End of the Month Recap

It's been a busy month.  I've written a lot of the outline and plot of the crazy family feature screenplay, and now need to wait for some feedback.

The monkey kid book idea that I've been working with my son on, has been completed and it turned out great!

I read, "Winnie-the Pooh" for the story structure for a new children's story idea that I had.

I read my wife's children's story idea about what happens to a kid when they get a cold.  I gave her my thoughts on it, which was challenging since she wrote it in rhyme.  It took a while to get a handle on it to offer any valuable feedback.

I got Lannie's website/blog Art for Life up and running for his new art classes business.

I wrote two commercial ideas.

Not a bad month for productivity, now on to April!

T.P. Commercial

I've completed a commercial about . . . wait for it . . . toilet paper!  It was an interesting challenge to write a commercial about toilet paper.  I had to get across that it was soft yet strong, and keep it 'clean.'  I went the comedy route on this and I think it worked out great.

Comcast Commercial Idea

I decided to start working on writing some commercial idea's that I've stockpiled.  This one was more recent and deals with Comcast cable during Christmas.  It took about four days and a bit of research on the pros of their Xfinity service, but I think it was worth it.  It's a fun idea.  Now if only I can get it into the hands of their marketing department . . .

Art for Life

Lannie Pihajlic, 1/3rd of One-Eyed Pictures, has recently started up an art business.  It's a great idea where he teaches art lessons, but they are at fun places such as a bar or restaurant.  He's a pro (and so is his partner Nicole), so they help to guide you every step of the way.  It's a lot of fun painting with a group of people while socializing and having a wine or beer.  Check them out here!



I've been working with him on getting his blog set up and other social media sites.  We're also working on a great looking website and putting together a marketing plan.

Crazy Family Feature

So I'm as far as I'm going to get right now.  I finished the story structure and definitely went the way of the fake-ally opponent.  I started to write out the first few scenes, but then stopped.  I need to run the idea by Mr. G and see if he had any other thoughts about it.  I don't want to have the whole movie plotted out only for him to decide something didn't work and have to rework a major scene.

It's time to figure out what project I'll be working on next.

Jungle Kid Book Idea

I've had an idea for a story based off of my son in the jungle for a long time now.  Since I had worked on so many other children's book ideas, I thought I might do a little work on this one.  This wouldn't be a picture book, rather a collection of shorter stories.

I thought it best to read the classic "Winnie-the-Pooh," by A. A. Milne.  It was a fun read and to see the similarities from the books and the classic Disney movie.  It was also interesting to see what stories didn't make the cut, like when Rabbit, Pooh, and Piglet decide to kidnap Roo to get him and Kanga to move out of the Hundred Acre Wood.

It gave me some good ideas on story structure, some length ideas, and a way to go about writing my own stories.

Show and Tell

Top o' the morning to ya, and Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

Show and tell went well.  My wife went because she was going to be a chaperon for their field trip.  She said they asked a lot of questions and seemed to be interested in it.

I'm thinking I may tweak some of the writing and see about sending it out to agents/publishers for publications.  That would be a fun story in itself.

Monkey Kid Book Done!

That's right, the children's book that my son and I have been working on for the last few months has been completed.  Overall, I think it turned out really well.  The pictures he drew are cool, and the story flows nicely (in my humble opinion.)

My wife read it as a bedtime story and my mother-in-law read it as a nap story and they both liked it.  Hopefully, when my son brings it to show and tell this Friday, his class will enjoy it too.

He's already talked about the next book we'll do, but I think we should give it some time and see if he's still interested and committed to putting together another one.

Crazy Family Feature Work

The plot is coming along nicely now.  I'm going head strong into the 22 steps of story structure and it's being fleshed out really well.  I came up with an idea for a fake-ally opponent, that totally changes the dynamic of two characters.  Their relationship would be altered, but the more I think about it, the more I think it makes the piece more dramatic and electrifies the conflict.  It's a hard change to make, but it will be a much stronger movie for it.