February 14, 2004

project greenlight 3 (update #2)

So that's what a blog looks like when you don't update it for awhile. Kinda like dead fish in an aquarium.

So, the script for PG3 is progressing nicely. My good friend and blog hoster Martin is co-writing with it me. It's called Yellow, and the original spark was to do a tribute to Dario Argento: a stylish slasher-type movie that I could (maybe) whip together real quick. (Hence all the Argento stuff lately.) But then Martin threw his massive intellect and talent into the mix, and it's developed into (I think) something more than just a slasher-type movie. If he gives the okay, I might even put the script up for people to look at if they like.

(Also: bonus points if you understand immediately why it's called Yellow.)

We've been writing scenes and emailing them back and forth and making comments and revisions at a whirlwind pace. I haven't worked this hard since college. Hell, maybe not even then. But it's looking better than I could ever have imagined it.

Soon (maybe): Deep Red, Inferno, Tenebre.

Where we saw it: project greenlight | We deign to rate it: outta 100
Posted by kza at 02:49 PM | Comments (7)
Comments

Boy, they've sure lowered the Massive Intellect bar if I'm in the group now. I'm like the kissin' cousin at the Physicists convention.

And does it tarnish that standing if even I don't know why our scirpt is called Yellow?

Oops. Did I say that out loud?

Uh, gotta go...

Posted by: Martin at February 14, 2004 03:03 PM

It's named after that Coldplay song, right? :-D

Posted by: Steve at February 15, 2004 10:57 AM

Ha! Love ya, Steve!

Posted by: Kza at February 16, 2004 09:05 PM

My guess - yellow is for fear.

Posted by: Jonathan at February 28, 2004 05:18 PM

Hi, Jonathan. Thanks for stopping by the blog!

Although the title is supposed to work on a couple different levels, including the idea of "fear", I originally chose it for more meta reasons. The kind of horror movies that Argento made in the 70s are called giallo (yellow), after the yellow covers of the lurid mysteries they were usually based on. It was just a working title, but as the script progressed, we decided to keep it and give a more concrete reason for its use.

Posted by: Kza at February 28, 2004 11:13 PM

Well! I stand corrected. If your script is any bit as intelligent as your posts, all the PGL 3 contestants (myself included) will be in a world of pain. Best of luck!

Jonathan

Posted by: Jonathan at March 4, 2004 08:20 PM

Oh, hey, didn't realize you were doing PGL3 as well! Good luck to you also!

Posted by: Kza at March 5, 2004 03:17 PM