Ashley Alysa

TOTALLY BIZARRE.. but it must be said.

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 09:01:47 GMT

I'm up at 3am, and I usually wake up at 4am for work... yet I can't sleep. Too excited/nervous for tomorrow's shoot.

So ABCnews is on. And they just ran this segment about Barbie.. and they showed the facts of the popularity of barbie, stating
"There are more Barbies in the United States than people"

and my mind went... "holy cow! What if the Barbies built a barbie army and took over?"

Maybe a movie one day?

--- has it really been 5 years since those vegas boys got attacked by their tiger?

Need actors 3/2 and/or 3/3 1104 wabash and grant park

Sat, 28 Feb 2009 08:12:20 GMT

My production I class is in desperate need of people to act in our first films.

There are films being shot both Monday and Tuesday march 2nd and 3rd. Filming starts at 1, meeting in 1104 wabash, rm 509. Films take place at grant park. We need mostly guys, but women please still contact. We can't pay you, but we will get you a copy of finished film. Each short will be done in one day, so if you are available only one day that is fine. If you are available for both days we may use you in a diff film each day.

If you are interested I can be contacted at the following:
ashleyalysa@yahoo.com
Ashley.France@loop.colum.edu
Facebook: "Ashley France" or group "best production I ever"(this is the networking group for everyone in class)
Or msg me using lj

Thanks!

Thanks again
Ashley Alysa

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The Recruit

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 16:52:47 GMT

Mike and I watched The Recruit last night. It's about collin ferral being recruited into the cia by al pachino. I really enjoyed it. At somepoints the screenplay stunk, but for the part it was real good. I enjoyed editing and the action wasn't that bad.
However I've only seen two pachino movies (this one and the one with him and Deniro.) and they both had the same ending.

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Bangkok Dangerous

Sat, 14 Feb 2009 07:32:43 GMT

Just watched Bangkok Dangerous

At first I didn't get into it but then I really started to enjoy it. But I didn't like how they ended it. I can see why so many teachers discourage that kind of ending..

I'd write more but don't want to spoil it! (and can't remember how to do hidden text...)
Gosh, now I understand why they tell you not to kill your main character! Him killing himself in the end was a very unsastisfying ending...
What is the theme?

A Moment...

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:56:28 GMT

In my Short Froms in Film and Video we watched a series of shorts that were produced for Cannes. They all had to deal with a "moment". We were assigned to come up with our own "moments". Here's what I was working on:

A moment for forgotten love

The setting of the scene is in a King size bed, at night. The couple in the bed lay on opposite sides of the bed, facing away from one another. They use the same bed sheet, but the sheet lays flat in between them, showing their distance. It is late at night and the room is dark, except for the light from the moon. The man is asleep while the girl lays awake. She is studying a picture she holds in one hand. The picture is of the couple, hugging and smiling. The girls face is distraught and she is crying. As she wipes her tears, she feels an arm wrap around her. She turns slightly to see that her partner has rolled closer to embrace her, while still sleeping. She turns back to the picture and smiles, as a new stream of tears flow down her cheek. She puts the photo under her pillow and gets closer into her lover’s arms, finally able to fall asleep.

I was hoping to show how the distance has grown between them. The girl holds the picture, and is crying because the distance that has grown between them. By the man embracing her in his sleep, he is subconciously reaching to be closer to her. She feels that this is a reassurance that he still loves her. I know this is short but I would love to direct it! It would work as a Production I film because there's not much sound needed (although I'm sure I could do something rythmically with their breathing and her crying), but but I think that I could use color effectively in this scene.

Tommy Not Junior

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:39:59 GMT

This is from Development and Preproduction. It's a treatment intended for a Production II film (post sync sound). I always write stories that are happy, sing songy, and have a very Disney feel to them... I wanted to challenge myself and write something different, something with a little more serious tone and subject matter.

