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

The Making of the Five Rites Movie

X 5/20/09 Wrote my "Five Rites" movie manifesto
x 5/20/09 After listening to Goldstein about story arcs, I knew I had to reconnect with my script coach and tighten up my story arcs. :-)
x 5/19/09 Got immersed in Gary Goldstein's work as a producer and author, speaker (He produced Pretty Woman)
x 5/18/09 Sent a working draft to Tutu (grand mom) who did a awesome job fixing the costly mistakes my paid editor made on You Can't Get It 'Cause You've Already Got It!
x 5/12/09 Heard more music that fits in the soundtrack (Hunter's Song)
x 4/29/09 Took the which superhero are you online test - Wonder Woman at http://www.thesuperheroquiz.com/
x 4/7/09-4/14/09 Scouted out locations for Five Rites Movie! It was a great working vacation!
x 3/17/09 Recommitted to sending script to Hollywood/agent/producer after further developing Billionaire CLYDE BENSON'S character (timely for today's market) 3/31/09
x 2/13/09 Recommitted to sending script to Hollywood/agent/producer 2/16/09
X 2/16/09 Read an article that influenced story setting
x 2/2/09 Committed to sending working script to agent by 2/7/09
X 1/31/09 Created fiveritesmovie.com and 5ritesmovie.com
X 1/31/09 Completed a very rough draft by 1/31/09
X 1/1/09 Commit to finishing a rough draft (8 year goal) by 1/31/09
X 1/1/09 Watched The Curious Case of Benjamin Buttons 1/1/09

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Making of the Five Rites Movie Timeline To Date

x 5/20/09 After listening to Goldstein about story arcs, I knew I had to reconnect with my script coach and tighten up my story arcs. :-)
x 5/19/09 Got immersed in Gary Goldstein's work as a producer and author, speaker (He produced Pretty Woman)
x 5/18/09 Sent a working draft to Tutu (grand mom) who did a awesome job fixing the costly mistakes my paid editor made on You Can't Get It 'Cause You've Already Got It!
x 5/12/09 Heard more music that fits in the soundtrack (Hunter's Song)
x 4/29/09 Took the which superhero are you online test - Wonder Woman at http://www.thesuperheroquiz.com/
x 4/7/09-4/14/09 Scouted out locations for Five Rites Movie! It was a great working vacation!
x 3/17/09 Recommitted to sending script to Hollywood/agent/producer after further developing Billionaire CLYDE BENSON'S character (timely for today's market) 3/31/09
x 2/13/09 Recommitted to sending script to Hollywood/agent/producer 2/16/09
X 2/16/09 Read an article that influenced story setting
x 2/2/09 Committed to sending working script to agent by 2/7/09
X 1/31/09 Created fiveritesmovie.com and 5ritesmovie.com
X 1/31/09 Completed a very rough draft by 1/31/09
X 1/1/09 Commit to finishing a rough draft (8 year goal) by 1/31/09
X 1/1/09 Watched The Curious Case of Benjamin Buttons 1/1/09

Doing Things In This Certain Way

INT. BEDROOM – BED TIME 1924

Down a dimly lit hallway we see a framed membership of the National Negro Business League and a family photo of Sally and Taylor James wedding and another black and white of them with their new born son Clyde Benson. A tiny light illuminates a boy’s cozy cottage bedroom. There is a small shelf of books and one or two treasured toys near by. Felix is sitting up in his sleep wear, leaning against T.J. who is reading.

FELIX
Dad, that was short. Can we read another?

T.J.
Pick out a book.

Felix points at the book James gave him sitting on the night table.

T.J. (CONT’D)
(Surprised)
This one?

Felix nods his head.

T.J. (CONT’D)
It will take a couple nights to read this one. I’ll read a paragraph or two. Then it’s lights out. Get comfortable.

T.J. helps Felix get comfortable. Felix is a ham and sits up and fluffs the pillow. T.J. gives a stern warning.

T.J. (CONT’D)
Do you want me to read or not?

Felix flops down and T.J. pulls the covers over Felix’s head. Felix has an impish grin when T.J. folds the covers right below Felix’s chin proudly sticking up.

