I had this thought last night, but I can’t remember what it was: ah-ahh! “Desktops.” That’s it. I haven’t had a bright idea in a long while, but this is a good one. In an age where we can’t get enough visual stimulation, it occurred to me that one feature about my computer that I really like is the freedom to set my own picture on the desktop. I like the options on the computer and I like taking pictures and setting them as my background (some fancy computers even let you have an active slide show background, which is even cooler!).
But then it occurred to me that I spend a near majority of my time on the computer inside other folders… that’s it!—- changing the background in ALL our folders. That would be so sweet; revolutionary even. We could put different pictures in all our folders, or even put them all on scramble so that each new folder would have a precious personal picture in the background.
I think Mr. Gates would give me a high-5 for this one…
I saw this the other day on some commercial, and I liked the message. I mean, who wouldn’t?
* Eat Right
* Be Active
* Don’t Smoke
(and)
- LIVE LONG -
I’m going to give this a solid try.
person???? … I think it would be fascinating to create a movie that involves a character. We’ll name that character, Jamie. Now, the entire movie would be documenting a period of Jamie’s life. We’ll see all of Jamie’s interactions with the given surrounding niche that Jamie has created at a given time in life — job, house, family, friends, hobbies, activities, etc! We’ll have Jamie doing things, and as the camera lense (really, it’s only ONE perception of Jamie’s reality, mind you…), we will have a more accurate, a more informed recollection of Jamie’s life. But what will make the movie so exciting is the way Jamie recounts the past, a given period of time, to the random people the come along the way. All situations will be perfectly plausible interactions. Most of which we can all relate to. We’ll even see the influences of mood, feeling, surrounding, etc… have on the story that Jamie provides. I think it would be pretty neat. The movie could be called, “Interpretation as the Medium”….
I’ll make this thought a quick one. I think a really smart entrepreneurial idea would be to start a shuttle service on the Orcas Islands in the San Juans. You could charge people $5 to ride, and you could shuttle them around to State Park facilities and city centers etc. I mean, there, they could rent bikes and get around, but I think this would make the whole San Juan trip a lot more affordable for most people, college students in particular. For those of you who don’t know, the San Juan’s may very well be one of the most beautiful places on earth, but to take your car on the ferry costs $50!!! Can you believe that? So, to ride over on foot costs you $10, and if there was this shuttle service waiting to pick you up, you’d be set! Most people that live or visit the San Juans are filthy rich, and here’s a way to single-handedly open the market and cater to more of the population. If you were really outgoing, you could probably arrange deals with the local Hotel’s to include them on your route. You get some bonus cash, customers save money, everyone is happy. Plus, you get to live on this cool island. I’m telling you, it’s a good idea.
Last night, in a round about way, I found myself at Schleicher’s house in good company. We were surfing through channels (some of which I never knew were legal) and came across the movie, “Dumb and Dumberer.” We watched this slap-stick film for probably an hour, or more. I was clearly the only one enjoying myself, but it was then that I had an epiphany. I realized that the only reason I was having such a good time watching this film was because I kept thinking about how close the actors in Dumb and Dumberer (Eric Christian Olsen, Derek Richardson) were coming to actually portray the acting styles of Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels (respectively). The more closely I regarded the performance as a strict comparison to what may have been done by Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels, the more amusing it became. After all, I thought, this is just a script and it could very easily be Jim and Jeff acting up there on that tv. Then, my thoughts took a different track.
I had a bright idea - I thought about a completely new and revolutionary way to make a movie; a way that will embrace the abilities of the actor, and may provide a greater appreciation for the profession. I would call this genre of cinema — Audition Film, or rather — Auditionography. Yes! That would be it. Allow me to explain.
See, I would make some crazy movie. Of course, I would need a pretty sweet script, and everything, but once that’s done, I’m set with work for at least the next 10 years. So, here’s how it works: I have the script and do an audition (as any normal movie would) and I would cast the best darn actors I could find. The “best” is perfectly dependent on the vision for the movie that I have in my head — I’m the director, I’ve got a vision. So, I would make the movie, just like any other moviemaker, and then I would release it (again, like anyone else). This movie could then go on to make a million-bajillion dollars, like any other box office hit. But this is where it gets good.
After my first big movie hit, I don’t just get another script and make another movie … I do another audition! — for the exact same script!! I would have another (perhaps slightly different) vision for the same movie, cast a different actor for every character in the movie, use the same script, and the same set, and probably hire people for the same cost. They wouldn’t even need to be big name actors - if anything, I would probably only need a couple big name actors for the first movie, or second, and then I could use middle-level actors that are trying to make it big for the next 2 or 3 versions, and eventually, other, older, more famous actors will want to star in one of the many sym-sequals just for kicks and giggles (symmetrical - sequal, as I will call them). Think about it. People would be so down — especially if it was a funny movie to start out with, one that the average person would want to see multiple times anyway. I mean, how great would it be to see the exact same movie (script and set) done from another intrepretation? I think people would love to see the same movie done by different actors. This could be my way to make it big.
~Director Bell
(Oh, and if you’re a big time Hollywood person reading this blog, and salvating at the mouth over my idea, … I have rights to it, but let’s talk, keeping in mind I’d like to be the director).