Drawn by a Star

Back to playing with new ideas for a short five minute screenplay. My main project , a feature film, is having a break. So I thought this except from a true story of an adventure I had in Chile five years ago might be a starting point... it's ending has a great twist. I thought it might be interesting to have the whole film silent, except for a musical sound track, but at the end, where the twist comes, the surprise will be spoken . The Chilean Sculptor. Just before sunset, newly married Santiago born Soli drives me to a small village about a half-hours drive from the log cabin guest house where I’m staying. We’re close to the Pacific Ocean. I’m geographically half way down the long thin spine of Chile, en route to Patagonia. Soli, a vet in search of patients, has recently honeymooned in Patagonia. Her eyes sparkle when she talks about its turquoise lakes, its opal colored rivers and its abundant wildlife. She’s decided that as I’m an artist, I must meet ‘...

Much silence makes a powerful noise. African proverb All that we are is the result of what we have thought. Buddha There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. Einstein. In these quotes, there could lie the essence of a short film. Watch this space ! Mucho silencio puede hacer un ruido fuerte. proverbio africano Todo lo que somos es el resultado de lo que hemos pensado. Buda Sólo hay dos maneras de vivir tu vida. Uno de ellos es como si nada fuera un milagro. La otra es como si todo fuera un milagro. Albert Einstein Las tres últimas citas podría ser la esencia de un cortometraje. Многое молчание делает мощный шум. Африканская пословица Будда Все, что мы есть результат того, что мы думали. Альберт Эйнштейн Есть только два способа прожить свою жизнь. Один из них, как будто ничего не чудо.Другой, как будто все является чудом. Последние три цитаты могут б...

'The Universe presents us with endless opportunities to synchronize our path with our truth. The whole system gets very busy with us ( when we get on track). We summon the lesson- the lesson summons us. I recognized this was no ordinary writers block. It was actually the writers resistance that emerges when we step on the right path at the wrong time. I tried to befriend my confusion but it was intensely uncomfortable. Coax the voice that confuses you to the surface.' It didn't need very much coaxing. 'Abuse victims learn that the art of living is the art of avoiding pain. Your need to live your life as an ongoing question. This is not a passive process. It's an active exploration of the boundless and eternal mystery of who you are. Recognize that you created this moment. When a question arises live it until it is clarified. Live in the heart of inquiry. From Jeff Brown's Soulshaping. "Las víctimas de abusos aprenden q...

And now after a break of ten weeks, back to the screenplay. Y ahora, después de una pausa de diez semanas, de vuelta al guión. И теперь, после перерыва десяти недель назад в сценарий. My new goal. To make a short film out of the existing synopsis. Today it's felt impossible. Necesito una nueva meta. Voy a hacer una nueva pelicula muy corta, tal vez de 20 minutos, desde el guión existente. Pero hoy en día parece imposible. Estoy demasiado cansada para pensar. Моя новая цель. Чтобы сделать короткометражный фильм из существующих резюме. Сегодня это чувствовал невозможно. “I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” Jimmy Dean "No puedo cambiar la dirección del viento, pero puedo ajustar mis velas para llegar siempre a mi destino." Anímate Meg! "Я не могу изменить направление ветра, но я могу настроить мои паруса всегда доходят до моего назначения". Унывайте Мэг! ...

I would like to remind myself that thoughts become things. Today we visited a Spanish woman who lives in the stone house she and her beloved built thirty years ago. It's perched on the side of a mountain, facing west, here in Andalucia, in southern Spain. Thirty years ago she was a dreamer. They chose not to have electricity. They had no running water. Their nearest neigbours were not within shouting distance. He died. Her skin became weathered and wrinkled. Her clothes became baggy. She said she had so many fears she didn't know what to do with them all. My new friend who makes men of all ages laugh, and ladies of all shapes and sizes smile, told her she had to repeat this affirmation, daily : Soy Capaz! Soy capaz de hacer lo que quiera. Je suis capable de faire ce que je veux faire. Я способен делать все, что я хочу сделать. I am capable of doing whatever I want to do. Thoughts become things. Chose to hold onto only the positive ones. Never ...

“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” T.S. Eliot. "Sólo aquellos que se arriesgan a ir demasiado lejos pueden saber hasta dónde se puede ir." T.S. Eliot. "Seuls ceux qui prennent le risque d'aller trop loin peut éventuellement savoir jusqu'où on peut aller." T.S. Eliot. "Только те, кто рискнет зайти слишком далеко может возможно выяснить, как далеко можно идти." T.S. Элиот.