T.J. (CONT’D)
“THERE IS A SCIENCE OF GETTING RICH, and it is an exact science, like algebra or arithmetic. There are certain laws which govern the process of acquiring riches, and once these laws are learned and obeyed by anyone, that person will get rich with mathematical certainty.”

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INT. CLYDE’S OFFICE – LATE AFTERNOON

We see Clyde’s silver truck bounding down the interstate 10 towards Canale Street first from an aerial shot and then directly behind the truck that has four passengers Clyde, Ryan, Sophie and Phillip.

Clyde’s voice overlaps with T.J.

CLYDE (V.O.)
“The ownership of money and property comes as a result of doing things in a certain way,”

We see the passion and intensity of Clyde as he drives and shares his core philosophy quoted directly from The Science of Getting Rich.

CLYDE
“and those who do things in this certain way — whether on purpose or accidentally — get rich, while those who do not do things in this certain way — no matter how hard they work or how able they are — remain poor.”

Phillip is on Sophie’s lap panting with his eyes on RYAN “Doug the Thug”, who Clyde subdued and took under his wing for his own form of justice.

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INT. CLYDE’S OFFICE – LATE AFTERNOON


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The Science of Getting Rich

We hear a loud explosive sound go off in the parking lot.

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75 years earlier

EXT. NEW ORLEANS – SUNNY AFTERNOON, 1923

CLYDE(5) or “FELIX” as they call him (after the animated impish cat) is the high energy, curious CLYDE BENSON 75 years before the parking lot holdup. FELIX is walking with his father T.J. BENSON(26)in a quiet dirt road neighborhood when we hear another explosive sound. T.J. is really great at fixing anything including cars and is soon standing near a new Chrysler motor when the engine let’s out a thunderous sound under the raised hood.

T.J.
Sir, is your beauty giving you trouble?

JAMES COOPER(60’s) with short white hair smartly trimmed under a gentleman’s hat and suit is mumbling under his breath about his bran spanking new 1923 Chrysler that won’t start.

JAMES
(Good ‘ole boy)
You got that right.

T.J.
Sir, what have you tried?

JAMES
I don’t know, I’m running late for a talk. It’s my son’s graduation.

T.J.
Sir, my friends call me T.J. If it’s not too much trouble I could give a quick check under the hood.

JAMES
Please, Son. Anything. Call me James.

T.J.
Alright, James.
T.J. does a few things and then the car is running good as new.
James gratefully reaches for his money stashed above his head and holds out his hand to T.J.

JAMES
Thank you. You’re the best I’ve seen. Here son.

T.J.
No thank you, Sir. It’s just a neighborly thing to do. That’s all.

JAMES
Son, I’ve never seen a man turn down money. Do you have something against being rich?

T.J.
What? Rich? No, Sir. The good Lord always provides exactly what we need.
Felix’s eyes widen as T.J. strokes his son’s head.

JAMES
(Preachy)
Now, that’s your problem, T.J. And I quote, “No man ought to be satisfied with a little if he is capable of using and enjoying more. The purpose of Nature is the advancement and enfoldment of life; and every man should have all that can contribute to the power, elegance, beauty, and richness of life; to be content with
less is sinful." *

JAMES
(Giving)
Don’t worry, Son. I was the same way until some one gave me this. James hands T.J. a wrapped present on the passenger seat.

T.J. has a big nervous smile.

T.J.
Don’t you need this for your graduate?

JAMES
It’s not him I’m worried about, T.J. By the sound of it, you and your boy need it more than he does. Besides, I have more where that came from.

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James opens the back of his trunk full of wrapped books with red ribbons and hands T.J. the two on top.

JAMES
Here’s one for you and one for your boy. This is a tool like any other. I know you are quick to figure out tools. In this case it’s the tool called mindset. Follow the recipe and learn to do things in a certain way and in no tome you will be helping more people than you every dreamed possible and get rich doing it.

JAMES
(Excited)
Why, thank you Mr. Cooper, I mean James! Thanks for putting your faith in me!

James kneels in his dress pants on one knee so he’s eye to eye with FELIX.

