"Notes" - A Film By The Penguin

Bleh! I'm sorry! I was actually just thinking about this today. I will not lie to you, I haven't even written it yet...but I have the idea! There have been some issues with the people I planned on asking to collaborate as well as a lot of other set-backs, but I have not given up. I am going to be talking to some people and I will let you know when I have more to say. :)
 
Hey just follow my lead, I told the people I planned on working with that I am making a film with or without them. I prefer with, the film will be better with... it will be made either way though.
 
It's not that they are hesitant to work on the piece, it's that there were some personal issues between people and now the group I had won't be able to work together anymore.
 
ConspiracyPenguin said:
It's not that they are hesitant to work on the piece, it's that there were some personal issues between people and now the group I had won't be able to work together anymore.
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No problem...find new people, the world is full of them!:)

You have a camera that Robbie gave you, you're a writer...so get off your duff (I think Penguins have duffs), put up an ad on Craigslist, find your actors & locations and shoot a film. You still have plenty of time to put a film together. No more excuses accepted.

I REALLY want to see you make a film P. :beer:



...if you don't, Rogan will have to "Unapprove" you & strip you of his seal....and as a Penguin you never want to blow a seal!
 
Nick you HAVE to make this film. period. now nuff said. get off your ass and get a new crew together and shoot something. it's really not that hard.
 
Wow...you guys had fun while I was busy and couldn't linger on DVXuser. Jeez, I was feeling homesick.

I actually talked to my friend today and he still wants to push ahead with this. I am going to write up the script soon and get in contact with my friend in IB Film who can probably borrow a camera for us to use.

I'll keep you updated.

PS: Rogan, don't get your hopes up too high...I write, that's what I'm good at. Anything else is pushing it. :grin:
 
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Dear Friends,

As you well know, over the past several months, I have been very distracted and busy. I have not spent nearly as much time on this site as I used to, nor have I made anywhere near the same amount of bad jokes as I once did. All I can say is I am sorry that I have hid in my igloo so much as of late.

Further, throughout this fest, I have been flaky, at best. I had an extreme amount of trouble pulling things together, and in this thread I have been less than forthcoming with you. I tend to be an optimist, and I will not apologize for that. If I was not the way I am, I would have given up many months ago when personal issues created a divide within my once solid production team. Or when, time and time again, I failed to come up with an original concept. Or, even, when I realized that (with what I have) I could not possibly create a piece up to par with the other submissions, let alone with your expectations. But I did not. I stayed on the horse as she bucked about manically, and what do I have to show for it? A lot of scars, a lot of regrets, but no shame and no self-pity.

For now, this letter is all I have for you. Make of it what you will, but assume nothing. If I can get my act together I will have a special surprise for you all next weekend. Thank you, everyone, for your continued support and kind words. I have said from the beginning that I am a writer who can act, but I am not a filmmaker. That is not entirely true. If you gave me some talented people and good equipment, the result would be good, I am sure. But that is not without all of you pushing and helping me along the way. I am proud to be a part of this community and I am pleased that you still allow me to be. Without you all I would be nothing.

Thank you,
 
Sorry to hear you won't be entering a film this time around. I'm new here, but from what I can tell you're a well respected member and everyone looks-up to you and your work. It's our loss (no pun) that we won't have your film so we can all learn from what I'm sure is one of the better filmmakers on the board. I hope you enter in the next one and raise the level even higher.
 
well I wouldn't go so far as to call him "respected", but sure, we're all disappointed the there's no film forthcoming from the Penguin.

We all need a little penguin, dontcha know....

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I think you're just kidding. Could you lead me to some of his films? I can't seem to find any links to them? Or maybe I'm just not using the search feature correctly.
 
SparkyZa said:
I think you're just kidding. Could you lead me to some of his films? I can't seem to find any links to them? Or maybe I'm just not using the search feature correctly.
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Who was the author of the Penguin biography you read? Whomever it was is a very kind person, haha. :)

Let me set the record straight: I am nowhere near as good a filmmaker as most on these boards. I am a writer of all mediums and I've been known to act from time to time but I have yet to actually film and submit a complete piece. I am a perfectionist, so things have to go just right for me to be happy, and that means a lot of set backs. I will churn one out, eventually, but, until then, I'll keep writing my many novels I have started.

Thank you for the kind words, nonetheless. :)
 
Thanks for all the support, guys, but this thing never got off the ground. What can you expect from a flightless bird, anyway? :) Thank you Rodney for lending me your talent and making my poster and sig banner, they are truly beautiful. I had a good time and I hope you did too, unfortunately, I'm going to have to leave it at that.

However, I have been in story talks with a few people and we have a good cast and crew ready to film a short piece either the second week of April or sometime over the Summer depending on how fast we can come up with a good plot and pull everything together. I will keep you updated on that as soon as I have details.

Thank you again, everyone, not only for being so gracious and welcoming but also for being so friendly and helpful. You are all class acts and I don't know what I would do without you as friends. Best of luck to everyone in the fest, I am genuinely looking forward to watching and proudly submitting my votes.

Be well,
 
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