MA'KAI and other stuff...

I am back with my second consecutive daily post.. which is already a new record for me. I'm mostly doing this for the ONE PERSON who I am certain will read this-- shout out to Rob Levin! Anyways, my day was pretty uneventful. I worked on color stuff and rewrote a couple scenes of the spec pilot I am doing with Doug. I also managed to fit in a game of hide and seek with Paris.

In the evening I went to this bar/restaurant in Santa Monica with members of Top Cow (Chaz, Phil, Rob, Blond... and all of their associates). I chatted for a couple hours about things ranging from my screenwriting crap to whether or not it was a good idea to throw a drink on someone (who will remain nameless) who didn't deserve it. It was good seeing them folks, although I didn't talk very much to Rob or Chaz. I mostly talked to Church, Phil and Taysha's friend Monica.

Okay then... if you're not asleep yet, I will now reveal the mystery friend who is going to be taking the TV class with me...

DAVID WOHL!

I'm excited that he and I are gonna be hooking up for ten weeks, since we rarely see each other. I miss the days of wine and Wohlses. Hopefully this will help us get started on the much talked about (by us) writing collaboration we've been looking to do for the last couple years.

That's it for tonight... it's back to work for me, with season five of The Shield to keep me company. I've already seen it, but The Shield is like an old friend that I just don't get sick of.

b

I"M NOT MUCH OF A BLOGGER...

...but I am going to try and be one. And by that I just mean I am going to TRY to blog more frequently than once a year. I might even start blogging daily.

Yeah right.

I'm a creature of habit and my main habit is to compulsively do stuff for like a week then drop it and move on to something else. But I probably shoudn't be giving away the ending to this blog, so forget I said anything. Anyway, I've been busy as fuck with coloring (beyond my normal busy). One anscillary benefit to coloring so much is that I get to catch up on my TV shows. And this being a really busy time, I've had the opportunity to catch up on Smallville, Lost and The Black Donnellys. Oh and for all you strange people who are reading this without actually knowing me... I put movies and TV shows on while I color-- it helps pass the time. TV shows are better because of the volume and the fact that I don't have to actually look at the show that much. Listening is the big thing in TV shows.

Back to getting caught up on my shows...

LOST- It's amazing to me how this show can continue to give me new information and reveal new stuff while simultaneously confusing the crap out of me. It's like the more information I get the more questions pop up! Yet I am still very much interested in what the hell is going on. I don't think the answers can ever live up to the hype, but I am enjoying the ride. Me still likes.

SMALLVILLE- Six years in and just when I was getting apathetic, they pulled me back into the story. For me the show has always been first and foremost about the moments between Clark and Lana. I'm not a fan of Lois, and I hate seeing Lana with Lex... even though I still feel bad for Lex, knowing he is going to be an arch criminal (if he isnt already). Anyway, after so much water under the Clark/Lana bridge you'd think that they had no more tricks up their sleeves. But alas, the Lex/Lana marriage episode really GOT ME. The writers managed to give me everything I wanted YET AGAIN and then STEAL IT AWAY from me AGAIN. Just like in the Jonathan Kent dies episode, when Clark tells Lana, only to have to undo it. Me still likes this too.

THE BLACK DONNELLYS- This is a new show that is only a handful of episodes in. But I already like it. Maybe it's the romantic sap/sucker in me, but I'm digging the main love story between Tommy and Jenny. Plus, you throw around all the mob/crime stuff and the NYC location and I'm in. It's the kind of show that I wish I could write for. I mean, hell... who wouldn't want to be in a writer's room run by Paul Haggis. I can dream...

Okay... that's a lot of stuff for one blog. Tommorrow I will be talking about the UCLA Extension class I am taking AND the mystery friend who is going to be taking the class with me!

sweet dreams bitches,
b

COME WATCH A MOVIE MADE BY REAL LIVE COMIC PEOPLE!

Hi all (both of you)!

In my annual blog post, I wanted to let any and everyone know that my short film BLAME will be screening at The Dances With Films Festival in Los Angeles! It was co- written and produced by me and Scott Tucker (of Top Cow Editorial fame) and I directed it.

And if you need more of a comic book industry related reason to go see this short film...

...current Top Cow Editor in Chief Renae Geerlings stars in it with Scott Tucker! And we used the Top Cow offices for several of our locations.

Check out the flyer for all the details!

Also, here's a brief synopsis of the film, as well as a couple other tidbits of related info. I had to come up with this stuff for a press kit, so I figured I might as well post it here for the two people that might be interested. Be warned though... it is NOT a comic book based short. So there are no muscle bound people or capes.

