Today, did some research about various production companies on IMDbPro.
Worked on inquiry letters. Dropped one in the mailbox and will be sending out a few more soon!
Thursday, September 27th
Continuing work on The Flea.
Went on a date with Wes to the California Academy of Science: Nightlife at the Academy. Saw some amazing sights (jellyfish, baby ostriches, etc.) and had a wonderful time with Wes.
Friday, September 28th
Today, met with Gabe and his friend, Masa — a film director. They asked me to collaborate with them on a screenplay called The Blanks. The concept is really interesting and I feel that I can use my expertise to really flesh out the characters and story. But I think I have to discuss everything further with Gabe and Masa to figure out exactly what they want.
Discussed children’s book further with Gabe. Scheduled next meeting for Friday, October 12th.
Watched the short film and read the short script that Gabe and Masa want me to collaborate on in order to expand it to feature length. Brainstorming ideas!
Reworked my résumé since it needed some updating.
Saturday, September 29th
Worked on opening scene and ideas/notes for The Blanks. Sent to Gabe for feedback.
Sunday, September 30th
Today, scanned all completed pages of The Poet and the Flea!!!
Working on cropping scanned pages of The Flea and adding to draft posts on WordPress.
★ Goals for the coming days…
Draft character designs for Gabe’s children’s book.
Sketch out cover and first 2 pages of The First Reich. Schedule next meeting with Shannon.
Close out GoFundMe.com campaign and launch IndieGoGo.com campaign.
Monday, October 1st
Disclaimer: I do not own this photograph!!
Happy Birthday, Laurence Harvey! If he hadn’t died of stomach cancer at the age of 45, he would have been 84 today. (Well, at least Larry’s on-screen mom Angela Lansbury is still kicking!)
Tonight, was supposed to attend the h. Naoto Designer Event with Wes, but had to cancel date due to stomach flu. (´Ａ｀。)
E-mail correspondence with Gabe.
Working on design for The Poet and the Flea postcards through Vistaprint in preparation for APE (Alternative Press Expo).
Tuesday, October 2nd
[Still sick... (✖╭╮✖)]
Happy Birthday, Mom! My family will be celebrating her birthday and mine (Oct. 19) together later this month. 〜(^▽^〜)
E-mail correspondence with Gabe.
Completed design for The Poet and the Flea postcards and ordered through Vistaprint.
Happy Birthday, Tetsuya, beloved leader and bassist of Japanese band L’Arc-en-Ciel!! You and the band have been going strong for 20 years now, and your fans can’t wait for more. (´∀｀)♡ [Watch "In the Air" from 20th Anniversary Live:
Working on adding scanned pages of The Flea to draft posts on WordPress.
Thursday, October 4th
Disclaimer: I do not own this image!!
Happy Birthday, Jeremy Blake! This talented American artist would have been 41 today if he had not taken his life after the death of his long-term girlfriend Theresa Duncan. Read more about Blake and Duncan here!
Working on making plans for APE (Alternative Press Expo).
Working on character sketches for Gabe.
Etcetera
The Poet and the Flea: 47 pages of written script (1 page of script = 4-6 illustrated pages), and about 36 pages (1-24, 27-30 completed, and 25-26, 31-36 in progress) of illustrated work.
Interesting Pixel-Flick Alliance Meetup today. According to Brian, the membership fee ($35) gets you a profile page on the Pixel-Flick website, an on-camera interview (2-5 minutes), among other freebees. Something to think about…
Sunday, September 16th
E-mail correspondence with potential production company about The Man Who Never Smiled. According to the Director of Photography/Assistant Director/Production Coordinator, a contract is currently being drafted!
Scheduled to meet with Gabe and his friend next Thursday (update: changed to Friday).
Thursday, September 20th
Continuing work on The Flea.
Working with Shannon on blog content for The First Reich.
Friday, September 21st
Continuing work on The Flea.
Today, received “BlueCat Screenplay Competition Analysis” for my full-length screenplay The Golden Curator. Overall very positive feedback! “What a neat and twisted little tale you have here… Even with all the craziness on the page, it never sounded like a campy comedy; instead, it was like a drawing room farce with just enough menace to make the viewer worry about the fate of our hero.”
Saturday, September 22nd
Today, very successful meeting with Shannon. I feel like we’re definitely on the same page, and that my ideas for this project are flowing and coalescing. I can’t wait to start outlining the first pages!!
