I've been on my own a while. (Instructional Audio 2)

It's hard to keep this up with them knocking on the glass doors downstairs, having to go down every three or four hours to clear them out is a taxing endeavour. But here I am, trying to keep this thing going.

Four of you contacted me a couple of weeks ago, and yes, I do have extra AK-47 ammunition, but I'm low on canned pears. So if you could bring some with you to trade, I'll be more than happy to share it with you. A full itemized list of my inventory can be found on my alternate website - The Nice Man.

And now, onto the project I started a few weeks ago, abandoned, and am now picking back up.

Listening to the second audio tape, I thought of something interesting.

The tape contained a bunch of advice on how to write a script, the proper format to writing one, and ideas for starting your own scripts. The audio was pretty bad - it sounded like someone kept knocking the table where the tape recorder was sitting or something - but I managed to get a garbled version of it.

If you are reading this, it means your internet was saved. Which means that you can do this exercise with me. Go to Scriptnurse.com, read how to write a script, and write a short one. The instructor (Seemed to be named "Steeen", but I can't be sure) has his class primed to write a short (6 minute, I made out) script. He also had them watch a bunch of individual movies that I couldn't find because of the host server being down, but it was a long shot anyway, and the lesson didn't really need it to be effective.

Scriptwriting, I find, is a lost art. Well, now it's even more lost, what with the crazy bands of roving... nightmares walking the streets, but I'd say that it's lost even dating to the 2000's. Scripts back then were more packed with useless dialogue and one dimensional characters than a camel that is forced to carry the United States treasury on its back. The most interesting scripts, that had the most depth, were scripts written with the intention of direction, from the likes of Tarantino, Aronofsky, and those types of writer/directors that did so well in the industry. Because of their vision and conception of the project at hand, they were able to describe the picture and image they saw and work towards that goal, not bothering to hide such things like camera movements.

The problem with teaching scriptwriting, of course, is that there are a lot of rules that don't apply in all situations. For every creative mind working within the boundaries put before them in regards to the rules of screenplays, there are a pocket of film makers and writers working just as fervently outside those parameters. I understand that rules in regards to writing are important, but just as important is content. If a scene that doesn't sit well with you requires you to bend the rules of screenwriting, then I say to hell with it; rules were meant to be broken. If it leads to a better script, why not, right?

I haven't cleaned my dishes in a good while, so I better get going on that. Want to get to J-Wing before it gets dark out here. Remember, folks, if you have a radio, turn it to channel 104.9 FM (In the G.T.A) for survival tips from our friend Loony the Loverboy.

And if you have a connection, please hit me back.

-C.T.