Housekeeping: Amazon Studios Day…Six? It’s confusing because they launched at 5pm on Tuesday, but had such an onslaught of entrants right off the bat, that you pretty much need to count the day.Things seem to tapering off a little. They’re at 936 projects right now. Two of the first three that you see are actually … Read more
Some collected reading for you: John August turned my attention to this article at HITFIX. I have some reactions that I will deal with in more length after the weekend, but for the moment I was interested in this note that “the media is just swallowing it without digesting it or analyzing it.” It is … Read more
We’ve just passed 750 entries. I note that the entry that had boasted 2500 downloads has somehow had 2000 downloads “deducted.” It’s now gaining downloads at a pace more in keeping with the other frontrunners of the group. I have garnered four more reviews. One is a five star review from someone named Robert! This … Read more
The Amazon Studios experience continues. As of last night there 395 projects, and today before 5pm–less than 48 hours after launch–there were over 500. It gives you an idea of how many people see themselves as potential filmmakers and either don’t read or understand the terms of the contract, or are desperate enough for a … Read more
Day 2 of the Amazon Studios Experiment: After launching at 5pm last night, as of 9:30 this morning, the numbers of entrants has grown from the original seven to 110. The most “popular” script has about 300 downloads. No scripts have any comments or notes as of yet. My script, which, by the way is … Read more
I’ve been loosely, but with some horror, following the issue of genetically modified salmon. If you haven’t, the basic story is that a company has spliced some genes to make a “super-salmon” that grows twice as fast as its wild brethren. The FDA has said that the salmon meat is essentially the same, and is … Read more
I returned two really nice books to a large chain bookstore using their included gift receipts. It is my intention to buy these same books in their electronic form for my Kindle. I felt especially bad about this when, as I was driving my car today–with the soon-to-be-returned books in the passenger seat beside me, … Read more
Best thing anyone has ever said about this blog: “it makes me feel less alone in the world.” The least best, but somewhat thought-provoking thing anyone has said about this blog lately: “I don’t want you to quote things I say on your blog.” Which I kind of just did–but I paraphrased. And I won’t … Read more
In the parking garage of the Century City mall last night, I saw something I hadn’t seen before:
These are things out in the world that occupy some part of my mind of late. (As always, disclaimer–no claims to total accuracy in reporting…this is the news filtered through a layperson’s sensibility and memory. My sources these days are NYTimes online, NPR and other radio, articles posted by friends on blogs and Facebook.) 1) … Read more