Sunday, September 23rd
A bit of fun…
Monday, September 24th
Working on becoming better acquainted with the exhibitors at APE (Alternative Press Expo). There are a couple I most definitely want to check out, but I want to make sure I don’t miss anything!
GoFundMe.com doesn’t really seem to be helping me so far. I’m considering switching over to IndieGoGo.com and offering a variety of perks.
Tuesday, September 25th
Signed up with IMDbPro. Working on inquiry letters.
Etcetera
The Poet and the Flea: 47 pages of written script (1 page of script = 4-6 illustrated pages), and about 36 pages (1-24, 27-30 completed, and 25-26, 31-36 in progress) of illustrated work.
To Do:
Meeting with Gabe & his friend Friday, September 28th.
E-mail correspondence with potential production company about The Man Who Never Smiled.
Friday, September 7th
Continuing work on The Flea and The First Reich.
Saturday, September 8th - Sunday, September 9th
Taking a little break…
Monday, September 10th
Meeting with Gabe, writer for children’s book. Not only a potential collaborator, but also a wonderful new connection/fellow artist/friend. I’m very much looking forward to reading his work and to meeting with him again!
Meeting with J.R. Really think his web series has potential for universal humor and can be done on a shoestring budget. Now, we have to recruit some additional writers.
As suggested by Gabe, checked out Scary Cow, the indie film co-op. Thinking of attending an information session.
Correspondence with Shannon. As I continue with research, she’ll start putting together some blog content!
Tuesday, September 11th
E-mails, e-mails, e-mails…!
Working on some minor revisions for The Man Who Never Smiled.
Applied to the BlueCat Screenplay Competition. Should receive feedback by October 1st. Information updated on “Applications” post, here.
Beginning to read Gabe’s children’s book!
Etcetera
The Poet and the Flea: 46 pages of written script (1 page of script = 4-6 illustrated pages), and about 36 pages (1-18, 21-24, 27-30 completed, and 19-20, 25-26, 31-36 in progress) of illustrated work.
To Do:
Schedule one-on-one meeting with Brian (Pixel Flick Entertainment).
Pixel-Flick Alliance Meetup on Saturday, September 15th.
Work on research, character sketches, etc. for Shannon.
Yesterday, received e-mail from Shannon. She has finished the entire first draft of our graphic novel collaboration entitled The First Reich!!! After she does some editing, she’ll be sending me a copy to read — I can’t wait… ヽ(；▽；)ノ
Saturday, August 25th
Taking a little break…
Sunday, August 26th
Continuing work on The Flea and The Man…
Received e-mail from a writer interested in collaborating on a children’s book. In the process of scheduling a meeting.
Two more Pixel-Flick Alliance meetings have been scheduled — one on September 15th and the other on the 22nd.
Monday, August 27th
Continuing work on The Flea and The Man…
After some correspondence, have scheduled a meeting with J.R. (jrbiche.wordpress.com) to further discuss his potential web series. Meeting on Monday, September 10th.
Tuesday, August 28th
Continuing work on The Flea and The Man…
Wednesday, August 29th
Continuing work on The Flea and The Man…
For Robert Louis Stevenson research, began reading The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Planning to contact Graphic Ladies!? on Tumblr about The Poet and the Flea.
Thursday, August 30th
Continued research for The Poet and the Flea.
Completed short screenplay The Man Who Never Smiled.
E-mail correspondence with potential production company about The Man Who Never Smiled.
E-mail correspondence with potential director/producer for Robots Are a Girl’s Best Friend.
E-mail correspondence with Brian (Pixel Flick Entertainment). Brian became the new organizer for the meetup.com group “San Francisco Movie Makers,” hoping to get more people interested in the Alliance. Would love to see the Alliance grow!
Did not make it to the next round of The Austin Film Festival Screenplay Contest. As I said before, I just have to keep doing what I’m doing. There are still about 5 more I’m waiting to hear back from. Anything could happen!
Friday, August 31st
Working on the script for The Poet and the Flea!
E-mail correspondence with potential production company about The Man Who Never Smiled.
Saturday, September 1st - Sunday, September 2nd
Taking a little break…
Continuing to read Jekyll and Hyde — it’s incredibly different from any adaptation I have come across. Fascinating!
