Man I've got to get better at this

Alrighty.


I'm back.  Sorry.  I know you all must have missed me bunches. Okay update time.  I feel like if I can start doing this on a more regular basis, than my posts won't just be massive lists of what I've been doing for the past month.  But maybe that's what you guys like to read.  I dunno.


Regardless, here's the new list:


1.) First and foremost, Adam, Matt and I have been working our little butts off to get ready to launch our new Youtube sketch comedy channel.  It's called High Five Anyway, and it's awesome.  while we haven't posted any videos yet (WE LAUNCH ON MAY 25TH), you can Like our Facebook Page.  We've been updating it with interesting nuggets, behind the scenes footage, and production stills from the videos we've already shot.  You should check it out!


2.) I've been getting more involved in this group called We Make Movies.  This is a group of people that get together on wednesday nights to read each other's screenplays (shorts or excerpts from features) and give each other constructive criticism on how to make their work better.  WMM's goal is to help people make the movies they want to, and to that end, they've set up two Kickstarter campaigns so far to fund a total of 10 short films.  Pretty awesome.


They've also started hosting improv nights to help writers get ideas on where to go with scenes that they haven't fully completed, or haven't even started on.  They've also started this great video podcast called How We Make Movies.  For each episode, they interview various people (writers, directors, producers, etc.) who are starting to make it in the industry about how they got there/their tips for other people to get there.  I'm a fan.  Oh, and did I mention that all of these events are free?  BOOM.


3.) Related to that, my friend Brendan has started trying to create a film collective, sort of like all those theatre troupes that work collaboratively on all aspects of a play.  They all help write, direct, act in, and produce the show.  He wants to do a similar thing, but with movies.  So I'm excited to start helping out with that, because I like collaborating.  Here's his website.  So that's exciting too.


4.) I went to my first Monkey Butler class this week.  That was fun.  Explanation!  Monkey Butler is a free (yay!) improv class that's held in various locations in LA.  When I did the improv night at We Make Movies the other week, I remembered how much I missed being onstage, and I wanted to start doing more of that again.  But I was still poor.  Fortunately, I remembered hearing about this free class from a co-worker the other week (whose name escapes me right now).  So I'm hoping to move up the ranks of MB pretty quickly, as long as I don't have to work and can keep going on a regular basis to classes.


5.) Umm, what else?  Oh yeah, I got an audition for a webseries called Project Hollywood through WMM.  So that's cool. Still doesn't pay anything, but hey.  Beggars can't be choosers.  


6.)  Oh yeah, hopefully everyone saw my awesome appearance on New Girl the other week.  If not, here's yet another link for you to check out.  I apologize to those of you outside the US.  I'll try to find a link that works for international folks.


7.) Okay, I think that's about it for right now.  Oh yeah!  Supervillains Anonymous is almost finished!  We're going to have a little screening for the cast and crew this Saturday.  It's not the final cut, but Donte says he should be finished within a week or two.  So pretty exciting!  Also, the other student films I shot down at Chapman are nearing completion, so soon you all should be able to view them online somewhere.  I'll let you know when you can.  Huzzah!


Okay, I think that's enough updates for now.  I'm really going to try to do this more frequently, so you don't have to read for days.


Thanks to the two of you who made it this far!