SHORT SYNOPSIS

Megan is devastated by the sudden death of her daughter. She blames her ex-boyfriend Leo and seeks revenge in the hope of getting closure. But neither is prepared for the consequences of her actions. Graff is a veteran police officer on the payroll of a drug kingpin. Moss is his young partner who wants in. But when Moss is finally given the chance to prove himself to the grief stricken kingpin, he is confronted with the harsh realities of blurring the line between good and bad. Murder and revenge, are at the center of this dramatic thriller that explores the darker side of parental devotion and accountability.

HOW DID WE GET THE MONEY TO SHOOT BLAME? WE SOLD OUR FRIENDS ORIGNAL COMIC ART...

In the summer of 2005 Scott and I worked together for a comic book company called Top Cow Productions. Sharing a mutual love for movies and filmmaking we decided to collaborate on a short film, diving head long into the world of filmmaking. So we wrote the script and pooled our resources to come up with the financing. Being a couple of working stiffs, we were still woefully short on funds. So Scott decided to sell off as many of his comic books and science fiction collectibles that he could bear to part with. Yet we were still a couple thousand dollars short. So we solicited our family for help. And when that wasn’t enough we went to our comic book artist friends to donate their original comic art to our cause. They did, and we auctioned the artwork off on ebay to get the remainder of the financing.

OTHER NOTES

Blame was shot over two weekends in June of 2005 using a DVX 100 24P DV CAM.

It was edited on the same 20” G5 iMac that I use to color comics, using Final Cut Pro 4.5.

It was shot entirely in Los Angeles, using friend’s homes and the offices of Top Cow Productions as locations

The final cost including post was under $5,000.

SO THAT'S IT! I hope to see you ALL there!

brian

IF YOU NEED PROOF...

...that my Darkness issue rocks hard,

http://www.paperbackreader.com/review.php?ReviewID=835

I'm still hoping to get some more reviews...

ALSO... if you want to read an interview with me about comics and the short film I am making (almost done)...

http://scrypticstudios.com/index.php/news/571

There... that should give all my adoring fan something to chew on. (Shout out to Mom!)

peace
b

SHAMELESS PLUG!

Read DARKNESS #21!

I wrote and colored it and the talented Francis Manapul drew the shit out of it.

There I said it. Yes its been out a month... but so what. Get yer hands on it and give it a read, anyway. It's a stand alone issue that u can understand with a minimum of beforehand Darkness knowledge. And if you have any still questions I will personally answer them for you. (brianbooch70@yahoo.com)

I can also safely say that is has AT LEAST $2.95 worth of entertainment value. Hell I personally think has over FIVE DOLLARS U.S. worth of entertainment value packed in the 22 pages.

That's $5.99 Canadian!!!!!

That's $546.65 yen!!!!!

Now that's bang for your buck.

Anyway, that's my shameless plug. Sorry to have troubled you...

mucho amor

bri

HELLO TO MYSELF!

Hi!

This is me trying on my new blogging shoes.

I suppose this is my forum to talk about things that interest me... just in case there is anyone out there just clamoring to know what I think about stuff. Well, I wouldn't want to disappoint my fan base... so here goes!

I think that...

-beverages taste best cold.

-the Usual Suspects is an overrated movie.

-movies made in the 70's rock my ass hard.

-we should replace income tax with consumption tax

-I need to start working out again

-George W Bush looks like Lee Majors

-going all in pre flop with pocket two's is a mistake

-I can no longer relate to new pop music

-Peter Jackson is the new Steven Spielberg

-Lenny Kravitz has one of the all time best musician names

-Beyonce IS booty-licious!

-cucumbers taste better pickled (shout out to Dave Chapelle!)

-Stevie Wonder IS a musical genius (shout out to Eddie Murphy)

-blogging is like masturbation... fun for other people to look at but ultimately you do it for yourself.

-there is no pretense to masturbation, making it true form of expression

-the more you says "balls" (pronounced bah-AWL-Z) the funnier the word gets

-penis is still the funniest word in the english language

-someone should start a movement to revitalize the word "fot" as a valid alternative to "fart"

-an all female posse should be refered to as a "pussy"

-there is no such thing as vulgar language

-ape shall not kill ape

-there is no place for shanking in the schools

OOOOKAY then... that's my very first blog. Hopefully down the road I will actually have something worth saying.

kissy kissy! And.... WE'RE OUT!