Sequels and Zombies

Today, I discovered 2 things...one, the script I'm writing is actually a sequel. I'm not quite sure how that happened, but I suppose it's good to realize that early on. I'm not entirely sure if the first film will ever get written, but I think it's good for a script to know it's mother...even if she'll never exist.

The second thing I discovered was a trailer for a videogame titled Dead Island. I don't know much about the game and the trailer certainly doesn't help in that regard...outside of the fact it's about zombies on an island. However, the trailer in and of itself is pretty durn cool...if you're into that sort of thing.



One of the aspects I like so much is it's non-linear nature. It tells a story and pulls you by making you question what you're seeing and who the people are. Plus it uses slow motion and sound very well. But that wasn't good enough for some people who cut it up and put it back together in chronological order. (thanks to Seth for the linky)


And when you watch it that way, it's a little "meh"..standard story.. zombie meets girl, girl runs screaming, zombie bites girl, girl bites daddy, daddy throws girl through window...just like you've seen a hundred times over. So really, it's a one trick pony, but that just reinforces the notion that It's All In The Execution 'cause that one trick? It's dynamite.

Youtoobing about youtoob

I'm going to give up on trying to post anything but videos until midmarch. I was busy writing...or outlining at the very least, but now all of that time is being taken up with TrueFalsing. Coming soon to several theatres near you. And can I just say, I love the design of this year's website.

So I'll try to post a video every so often, just to keep in the swing of things..but my nights of sleep are slowly slipping away.

Here's a fascinating anthropological introduction to YouTube on YouTube appropriately titled An Anthropological Introduction to YouTube. It's a presentation made to the Library of Congress by Michael Wesch who apparently has no fear of disrupting the time/space continuum by going all metayoutooby.

Nuturing Creativity

Haven't posted here in a bit since I've been getting a lot written. 8-10 pages over the past few days, depending on what I want to count. I'm feeling good about it.
Anywhoo, I'm just going to post a great TED Talk by Elizabeth Gilbert about creativity and leave it at that.
Cheers