JAMES (CONT’D)
I wish I had gotten this when I was your age, son. Take good care of it. Think of it as a seed that you feed everyday with love, and it will grow to be what ever you want it to be.

T.J. stands there with the brilliant sun peeking behind the clouds and the CAR, Felix and James are in the fore ground.

T.J.
Felix, what do we say?

Felix looks at his feet.

FELIX
Thank you, Sir.

T.J. gives Felix a look.

FELIX (CONT’D)
(Intense)
Thank you for the… plant, Sir.

James and T.J. look at each other and chuckle.

James reaches out and shakes “Felix’s” hand.

JAMES
Give me your best hand shake, son. It’s never too early to start practicing.

FELIX gives T.J. a look and reaches out his hand. James instigates and Felix playfully and progressively squeeze each hands harder until James yelps.

JAMES (CONT’D)
Whew, Son! You’re all right.

James stands up and brushes off his pant leg.

CLYDE (V.O.)
I knew at that moment I was witnessing the everyday behavior of an extraordinary human being.

JAMES
The hour waits for no man. Gentlemen, I have a speech to give. Wish me well.
T.J. is filled with a father’s pride shaking James’s hand.

T.J.
Thank you, James. Have a great event!

JAMES
Will do.

James tips his hat and drives out of sight as FELIX and T.J. stand there with unwrapped presents in hand.

T.J. and Felix get busy. Both older and younger hands tear open the red ribbon packages. There is a quick close up of book title.

T.J.
(Laughter)
Well, if I was ever a Rich Man’s Nephew. Help me read this when we get home, Felix.

FELIX
(Slowly with energy)
The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace D. Wattles

T.J. grabs “Felix’s” hand as they walks home.

EXT. WRECKED BOAT HOUSE ALONG THE SHORE – SAME DAY

SOPHIE (4) a carefree “Goldie Locks” runs along the shore barefoot collecting rocks, running in and out up to her knees in Lake Pontchartrain and laughing while the adults attend to serious matters of how to salvage the family home, a former boat house that ONCE FACED THE PASSING PLEASURE BOATS ARE NOW WRECKED by the recent storm. Sophie’s Father, PATRICK (mid 20’S), With DIRTY CLOTHES and a five o’ clock shadow is being consoled by Sophie’s Uncle CARL (late 20’s.
The brothers consider how to use the remaining scraps of Patrick’s home/lives to rebuild Patrick a new family home inland.

CARL
Patrick, you can come and stay with us as long as you need. It isn’t much, but we have a sliver of land out back you can build. Thelma can watch Sophie during the day while you and Karma get things in order.

Patrick stares wistfully at the calm lake and turns to Carl and tearfully gives Carl a long exhausted, appreciative embrace.


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Parking Lot Lesson

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INT. GROCERY STORE – PRESENT

Sophie walks through the produce section. The baby sitting in an enfant chair looks up at Sophie with wide eyes and smiles tremendously. For a second we see the baby's point of view as Sophie is surrounded by subtle, radiant PURPLE AND golden light as it starts pointing. The four year old brother riding in shopping cart sees Sophie’s radiant glow too, but is perceived NOT as brilliant. At the same time Sophie notices what Heather was talking about when she looks at the family shopping.

CART BOY
Mommy, look!

BOY'S MOTHER
(Oblivious)
Honey, it's not polite to stare at the pretty lady.

INT. GROCERY CHECK OUT, NEW ORLEANS – DAY, PRESENT

SOPHIE
One apple, five for a dollar

With dog food can in one hand, Sophie points to the eaten core in her other hand. She gives it to the cashier to throw out.

SOPHIE (CONT'D)
and may I have $40 cash back in an envelope, please. I don’t need a bag.

One cans of dog food is having trouble scanning properly and the cashier asks a nearby co worker for a price check.

SOPHIE
(Chatty “old” lady)
Thank you, dear. Philip and I are up visiting friends, so it’s great you sell individual cans. You have such great deals on produce here!

TEEN CASHIER
(She smiles politely)

We see from the elbows down, a tall distinguished, fit, and surprisingly handsome for his age, unmarried, black gentleman in his early 80’s in a long dress coat and expensive, sharp suit and wrist watch named CLYDE BENSON who stands a couple people behind Sophie in the check-out line.

