Just Watch It Episode 4 photos on flickr

Just Watch It Episode 4, a set on Flickr.

Just Watch It Episode 4 photos are now on flickr! Some pics are from, "Batman: AWOL, Jackcedrin, The Duel, and Crotch Pockets," and more. There are a few behind the scenes pics and some artwork. There are a few more batches of photos to get posted and we'll be up to date. I'm hoping to have it done really soon.

Just Watch It Episode 3 photos on flickr

Just Watch It Episode 3, a set on Flickr.

I'm making some good headway on getting all of our OEP photos uploaded on flickr. Episode 3 I think had some of our strongest sketches including our award winning sketch, "Annoya," and our most viewed, "Dresses."

Just Watch It Episode 2

Just Watch It Episode 2, a set on Flickr.

We have posted more pics up on our flickr account. This time they're from Just Watch It Episode 2 which includes the award winning sketch, "Storytime."

Just Watch It Episode 1 pics on Flickr

Just Watch It Episode 1, a set on Flickr.

With our Flickr account I'll be working on putting up some pics from our various projects. This is from our first episode of sketch comedy.

StumbleUpon

So I found this site called StumbleUpon.  It's a great site that basically surfs the web for you and brings you all kinds of content depending on your interests that you identified.  It's part of a marketing plan I have, and for those who love to just surf, it's a great resource.  There have been a lot of interesting websites, photos, and videos that I've "StumbledUpon."

Payday Loan Commercial Script

I came up with a funny commercial idea for a payday loan type place.  It should be really easy to film, but there is always the issue of getting the cast together.  Being a husband and father, and making time every day to write, that doesn't leave much time to get anything else done.  (Plus there is the mystery video project that I'm working on the marketing for.)

Scion xB Photobomb Commercial is Live!

Here is the completed commercial I've been working on.  Take a look.

Giant Robot Movie

With the novel done (for now), I decided to go back to work on my giant robot short film idea.  I've been researching a lot for the dialogue and I'm going for a Airplane/Naked Gun vibe to it.  There is a lot of fun to be had with wordplay.

Wireless Commercial Script

With one of the focuses being on some commercial script ideas, I finished one that I had about texting.  I think it's funny, since a lot of the work I do leans towards comedy.  I also think comedic commercials tend to stand out better.  This one needs a couple of specific actors to make it work and I have a lot on my plate right now, so I'm not sure when I'll be able to get to this.  There will be a lot of schedule logistics to work out, so we'll see.

Draft II of the WWII Novel is complete!

Whew.  Yes, it's true.  Draft two is finished and I added a title page and a table of contents for getting to each chapter quicker.  Of course it's not done, there are a couple more steps that are needed.  I gave a copy to my wife, so she can go over it and do a little editing.  I'm almost finished reading her first novel and have been editing as I read.  I'm not sure how long it will take her, I may edit each chapter as she's done with it.  I'm hoping to have the next draft completed around the end of September.

So what's next?  I'm not sure.  There are some other commercial ideas I need to write up, there is a short comedy film that I've worked a little bit on, and I'll need to get the next screenplay ready to be written.  I'm hoping to start on that one in October, and I have a rough outline done, but it's an older one and I'll need to go over it again using my newer screenplay writing skills.

Progress on the Photobomb Commercial

All the Photoshop pictures are done and I completed the next scene needed for the commercial that required the Photoshopped pictures.  The first half has been edited, so I'll just need to shoot one more scene, download the rest of the footage, and edit them in (and record the voice over announcer).  I'm hoping to have it up by the beginning of next week.

A New Presence on the Web

We have set up a Tumblr account to help expand our web presence.  It will take a while to get it completely up and running, but you can check out the bare bones site now by clicking (or touching) this.

Another picture for the Photobomb Commercial

I've been plugging along in photoshop to get my Scion xB into some photos taken at the Denver Zoo.  I'm getting close to being done so I can shoot another scene that I need this in.

