Thursday, January 26, 2012

Retro Theme Song?

Okay, I should have been writing the second chapter to the story I'm working on but then I did this instead. Pretty simple stuff. I could call it a theme song.

While some would say it was unnecessary, I find listening to music while I write very helpful. I could even make the argument that all my writing comes from musical inspirations.

Angel In the Snow is the most obvious since it has the same title as the Elliott Smith song it was inspired by but my other 10 minute plays also have music in their roots. Sorry About the Mess was inspired by a song called Help Yourself by Sad Brad Smith and the director of it in YPF even considered playing parts of the song at the beginning and the end of the performance. Grey Matter was inspired partly by the movie Hurricane starring Denzel Washington but mainly by the song Hurricane by Bob Dylan.

UPDATE: I just realized Angel In the Snow and Help Yourself were both featured in the same movie, Up in the Air. Interesting...

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Grey Matter

Second 10 minute play I've written, this one hasn't been performed. I began writing this when I was much younger and I think it shows, I personally do not think much of this play. The subject matter is something that didn't really relate to me very specifically at the time and the way I approach it seems self-conscious. Oh well.

Angel In the Snow

My latest 10 minute play, this one has not been performed either. Inspired by the Elliot Smith song of the same name this is essentially a condensed, more thematic version of an actual conversation I had with a friend. This play is still up for a bit of revision eventually, to establish exactly how the title relates to the play. While Sorry About the Mess is still my favorite, I think this one is the best play I've written so far. What do you think?

Sorry About the Mess

First 10 minute play I ever wrote got into Walden Theatre's Young Playwrights' Festival of 2011. I have thought about going back and editing some of the story, mainly Spencer's encounter in Prague, which would most likely make this play closer to 15 minutes.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Retro Chapter 1 First draft

Very short and by no means finished. I plan on expanding it. The first chapter of a new story I'm writing is here. Let me know what you think down in the comments.
What kind of story does this seem like it will be? What length? What genre? That sort of stuff.
A friend who also read this said he didn't like the character names, I may change those as well. Thoughts?