The Teaser

The Project Morphs

I've been thinking lately about the differences between books and movies, and why we would choose one over the other to entertain ourselves. There are so many great things about books that I love, but practically speaking, all of the most important parts of the story a book is trying to tell can be captured in film. You can't feel the book, smell the book, hear the pages turn, or taste the book, (who licks books?) but everything visual about a book can be put into a film. In some cases, that film might end up being nothing but scrolling letters, but the words can all get crammed in there. A film, though, can set a pace of its own. It can go too fast for you in parts, and promise to explain it all later. It can break that promise. I don't want to go too deeply into the differences and give away the elements of film that I plan to use, but I think it is a much more suitable medium for the story I am trying to tell. The plan now, instead of a graphic novel, is to create multiple short films that are completely silent and are only in black and white, with no grayscale. Because of the motif of the story, and the serial nature of how it is told, I have dubbed this project my "Noir Du Jour" series. Officially, I still have no name for it, though.

A New Project

I have been working on a graphic novel the last couple days. Right now, I am in more of an exploratory phase, seeing what exactly I can and can't do with purely black and white images, with no colors, shades or tints in between. The effect is creepy and dark, which is exactly what I intended, but I still need to write a creepy and dark storyline to go with the images I have created. Every picture stirs up a small story inside of me, and now I have to tie them all into one narrative.

Done!

A very large weight has been lifted off of my shoulders. Signed, dated, and now just a bill. Just. Keep. Swimming.

Dreams

I don't know why, but I woke myself up in the middle of the night last night by screaming. I never scream, for any reason at all, so it was really weird. Luckily I was face down on the couch so I didn't really make a lot of noise. Any ideas?

Cinnamon

Cody and Jonathan have each agreed to eat a tablespoon of cinnamon for $20 from Peter. Jonathan has also agreed to be recorded while he does. Look for it here when I put it on YouTube if it all happens as planned.

Last Summer's Float Trip Pictures

New Place

Well, I am finally settled into my new place. I love it. I have been really busy but I will be taking pictures soon.