Catching Up

Hey all,

So I realize that I haven’t posted in a while. This is half because I’m lazy, but thankfully, it’s also because I’ve been insanely busy and I apologize if at the end of the day, I’ve felt more like crashing in bed than sitting up on the computer that I’ve been looking at all day.

That’s right. I’ve been writing. Hurraaaaaaaay!

Actually, that’s the main reason I’ve been away from the blog so long, that and the event-filled mess that has been the holiday season. Once the holidays and my vacation time were over, I got to writing and I haven’t stopped since. Already I have a treatment and outline ready for my NEW SCRIPT! I’ve very excited about it, but I can’t reveal much more than that. Anyway, on to other things.

You should know that I completed my Kennedy/Marshall internship. It was amazing. Things really started picking up toward the end, around the time of the premiere of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. After working hard, the company was kind enough to extend me an invite to one of the premieres at the Paramount Theater. Side note: the Paramount Theater is the main screening theater on the Paramount lot. It is one of the best theaters I’ve ever been to in my life and a true experience that keeps the film as the focus (There are no phones, no snacks, and I don’t think they even let you take water inside. Crazy.). The screening was great and I really enjoyed the film. I also got to see Julia Roberts, so that was fun. But better yet, I got a chance to talk to Kathy Kennedy and Frank Marshall and extend my thanks for the opportunity to work at their legendary company. Have met them, I have to say that Kathy and Frank are two wonderful people and their kindness, intelligence, and professionalism are clearly reflected in the films they have produced.

Oh yeah, and they both agreed to sign some DVDs for me…

Signed copy bitches!

So after that, I parted ways with the Kennedy/Marshall Company in hopes that one day I would return as a writer and director.

The Christmas break went well. I got some CDs, DVDs, books, a pair of swanky professional headphones, and a digital voice recorder, for my writing. Now I’m back in LA, writing like crazy, and *gasp* I’ve set up some meetings with producers. Cross your fingers for me.

Otherwise, I’m still working at Andrew Lauren Productions as a reader. I can’t stress this enough, if you are a writer and you are moving to Hollywood, GET A READER POSITION! They’re not too hard and they will help you a lot with your writing. Also, it’s like Jim Jarmusch said, “Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination.” I’ll leave it at that, since my boss might read this.

So yeah. That’s where my life is right now. I’m going to try to update more often from now on. Also, I’ve decided to start including movie reviews, so stay tuned for more.

Ranjit out.

~ by ranjit13 on January 19, 2009.