Jack Daniel Stanley & Mark Johnson's REKINDLED

Jarred Land said:
I can tell you guys.. keep your eyes on this joker... Jack is one of those guys that comes along once inawhile that becomes something big.... He has the juice to make it to the top.
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I absolutely agree!
 
hey man. After seeing your stuff at the bootcamp, I gotta say you got a lot of talent: You know how to tell a story with a good script and also with great acting and great cinematography. Keep up the great work and I hope to battle you in the rankings at the horror fest!



- Todd
 
g0ldenb0y55 said:
Jack- Love the poster man! Great work!
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Thanks man ... ya'lls looks great!
PK Gillock said:
Jack, how do you keep coming up with this stuff? This thing already looks amazing. That poster is a work of art. I wouldn't want it hanging on my wall, but it's incredible. If your film has the same tone then we're all in for one heck of a ride.

Can't wait!
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haha ... well we'll see. This is intended to be my second simplest since Shed, but I'm going nuts trying to find a location and a few other things. Also having difficulty getting the script so that I'm happy with it, though I'm pretty stoked about the story.

Jarred Land said:
I can tell you guys.. keep your eyes on this joker... Jack is one of those guys that comes along once inawhile that becomes something big.... He has the juice to make it to the top.
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... gulp ... from your keyboard to God's PC my friend :)

besides you know from my multiple DVXuser shirt orders and the size I get that I'm already something big :cheesy:
 
Thank you for visiting our thread : )I got a chance to look at most everyone elses todays and with yours added I deffinatly can't wait to see what everyone doee. They all are such neat concepts and yours is as well :) Keep up with the updates!!!!!!! ( my turn to hound you :love4:)

Goodluck with your shooting!
 
Some Writing Resources

Some Writing Resources

Rasquachemedia said:
Too much talent in one man! :furious3: :crybaby: lol

Hey JD, I was wondering if there were any sources you turn to for developing your stories. At the bootcamp you talked a bit about the process you go through to develop your stories and was wondering if there was a book or something you would suggest on what makes a story really good and complete.

Personally, I think your shorts are some of the most compelling because of their substance. Technically your films are great, but you never forsake story, and that's what I really appreciate about your films. Any suggestions?
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!!!! :shocked:

Dude, were you at the DVX bootcamp in LA and didn't introduce yourself :(

Or did you but just didn't tell me your USER name. At any rate, I remember your posts from way back on Shed and would have liked to meet you.

To your question:
Here's some feature resources I've put together over the years from various sources:
(same file in Word and PDF)
http://www.frenchquarterfeatures.com/stucture_chart.doc
http://www.frenchquarterfeatures.com/stucture_chart.pdf

If you have movie magic screenwriter, I can send you a template with some structure points too.

Now the above are for Features. I haven't really found anything I love for shorts, but some the basics of the three act structure apply, especially towards the left side of the above pages.

Other than that I try to make sure the characters are invested in something emotional.

I also had a writing teacher say "writer's chase their demons", so when I come up with a concept for something, I keep tweaking it until it resonates for me. If it resonates for me -is uncomfortable, sex, hard to deal with, truly beautiful, really ugly, etc. in a way that excites or compels me, then I have found some personal truth in it and I'm on my way to having something worth hanging a film on.

Had another writing teacher (who wrote the Burt Lancaster version of Dr. Moreau, lol) say "keep churning up the earth" which basically means dig deep and don't always accept your first idea. Writer's are accustomed to lots of rewriting in late stages, but I try before I start writing actual dialog, etc. to keep playing with the big concept of it, again, until I get excited about it, rather than just accepting a decent idea early on.

All of the above driving towards the ending. When I have the ending and I feel like it buttons or makes the rest feel complete, then I structure and connive and machinate with the rest of the script towards having the ending feel like a payoff of some sort, a perfect completion, which for me in the short form feels most complete when it's actually some sort of reversal or additional twist or best of all perhaps, a question that is unanswerable, at least in it's entirety until very near the last few seconds. That's the ultimate goal I guess with my shorts.

Hope that's helpful, and thanks for your kind words,

Jack
 
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Hey JD,

my bad.....

yeah is was there in LA and really enjoyed hearing what you had to say about your work. Seeing your films on the screen was awesome! Thnx for the info and the charts. I'm going to studying them. I'm working on my first screenplay right now and hope to put something together soon.

Next time I see I will definately introduce myself!
 
Jack, thanks for the chart and insight. I was wondering if you've looke d at Crafting Short Screenplays That Connect by Claudia Johnson. Her thesis is that too many writers are slaves to creating conflict, as opposed to working on scripts that "connect." Your comment about working a script until it resonates for you personally emphasizes the value of connection.

Anyway, thanks for sharing all of this. I'm truly enjoying your thread and am extremely anxious to see Rekindled.
 