TOMMY NOT JUNIOR

Tommy, or “Junior” as most know him, sits on the edge of his bed, in a small, cramped bedroom of his family’s apartment. He’s wearing a long sleeve tee-shirt and ratty, old jeans. His fourteen year old body is so boney and frail that these clothes look awkward on him. The alarm clock on the floor reads “1:20 am”, which explains why the only light of the room is from the hazy moon. Tommy hears the sound of an old car pull up and the engine turn off. He walks to the window and looks down. From his window on the third floor, he can see his father in the parking lot getting out of the run-down car, nearly falling over in the process. Tommy goes back to his bed, pulls his knees to his chest, and rocks back and forth. One of his sleeves pulls up while he rocks, which exposes both old and new bruises all over his arm. He hears his father unlocking the apartment door followed by unbalanced footsteps. Tommy stops rocking and listens to his father knocking over and breaking things. The footsteps walk past his door and towards his little sister Becky’s room. Tommy goes to his door and opens it up a crack. Through the crack we see Thomas, the father, walking off balance and bent over. He is filthy and his clothes and jacket are torn. His father yells “Becky”, towards the room, and starts banging on the door. The nine years old Becky opens the door and steps out. She, like Tommy, is very frail and skinny, wearing ratty old clothes. Thomas grabs Becky’s arm and drags her down the hallway. Tommy follows them without his father knowing. He watches from around the corner as his father, with his back to Tommy, throws Becky to the couch. He starts throwing beer cans, bottles and garbage towards her. He yells “Can’t you do anything Rebecca? You’re just like your slut mother”. Tommy sees that the idea of his mother angers his father even more. His father tenses up grabs a bottle and charges towards Becky with it. Tommy runs towards his father and tackles him to the ground, knocking the bottle out of his hand. The fall has knocked his father out. Tommy sees his father’s keys and a cell phone on the counter. He grabs them then signals Becky to the door. The apartment door closes and they run down the stairs and out of the building. When they get to the old car, Tommy opens it up and they climb in, locking the doors behind them. Tommy holds his sister tightly to his side, as he flips open the phone and dials 9-1-1.

My(and class) critics:

-NEEDS ENDING more closure.

-Why is this time different--- why does he take action this time?

-More in kitchen

A good place to start...

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:28:10 GMT

Wow! I haven't blogged in a long time. I decided it's a good time to pick it back up, and start fresh with a whole new journal (old journal from highschool: sundaysregrets ). I'm hoping (as several people in my screenwriting class sugested) that blogging and just writing any thoughts I may have will help me overcome a chronic case of writer's block.

So, being the "first" entry, I guess I should introduce myself. Here's a copy paste of my spiel:

I'm obviously Ashley (Alysa "a-leez-a" is my middle name) I'm a Film/Video student. I transferred in the Fall from College of Dupage to Columbia College Chicago. I think I'm a "Junior", depending on how many credits Columbia accepts! I'm focusing mostly on editing, hoping to one day have a wedding videography business (but Hollywood wouldn't be so bad, either).

I am NOT normal, but my quirks are my best traits! I'm the opposite of the average college student. I wake up at 4AM, and am in bed by 9PM. My family owns a small independent coffee shop in the Hanover Park Metra train station (That's a Northwest suburb for you non-Chicagoans ), that is only open in the wee-hours of the morning! We also have another business: “Scoopie-Poo and We’ll Walk Them Too…” It’s a dog walking/ sitting/ and yard clean-up service. My dad came up with the idea after he retired from being a cop for 30 years! It's been really successful. Oh, and I've also been working on starting a small videography business (mostly transferring VHS to DVD, but some editing). I live in Roselle with the parents, but our home more resembles a zoo. We are involved in rescue and have 19 pets( I had 20 but one of my cats recently passed away RIP MARSHY!). (You all are thinking "Good thing this is an online class, this girl must STINK!" Don't worry, I take showers regularly!) I’m engaged to a fellow rescuer, Michael, who has 12 pugs at his home. We met through an internship I did in high school, and probably will get married after we finish school.

So I'm going to try and post everything I can think of... I'll use this as my personal journal, my dream journal, my random-ideas-as-they-come journal, and maybe I'll even post stuff I'm working on... I'm going to try and be an avid blogger! I might make things that I feel are too personal for just anybody for friends only.

Right now I'm full of enthusiasm, excited to get this journal going. Let's hope this works out for me! Is it too late to make a new years resolution? If not then this is it! To keep up with my journal. (the do my hair enough resolution was pretty lame anyways).

Take care, and PLEASE LEAVE FEEDBACK on the things I post! Feedback always helps to improve one's work!

Ashley Alysa