Photobomb Commercial

This is one of the pictures I've been photoshopping for an auto photobomb commercial idea I have.  Enjoy!

OEP on Flickr!

We now have a Flickr account!  I decided this would be a great place to post all of our behind the scenes production photos and the like.  So take a look at some of our past projects and keep watching for new ones!  Check out our photos here.

Pinterest Account

So we've set up a Pinterest account here.  There isn't anything on it yet since I'm still checking it out to see how it works.  But stay tuned for fabulous content!

Working out some ideas for JWI E6

I spent some time with Lannie (1/3rd of OEP) and he's working on a couple of sketch ideas for the next episode of "Just Watch It."  It was fun to work on some upcoming video projects again and I'm looking forward to getting some filming done for the next show!

Making headway on the WWII novel

I just finished the edit for chapter 30 on the WWII novel.  Only ten more to go, but then I'll need to do some more editing, and look for some readers.

Commercial shoot

I came up with an idea for an automobile commercial for a commercial demo reel that I'm working on.  I needed a vacation type area with a lot of photo ops, so I took a trip to the Denver Zoo with the family and did a little filming.  Luckily, I didn't need much with the kids since it's difficult to work with children, especially when they're trying to have fun at the zoo!  But I got the main shots in, and now I need to clean up my car for some pictures, and do a little photoshopping.

Doc Video Shoot

Charlie (1/3rd of OEP) has been working hard on his political science career, and was working on a video for an upcoming town hall meeting.  He needed someone to shoot some video for him while he conducted an interview.  It had been a while since I did more documentary type filming, it was a lot of fun, and I think I got some good images.

More work on Time Travel Short Story

My time travel story has now been converted into manuscript format.  It's a basic format that most publishers use.  Some will have different variations depending on the publisher, but most will use it.  The next step will be to search for which magazine I want to submit this to first.

OEP and Twitter

That's right, we're on Twitter now.  Tweeting everything about movies and what's going on in my life and OEP.  Check it out here.

Halfway done on the WWII novel

My WWII novel is now halfway completed, at least for this draft.  It's interesting the mistakes I've missed on the first time around, but this is why you always need to edit your work.  You'll never have a perfect first draft, and you want your writing to stand out enough, so it will take re-writing.  Only twenty more chapters to go!

Time Travel Short Story draft done

I finished the latest draft of my time travel story.  It's a much stronger piece now I think thanks to my wife's input.  I'll put it away for about a week then read through it one more time to make sure the changes make sense.

Mystery Video Project test completed

The mystery video project that I've been working on has a test edit.  I think it turned out really well, but there are a couple of tweaks I want to change first.  More exciting details to come!

Time Travel Short Story Re-Write

My wife had finished her notes on my time travel short story. (She writes a lot of short fiction and recently finished her first novel.  Read all about it on her blog Science Fiction Mommy under our "Friends" section.)  She is a great editor and gave a lot of useful feedback.  So I started today working on the next draft.

Filming for the Mystery Video Project

We've worked with R.J. on many past video shorts and he graciously let us use his two cars for the MVP.  (He did most of the driving.)  The shots turned out really well and pretty much how I imagined them.  I can't wait to get them edited in, since this is the biggest scene.  There are only a couple of other smaller scenes that need to be filmed and a little voice over work for the shooting to be done.  Then there will be some editing polish that will need to be applied.

Oh yes, Happy Mother's Day, and I have an incredibly understanding wife!

Alternate Creative Projects

I've been working on numerous varied creative projects.  One of which is a website for 5280 resumes.  I thought the design turned out really well and it's totally different than what it was before.  I also decided to set up a portfolio page on this site for a showcase of different projects besides the filmmaking ones.

Demo Reel Is Live!

I decided it was high time to have a short demo reel showcasing all of the video work I've accomplished throughout my career.  It gives a nice overview of the comedy, action, and drama, I've created over the years.  Take a look here!

