I just flew in from Amsterdam and boy are my arms tired… No? Nothing? After eight days in what might be my favorite city in the world, I feel refreshed, rejuvenated and relaxed. I’ve been there a few times before, but this trip definitely tops the list. We got an apartment this time, which proved [...]
Posts under ‘Tidbits’
A strange yet awesome encounter
While on vacation here in Amsterdam, I visited The Cow, a small bar/cafe outside Leidseplein, to have a dinner and a few drinks with my family. The place was crawling with young people, as is most of Amsterdam. While waiting for a table in the restaurant down below, one of these young people passed by [...]
Episode Two, Munich, Amsterdam
I’m relieved to say editing on FBTR Episode Two is finally complete. It was a long, hard battle but I think, in the end, 918 FILMS/Robusto LLC emerged the victors. Most people greatly underestimate how time consuming documentary editing is and although twelve weeks may sound like a long time, with 80+ hours [...]
FBTR: Episode Two Update
918 FILMS and Robusto LLC have been hard at work on FBTR: Episode Two. We’ve got a lot of exciting things planned for our FBTR fans in the coming weeks, including the release of the full episode, and we thought it was time we gave them a little taste of what to expect. [...]
Scrippet…pretty awesome
I found a plug-in for Wordpress that allows you to write a blog entry in screenplay format. This will come in handy for the screenplay challenge I currently have with Jay. Check this out:
EXT. POOL – DAY
DELANOR, a freakishly tall, angular-faced buffoon whose age and sex are impossible to determine sits across a patio table [...]
write a script in November.
This is cross-posted from Dangerlion, the blog of FBTR executive producer Jay Rosenkrantz:
“Ryan Firpo (the director of From Busto to Robusto) challenged me recently to NaNoWrIMo. Loser buys the winner the Blu-Ray of his choice on Amazon.
I went back at him with this: Hmmmm, I’m not so sure about a novel but I’d be willing [...]
Captain Zeebo at the 2009 Hot Springs Doc Fest
Great news! From Busto to Robuso: Captain Zeebo was recently accepted into the 18th Annual Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival. We know what you’re thinking: Hot Springs, Arkansas? Filmmaking? Well, you should know the HSDFF is the only festival in the country dedicated solely to documentary filmmaking and, at seventeen years old, is also the [...]
Long time, no update
One month without an update: hope this doesn’t become a habit. It’s been a busy month. Here’s a run-down on the latest 918 FILMS happenings:
1) We spent five days in “The Meadows” shooting another segment for FBTR: Episode Two. The whole crew was out there (save for Ted, who’s shooting something in South Africa) and [...]
2 Months, 2 Million premeires tonight
Shameless plug alert: If you enjoyed our online poker documentary From Busto to Robusto: Captain Zeebo then be sure to check out 2 Months, 2 Million, a new reality show about four online poker professionals and their goal to collectively earn $2M in two months playing poker. It features executive producer Jay Rosenkrantz as one [...]
Typing for a living
I booked my first official gig as a paid screenwriter this month. I was hired by a local business man turned film producer to write a feature-length screenplay for $1M-$3M independent film to be shot in late 2010. The details are top secret, but I can say the story is like nothing I’ve written before. [...]