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Not me…everyday I suffer and moan slowly and excruciatingly eeking out three more pages for the thesis. When I can’t take it anymore I distract myself by thinking of hypothetical futures. I google things like “USC Screenwriting,” to see if someone out there is going to say something that will rock my world and reveal … Read more

And apparently we got the second largest amount of votes! Woot!That, combined with the judges 60%–which ranked “Empty” in first place, we have A First Place Winner! We never could have done this without the support and votes of friends, family and total strangers who know our family and friends…Our gratitude abounds! There are a … Read more

Voting ends at midnight this evening. This to be followed shortly when time allows with some contemplation on the act of ‘selling’ as it has evolved with the internet, and my ambivalent feelings about certain aspects of it. But for now…gargantuan thanks to V, Mya and Kelly…who posted not just the first, but second eloquently … Read more

We’re up to 245 votes…with special thanks to folks who have told their classes about the contest and to fellow bloggers Kelly, Katie and Mya who have spread the word via their excellent blogs. Four more days to go! And in other news…I have to turn in an example of “analytical, expository writing” for a … Read more

This morning I looked up all the required courses for the first screenwriting semester and then pretended that was my daily schedule to see how it felt. It didn’t quite work since two of them are not in the course schedule yet…but after that first wave of anxiety, I think it feels okay. A class … Read more

So I figured out how our competition has 90 links. They have one friend with a blog, and he just listed 40 links in a row! I don’t even know why that helps, except that it looks so intimidating. This internet is a funny place. I’m going to add some links too…ha! link link link … Read more

Special thanks today to Becky who hosted a voting party on Facebook! And to V, who posted us to her excellent blog! We now have 1231 hits to our site and 30 links…Yea us!! The entry from Savannah School of Art & Design has 3644 hits and 90 links. So it’s still an uphill battle. … Read more

So far the “Empty” video has garnered 90 votes and about 800 hits. This is worrisome, as the competition looks like they have roughly twice the number of hits that we do…close to 2000 now. Part of this is that they had a larger team of people working on their shoot who are not related … Read more

Two Great Causes in One! With one minute of your time you can: 1) Help professional relief organizations better aid victims of international disasters.2) Help Paul and B win this contest and pay for their move back to Cali…. Paul has directed (with writing and voiceover help from B) a 30-second Public Service announcement that … Read more