A new idea

So I came up with two idea's based off of Mr. G.'s idea of a crazy family.  One I thought had been overdone and wasn't excited about it at all.  The other one I thought could have really good potential.  I threw it out to my wife and even she (who is not a horror movie fan) thought it was interesting.  I'll have to figure out a little more details, write it up, and send it Mr. G.'s way and see what he thinks of that one.

Spoke with Mr. G.

I had a phone conversation with my contact, Mr. G. to go over the screenplay pitches.  He thought my sci-fi horror movie was too out there and not something he thought wouldn't work.  It's a great unique story, with characters you'd actually root for, so I know it would find a market somewhere.  Even if I have to film it myself (which I've always thought about doing, but that's another story).

We went over my pitch for the Broken Down Bus horror movie, and he thought the script was being too clever, and he thought the movie Scream had a known director so they were able to get away with a similar idea.  That wouldn't happen with this one and he didn't think there would be a market for it at this time.  I've put a little work into the outline on this so I'll try and finish the outline and keep it handy so when the time is right it will be ready to go.

He came up with a couple of idea's based on the Bus idea, but that means it would be a completely different story, and nothing would be used from the previous idea.  I'm not sure what to do with his suggestions, so I'll have to mull it over a bit.  It's time to start from scratch.

WWII Novel update

I'm finished . . . with the initial read through of my WWII novel.  I made notes of grammatical errors, parts that I thought didn't make sense, and areas where I contradicted myself.  Reading it all together gave me a much better sense of how it flowed and what details I changed from the beginning to end.  I got through two chapters a day and now it's time to make the changes and see what else doesn't seem right.  I'm not sure how long that will take, but I've given myself until the end of September to have it done.  I'll ask for readers at that point and make any modifications based off of their feedback.  Then it will be time to write a new screenplay.

Post-Apocalyptic Zombie Movie

The initial edits have been completed, but there are a handful of areas I need to revisit to delete and expand on.  So this screenplay is getting close to being done.

Zombies and more

I'm halfway through the Post-Apocalypse Zombie movie re-write.  I'm beginning to wonder if I have too many characters and scenes and need to cut some out.  I guess I'll wait until I'm done with this draft, give it some time, then revisit it again and see what I think.

The script is done for my mystery video project!  Now it's time to get a shot and location list written down so I can begin the process of shooting it.  I also have a couple of props that need to be worked on.

No Joke, the Novel, draft two has started

Happy April fools day!  The second draft of my WWII novel has begun (no, really).  I've started by reading through the whole thing and making comments about what changes I see needs to be done.  Once that's completed I'll actually go through and make the changes and determine what else needs to be added/deleted.  It's hard to believe that it's been almost two months since I've completed it.

New (old) sketch, Carjacking is live

We have another one of our classic sketches, live on YouTube.  Carjacking can be seen here.  We are planning on posting more frequently this year and alternating more of our older material with our newer ones. So enjoy one of my past favorites.

Next draft for my Post-Apocalyptic Zombie screenplay

This is the second screenplay that I wrote last year before working on the novel.  This one has some issues that will take longer to solve.  It's too long, so I'll need to edit it down, and there were issues with screen time with some of the characters.  Since it's the next draft, it will take a little longer, because there's more to it than a format polish.

The end of the month is rapidly approaching and I was planning on starting the next draft of my WWII novel in April.  With that, and all the other projects I'm working on right now, the next draft of my zombie movie will probably take a while.

A New Look!

It's been a long time coming since the blog hasn't been updated since we started it way back in 2005.  (Has it really been that long?)  The opening of our sketch comedy show, "Just Watch It," opened and closed with our logo floating in a nebula region of space, and the new opening logo for our shorts will have more of a outer space vibe to it, so we thought the planet design was appropriate.  We hope you like it and there are more changes to come!

