Hello,
Today, my family is having a party at my house. A whole bunch of my relatives are coming as well as my coworker, who is helping me with the "surprise" toward the development of The Weird, Mysterious, & Paranormal. Some of my relatives are here right now helping us set up. I'm sure that this party will end up being a lot of fun!
~Weirdness23 
Hello,
I want to wish Emily Zales, who was originally supposed to play the role of Lea Thompson in The Weird, Mysterious, & Paranormal, a very happy 22nd birthday! June is looking like a happy month for all of us that are concerned!
~Weirdness23 
Hello,
I have officially finished watching all nine season of the television series The X-Files along with the first movie The X-Files (Fight The Future), which was released to theaters on June 19, 1998. Now, I just have to finish the second movie The X-Files: I Want To Believe, which was released to theaters on July 24, 2008. This franchise has been so important to me as an influence for The Weird, Mysterious, & Paranormal as well as being something that has entertained me and helped me to not think about bad things that have happened in my life. Overall, I have really enjoyed the ride!
~Weirdness23 
Hello,
I thought that I would reveal the identity of the filmmaker in order to help promote his work. His name is Ryan Hutchins, and he already has filmed quite a few short films. Below, are links to his various webpages:
Ryan Hutchins Film (Official Website)
Ryan Hutchins Film (Official YouTube Channel)
Ryan Hutchins Film (Official Facebook Page)
Ryan Hutchins Film (Official Twitter Account)
Enjoy!
~Weirdness23 
Hello,
I have decided to reveal what the advice was that the filmmaker gave to me recently. Below, is his message exactly as he typed it (meaning, I have done no editing in regards to spelling, grammar, and punctuation):
hey Evan... Sorry for not getting back to you. My head is always in a thousand different places and I lose track of who I've gotten back to and who I haven't... In regard to getting your project off the ground, getting a team of people to work on your idea will be difficult at first. Typically, you need to start off by wearing ALL the hats (director, writer, producer, editor, etc) because most kids would have a hard time committing to someone else's idea if they don't have previous work to show... My advice is to just go out and shoot some video. Since you want this potential series to look professional, you'll need to either spend at LEAST a few months shooting and editing before you started any type of production on your show... I'm sure if you could put together a detailed outline, episode synopsis, character description, etc etc, you could present it to some local filmmakers who might like the idea. The issue is that most are so wrapped up in their own ideas that they struggle to commit to other projects and you find yourself getting impatient and annoyed throughout the collaboration.
Personally, I'd be happy to hear some more about your concepts but between my move to LA and my own ideas, I'd be afraid to make any commitments I couldn't keep.
Download Celtx (celtx.com) it is a great AND FREE!!! Program that easily helps you to write in proper screenplay format and also helps you organize other aspects of the production.
As far as shadowing on any projects, I'll definitely let you know next time I'm shooting in the Wall area... Its a lot of run. you could probably do some simple searching on Craigslist-type sites to find any independent shoots in NYC or NJ since theyre always in need of interns to help out. Just make sure you always google people before you agree to collaborate... Anyone can "appear" to be professional but ultimately shoot low-quality footage.
Best of luck man! Have a great summer and tell your family I said hi... Let me know if you have any other questions... Just be pro-actuve and shoot as much as you can. Its the best way to learn.
~Weirdness23 
Hello,
I am excited to report that after the stroke of midnight, the filmmaker did finally reply to me and provided a lot of good tips and solid advice toward pursuing my goal of actually filming and releasing The Weird, Mysterious, & Paranormal. The filmmaker and I also had a nice friendly chat about Kickstarter as well. Now, it seems that I am getting my foot in the door.
~Weirdness23
Hello,
I wanted to report that I have made contact with both John and the filmmaker today. I sent e-mail messages containing all the Facebook private messages between myself and John to him and, as far as I am aware, he has been appreciative, although he has not talked much about the show. I also made contact with the filmmaker tonight through a Facebook private message. As far as I am aware, he is currently in Los Angeles, California. Hopefully, he will respond to my new message, unlike how he never replied to me back in January.
~Weirdness23 
Hello,
I am in the process of going back to the over 3,000 Facebook private messages between myself and John, which I saved by e-mailing them to myself, and pasting them into Microsoft Word Documents. The private messaging between myself and John began in March of 2009, which was a few months after I had joined Facebook in late December of 2008. The private messages technically span from March of 2009 to November of 2012, because neither me nor John sent a private message to one another in December of 2012 back when I officially archived our Facebook private messages during the end of that particular month. I plan on e-mailing these Microsoft Word Documents to John as attachments for him to download and view. It is a rigorous process, especially since the messages sometimes were copied out of order for some reason and I now have to fit the pieces of the puzzle back together. Once this is over though, I am sure that John will be appreciative that I did this for him.
~Weirdness23 
Happy Memorial Day,
Yesterday, I went up north to John's house for his family's Memorial Day barbecue. This was the first time I talked to John in person since Monday, November 5, 2012. We had a fun time together talking about our memories as well as our potential opportunities. Before meeting with John for this celebratory occasion, John had told me through Facebook messaging that he does not really see The Weird, Mysterious, & Paranormal anymore in his future. However, as we began talking about the show, he seemed to show that he was, indeed, still interested in contributing toward it. I informed him that I had archived all of our old Facebook messages from the time I had joined Facebook in December of 2008 through December of 2012, which contained over 3,000 messages between us. I plan on sending these archived messages to him through e-mail very soon to help remind him of all of our old ideas. I also further explained to him what the "surprise" would entail, which I actually revealed to him a few days before the barbecue on Facebook. We will be seeing each other again toward the end of June, which is when the "surprise" will probably be initiated. Besides that, I enjoyed having interesting conversations with my mother's cousin David at the barbecue, who informed me a lot about politics, which in turn has inspired me to think about conspiracy theories and the like that could be incorporated into the show to give it a similar quality to the distrust in government seen on The X-Files, which I have been watching again recently. I have just finished Season 8's "Vienen," and plan on forging ahead to the next episode!
~Weirdness23
Hello,
I just want to let readers know that my coworker and I are continuing to talk about the "surprise" I have in store. The "surprise" will probably be ready to reveal in early July, so stay tuned! Besides that, I still have not contacted the filmmaker again that I originally contacted back in January, which I still plan to do very soon. However, another fellow employee of mine at Wendy's was talking to me yesterday during my break and showed me videos that he edited during his free time, and I thought that they were visually stunning. Perhaps, he is another person that I can talk to in regards to learning the technical (and maybe even business) aspect of the film industry? Overall, I would say that I am having fun making new acquaintances and some good friends, too, at my job.
~Weirdness23
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