CPR for Blacktop Lore
So the past 3 weeks have been a little of this and a little of that. On Saturday I went to the premiere of Gone For The Day, shortfilm by MJ Slide, and got to reconnect with some local filmmakers I haven’t seen since before my ventures in LA. That’s certainly a good thing, being that you can’t make a omelet without a few eggs which come from a farm so its good be familiar with the livestock. I’m not gonna going into critiquing or even analyzing the film as that’s not the purpose of this blog, but I will say its good to see people around here are working and the community is continuing to spread slowly like a puddle of gak that was slammed into a hardwood floor… with many colorful toys on it.
the week before was a few birthdays and some shortscape traversing in the south east. But oh how that is all TMI in the least offensive sense. The new is naturally all about Blacktop Lore. There’s been some interest from local and abroad talent in the series, and there’s been some issues engaging the first gear’s revolution largely because this first episode is going to be different from the rest in that a lot of props and locations have to be thrown at it in order to kick off a robust story. So its been like making a full on short film with the time budget of a quick 5 minute flick. The subsequent episodes will surround single props and rarely more than 2 actors. Be that as it may, the show must go on. So high or hell-water, we are shooting episode 1 on Thursday and should have it on your computer screens sometime next week. Along with it will be more details about how the show will unfold both technically and story-wise.
Those who’ve seen my work or even the films that have been made recently in Greenville will see some comfortingly familiar faces in episode 1 and you’ll also be witness to the birth of a cool story. Yes, I can throw no better adjectives out there for this story other than the very classic and reliable COOL. You all will enjoy it, and to those longtime natives to the area I can say y’all will enjoy it too. :^D <— letters and symbols are happy for us
I should also mention briefly that I’m still planning a short film later this year, possibly fall depending on many factor (mostly that I will slowly build a groundwork for it until the film is ready to be made) and in the meantime I believe I will be doing smaller short films, things unrelated to Blacktop Lore that are somewhere in between this fall’s production and Blacktop for production complexity. So keep an eye out for some brain paint as it will be dripping and splatting every which way very soon.
Underground Spring
(see title picture full at deviantart)
Nobody sees an underground spring
they don’t even feel it running
So they drink from the river with the elders
and sing about stuff they see
Don’t think twice – give to the tellers
and sing about stuff you see…
When the axe falls
it breaks the skin and
rips the bone up
Everybody cries
when the axe falls
But
You can look at the Weed
You can smile as he bleeds
Nobody thinks twice
just put some ice on it
Don’t complain please
The weed has felt so little pain
knows nothing of mistreating
Don’t believe him when he says
he’s got internal bleeding
Nobody thinks twice
they can see no bruises
Just put some ice on it
Don’t confuse us
Somebody reap
anyone but Christ
Don’t think twice
Reap me
and send me flying into Heaven’s flames