Jarred Land said:
I can tell you guys.. keep your eyes on this joker... Jack is one of those guys that comes along once inawhile that becomes something big.... He has the juice to make it to the top.
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msconce said:
I absolutely agree!
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ha, thanks Matt, hope I can live up to that this go around.

tshark said:
hey man. After seeing your stuff at the bootcamp, I gotta say you got a lot of talent: You know how to tell a story with a good script and also with great acting and great cinematography. Keep up the great work and I hope to battle you in the rankings at the horror fest!
- Todd
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thanks man :) hey get your thread up, even if it's all teaser or just "watch here" cuz part of the contest this go around is buzz/marketing, so get something up and tease us already:laugh:

SLIDEentertainment said:
Hi Jack! I'm new here but I got to see Bone Hand which was awesome! can't wait to see your new project! Cool Promo Materials! Great poster!
TREY
Our poster's coming soon! SLIM'S REVENGE
Behind the Scenes Vids and Screen captures on the thread!
http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=66351
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Glad you liked Bone Hand and looking foreward to yours ... but no fair with Ramon shooting
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Haha :grin: looking forward to it :)
 
Holy sweet Geezus, Jack!!! I just watched your three films from your site and I am now building a shrine to you out of my leftover Cheetos. I didn't know about the previous festivals, being a newbie here. It is both a joy and privilege to be able to peek inside your cranium by following this thread. There is so much I could say about all aspects of your craft. You are the real deal and the full package.
 
vislaw said:
Jack, thanks for the chart and insight. I was wondering if you've looke d at Crafting Short Screenplays That Connect by Claudia Johnson. Her thesis is that too many writers are slaves to creating conflict, as opposed to working on scripts that "connect." Your comment about working a script until it resonates for you personally emphasizes the value of connection.

Anyway, thanks for sharing all of this. I'm truly enjoying your thread and am extremely anxious to see Rekindled.
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No I haven't, but I'll check it out ... thanks for the heads up :thumbsup:

RDragonFilms said:
Thank you for visiting our thread : )I got a chance to look at most everyone elses todays and with yours added I deffinatly can't wait to see what everyone doee. They all are such neat concepts and yours is as well :) Keep up with the updates!!!!!!! ( my turn to hound you :love4:)

Goodluck with your shooting!
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Thanks and I'll do my best, we gotta shoot something ... hopefully I'll have script excerpts and pre-vis stuff up soon though.

slim pickens said:
very cool stuff Jack...keeping an eye on this. Thanks for visiting the Slim's Revenge thread
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No problem, yall's stunts last time were awesome, and Ramon is a stud behind the lens!
 
vislaw said:
Holy sweet Geezus, Jack!!! I just watched your three films from your site and I am now building a shrine to you out of my leftover Cheetos.
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Bwahaha! I would be highly honored by such a shrine as you describe. :laugh:
vislaw said:
I didn't know about the previous festivals, being a newbie here. It is both a joy and privilege to be able to peek inside your cranium by following this thread. There is so much I could say about all aspects of your craft. You are the real deal and the full package.
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Wow ... thanks man, that means a lot to me. You seem very talented yourself and I am watching your thread with great interest :thumbsup:
 
UPDATE: PODCAST that inspired this short

UPDATE: PODCAST that inspired this short

first post UPDATED with the following:

This is from my friends Joel Israel, Reggie Watts, and Tommy Smith's podcast, "Poles Apart" from the "Straphangers Bible".

You guys know Joel as Bone Hand (linked from "my other films" in my sig).

Anyway, this episode inspired the short while I was listening to it on the subway a couple of months ago.

Specifically, starting at 2 minutes and 44 seconds in (wich happens to be an answering machine message left at 2:44 AM), that part on is where I got the idea for the short.
http://www.podcastdirectory.com/podshows/390610
 
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Caaaaaan yooooou dig it?!

Caaaaaan yooooou dig it?!

Glad to see Jack is committing to another film. After the beating he took over Bonehand I thought he might give up and take his 1st place award and rest for a while.

Go Jack! I wonder what cemeteries in Brooklyn will see a DVX crew this time!

Speaking of Brooklyn, in the words of the great Cyrus,

Caaaaaan yooooou dig it?!
 
I'm really intrigued by your clever developing polaroid ruse....what a unique, fresh idea. I have to agree with Jarred, you are definitely the guy to watch in the future...and when you "arrive", don't forget what great pals we are :thumbsup: :love4:
 
Hey Jack, is this the story you were telling me about, where these women go into a cave, and instead of a scary monster, they fight Gollum?
 
Hey, thanks for posting the link to the podcast that gave you your idea for this. That program is extremely well done and the chick leaving the message is fabulous playing that part. You have a fertile mind, sir.
 
Wanna be sure it's clear, that I didn't have anythingt to do with that podcast, I just know those guys and the idea for my short was inspired by that episode of their podcast. So they deserve all the credit for the podcast :thumbsup:

Find them here
www.theapologists.net
 
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