More projects completed

The final draft (ha, ha) has been completed for the Hunt.  Because it had been a while since I read it, there were actually a couple of parts where I wasn't sure what was going to happen next.  It's an action/comedy and I was surprised at a lot of the comedy bits.

The commercial is done and I think it turned out well considering I wasn't able to shoot for it, I only had access from vacation footage.  I would love to travel to some far off exotic location to shoot something new for it, but that's not in the cards right now.  There are about three other commercial ideas I have, so I've started playing around with some brainstorming for those.

And, (drum roll please) I've started on a new video project.  I'm keeping a tight lid on this one until it's ready, but it's really short, and poses a new challenge, since I haven't done anything like this before.  Details will be posted when it's ready.

Commercial Idea

In my quest for creative employment, I decided to make up some mock TV commercials for a portfolio.  The first one I decided on was for a travel group.  I grabbed some footage from an old vacation I took and wrote up some copy for it.  I also made a logo for it in Photoshop.

Next draft for the Hunt

This should be the last of the older projects that I'm wanting to go back to and revise, so the format looks better.  The title has already been used, so I'm working on a different title as well.  This one is strange to read, since it's the first one I completed when I decided to focus most of my time on screenwriting.  So I haven't seen it for a while now.

Next draft for short story

I started on the next draft for my new short story.  I'll put a little more time into it over the next couple of days so I can finish it and move on to another of my many projects.  Once I'm finished, I'll have to give it another full read through, then ask a couple of people to read it, and give me their thoughts for the next draft.  So it will probably be a while before I mention this one again.

WWII screenplay done

The latest draft is now complete.  I'm sure it will change again but for now it is finished.

Another draft for WWII movie

I've started another draft for my WWII screenplay that was the basis for my novel.  I had a couple of ideas from the novel I wanted to put into the screenplay and I needed to polish up the format.

Outline ready to go for Broken Down Bus

It's the end of the month and it's been a full year so far.  I completed the research and characters for my broken down bus horror movie and started working on the outline for it.  I typically write an outline for each of my screenplays, I like to know where my story is going, and it keeps me from getting writer's block.  Any writer's block comes from doing the outline, so I don't have to stop and think much one I've started writing.

Animated Jungle Draft Done

The latest draft of my animated jungle screenplay is complete.  It flowed really well I thought, and it had some good story elements, and fun characters.

Re-write

I decided to go back to a few scripts for another draft/re-write.  I need to incorporate the information I learned when I read the Screenwriter's Bible that I mentioned last year.  The one I'm working on now is the Animated Jungle movie that I started at the beginning of last year.

New Short Story is Finished

The first draft of my short story is done!  It was a lot of fun to complete this since I've had the idea for so long.  It was also interesting doing research for the CERN lab since that's where the story takes place.  Stats for this one is 11 pages and 6,334 words.  I'm going to shelve it for a couple of weeks and then do another draft with my fresh eyes.

New Short Story

I decided to write up a short story for an idea I came up with back in October of I think 2011.  Since I'm already in story writing mode, it will be nice to work on something that will be much shorter.  I had a few questions for my wife, since she has written and submitted a lot more short stories than I have, and went to work writing it.

The WWII Novel is DONE!

Or at least the first draft is.  Wow, it's a weird moment to know that I finished my first novel.  A lot of time, research, and sacrifice went into this.  It was such a huge project to write a book that took place in WWII, that I didn't get much of anything else done.  Most of my available free time went into writing this.  Even on most weekends I didn't have time to watch a movie or even relax with a video game.  It's a great feeling of accomplishment, but also bittersweet knowing the majority of the writing is over.

The stats for it are as follows:  185 pages, 107,066 words, 39 chapters + an epilogue.

Now it's time to shelve it for a few weeks (probably until April), so I can approach it again with fresher eyes for the next draft.  I'm in a peculiar position now since I'm not sure what new writing project to start on.  Usually I would have the next project researched and ready to go, but since the novel took so much time, the horror movie about the broken down bus isn't ready yet.