it comes from. I think if more people had known the stuff BEHIND my “:scripts” then they would want to buy them and make them into movies but a lot of folks just have no clue about scientifics.

"Monopoly Man": a dark comedy autobiography!

I used to play a lot of monopoly,and especially last yr while I was away, and ive always wondered about the monopoly Man with the one-eyed glasses! If I ever meet him I will ask him and say “If you r so rich, why do u want to take over the whole monopoly board?” lol! I would also ask him and say “Why can’t you let other people own some of the monopoy board also and also why does everyone have to pay rent to u?” so my idea for this “script” that is called “Monopoly Man” is to make an autobiography of the monopoly man with the one-eye glasses about him in real life where he tries to take over Monopoly City. But in the end he is sent to Jail and is not allowd to collect 200$ when he passes Go (which in the real Monopoly City is just a seven-eleven!) but then the twist that shakes the bacon is that he has a GET OUT OF JAIL FREE card which he had been hiding under his tophat. Then he is assasinated by the owner of the seven-eleven for stealing 200$ every time he passed by it on his way around Monopoly City which really pissed off the owner. In the last scene (this is really funny!) a little kid opens a seven-eleven burrito and bites into the burrito and makes a wierd face and then guess what he spits out? The one-eye glasses!

(I chose this ending bc i thought that showing the monopoly man put threw a blender and chopped up into burritos woud be too violent and may make the film be rated X and so most regular movie theaters would not show it)

Sadam Satire and Smallhead Updates

So i was thinking about my satire idea and it occurred toi me that a good name for the baby that Madas has to eat (which is his baby!) will be Qari. And i found out that the baby writer was named Swift so i think the leader of the other plantet will be called Rush Swift bc that name sounds powerful and also fast too like someone who could rush to a place and take it over.

I think i will be done soon with my short film screenplay of Smallhead. I will post more detai;ls soon but if anyone is interested in making this movie please let me know and also if you want to read a copy of the "script", i can sell one to you for forty dollars. But you have to promise not to steal it lol!!

"Grimbald DaLlodnoy" - a really crazy character name!

I was just taking a nap when I thought about a really crazy name for a character, and that name is GRIMBALD YOSEMITE DaLLODNOY (i actually just added Yosemite, it wasnt in my head after my nap.) Names for chracters are important bc if its a comedy then the names should be funny and if its a "tragedy" (thats where the main character usually dies) it should be sad, like in shakespere Hamlet is a sad chacarcter and his name is also really sad, like it reminds me a little bit about villages that are small and lonely and also in the midle of no where too, and even tho it doesn't make me cry, maybe it makes some people cry. Grimbald Yosemite DaLlodnoy makes me laugh tho!! lol and I picture him in sort of a trapped in the back of a garbage truck, so maybe ill make an idea off of this. anyway when i woke up with this name in my head i called Percy to tell him, but he wasn't there so i left a voice message that just says Grimblad! Yosemite! DaLlodnoy! Best name ever!

Maybe the "script" can be called Garbage Truck Grimbald DaLlodnoy... what do u think? Let me and the ASP know!

Making My Movies!!!

Happy 2007!! It's one year closer to my first red carpet premiere, lol!

Some fans hgave asked me how will I get my films made. It is a good question, bc I have many ideas, many "scripts" also ……and not one single film with my name on it lol!

Last yr when I was away I sent out my screenplays and also some ideas to many producers who I found their webpages on the the internet. Most of them did not respond and that taught me that even tho my ideas are good, many ppl wont have the time to read them if I send it to them…. they have to discover it for themselves instead, and that is why I have this ASP so that film makers can discover me and my ideas and WANT to make my films instead of me asking for them to make it.

But! 2 big producers DID reply to my ideas which I sent to them last yr. One of them was John Moran from Florida who was making a documentry film about cow grazing on land ownded by the state of Idaho and how it is bad for environmental things and also breaks the law and is bad bc of that too. He is very successful in photography but i don't know when his documentry will be coming out. John told me that I have many good ideas :-) but I should also focus on some and make them relly good which is what I am doing on the ASP where fans can follow as I make ideas go from good to very good to perfect (ok maybe not lol). Thanks John for you're encouragement!! John isnt really a filmmaker cpompoletely but mostly a photographer.

And then there was Anron (his name is Egyptian I think but he is American) of OxRock Productions (his last name is "Shorr") and he wrote back asking more about my ideas and I told him. He is a very serious and accomplished producer and director. He had VERY good advise to me about how I am a writer, and so if I am a writer an write in a persuasive way then I should be able to convince ppl to read and like my scripts – bc that is what a writer does! He had v good advise about how important it is to present myself in a good way. Anron is a film maker according to his webpage which is www.oxrockproductions.com and he does lots of short films and also some longer films and some of them look really funny lol!! In his pic he looks almost like George Lucas and he will be really famous soon, but now he is seeing what he can do as independent filmmaking goes bc he has total freedom to do make things his way. I really am excited to keep in touch with him bc I see him as a good mentor an even tho Anron may not make my films right now ( I think Anron also wasnt ready to do my films since many of them are autobiographies) he can help me with the "scripts" so that one day they can be made. Also look! Anron has a blog and i lput a link to it here: http://musingpictures.blogspot.com/ . Anron, u r soo talented!

OK that is enough for now (that was a big rant lol!!) but u will probably be hearing more about John and Anron too, since this blog ASP cant only be about me!!!