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Think And Grow Rich

Think And Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. Read It. One five minute mental/desire exercise made me $20,000 within three months when I was 22. Imagine if I had read the whole book over a decade ago. Doh! Become a facebook fan of Five Rites Movie and get the five minute exercise that helped me get an unexpected $20,000 within the time I requested..

Movie Research for Five Rites

Since 1/1/09 When I Committed to Finishing My Script...

Movies I've watched in its entirety on YouTube in between writing
E.T.
Pay It Forward
Highlander (My Dad's T.V. --- We don't own one)
When Harry Met Sally
Catch Me If You Can
Erin Brockovich
Something's Gotta Give
House Sitter
Absent Minded Waiter

Scripts I've read while writing Five Rites
The Curious Case of Benjamin Buttons
E.T.
Catch Me If You Can
Erin Brockovich
Slumdog Millionaire
Fight Club

Partial Scenes I've Watched Writng Five Rites
Russian Arc
"Frankie and Johnny" - Cyd Charisse in 'Meet me in Las Vegas'

Movies I've Watched at the Theater
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Up
Julie & Julia

Books Read During The Making of Five Rites Movie Script
Think and Grow Rich (rereading)
one exercise brought $20,000 when I was 22
The Science of Getting Rich

7 Things I loved about Up and the Fresh Air Interview

Thanks Fresh Air for your interview with Pixar veteran Pete Docte on "Up".

Here's the 7 Thinks I loved about Fresh Air interview with Pixar Director Pete Docte

1. I loved how Pixar sent half a dozen guys to South America with sketch pads and cameras to do research

2. It was neat how Jordan Nagai who had no intention of auditioning was picked for the part of the kid's voice Russell in Up when he came with his older brother who was there to audition.

3. It was cool how Elie Docte, the director's daughter was a fill in reader for the part of Young Ellie until actors like Ed Asner said they liked her voice and they assigned Elie Docte the roll.

4. During Terri's interview, Pete talked about the tricks they used to get Jorden Nagai a new actor to read his lines with certain emotions including running around the studio after memorizing a line and then saying it out of breath or being held up side down.

5. I had to go out to see it the same night after I listened to the podcast because I had to check out the silent montage of Ellie and Carl aging, in hopes to shorten 30 pages of my script, the Five Rites. The aging sequence done without dialog was powerful and as emotional as Docte promised!

6. I also had to check out the way Pixar did the old movie sequence choosing "adventure" music for the mock old newsreel clips since that is another scene... kids watching the 20's news clips.

7. I found it interesting the discussion of how the writers choose the villains for Up.

Once again "Fresh Air University" furthers my film education! Up was a delight. I give it two thumbs UP!

Russian Ark - Filmed with one Continuous Shot

There are many ways to do a film. Today's movie discovery fascinates me. Russkiy kovcheg (2002) or "Russian Ark" is an ENTIRE movie, 99 minutes long filmed in one day in one shot! It was the first feature film ever to be shot in a single take, filmed using a single 90-minute Steadicam tracking shot with 2000 actors and multiple orchestras. I recomend you rent it on Net Flix instead of watching the blurry version of "Russian Ark" on Youtube.com

Here's the synopsis told by Mrs. Bass on Yahoo answers:
"Told in one fluid shot, a tale which floats like a dreamlike journey through the majestic spaces of the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, engaging real and imagined characters from Russian and European history. The nameless protagonist, a 19th-century French diplomat, guides the audience through a lost, sumptuous dream that was the Enlightenment period. The film, staged among some of the Western Art tradition's greatest masterpieces, climaxes in a pageant of color, motion, and music. For Sokurov, the Hermitage--home to generations of Romonovs and repository of so much Russian history--is the ark of the Russian soul, guarding it affectionately until the world sees better days. Source(s): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0318034/

The Growing All Star Cast

What keeps me motivate as I do more edits before I send my script off to Craig Kellem, former SNL and HBO staff for edits and then to: Max Freedman in LA to take it to the next level? Why it's designing a story near and dear to my heart around an awe inspiring cast of characters. Here are my nominations so far:

CAST
Sophie – Meryl Streep
Heather- Holly Berry
Jane Plain - Alanis Morissette or Jennifer Garner or even better Diablo Cody... but no bangs please
Mark Plain – Thomas Gibson or Ben Affleck
Mary Mariam- Phylicia Rashād
Clyde Benson - Denzel Washington or Morgan Freeman
T. J. – Cuba Gooding Jr or Will Smith
Sally Benson - Queen Latifah
Karma Davids -
Patrick Davids – Tom Hanks
Carl Davids -
Gayle – Julianne Moore
Gary – Jim Carrey
Pop Valette - Sidney Poitier
Mrs. Boyle -
Robin Peterson -
Mrs. Peterson -
Jay Leno - Himself
Dennis Miller - Himself
Graham Greene - Himself
Adam Sandler – Himself
Kim – Sandra Oh
Mitsu -
Rachael- Alma Ludewig
Seth-
Chris-
Sam-
Baby Becca-
Kimberly-
Harry-

Are You an Ally of The Five Rites?

I just met another fan and ally of the Tibetian Rites!

She said she was "fascinated to see your plot concept inspired by Peter Kelder's book. Good for you! Can't wait to see the film. I love sci fi, fantasy, interesting concepts. Great idea and I wish you well." -Carolinda Witt

Carolinda Witt has also been inspired by the Rites - so much so that she has written a couple of books (Penguin, Random House), produced a DVD and Teacher Training Program for them! She's modified the original movements a bit to make them safer to do as the overbending in the lumbar and cervical spine can cause back/neck issues for a percentage of people. She believes, "We are so much more sedentary today than the monks of the past. Anyway, they work the same, look the same, but are just done with the 'problems' removed and core stability added. And VIP- breathing!"

If I need any help with the movie she offered to offer advice. What a Gal. Carolinda is an excellent resource for the Tibetan rites.

Carolinda Witt
http://www.facebook.com/l/;www.T5T.com