Your Stage : Jurassic Box Commercial by Charles W Gordon III

Nice, Charles W Gordon III

That was funny! Cardboard box. :) It's great that you're able to look at your own work and see where it needs improving, Charles W Gordon III.

Thanks Frank Van Der Meijden … Maurice Vaughan I’m as honest and straight forward as it comes. I’m proud of it, but it wasn’t what I envisioned. It should have been a lot faster paced and more dynamic shots.. But we were short on gear for camera shots, short on personnel, and the time to shoot was very limited. But we managed to pull it out. As I always say, “live and learn.” Learn, improve, better plan.

Learn, improve, better plan. Exactly, Charles W Gordon III. What are you currently working on?

Maurice Vaughan always writing and trying to put something together. Waiting on some financial backing for a short film that I wrote and will direct. Then after that, hopefully we can put this Thriller I just wrote into a feature film production. But until then, I’m sort of forced to go back to my work in the event production business haha. How bout you, what are you working on?

Thriller is one of my favorite genres to write and watch, so I'm definitely looking forward to your Thriller feature, Charles W Gordon III. What type of events (event production business)? I'm finishing up a design job and pitching scripts. Might rewrite some scripts this week.

Maurice Vaughan it was about two months ago, I just finished the Jurassic Box. I had not wrote a feature in a while. The idea came to me and I sat behind my computer for about two weeks, for about 5 hrs a day. I dont like to sit for too long. Plus it keeps my mind fresh. In my opinion, “less is more.” Yea I hope in the next couple of months to do something with it. It doesn’t require too much planning or resources, so if and when we get some funding, we can easily jump into production. I just need to storyboard it and make some adjustments to the script(I made my own notes ha, a few things I need to add).

Maurice Vaughan as for the events. Large music festivals and corporate events. Out here in the Netherlands, when the warm weather is here, it becomes land of parties. My work in that sector is grunt work, moving and building. But I like regular work, get to see friends and it allows me to gather information and brainstorm writing ideas.

Maurice Vaughan what is the design job? Is that for writing or graphic? What type of scripts are you trying to pitch? What would you say your favorite genre is? Oh the rewriting, the matter of taking what you wrote and elevating it from kindergarten to high school level haha. Sometimes( a lot of times) I revisit an old script, I sit there shaking my head, thinking, “can’t believe I wrote this junk” haha. But its ok bc that was the rough and now I clean it up and hit it with fresh ideas.

I understand what you mean by "less is more" when sitting and writing, Charles W Gordon III. Sometimes I try to continue writing while I'm tired and it feels terrible.

Is your Thriller feature a contained script?

You probably get a lot of ideas while working at the music festivals and corporate events (because you see a lot of different people and things).

The design job is for a pitch deck and a series bible. I'm pitching two contained feature scripts ("Night Crier" and "Escape the House"), short scripts, and a kids' TV show. My favorite genres to write are Thriller, Horror, Sci-Fi, and Fantasy. What about you?

I like how you summed up rewriting ("...the matter of taking what you wrote and elevating it from kindergarten to high school level"). I do the same thing, ("Sometimes( a lot of times) I revisit an old script, I sit there shaking my head, thinking, “can’t believe I wrote this junk”").

Maurice Vaughan I’m a believer in, “dont stress it.” Just walk away from it, return later. I’ve fallen asleep many times while writing and woke up to find a bunch of nonsense, then end up having to go through it all…

yes the Thriller is self contained, no room for a sequel…

yea working, I like real work. It allows my mind to be a little free and recharge. Plus as you said, yes just meeting ppl and experiencing things gives me some more creativity…

one thing I’ve realized is, a script doesnt have to be perfect. Like you dont have to be so clever with words. A script is a blueprint of suggestions to put on a screen. But it is good to tighten it up. Also for me, I’m at the point, I’m not just wanting to sell my scripts. I want to direct them. So I write for myself. “Take it or leave it.”

You’re busy man. That’s great. I’m into the action, horror, scifi, but I do like drama. And of course I like humor, but I’m not into strictly writing comedic stuff or putting emphasis on it.

With all the material I’m sitting on, I should pitch more.

Contained Thriller is probably my top sub-genre to write, Charles W Gordon III. Cheap, creative, entertaining scripts.

Yeah, I've learned that scripts are blueprints. I used to write SO MUCH detail in scenes. Now, short action lines and white space are my buddies. :)

Action is another genre I like to write. I write Drama and Comedy, but I mix them with other genres.

Yeah, you should pitch your projects more. More pitches, more opportunity for success. Check out the Stage 32 Pitch Sessions: https://www.stage32.com/scriptservices/pitch-sessions

Maurice Vaughan I find contained anything is the best. I’m not a big fan of “map out a franchise.” If it happens it happens. I wouldn’t say cheap, let’s say effective.

Nothing wrong with detail. Mapping a sequence, I do it all the time. Sometimes I have a paragraph, not many though, where I really want the reader to be able to visualize.

I should pitch, but I’m always shooting the idea down because I’m thinking that it’s too “business.” I prefer to meet someone before trying to pitch. My idea is, “see eye to eye” on things before trying to do business. A writer and producer is kind of like a relationship, date first and see how it works before moving in together hahaha. Or maybe I’m overthinking it.

I should say contained scripts are "cheaper," Charles W Gordon III.

"Nothing wrong with detail. Mapping a sequence, I do it all the time. Sometimes I have a paragraph, not many though, where I really want the reader to be able to visualize." I learned from a creative on here (Laurie Ashbourne - https://www.stage32.com/LAstory) that writing condensed is great, but it shouldn't come before making sure the story is clear.

Oh, yeah. Networking is definitely about relationships. You're not overthinking it.