My comedic short movie Shady Brady's, based on my short story Diridon Station, has been shot (more about that adventure here) and is now in the editing process. This process has been challenging for my editor because of the rush job I employed when we were shooting on location in Oakland's Rockridge neighborhood. The camera work … Continue reading Shady Brady’s In Post Production
Category: Works In Progress
Breaking Through The Writing Logjam
I've been working on a new two act stage play off and on for the last three and a half years, mostly off, but over the past few months I've been giving it more attention. About a month or two ago I had about 10 to 15 minutes of stage time written with pen and … Continue reading Breaking Through The Writing Logjam
I’m On A Podcast!
I have now been a guest on a podcast called Southern Man, Western Town. It's from a musician named Jeff Lawrence, here's the link to the podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0Jx5MNNWHezM5C2QzHpTQr I talked about my latest short movie project and a little bit about the history of my writing. It was fun! I haven't listened to it yet … Continue reading I’m On A Podcast!
New Live TV Project
I'm going to revive my old live cablecast/webcast anthology program at Community Television of Santa Cruz with a short comedic stage play about a couple with marital problems who see a friend to help them through their impasse. We had our first rehearsal last Tuesday night and we were off to a good start. I was a … Continue reading New Live TV Project
Projects For 2024
Happy New Year, everyone! I'm entering 2024 with a number of projects that I'm currently working on and hope to get completed sooner than later. One project is a comedic short movie with the working title Office Supplies. It's about an office worker trying to find a new pen, but as he goes about asking his demented … Continue reading Projects For 2024
New Short Movie Project
I've embarked on a new short movie, it's a farce about people trying to get out of jury duty and is based on a piece of flash fiction I wrote and posted a year and a half ago. https://robertkirkendall.com/2022/01/15/jury-duty-a-flash-fiction-piece/ Already have most of the cast, only need one more actor with a speaking role and … Continue reading New Short Movie Project
Twenty: An Update
The independent movie Twenty which I co-wrote with the director Hilary Davidson has filmed some of the scenes last year and is now launching one last fund raising campaign to complete filming later this spring. It's been exciting to watch Twenty grow from a rough draft script into an in production movie project and I'm … Continue reading Twenty: An Update
Writing Goals For 2023
First, I'd like to look back on 2022 and give thanks for seeing three of my plays performed Off-Off-Broadway in New York City, two as stage productions and one as a staged reading. Poster for four one act plays performed by Manhattan Repertory Theatre on April 2-3 at the Chain Theatre, including my one act … Continue reading Writing Goals For 2023
Scene From My Screenplay On Zoom Tonight
The Wine Box Players are presenting online performances of nine short scripts, including a scene from a screenplay I'm writing that's an adaptation of my stage play Electric Serenade which was performed last month at Theater for the New City in New York. Showtime is at 7PM east coast time and 4PM west coast time. … Continue reading Scene From My Screenplay On Zoom Tonight
New Project: Short Movie
This summer I'm going to make a short movie. It will be my first, so I'm very excited! So far I have five pages of script, two committed actors, and a director of photography. I'll be able to rent a camera, lights, and other equipment from Community Television of Santa Cruz. The story of the … Continue reading New Project: Short Movie
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