Setback
The list went up, 1:30 AM. Paul’s name was not on it. So we are saaaad..But resilient.How boring would it be on talk show interviews in the future if he just cruised through the paces with no obstacles to overcome?
Paul
Big Day.
At high noon Paul and his producer, Safia, will appear before a panel of faculty to “pitch” his concept for a thesis film. Out of the twenty-five students in his program, only five will be awarded a final film with a budget of $30,000. The decisions are based on a number of criteria…quality of past … Read more
A Post About Film Stuff
A few of my readers have mentioned that mostly they just skim my blog looking for posts about Paul’s burgeoning film career, so I thought I would put “film” in the title of this update just to make it easier. It’s been a busy and crazy week or so. The film from the clown shoot … Read more
Send in the Clowns
Pics from Paul’s recent shoot…I mentioned it was about a clown, right?
Foodie
My parents are coming tomorrow for Thanksgiving. Since we have a little kitchen I want to pre-cook some dinner items for the next few days. Right now I am simultaneously cooking, each at different stages– Thai-pumpkin soup with coconut milk, Pasta Fazool, and Cranberry Sauce made with Rosemary, Ruby Port and Figs. Paul, who is … Read more
Film Related Newsflash
Paul got the email yesterday: Congratulations!! Your script The Working Girl has been chosen as one of 10 finalists for the 2006-2007 Coca-Cola Refreshing Filmmaker’s Award Program!Please contact us with your availability next week for a pre-production conference call with our production group. Thank you for participating in our program and we look forward to … Read more
Refreshing Young Advertisers?
Last year, Paul produced one of the ten finalist films in Coca-Cola’s Refreshing Young Filmmakers Award. (It was called “The Kiss,” and you can see it here.) This year he has dreams of going all the way. The contest, which began in 1998, is open to college film students only. The winning film garners a … Read more
Viewings
We just had the big “Screening” weekend of the year at the Film School. Friday night, the students who are just finishing their first year, debuted their second directing projects. Twenty-five 6-minute films were shown, Paul’s among them. It was called “Porn and Protons” and was a comedy about a married couple whose attempts to … Read more
Why I Can’t Think of a Cute Title for this Post
Periodically I go through a phase where I feel completely out of control of everything. Like I can’t wrap my head around any single aspect of life: Not finances, not career, not our household, not our marriage. Normally these things pretty much just float in the atmosphere above my head, and I guess through some … Read more