Howdy there.
Work has been a complete bitch. I’ve been working really crappy hours, with very little time to reply to emails, catch up with people or update this blog. I can only apologise, again.
A few weeks ago, we went to see Shakespeare in the Botanic Gardens for a production of “Romeo & Juliet” which was interesting. I’m not a fan of Shakespeare, but its nice to watch it outdoors, although it was freezing (the temperature dropped that weekend, typical) and uncomfortable. A bit of culture for a change. Planning to go Moonlight Cinema in the coming weeks – again in the Botanic Gardens, watching old/new films in the open.
Last week (w/b 11/02) I started a scriptwriting course at the CAE, I’ll be going every Wednesday for 5 weeks. Its something I’ve always wanted to do -write a screenplay, I mean. Strange being back in a college environment, something I haven’t really done since 1995. Its a full class, around 20+ people sharing the same interest as myself. The lecturer is an experienced TV writer, writing on shows such as “Neighbours” and appears to be a good laugh. The course should be interesting, and worthwhile I think, although I see a negative, analysing every film from now on and appearing terribly nerdish to others around me. Nerd-like? Me? Never. I do have homework – watch films which isn’t bad. I need to watch “Mean Girls” and “Atonement” for good story structure and character motivation.
I do have an idea for a screenplay, but I’ll keep that under wraps for a later date. Yeah right. Like I’m going to tell you.
The course will give me the skills to nurture and fine tune this idea into a highly sought after Hollywood script. Well that’s the plan anyway. I’ll keep you posted.
Not much else has been happening apart from the usual, work-eat-sleep-gototheshops-watchfilms … Got K T Tunstall concert coming up in March (or April), might go see monkey-boy himself Ian Brown, and there’s the Melbourne Comedy Festival 2008. Lots coming ahead.