Bought a JPLT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test) N1 textbook from Kinokuniya. Started reviewing the material, and believe it was money well spent. Not sure if I’ll actually take the test, but would be a nice addition to my résumé. If I decide to apply to The JET Programme as a CIR (Coordinator for International Relations), would be very helpful!
JLPT N1 Textbook!!
Monday, September 3rd
Continuing work on The Flea…
Shannon sent me the entire draft of our graphic novel collaboration, The First Reich. In the process of reading and taking lots of notes. Project will require much period fashion/settings research, but is a welcome challenge!
Tuesday, September 4th
Today, I found out some exciting news. I hadn’t realized that anything was announced since I received no e-mail. But I checked the Kaos Films website, and lo and behold. My screenplay Death Is No Bad Friend is one of 292 qualifiers (semi-finalists) in the Kaos Films British Short Screenplay Competition 2012. (This means my script will most likely be read by judge Sir Kenneth Branagh!!) The finalists should be announced sometime around January. Awesome!
Continuing work on The Flea and The First Reich.
E-mail correspondence with potential director/producer for Robots Are a Girl’s Best Friend.
Finished reading The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. I think it was a good experience. Next, thinking of reading The Island of Doctor Moreau by H. G. Wells.
By the way, I’ve just developed a new, little obsession with bats. Just look at their faces below!! (゜▽゜;) Perhaps I’ll eventually develop a comic or children’s book with a protagonist named “Fluffernutter the Bat”™?
Disclaimer: I do not own any of these bat photographs!!
Etcetera
The Poet and the Flea: 45 pages of written script (1 page of script = 4-6 illustrated pages), and about 36 pages (1-18, 21-23, 27-30 completed, and 19-20, 24-26, 31-36 in progress) of illustrated work.
To Do:
Meeting with writer for children’s book on Monday, September 10th (noon).
Meeting with J.R. on Monday, September 10th (2 p.m.).
Schedule one-on-one meeting with Brian (Pixel Flick Entertainment).
Pixel-Flick Alliance Meetup on Saturday, September 15th.
Pixel-Flick Networking Event on Saturday, September 22nd.
Work on research, character sketches, etc. for Shannon.
Schedule second meeting with Shannon.
Sign up with IMDbPro.
Apply to the Bluecat Screenplay Competition (before October 15th).
Did not make it to the next round of the Sundance Screenwriters Lab. All of these screenwriting competitions/contests/labs are so competitive, but I just have to keep doing what I’m doing. There are still about 6 more I’m waiting to hear back from. Anything could happen!
Busy with preparations for “The Poet and the Flea100 Day Countdown to the Premiere,” which begins August 20th!
Thursday, August 16th
Continuing work on The Flea and The Man…
Friday, August 17th
Errands, errands, errands…!
Saturday, August 18th
Attended The Pixel-Flick TV Actor/Filmmaker Alliance Second Meeting. Discussed some projects with Brian and received some interesting feedback/advice.
Must reschedule one-on-one meeting with Brian.
At Alliance Meeting, got to know fellow filmmaker J.R. better. I think he has some great ideas for potential Alliance projects! Check out his blog: jrbiche.wordpress.com.
Sunday, August 19th
Busy with preparations for “The Poet and the Flea100 Day Countdown to the Premiere.”
Continuing correspondence with potential director/producer.
Wednesday, August 22nd - Thursday, August 23rd
Continuing work on The Flea and The Man…
Etcetera
The Poet and the Flea: 38 pages of written script (1 page of script = 4-6 illustrated pages), and about 36 pages (1-18, 21-23, 27, 29-30 completed, and 19-20, 24-26, 28, 31-36 in progress) of illustrated work.
To Do:
Work on research, character sketches, etc. for Shannon.
Schedule second meeting with Shannon.
One-on-one meeting with Brian (Pixel Flick Entertainment).
Finish The Man Who Never Smiled by end of August.
Sign up with IMDbPro.
Apply to the Bluecat Screenplay Competition (before October 15th).
Here is a brief update on my current creative projects and endeavors…!
Tuesday, August 7th
Today, had lunch with the lovely Tina C. She’s a really smart and wonderful lady. She gave me some helpful advice about The JET Programme (something I may do in the future) and the JLPT Japanese Language Proficiency Test (something I’ve been considering). We ended up speaking English with a bunch of random Japanese words thrown in (●´∀｀●). I’m not sure if she’ll be staying in SF, but I hope we can become friends!
