UPDATE: NYC Midnight Contest Update
Back in September we entered the 2009 NYC Midnight Screenwriting Championships. Here’s how we’ve done so far: 9/09 – NYC Midnight Screenwriting Championships 2009 (Challenge #1) The Assignment: 48 hours, 5 pages, fantasy / rainforest / shampoo First Thoughts: Julie initially wanted to include an image of a long-haired but fictional rainforest creature washing its [...]
We're on the Road to Somewhere
This has been a great, productive year for King is a Fink Productions. We wrote and produced 4 short films (Snow Bunny, Sound Sleeper, Anxiety Acres & Libidoland). Snow Bunny was accepted into 2 film fests (Lakedance International Film Festival & Queens International Film Festival) and nominated for an award. We’re on our way to [...]
The Other Main Character: Creating a Good Bad Guy
We’re writing our 3rd feature-length screenplay, a dark comedy about a woman who’s solving a crime…sort of. At this point we know our main character really well, but what about our villain? WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT OUR HEROINE: We know her successes, her failures, whether or not she likes her hair today (she doesn’t), what [...]
Screenplay Contests: Ready, Set…WRITE!
This weekend we’re participating in the first round of NYC Midnight’s 2009 Screenwriting Championships. At midnight tonight (EST) we’ll get an assignment (a genre, location, and object) and then we’ll have 48 hours to craft a 5-page screenplay. If we’re lucky, we’ll get to do this for the next 4 months. Why would we do [...]
The Screenwriter's Dilemma: "I wrote it. Now what?"
Congrats! You’ve written the best screenplay ever! Now what do you do? No matter how much you and your friends (and your mom) love your screenplay, nothing’s ever going to happen unless you get it into the hands of an agent or producer. Unfortunately, it’s hard to do this unless you already have an agent [...]
"Julie & Julie & Julia"
How fast would we get sued if we made this? Probably pretty fast. I haven’t seen “Julie & Julia” yet, but I have the book on my nightstand. I’ll probably see the movie someday. I like Amy Adams, and the guy who plays her husband will always have a hold on me because of his [...]
What's Next: Picking our next project
When we’re not making short films, we’re writing long ones. So far we have two: a romantic comedy that has achieved moderate success (Semi-finalist in the 2009 Outfest competition; Quarterfinalist in the 2009 BlueCat competition) and a comedy-drama loosely based on real events about 3 people who met and fell in love in China. We [...]
Baker's Dozen Update
We’ve decided to place Baker’s Dozen on InkTip, a writer’s resource designed to connect screenwriters to producers, agents, directors, etc. We’ve had two logline views so far, and remain hopeful. In addition, we’ve updated and revised our logline and synopsis for Baker’s Dozen here on King is a Fink. Check it out.
What are Julie and Jessica doing now?
Update on projects finished and projects in the works: 1. Snow Bunny will screen on July 12 for friends, cast, and family. 2. So far, we’ve submitted Snow Bunny to the following film festivals: The Chicago Underground Film Festival, The Tallgrass Film Festival, The Great Lakes Independent Film Festival, and the Queens International Film Festival. [...]
Short Film of the Week: Le Bigot
Julie and I are diligently working on our script for the NYC Midnight Screenwriter’s Challenge. In our heat, the constraints are that it must be a fairy tale involving a television. We’ve never written a fairy tale before, so this is both new and exciting. In the meantime, here is Le Bigot, our short film [...]
Screenwriter's Challenge!
Tonight we’ll participate in the weeklong screenwriter’s challenge sponsored by NYC Midnight. Sometime late this evening we will be placed in a heat with approximately twenty other writers, wherein we will all be given a genre and a subject. We will then have exactly one week to complete a 15 page screenplay within those constraints. [...]