:: Guy in a Suit Productions ::

Saturday, March 27, 2004

posted by Travis at 4:39 PM

So Kim and I flew to Detroit for the weekend to go to a wedding for a friend of hers. I haven't been to Detroit in about 20 years. I used to live in Kalamazoo, MI, and we would come to Detroit for Pistons' games, but I remember very little of the city. People give Los Angeles a hard time, but it looks like a damn country club compared to this toilet of a city. I say "toilet" because Kim and I were driving down a side street to turn around and drove past an adult pissing in the middle of a street. This was at about 5:00pm. I know what you're about to say, "Homeless people pee in the street all the time." Yes, that is true. However, this was a guy wearing a suede track suit standing on the driver's side of an nice SUV...pissing in the street. He even waved to us as we drove by as if to say, "Welcome to Detroit!", and we weren't approaching him from behind. What a shit hole.

Monday, March 22, 2004

posted by Travis at 7:58 PM

Last week Kim and I got engaged. Here are some views of the ring:

This weekend I went to the Hollywood Film Festival Pitch Fest to pitch my script, and it went pretty well. A couple companies were interested, a couple were not, and a couple were on the fence about it. I learned a lot from the pitching seminar, and I may try to go to the next one in June with another script. If you're out there writing and haven't been to one of these yet, I recommend you go. The experience of pitching to producers itself is worth the money it costs to go.

Thanks to my friend Shane, who's a big shot in the gaming biz, this is what was on my screen Saturday night:

That's right, I'm playing the World of Warcraft Beta, and my first impressions are that it is very very good.

Sunday, March 14, 2004

posted by Travis at 11:46 PM

Sorry there hasn't been much up here. I just haven't been in the mood. This coming weekend (the 20th and 21st), I'm heading to some pitch meetings to pitch my script to some production companies. It is kind of a cattle-call/seminar where they give you 5 minutes in front of some people who might be interested. It's a long shot, but even if I don't get any hits at all it will be good experience.

Since I'm sending out query letters to companies about my script, and I don't think people take hotmail addresses seriously, I'm using an address associated with this site. The "Email Me" button to the left and the link from each post will reflect the new address.

Sunday, March 07, 2004

posted by Travis at 2:39 PM

My two favorite shows are premiering new seasons this week. Hopefully The Sopranos Season 5 will be better than Season 4. With Steve Buscemi added to the cast, I expect it will be.

Thursday, March 04, 2004

posted by Travis at 12:26 AM

Kim and I went to see Apocalypse Now tonight at the Arclight. It turns out that they were screening the Redux version, which I have never seen. I absolutely hated it, and here is why. I wrote this quickly and under duress, so it may read a little "rant-ish". Be warned...foul language is afoot.

Monday, March 01, 2004

posted by Travis at 4:41 PM

So, I've heard from people accusing Mel Gibson of trying to profit from the crucifixion by making The Passion of the Christ. Let me straighten you guys out. Anyone who has ever sold a copy of The Bible over cost is profiting from the crucifixion. People who sell those Mary figurines to put on your dashboard are profiting from the crucifixion. Mel Gibson spent $25 million to create a piece of art to honor Jesus in a medium world renowned for losing money. The fact that this film is successful does not mean Gibson is a money-grubbing opportunist. It just means that a lot of people like his art. And when did wanting to make money become the most vile and evil of ambitions? Are all you people out there volunteering at those jobs you hate so much? The people to watch out for are the people who sell scripts about Jesus in the wake of this movie's success. Those are the money-grubbing opportunists. Man...I'd kill to be one of those people.