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Re: play with me

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Angel Robert Marquez <[log in to unmask]>

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Poetryetc: poetry and poetics

Date:

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 19:06:10 -0700

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yea, LA is Babylon. Totally, the networks have been paved out here and the
scams are propagated from the ghettos to the mansions. Dick, was Jewish to!
He's totally going to rip me off!

On Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 7:03 PM, Caleb Cluff <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I'm optioning the rights now. Should have your product in turnaround in six
> weeks. Bring on the merchandising team! Where's my cocaine and tequila soy
> latte decaf?
>
> ( I'm sorry. That's a dreadful stereotyping of the LA film scene. It's just
> - well - I've BEEN there...)
>
> Caleb
>
> On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 11:53 AM, Angel <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Heh..
> >
> > Lol
> >
> > You are funny! I want more of that! And like you said a synthesis of man
> > boy woman story!
> >
> > Why Jorge & frank!?
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >
> > On Apr 18, 2010, at 6:44 PM, Judy Prince <[log in to unmask]>
> > wrote:
> >
> > Group-writing, or, more aptly, the Chinese Whisper Game of group-writing,
> >> could be cool.  But do you want us to flesh out your story, or just have
> a
> >> wild go at any subject we want?  If you want us to flesh out your story,
> >> I'd
> >> have to decline bcuz I think you should do it all yourself.  I'm not
> much
> >> on
> >> workshopped plays for lotsa reasons.
> >>
> >> Having just read two sf novels with the kind of thrills you mention with
> >> your story, I'd now rather sit down with a bodice-ripper or a simple and
> >> elegant poem or two.
> >>
> >> Might be just that, as nearly always, some stories are "man" stories,
> some
> >> stories are "woman" stories------and there're really great stories that
> >> are
> >> both, or p'raps neither.
> >>
> >> Here's my contribution to your first scene:
> >>
> >> *George*:  "Throw away that nasty guitar.  We don't need music performed
> >> by
> >> a severed hand.  That's SO yesterday."
> >>
> >> *Frank*:     "It's my severed hand, and I'm keeping it for......other
> uses
> >> besides guitar-plucking.  Right now it needs practice on such pieces as
> >> *Clair
> >> de Lune* and *Flight of the Bumblebees*."
> >>
> >> *George*:  "Just keep the bleeping hand away from my Lab!"
> >>
> >> *Frank*:     "But you said I could experiment in your lab!"
> >>
> >> *George*:  "Idiot.  I meant my Labrador."
> >>
> >> (Act One, scene one incomplete)
> >>
> >> ---------------------
> >>
> >> Have fun,
> >>
> >> joodled playwright
> >>
> >> On 18 April 2010 21:26, Angel Robert Marquez <[log in to unmask]
> >> >wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>> Thanks for Frank(enstein), Angel.
> >>>>
> >>>> Why don't you start writing your screenplay?
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> I did/have.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Your client got to hear all
> >>>> your play ideas, but insteada telling them to us, you ask us to
> >>>>
> >>> group-write
> >>>
> >>>> the thing.  'Supwidat?
> >>>>
> >>>> Well, he tricked me. Group-write would just be interesting for
> >>> collaboration research and a good time to mess with the new wp install.
> >>>
> >>> The story's bout a guy who writes, records, and self distributes music
> >>> and
> >>> unknown to him the listeners wind up killing an authority figure. The
> >>> hook
> >>> is it's not him, the guitar is possessed and compels him to do it's
> >>> bidding.
> >>> Story winds down to cop has theory and his partner tries to kill him
> when
> >>> testing the theory...BUT girl gets to the guy and kills him and takes
> the
> >>> guitar. THEN the screen pans out to a future audience where the keynote
> >>> is
> >>> how they pulled all the memories from and inanimate object with this
> new
> >>> technology and of course someone on the audience has their eyes on the
> >>> guitar and THE END. Theirs lots of room to play. I have pretty much
> every
> >>> character scene etc in place, I am just more interested in other
> peoples
> >>> takes than my own. All tied together nicely for a real thrill packed
> >>> roller
> >>> coaster ride through knowing, unknowing and BAM. I even have and