We also hear an irate caller at a payphone in the store lobby slamming down the phone after yelling, “That’s bullshit!” We see the arm of a teenager in a grey sweat shirt and nervous shuffling of feet from the people standing behind Sophie. We hear a cello roughly played and then crechendos into a screeching high note.

SOPHIE (V.O)
What does mine sound like?

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EXT. BENCH NEAR OPERA HOUSE STEPS – 2:30PM

Heather listens with bow in hand as she starts tapping louder and louder on her cello.

HEATHER (V.O.)
Now, that’s interesting… yours is Very complex and then goes into a very simple pure melody like you Become a baby again. Something like this…

We hear the melody blend back to present moment as Sophie walks into the dreary, overcast parking lot.

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EXT. GROCERY PARKING LOT – GREY, OVERCAST

Sophie walks out with envelope of money and keys in one hand and a can of dog food in the other.

Sophie is walking to her car. PHILIP, a tan dachshund dog, with dark eyes is barking in crazy circles and rolling around on his back in the driver’s seat as if someone near by is about to have a seizure. Putting her key in the lock, A MAN with a GUN is suddenly standing at Sophie’s back. It’s the angry payphone guy.

SOPHIE (V.O.)
(With compassion)
Doug, “The Thug”!
(Snickers)
Mary, you’re too much. Just when I thought I was done with this lesson.

It’s hard to tell that “Doug, the thug” is a white male in his late teens, wearing dirty old jeans and a deep grey hooded sweat jacket raised so we can’t see his eyes or head. You get that same creepy feeling as if a Harry Potter soul sucking Dementor walked past you on the street.

Sophie slowly raises her can of dog food in self defense.

“Doug The Thug” knocks the dog food can out of Sophie’s hand. It rolls down the parking lot towards the store.

SOPHIE (V.O.)
(Calmly)
Guess my great grand kids were right about me needing to take that self defense class at the Y.

Sophie laughs nervously.

“DOUG THE THUG”
(Muffled)
Lady, give me the cash.

Beat.

CLYDE BENSEN, a strong, sharp, rich, vibrant, black business man in his late seventies dressed to the nines stands by his silver four door truck with a trailer hitch in front of the A & P.

CLYDE
(Purposefully)
Ma'am? Ma'am, I believe you left one of your items at the entrance of the store.

Clyde is standing a ways off, solid as a rock with Sophie’s can of dog food prominently displayed in one hand.

“Doug” turns, slightly, still in control.

CLYDE
(Curious)
And, what's your name, son?
“Doug” in a focused trance ignores Clyde.

CLYDE (CONT’D)
Son, I see you like envelopes.
(Pausing)

Son, I have a business proposition for you. It's not for me to choose, but if it's alright with Ms. ______?

Sophie swallows hard before speaking.

SOPHIE
Peterson.

CLYDE
You are welcome to accept responsibility for the pocket change in Ms. Peterson's envelope. BUT you have to spend a about a life time of accosting unsuspecting ladies in the parking lot to equal 10% of the cashier's check in my

Clyde emphasizes his left breast pocket.

CLYDE (CONT’D)
Left breast, pocket. It’s up to you, son. We All Have To Make a Choice of How We Want to Spend Our Time.

Clyde speaks in a cadence of media headlines as he reaches inside his coat.

“Doug” shifts position to defend himself.

“DOUG”
(Cocky,cracked voice)
How, much money, you got?

CLYDE
(Smooth)
I have a cashiers note for the sale of a boat I had docked at Lake Pontchartrain.

“Doug” turns towards Clyde

“DOUG”
What kind of boat was it?

“Doug’s” hood has dropped around his neck revealing a scraggly hurt male, with deep circles around his eyes in his late teens early 20’s

“DOUG”
(Almost friendly)
I mean, what was the make and model of the boat?

CLYDE
Son, that’s a great question. I have a picture of it here on the dash board of my truck.

Philip is no longer rolling on his back and making high pitch winning sounds. He begins licking through the tiny crack in the car window.

We hear a loud explosive sound go off in the parking lot...


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