Lately, been trying to practice my Japanese language skills thanks to my new iPad! Downloaded the app “iBunkoHD” to read literature in the original Japanese (Akutagawa Ryūnosuke, Natsume Sōseki, Dazai Osamu, etc.). Downloaded another app “Japanese Advanced Phrases” to practice newspaper terms, 四字熟語 (yojijukugo: a word consisting of four kanji), idioms, etc.
Wednesday, August 8th
Continuing work on The Flea and The Man…
Thursday, August 9th
Posted a new topic at a forum called Making Graphic Novels to promote The Poet and the Flea. Check out post here.
Finally connected with potential director/producer. He seems experienced, interested, and enthusiastic. Going to send him a few short scripts.
Saturday, August 11th – Sunday, August 12th
Continuing work on The Flea and The Man…
Monday, August 13th
E-mails, e-mails, e-mails…!
Trying to figure out the best way to scan The Poet and the Flea. Options, options, options…
Tuesday, August 14th
Continuing work on The Flea and The Man…
As recommended by a fellow artist, signed up with mlkshk.com. It’s a bit like Tumblr and Pinterest. Not quite sure how it works yet though… Forgot to mention, a few days ago, signed up with stumbleupon.com. Not quite sure how this one works either… I’ll figure it out eventually.
Spoke again with potential director/producer. He has lots of interesting ideas for Robots Are a Girl’s Best Friend. Will speak again soon.
Etcetera
The Poet and the Flea: 37 pages of written script (1 page of script = 4-6 illustrated pages), and about 36 pages (1-18, 21-23, 27, 29-30 completed, and 19-20, 24-26, 28, 31-36 in progress) of illustrated work.
Continuing to help fellow screenwriter/filmmaker Jay Dial.
To Do:
Work on research, character sketches, etc. for Shannon.
Schedule second meeting with Shannon for August.
Attend The Pixel-Flick TV Actor/Filmmaker Alliance Second Meeting (August 18th).
Finish The Man Who Never Smiled by end of August.
Sign up with IMDbPro.
Apply to the Bluecat Screenplay Competition (before October 15th).
Here is a brief update on my current creative projects and endeavors…!
In the midst of a horrible cold… (✖╭╮✖)
Friday, July 13th
In the mail, finally received “Documentation of Registration” for Who is Laurence Harvey? and The Golden Curator from The Writers Guild of America, West.
Saturday, July 14th
On Craigslist, have responded to a few posts about writing and creative projects. We’ll see how it goes…
Sunday, July 15th
After a nerve-wracking wait, Who is Laurence Harvey? did not make it into the quarter finals of The 2012 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards. But I’m still happy that the screenplay made it into the second round (the top 25%). Now I have 6-8 more contests/competitions to hear back from in the coming months. Next up, The Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting Competition Quarterfinal Round and the Film Independent Screenwriters Lab…
Looking into The Alternative Press Expo (APE) in San Francisco, October 13-14. I think it’s too late to get a table, but I’d like to attend, schmooze, get some more information about the publishers I’m interested in, and possibly promote The Poet and the Flea a bit.
Tuesday, July 17th
Responded to a Craigslist post about someone writing a graphic novel who’s looking for an artist/illustrator. Had some e-mail correspondence with her. Planning to meet on Tuesday (24th). Looking forward to it!
Wednesday, July 18th
Craigslist, craigslist, craigslist…
Applied to The American Zoetrope Screenplay Contest! Information updated on “Applications” post, here.
Thursday, July 19th
Added behind-the-scenes images to my (almost-but-not-quite-forgotten) Pinterest: pinterest.com/gegallas.
Attended The Pixel-Flick TV Actor/Filmmaker Alliance’s first meeting. Thought it went very well! The producer/director/CEO of Pixel Flick Entertainment, Brian Stephens, sounds like he has a lot of experience and knows what he’s talking about. He’s organizing this alliance to facilitate filmmakers in the Bay Area and showcase their work. Seems like a wonderful opportunity!
Monday, July 23rd
Took care of some important e-mails today.
Tuesday, July 24th
My meeting with the graphic novel author Shannon Brady went really well. I think her concept is really intriguing and she’s very passionate about the topic. I think this is going to be a successful collaboration!