> >>> endorsement
> >>> model for all the listening devices that the killers would listen to
> >>> before
> >>> they switched to crazy. I could even put my crappy music playing in the
> >>> back
> >>> ground of all the death scenes seeing it's sketchy production would fit
> >>> the
> >>> mold.
> >>>
> >>> C'mon judy, I'll be your best friend!
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> Judy
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On 17 April 2010 23:38, Angel Robert Marquez <[log in to unmask]
> >>>>
> >>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Okay poetry people. Let me throw this at you.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Like I said in the beginning I like to write and it's fun to get it
> out
> >>>>> etc..
> >>>>>
> >>>>> So, not to be the pretentious guy that lives in the LA area; but,
> >>>>>
> >>>> rather
> >>>
> >>>> the
> >>>>> dude you all love to hate and would like to work on a 'project' as a
> >>>>> collective with. I have a screenplay!
> >>>>>
> >>>>> lol
> >>>>> BUT, really I do. It's been refined etc..lets say more of an outline
> >>>>>
> >>>> than
> >>>
> >>>> an
> >>>>> actual finished product. Anyhow, I do freelance work in LA and a
> recent
> >>>>> client was a pretty cool dude. Although, the last time we met we
> spent
> >>>>>
> >>>> the
> >>>>
> >>>>> first 3 hours (paid) with him pulling a screen play out of his
> cabinet
> >>>>>
> >>>> and
> >>>>
> >>>>> reciting it to me as I fueled the fire as a listener and interested
> >>>>>
> >>>> party.
> >>>>
> >>>>> Because I was interested and his screenplay was not  totally original
> >>>>>
> >>>> but
> >>>
> >>>> entertaining. Anyways, he also showed me this bad ass music videos his
> >>>>>
> >>>> son
> >>>>
> >>>>> produces in NYC and I  was extremely impressed. Yes, so, like a fool
> >>>>> revealed my master piece in like 5 minutes, not nearly as
> entertaining,
> >>>>> animated, or acted as him; but, a quick 1,2,3 punch.  I kind of felt
> >>>>>
> >>>> like
> >>>
> >>>> I
> >>>>
> >>>>> made a bad move. I liked the dude a lot as a client and person he was
> >>>>>
> >>>> funny
> >>>>
> >>>>> and reeled me in like a pro. I hadn't told ANYONE about this
> particular
> >>>>> secret project, I was just letting it germinate. This guy said he had
> >>>>> connections with the industry etc and he told me the new plans Disney
> >>>>>
> >>>> and
> >>>
> >>>> some other studios were making.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Which brings me to this. The guy gave me this DVD about writing
> >>>>>
> >>>> screenplays
> >>>>
> >>>>> and I want to 'open source' my concept; but, not if people aren't
> >>>>> interested. I like you guys and you all have a distinct writing style
> >>>>>
> >>>> and
> >>>
> >>>> think as a group something interesting might emerge from my throwing
> >>>>>
> >>>> this
> >>>
> >>>> out:
> >>>>> http://www.play.angelrobertmarquez.com/
> >>>>>
> >>>>> So, the link above could be used as a collaborative effort.  I could
> >>>>>
> >>>> give
> >>>
> >>>> everyone or anyone access to the admin and they could even learn about
> >>>>> wordpress at the same time.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> My vision would be someone owns each ACT, and then kind of lets
> things
> >>>>> happen. I haven't put my high concept up there yet though. I was
> >>>>>
> >>>> thinking
> >>>
> >>>> if somebody says I want to hear it I will throw it down if not I'll
> >>>>>
> >>>> keep
> >>>
> >>>> it
> >>>>
> >>>>> to myself. It might never go anywhere that way though.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> What do you think?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Thoughts?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I have more to add BUT, I don't want to overwhelm. I think
> Frankenstein
> >>>>> came
> >>>>> from a group of writers playing with who could write the scariest
> story
> >>>>> etc..
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I think the blog would be cool to use to see the progress and add
> ideas
> >>>>> easily along the way. I would compile the final and distribute indie
> >>>>>
> >>>> style.
> >>>>
> >>>>> we could change the domain along the way and use the blog as a
> >>>>>
> >>>> purchasing
> >>>
> >>>> channel/platform.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Let me know what you think : )
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
>

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