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1-30-2007: It's been a while since I've made some
updates to this page, and I seriously hope that the progress I've been making on Dreaming god has been worth the
wait. I now have a great art department on board, which is Jerry Clement and Erika Radcliffe. Both are exceptional
artists in their respective styles, and have great imagination which will lend itself to the overall design of this film.
Also, I would like to welcome Janie Albinger aboard, who will be working on costume for the project. I am very close
to finalizing the screenplay. I know that this script has been now in the writing stages for three years, but I promise
you that the work that has gone into this script has made me believe even more in this project than I ever thought possible.
I've had so many delays, mostly having to do with employment issues, that horrible retail thing, that I've shelved the project
many times. Now that I have a script that I truly love and believe in, I want to make every effort to get the ball rolling
on this project. I've asked Stryles Knight to come back to the project, and hopefully he chooses to do so as soon as
he overcomes a few personal challenges. This is the year that significant progress will be made on an amazing independent
film. I am happy that you are along for the ride.
2-27-2006: Dark Perceptions Entertainment
has decided to part ways with Mr. Fletcher due to his inability to understand and work well with other people. The novel
is coming along great, nearly a hundred pages now. . .and the second draft is coming along fine as well. More later.
1-30-2006: Sorry for any lack
of update for the last five months, It just gets crazy when you work retail through the holiday season. So things are
now chugging along again, albeit slowly. I am working on the second draft of the screenplay, and also I am writing a
movie novelization to go with it. Hopefully the art department will be giving me some stuff in the next few weeks, and
I may be looking to bring addtional artists onboard for that purpose. I have also been looking at music for the film
and have created a mock soundtrack of songs that I listen to while I am writing. It's a primarliy prog music and I am
hoping to get a few of those songs into the film, mainly Dream Theater's Lifting Shadows off a Dream. I have a couple
ideas for original music too, an accoustic guitar piece by Bryan Moon, and there's another girl who I have just come into
contact with who has a fabulous voice at only 18 years old!! She writes her own material and is in my opinion, very
talented. I want to get recordings of some original sound effects to accompany the movie, particularly where the Apparition
is concerned. More Later, we're back on the horse for the year, and things are going to start happening, It's the year
of the Dog, and my Chinese Zodiac says I am a dog!! Lucky me, but more importantly I say lucky you.
8-1-2005: The pre-production
crew of Dreaming god seems to have a lot on our plate at the moment. The second draft of the screenplay is
coming along quite nicely, being written in conjuction with a novelization to accompany the film's release. There is
also interest in a graphic novel to be drawn by our conceptual artist, Jerry Clement. This is an exciting time as the
first draft of the screenplay has gotten some very good feedback from some people who are known to be somewhat tough critics
in my local area. They can't wait to see the 2nd draft and see how the story becomes more streamlined. Progress
on the novel is also amazing, giving the characters greater depth than ever before. I feel as if 2006 will be the year
for Dreaming god.
5/23/2005 - The good news is that the first
draft of the script is the basis for the novel and comic book we are working on to fund the film. The bad news is that
we have to shave 60 pages from the first draft to make the film fit in a two hour space. This week has been slow
in the pre-production of the film, due to the Star Wars release. Many of us on the crew are big Star Wars
fans, and have been to see the new film a few times. But this isn't the Star Wars site, this is the Dreaming
god site. In the plus column, I have commisioned a friend of mine to write some original accoustic guitar music
to be included in the film. One of the pieces was so tender and beautiful that it almost made me cry. I can't
wait for the final version of the film and get to share my vision with the whole world. Stay tuned
5/17/2005 - The first draft of the
script is finished and have been looking at potential actors for the parts. The first draft weighed in at 183 pages,
so I am going to have to figure out how to trim about 60 pages from this. The second draft will attempt to draw the
dialogue together better, saying more with fewer words. I have met with a few young actresses, one of whom I am very
impressed with. I will reveal her when I have looked at the rest of the young actresses, and pick who I would like to
pick. My company is also in talks to produce a comic book and a novel based on the screenplay to take to comic cons
as a fundraising effort for the film. Jerry is a talented young artist and is excited to pursue a comic book project
surrounding some of his previz art. On another note, we have parted ways with Stryles Knight over scheduling and creative
differences. Also, we have begun looking at locations for some shoots. This is a project that I want to get the
whole community behind, as a matter of taking some pride in where I live. More Later
1-19-05: Well, our hiatus is
over. Such is life working retail at Christmas time, I held 3 jobs for a while and worked about 85 hours a week.