Etcetera
The Poet and the Flea: 37 pages of written script (1 page of script = 4-6 illustrated pages), and about 36 pages (1-12, 14, 16, 21 completed, and 13, 15, 17-20, 22-36 in progress) of illustrated work.
Considering developing my short story entitled “Inside the Display Case” (about a Siberian pit viper named Peter) into a graphic novel.
Developing a new short film script called Death of the Poet.
Stumbled upon an idea for a children’s book…
My third full-length screenplay called TheModern Prometheus is currently resting on the back burner temporarily.
To Do:
Sign up with IMDbPro.
Apply to the Bluecat Screenplay Competition (before October 15th).
Begin work on character sketches for Shannon!
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For more updates, don’t forget to follow me on tumblr and/or twitter.
Here is a brief update on my current creative projects and endeavors…!
These past few weeks have been quite the roller coaster…! （⊙□ ⊙；）ノ
Sunday, June 30th
Through Meetup.com, discovered The Pixel-Flick TV Actor/Filmmaker Alliance (Pixel Flick Entertainment). It seems like this production company is interested in producing short films and web series. Will attend the first meeting on Saturday, July 21st.
On Stage32.com, received a very nice personal message from Ben Cahan (the creator of Final Draft) inviting me to join his website Talentville.com. I created an account there, but I’m not ready to post my work yet (perhaps after I hear from all the contests I applied to?).
Monday, July 9th
Robots Are a Girl’s Best Friend: Unfortunately, have hit some snags and the project is on hold.
My full-length screenplay Who is Laurence Harvey? has advanced to the Second Round (the top 25%) of The 2012 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards!!!!!!!!!
On Craigslist, have responded to a few posts about writing and creative projects. We’ll see how it goes…
Tuesday, July 10th
The Poet and the Flea: 37 pages of written script (1 page of script = 4-6 illustrated pages), and about 36 pages (1-10, 21 completed, and 11-20, 22-36 in progress) of illustrated work.
A special announcement about The Poet and the Flea coming soon!
Bit by bit, working on my third full-length screenplay called TheModern Prometheus. The process has involved a lot of historical research about San Francisco. Every screenplay is a learning process!
I’m thinking about compiling a list of comic book-related (more on the small press side?) conventions for future reference. I would love to attend some local ones (Bay Area, California, etc.?) in the near future. And perhaps eventually fly out to other conventions. Any suggestions?
Starting Tuesday, been in touch with a fellow screenwriter/filmmaker Jay Dial through Twitter. Going to help him with a trouble spot in his screenplay.
Robots Are a Girl’s Best Friend: Been in touch with my sister Sydney Gallas ( sydneygallas.com ) about doing the costumes for Robots! She’s been very busy working on the costumes for “Shakespeare in the Park” in NYC ( link ), but she’s going to dedicate time to really take a look at my script. Very exciting!!
The Poet and the Flea: 34 pages of written script (1 page of script = 4-6 illustrated pages), and about 30 pages (1-8 completed, and 9-30 in progress) of illustrated work.Slowly but surely working on the-poet-and-the-flea.tumblr.com. Hoping to get some pages scanned soon. Goal for premiere = no later than September 30th (hopefully sooner).
Speaking of Tumblr, just wanted to thank all 108 of my followers… Thank you very much!!
Sunday (June 24th): Attended first meeting for indiefilmprojects.org. Ended up not being a good fit, but glad I tried.
Monday, began outlining new full-length screenplay entitled The Modern Prometheus, influenced by the Prometheus myth, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Yukio Mishima’s “The Sea of Fertility.”
To Do:
Sign up with IMDbPro.
Apply to The American Zoetrope Screenplay Contest (before August 1st).
Apply to the Bluecat Screenplay Competition (before October 15th).
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For more updates, don’t forget to follow me on tumblr and/or twitter.
The Poet and the Flea: 34 pages of written script (1 page of script = 4-6 illustrated pages), and about 30 pages (1-6 completed, and 6-30 in progress) of illustrated work.
Apologies for the-poet-and-the-flea.tumblr.com as there is next to no content there so far. I think I’ll start posting there closer to the premiere (hopefully September 15th, if not sooner or later). Otherwise, check out thepoetandtheflea.wordpress.com!
By the way, for your information, wix.com has automatically changed my homepage address to gegallas.wix.com/writer.
