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The Difference a Title can Make

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

Looking at the sites in www.alltop.com, the crime section, I have found some blog titles that look so boring I do not even want to even visit that blog, and some titles that look interesting and look like they have at least something to do with crime. The top three boring titles are : CNN.COM-LAW, MSNBC.COM: CRIME & COURTS, and NYDAILYNEWS.COM - NEW YORK CRIME HEADLINES AND ARTICLES - NY DAILY NEWS. These titles make me want to sleep. On the contrary, there are some interesting and hooking titles such as DUMB CRIMINALS, DUMB CROOKS, and STUPID CRIMINAL FILES. I picked the blogs that had the words ‘dumb’ and ’stupid’ because when someone says ‘crime’, we tend to mention sinister detectives running after an equally sinister, but more evil criminals. When the words ‘dumb’ and ’stupid’ come out on a crime blog title, it is ironic, so it catches one’s attention, and also, we may want to know the limits of one’s stupidity, which seems endless nowadays. When we go deeper into blogs, we find posts. I chose to go into the blogs which had funny and catching titles, to see whether they had similarly entertaining titles or if they had really boring titles which again would make me want to sleep. I just found a boring title: A Kid is into Pot. Who cares about a kid in a pot? I am sure that there would be enough stupid kids in the world to try that, no matter whose child it is. The second title I chose was ‘Mary Ann From “Gilligan’s Island” Arrested On Marijuana-Related Charges’. The reason for this is because there are too many bastards doing marijuana in the world to keep track of everyone (oops, in this case, not a bastard, because the name seems female). The very last title I think is quite ***OOPS YOU CAN’T USE THAT S-BOMB ON THIS BLOG - MR. B. ;-) *** is ‘Man Reported After Reporting Pot Theft’. Wow. I, and hopefully the readers of this post realized how boring a title can be. The world has certainly changed a lot. Back to the bright side with lots of interesting crime and stupid detectives (that was definitely one of my cynical sarcasms), I will now present some super titles that instantly makes you want to read the post, for example, ‘Don’t go to Court when Wanted’. Haha. This is funny!

HEY WOMAN. GIVE US SOME SEPARATE PARAGRAPHS, FOR CRYING OUT LOUD. –MR. B.

Plans for the movie

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

I have thought more about the movie I am going to make soon (hopefully), and as I have said before, I plan to put in sounds and OSTs that are ironic to what’s happening in the movie, which will hopefully make the movie more entertaining. To name a few, I plan to put Kim Chu Ja’s ‘Gujitmaliya’ (it’s an old song, and the title means ‘They are lies’) when Sandy is interrogating with the detective, which is ironic and unexpected. Secondly, I plan to put Wondergirls’ ‘Tell me’ when Tom expresses his profound hatred to Sandy, and she doesn’t realize it. The quick, cheerful dance music would make the scene less serious. I am planning to put in Big Bang’s ‘Gujitmal’ (which means ‘Lies’) when Sandy runs away from Tom’s body because of the specific lyric ‘I’m so sorry but I love you da gujitmal’, and I think it will go well with the scene, in a sarcastic way. When Sandy goes to the librarian, I plan to put in Dong Bang Shin Gi’s ‘Pungsun’ (which means balloons) to express Sandy’s innocence. Then when she kills the librarian, I will put the climax part of the song ‘What I’ve Done’ by Linkinpark, to give an insight to Sandy’s thoughts. Apart from songs, I will put some random sounds that do not relate to what’s happening at the scene, for example, a dog barking when Tom has a knife plunged into him. Even though I’ve planned them out, I am still not sure if this will make the movie too graphical and unrealistic. Thank you for reading this post and I will be happy to read anyone’s comments or opinions on how they think about my ideas. It would be very helpful if anyone who reads this post comments on this, because I am desperate for anyone’s opinions. Thank you.