Anyone who knows holiday retail knows that it begins toward the beginning of September and runs well into January. But
enough of the holdays, and back to the world of Dreaming god. I am working on FINALLY finishing the script (I mean
it this time) and getting everyone back together, with a few changes to our personnel. Last night I saw an amateur film,
Open Water, and it inspired me all over again. They shot that film on DV as we are, and their film was visually
fantastic, so it gives me hope for mine. More Later.
8/4/04: Sorry for lack of updates, I have had
little time to devote to this project lately as the demands of employment have kept me very busy. Now that I have dumped
one of the three jobs I had, I hope to have more time to contribute to this again. I am very behind schedule, and still
have no script completion. I had orginally wanted to start casting this month, and shooting in October, but these things
will be pushed back. I hope to have the script now completed by the middle of September, check back with me soon.
6/26/04: FIRST DRAFT NEARING COMPLETION!!!
(Whew) Let me tell you what a challenge writing a screenplay for this project has been. I work two jobs to
pay my bills and to finance this project, and I have children and a girlfriend that also require some of my time, and do not
own my own computer so I have to schedule time to use the public word processor at the public library in two hour
blocks. Needless to say, my time is very full at the moment, and soon I will have finished a first draft of
Dreaming god. I can't wait to sit and show it to a few people who have agreed to look at it, including a local
author/screenwriter, Steven Barnes, who recently released a new Star Wars novel called, The Cestus Deception. Our
crew will spend about a week going over the first draft and we will take notes on the changes that are to be made,
mostly in dialogue I am anticipating, as I am very fond of the story the way it is now. By the end of July I hope to
have a final script complete and have a few locations scouted out as well. In late August or early September I want
to begin casting my film and shooting sometime in October on weekends. It's going to be a wild ride, glad everyone
is taking it with me.
6/15/2004: We have added some new characters to
the cast list, feel free to check them out if you would like to.
6/14/2004: We have just added our E-Newsletter
Subscription, but we need a title for the newsletter. This is where all you fans come in and help us out. In the
next 30 days, we will be taking submissions for the new name of the E-Newsletter for Dreaming god. The winner
will be announced on 14th of July when our first issue of the Newsletter should be sent.
6/11/2004: Sorry for the lack of updates as of
recently as we have been immersed in the world of scriptwriting and character design. The script has just reached about
60 pages, as I am only getting to work on it only a few hours a week. Jerry has been drawing designs for characters
and Stryles has been working on some technical specs for production. Some location scouting will begin next month, and
hope to have script completion by the end of July.
5/24/2004: Work on the script is coming along
nicely, were right on target for a late June first draft completion. The details of the story are coming together more
nicely than one could imagine, after about five pages, the script began to write itself. We are now living in the mind
of Tuesday Moxley, we are feeling the pain she feels, we are suffering the visions she is suffering. We are now feeling
the base emotions that Megan Moxley feels, that need to be on another plane of existance, to defy reality. We are now
rationalizing the way Dr. Theodore Nathaniel Hayes does, our evils weighed against a greater evil, to achieve the ends of
good in our own mind. We feel the anguish of a young mother, who loses her child, and a friend who is there to support
her. We also feel the thoughts of the school children, who criticize Tuesday with intense fear and hatred. There
is nothing greater than when you know your characters well enough that the story begins to write itself. Soon we should
have images to accompany our words. Peace.
5/10/2004: We now have a conceptual / storyboard
artist who has committed to over 1,500 drawings for this project. Jerry Clement has officially joined Dark Perceptions
Enterprises. Jerry has been drawing since he was very young, has a wide range of art styles and operates an independent
tattoo business. Soon, we should have some concept drawings posted here on the site. Stay tuned.
5/5/2004: Happy Cinco De Mayo to all, I am a little
tired today, stayed up until 7:30 am working out some of the details of a crucial scene in Dreaming god. Making sure
that our beginning, middle and end of the story are all something that are working in perfect marriage with one another.
I am very excited about this scene, and I can't wait to shoot it. Moreover, I cannot wait for you to see it. There
is a specific shock value attached to said scene that at first glance may seem over gratuitous, but it does lend credibility
to the story.
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