reviews of the dc shorts script reading

hey i guess there were some media people at the script reading.

the Washington City Paper blog said “And just hearing Kiyong Kim’s inventive Camera Obscura was creepy enough—in the hands of, say, Sam Raimi, it could be a terrifying experience.”

and the GW Hatchet said my script was “suspenseful and horrific.”

recap from the 2007 dc shorts film festival

my short film “martial artsy” played at the festival and my short script “camera obscura” was in the screenwriting competition. i had a fantastic weekend in dc and saw amazing short films, met a lot of wonderful filmmakers, and got to see some of the city.

the festival treats the filmmakers very well. they find housing for you in the form of local people who offer to host a filmmaker in their home, they give you a metro card so you can get around the city, they give you a meal card good for free or discounted food at nearby restaurants, and they organize a lot of events for the filmmakers to mingle. there was a party every night! i’m sure everyone that went had a great time and i definitely recommend going.

slightly more focused

after much thinking, i’ve narrowed down my list of what to focus on.

here’s what i eliminated for now:

- web series.
- music video.
- feature script about 30 somethings in relationships that i can shoot low budget.
- redo my illustration portfolio.

i want to work on all of those things but there’s only so much you can do at one time.

i narrowed my list down to these 3 things:

- feature script that deals with time travel.
- spec script for a sitcom.
- learn after effects.

i think even that might be too much at once, what with juggling a feature and tv script while i learn a new software program.

i signed up for a tv writing class through ucla extension which starts in oct, so my plan is i’ll work on my outline for my time travel feature until the tv class class starts, then focus only on the the tv script. when the class is over, i’ll jump back to the feature and finish that up.

this way i’ll have a spec feature and a spec tv script by early next year. i can enter into those into contests, apply for fellowships, and send out to agents.

i should also know after effects well enough to do some compositing and effects for my own films and music videos.

i plan to divide up my time like this: 3 days learning after effects, 3 days writing, 1 day rest. that seems pretty manageable, right?