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Rick



Last Updated: 6/30/2008

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Gender: Male
Status: Single
Age: 27
Sign: Aquarius

City: Hollywood
State: CALIFORNIA
Country: US
Signup Date: 8/16/2006

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Wednesday, June 18, 2008 

Current mood:  pleased
Category: Movies, TV, Celebrities
The all new "Martini Edition" of Double Twist is out, and now you can see it the way it was originally intended. All the original jokes are in, and the effects are new and improved.

Watch the YouTube version, or head on over to RichardSkrip.com to see the high quality version.

Tuesday, August 21, 2007 
I've redesigned my profile, increasing egotism by 10%.  Enjoy.
Sunday, December 17, 2006 
You'll have to go ahead and steer yourself over to blog.richardskrip.com if you want to continue reading my blog.

End of line.
Tuesday, October 24, 2006 
Here are some informative articles on important Republicans running for Congress:

--AZ-Sen: Jon Kyl

--AZ-01: Rick Renzi

--AZ-05: J.D. Hayworth

--CA-04: John Doolittle

--CA-11: Richard Pombo

--CA-50: Brian Bilbray

--CO-04: Marilyn Musgrave

--CO-05: Doug Lamborn

--CO-07: Rick O'Donnell

--CT-04: Christopher Shays

--FL-13: Vernon Buchanan

--FL-16: Joe Negron

--FL-22: Clay Shaw

--ID-01: Bill Sali

--IL-06: Peter Roskam

--IL-10: Mark Kirk

--IL-14: Dennis Hastert

--IN-02: Chris Chocola

--IN-08: John Hostettler

--IA-01: Mike Whalen

--KS-02: Jim Ryun

--KY-03: Anne Northup

--KY-04: Geoff Davis

--MD-Sen: Michael Steele

--MN-01: Gil Gutknecht

--MN-06: Michele Bachmann

--MO-Sen: Jim Talent

--MT-Sen: Conrad Burns

--NV-03: Jon Porter

--NH-02: Charlie Bass

--NJ-07: Mike Ferguson

--NM-01: Heather Wilson

--NY-03: Peter King

--NY-20: John Sweeney

--NY-26: Tom Reynolds

--NY-29: Randy Kuhl

--NC-08: Robin Hayes

--NC-11: Charles Taylor

--OH-01: Steve Chabot

--OH-02: Jean Schmidt

--OH-15: Deborah Pryce

--OH-18: Joy Padgett

--PA-04: Melissa Hart

--PA-07: Curt Weldon

--PA-08: Mike Fitzpatrick

--PA-10: Don Sherwood

--RI-Sen: Lincoln Chafee

--TN-Sen: Bob Corker

--VA-Sen: George Allen

--VA-10: Frank Wolf

--WA-Sen: Mike McGavick

--WA-08: Dave Reichert


Saturday, October 14, 2006 
So the world gets nuked, and everybody dies, except for these people in this bunker.  Only thing is that the people in the bunker are either really old (like 60's and up) or really young (like 12 or younger.)  Basically the old people are responsible for bringing up the kids, getting them to reproduce and recreate society.

Now, the older people see this is a way to start fresh on society.  Obviously they want to get rid of things like violence, hate, racism, what have you.  The idea is that all of this is gone when the world blows up, and can only be put back in it if the older people put it there.  Of course, try as hard as they can, it inevitably happens that the older people bicker amongst themselves, and the little ones pick up on the bad traits of the old.

I'm not sure this is actually a movie.  There is no structure whatsoever, so there's a big problem right there.  But the idea of the much older generation shaping the new younger generation (the kids parents are all dead, and that generation wiped from existence) is interesting to me.

I was trying to come up with an idea for a kids film when this popped into my head.  (Mel added the old people in the bunker, and I kind of liked it, though I wonder what would happen if it was only kids.  Blue Lagoon II, probably.)
Thursday, September 21, 2006 
Well, actually it's not entirely my idea.  I was in a class once, and we had to choose a story from which to make a film.  And the only actual screenplay was submitted by a student.  It took place in a home, surrounded by a minefield.  In the house lived a guy and a girl, who were on the outs, and a dog, who spoke to the guy.  The dog was trying to get the girl killed.

I hated the part about the dog.  But the rest wasn't bad.  I would have added a layer of a fog around the minefield to make it more visually interesting, but we never did that movie.  I actually wanted to combine that idea with another story that was submitted, but was turned down.

Anyway, the minefield thing has often stuck with me, because I find it so visually interesting, but I can never find the right story to fit around it.  The reason I bring it up is because Mel and I are considering doing a feature.

Most likely it will be a horror, because it's easy to sell, but I want to make sure I can put my mark on it, so I won't be labeled a horror director, since I don't particularly like horror movies. 

I do know that I want it to be visually interesting.  I would love to create a completely original visual style for the movie, but that's going to be dictated by story.

Which is where I'm at now.  And the minefield came creeping back into my head today.  I don't know, is this the chance I finally get to use that setting?
Friday, September 08, 2006 
I fax you guys, and you don't get back to me, letting me know you got my fax? Not cool, Apple Computers, not cool...
Thursday, August 31, 2006 
So yeah, we've got this script, and we want to shoot it this weekend. Most likely going to submit it for Channel 101 for the September screening. We need people to be in it, and help us shoot it. You in?
Friday, August 25, 2006 
Back Stage left is done. The audio is mixed, the color is corrected (though not as nicely as I would have liked), and finally the DVD's are burned. It's up at RichardSkrip.com. Check it out. It's not bad.
Thursday, August 24, 2006 
I love this apartment building. It's super fucking quiet, which is just what I like, especially considering the last place we (Melodie and I) lived in was right next to Highland Ave. If it wasn't the constant traffic noise, or the Hollywood Bowl crowds, it was the homeless getting into fights or jerking off next to our apartment window. And then there were the neighbors there. Fucking 19 year old stoners, no jobs, parents paid for everything, and like 10 people living in one apartment. They wouldn't use the doors. They'd climb in and out of their window, and leave the gate leading to our porch wide open, and eventually broke it, so any homeless guy could come in and either sleep on our porch or jerk off. Not cool.

So now we live adjacent to Hancock Park, but still in Hollywood. We get the best of both worlds. The quiet, tranquil peace of the ultra-rich Hancock Park, but the rent prices of Hollywood. Win win.

And the people in this building are like ghosts. You hardly see them, never hear them. Perfect. The only problem are the white trash that live in the house next to our building. Our windows look out onto their house and driveway. Every morning, without fail around 7am, this fucking turd of a 14 year old kid screams at the top of his lungs, "Come on, MOM!!! We're gonna be late!!!" Follows the mother, "Shut your fucking mouth!"

These people, from what I've gathered, operate a hot dog cart outside the Target on LaBrea/Santa Monica. I've also gathered that, with the exception of the youngest, a 5 year old girl, they are all in fact assholes. They constantly scream at each other, swearing all the time, especially the 14 year old. The parents beat their kids, they leave empty milk jugs and soda cans all over the place, and I'm guessing their hygiene is lax. They also have a cute little kitten, but I hate cats.

I'm really at a loss about what to do with this morning situation. I want to say something, because it's insanely rude to be screaming at 7 in the morning, but at the same time, I can see it's not going to do any good. In fact, all that will come out of it is another beating for the kids. Despite the fact that the kids are assholes (except the smallest) I don't want to be the cause of a beating.

Still, I guess I'd take them over Highland Ave. As kinky as it is to be doing it while a homeless guy watches and jerks off, I'm afraid that's a little too much kink for me.