Dreams for being a movie director

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

My first dream ever was to become an archeologist, when I was five years old, but a long time has passed since then. Then my dreams were to become an actor, when I was seven, but soon gave up after I looked at my reflection in the mirror, and then I wanted to become a professional judo player. When I was eleven, and I remember that my stimuli for wanting to become a judo player was because I wanted fight with my uncle, who is still about twice as big as I am, so he’s really big. Then, I kind of realized that I should become less like a man, so I chose to be a detective when I was thirteen. That dream lasted for about two years, but then, I had to give in to my hopeless sports skills, because I was, am, am going to be bad at sports, forever. This seemed soo unfair!
Then after watching eight movies in a row (when I was living in Moscow and my parents were out for two days) I really wanted to be a movie director. I admire how the directors hold the black and white cardboard thing and say ‘action!’ and ‘cut!’, and they also look really cool and TV when they explain how they directed their pieces. But most of all, I want to meet some celebrities such as Ha Jung Woo, Gang Ji Hwan, Jang Geun Seok and lots more.
Being in English Seminar class, I have a chance to at least try making a movie, because it is what I always wanted to do, and upload it on Youtube (hopefully). I have part of the storyboard ready, but not the whole thing. My short film is not exactly funny, and I’m not a very funny person, so I tried to make it funny by adding some very ironic pieces of music, and picture, such as Wondergirls ‘Tell me’, Big Bang ‘Gujitmal’, Kim Chu Ja ‘Gujitmaliya’, and for picture, I plan to put a picture of a pig before and after every flashback moments, because, my favorite animal is a pig and I’d like to put it as a mascot. I am hoping these pieces of music make the movie a little more enjoyable.Thank you for bearing with my post about myself and my film.

Script Draft

Wednesday, March 5th, 2008

School Crime

Sandy : 9th grade school nerd
Tom : 9th grade boy, hates Sandy
Student Detective : fellow 9th grader, very serious
Librarian

Detective - So…how did this all happen?
Sandy - It…it was an accident! I really didn’t mean to do Tom any harm!
Detective - You mean that you accidently stabbed a knife into his stomach, when the blade was open.

Flashback
(Sandy walks down the hallway, and sees Tom)
Sandy - Hi Tom! How is your day going? I got a 100 percent on the science test! I thought I was going to get an F or something worse!
Tom - I never asked your science grade, go away.
Sandy - (seems not to have heard Tom) Oh, yesterday I was at a flee market, and I bought this really cool knife for 5000 won. (Flicks the knife open as she shows it to him, and turns face to face with him) Isn’t it pretty?
Tom - I don’t care where you spend your money on, even for drugs, which you seem to take daily. I recommend a medicine that increases your IQ instead of drugs.
Sandy - Oh, and - (accidently trips over her shoelaces, as she steps to the left side, plunging the knife into Tom’s stomach)
(Tom freezes, blood comes out)
Sandy - Oh…. (blinks stupidly, not knowing the seriousness of the problem yet) are you ok?
(Tom falls to the ground, then Sandy realizes that she killed Tom, and runs away, her hands over her head)
End of flashback

Sandy - (hesitates) Yes…But I really didn’t mean any harm! Tom and I are best friends, you know.
Detective - (makes a face) I………uhh…..see.
Sandy - I ——
Detective - Then what happened to the school librarian? Was that ALSO an accident?
Sandy - Yes, I just wanted to ask her to recommend some books on crime…and…

Flashback
Sandy - (out of breath, starts talking to the librarian)Hello, can you recommend some books on crime?
Librarian - Sure follow me. (Looks at Sandy’s arm, with some blood, and gives it a strange look)
(It takes Sandy a while to realize what she is looking at)
Sandy - Oh, this isn’t anything! It’s just some paint from art class.
Librarian - (apparently scared of Sandy, hands her a huge, heavy book) I think this has everything you would want to find on crime.
Sandy - Thank you. (receives the book, but is too heavy, and accidently hits the librarian on the head, knocking her out) Ah!
(Librarian is on the floor, dead. Sandy runs out of the library)
End of flashback

Sandy - I ACCIDENTLY killed two people before lunchtime. It’s really…
Detective - Odd.
Sandy - Look, I’m really clumsy. I gave my baby sister a doll for her birthday, and the next day, I had muddy boots on…and something was in my way, so I…
Detective - (Sighs) Don’t tell me you stepped on the doll’s face.
Sandy - I didn’t.. I stepped on my sister’s. Years later she still has a squashed nose. But how did you know it was me?
Detectives - Your shoe was next to Tom’s body, and there was also a science test with a score of a 50%, which has your name on it.
Sandy - (Looks down in embarrassment)

Crime movie

Monday, February 25th, 2008

I am planning to create a short movie about detectives solving crime and catching the criminal. I will interview amateur film directors and college students who study criminology around the world by Skype to get information, and can film the movie in school. To do this I need to get information on directing, staging, lights, criminal psychology, and the lives of detectives. I also need to properly learn how to use a video camera, because I have never properly filmed before.