Expedition: Success

MiniatureTraffic Signs

I created a new website for my father's custom sign business.

He creates miniature traffic sign replicas using high-quality aluminum. Currently he has been selling them on Ebay. He wanted to have a sign gallery website to showcase them all.

Visit his site for more.

http://www.minitrafficsigns.com

Dragon Con was an Interesting Blast

Well, I'm back from my first Dragon Con. It was quite an experience. I don't think I slept very much. Since it was my first huge convention, I didn't have much to compare it to.

Overall, it seemed to be a massive masquerade party, with about 10,000 people in costume. Mostly I just took pictures of all the guests in their costumes and wandered aimlessly through the hallways. I watched several short movies in the screening room and that was a lot of fun. I also attended several panels on writing, filmmaking, video game design, and Star Trek. While these were good at re-focusing my creative chi on coming home and getting to work on my current projects, I don't know if I learned anything new.

I met up with two members of my club and we spent some time hanging out and eating. But I spent a inordinate amount of time just walking and walking and walking around. I definitely got my exercise. I ate mostly in the food court and drank more coffee in three days than I normally would all month.

I watched the Dawn beauty pagent, a live Radio show, two concerts, and lots of people. On Sunday night, I played "Are you a Werewolf", a fun group game till 4:30 am.

Would I go again? Maybe when they invite me as a panel or special celebrity guest. Actually it was more than good to do something that extends my interests and passions. But now I need to get to work and create my own story.

I'm off to Dragon Con in Atlanta

In a strange twist of fate where things are actually working out in a great way, I am off to my first Dragon Con.

For those of you that don't know about it, Dragon Con is THE science fiction convention in North America. While it s not as prestigious as the infamous world's, it is most definitely the largest. This event is held every year --featuring writing workshops, gaming, a full film festival, costuming, art show, and anything else that effects science fiction, fantasy, film, movies, books and games.

Show be an eye-opening experience to the possiblities for my creativity. I'll be back to post about it Next Week.

First Day of School

Today is the first day of classes for me in the program I am taking out at Saginaw Valley State University. I'll be heading over to the school shortly. I am very excited about starting this new phase in my life. It has been over a decade (actually about 15 years) since I first graduated from college so going back is awesome.

The Masters program should roughly take me about a year and half. Hopefully it will send my life of in a bold new direction filled with passion and meaning.

Or at least a job doing something I can at least tolerate and gives me more than enough to live on. Well, I'm off.

Accepted to Blogwise

My blog was recently accepted into the Blogwise fold. Hopefully this means that someone may actually find me. My blog has very little traffic or no comments.

I will be adding my blogwise tag to my sidebar after the upcoming weekend.

Rules for Script Writing that Moves People

In searching out screenwriting blogs, I've discovered several that I check out regularly. One of them is Screenwriting Bones featuring scribe Philip Morton. He lives and works in Hollywood and wrote 12:01, a TV movie that I enjoyed.

Recently on his blog, he posted a list of some rules from his book of knowledge. Here is an overview of the list. Check out his site for the indepth description of each of his rules.

Good Stuff for us up-and-coming screenwriters.

Morton's Rules of Script Management

1) Blink Characters.
2) Start deep in the middle.
Start Deep from a character point of view:
Start Deep from a structure point of view:
4) Hero Rule (there's just one).
5) Bad Guy in your Face.
6) Don't Ever Resolve Tension.
7) Tight Alignment.
8) Stay Emotional.
9) Open The Heart.

Science Fiction Short Film Festival Launched

The Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame (SFM) in partnership with the Seattle International Film Festival Group (SIFF), announces the launch of the first-annual Science Fiction Short Film Festival, to promote and encourage awareness, appreciation and understanding of the art of science fiction cinema.

From July 20 through November 1, 2005, the Science Fiction Short Film Festival will accept short film submissions, up to 12 minutes in length, that have been produced after 2001 for entry into the competition. Multiple submissions will be accepted according to the entry form rules and regulations found at www.sfhomeworld.org or www.seattlefilm.org.

Gamer dies of Video Game Overdose

I guess too much of a good thing applies to video games as well.

The 27 year-old Taiwanese man collapsed after playing computer games for 32
hours non-stop.

For the complete article. Link.