The Villain

So, let's get an update on where I stand shall we?

Indom - I know now how to make it work. I realized I'm not intertwining character relationships the way I could be. In addition I discovered how to make the antagonist stronger and more understandable in his cause. Which will, in turn, drive the story more. And it will give more depth, and re-define the main character in a way that I like a lot more. Not to mention it will add a bit more drama and explain why other people do things and even more so - make the ending that much more believable.

In a nutshell: It can work. And so much better.

On the Produced Indom Front: I'm working on the DVD cases and such right now. I'm trying to get it out to the cast and crew as fast as I can, but I want to make sure it's quality and that takes time. Another thing it takes is Money. Which i'm quickly running out of.

Job Situation: Still working at ESPN for $10 an hour and no health coverage. Just interviewed for a internship in NYC yesterday - which pays $20 a day. Which means it would cover the cost of travel into the city. So if I get the Creative Development Internship there, I'll most likely cut back on karate, put in the extra hours at ESPN for 4 days, go to the internship 1 day a week and then get a part time job on the weekend at like Best Buy or something.

And beyond all this - there's a glimmer of inspiration twinkling in my eye. "The Villain" is a story idea I'm developing right now that I really think would be both commercially in demand and at the same time quite awesome to make and watch. It would be a lot of fun. It's got that comic book style to it, with colorful characters so I'm talking to my sequential artist friends, headed under Matt Walters, and trying to see if we can do some kind of graphic novel out of it and then I can use that to get some attention for a screenplay. I'm super-passionate about this puppy, more so than I ever was on Indom. It's just so awesome....in my head. When I can finally find free time to work on it I will. This is priority 2 right now. #1 is paying bills and getting health care. 2 is Villain. 3 is Indom. 4 is girls. Haha.

This is starting to become that part of my life on the E! True Hollywood Story or VH1 Behind the Music where the celebrity goes "It was a hard time. Couldn't find a job and if I could find jobs I'd have been working 3 of them."

Hopefully something will open up soon that won't make me miserable my whole life.

- Andrew