Once again this is late!
I am sorry. This is a weird time and I would be lying if I said that it wasn't. Basically, I am trying to clean out my house, decide if I am going to stay here or downsize to a condo, write scripts, books, make an animated movie and make quick live action movies.
To quote Roger Corman, "I am on overload."
However… nothing lasts forever and I will eventually sort through all this. As long as I keep working on my projects that will keep me centered and sane.
My documentary ORANGE COUNTY HARDCORE SCENESTER is now available! You can order it here.
Here is a trailer for my documentary ORANGE COUNTY HARDCORE SCENESTER. This film is a unique look at the Orange County, CA punk/hardcore music scene from 1990-1997. You can watch the trailer here.
Click here to check out the ORANGE COUNTY HARDCORE SCENESTER Facebook page.
You can purchase the DVD/Blu-ray of KNOCKOUT. This is the boxing film that I co-wrote and it stars "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. For the best price I would go to BestBuy.com.
Also, you can order ALL of my available films via Amazon.com by clicking here.
Finally, if you want to order a copy of my first young adult novel, MY SUMMER OF HATE, you can do so by clicking this link. If you live in Orange County, CA you can also check it out of the library.
In The Writer's Corner…
Saddleback
Press has given me the rewrite notes for THE NORMAL BROTHER. All very positive and with mild changes. I have made them and I am about to turn in my second draft. Also, the title has changed. The book will now be called SCREAMING QUIETLY.
The first draft of my new boxing screenplay LADY AND THE CHAMP is done! I am currently rewriting it and it should be ready to show in about two months.
Sadly, INSECT
is still slow in the going. I have only animated about 6 pages so far. The
screenplay is 94. I was hoping to use a lot of my recent vacation time to get further along, but it just wasn't possible. I didn't want to drive myself crazy trying to get it done so I didn't work on it as much as I should've. INSECT is becoming more of a priority and I am fairly certain I will start making more headway with it. (Above is a recent image from INSECT.)
I am about done rewriting my
shlock-type screenplay titled FALLING APART.
Once that is done I plan to go into overdrive with my book writing. I am currently working on a
young adult fiction/horror book titled WARREN. It is
based on a screenplay I have written. After that, I have literally 8-10 books (many of them are part of a series based on my AWESOME MONSTER BASHERS screenplay) that I plan to write. And, there's more to come after that! These
books will be available in hardcopy as well as eBook form.
Lastly,
I shot a quick, microbudget, 2 day film titled D/V. I plan to edit it this month and make it available on DVD and Video On Demand in February.
2013 is going to be a busy and productive year!
See you next month,
Evan Jacobs
Hello!!
I am very sorry this is late. I am still deciding whether I am going to keep my parent's home and make it my own or downsize to a condo. In addition to this I am taking care of my father's affairs. This stuff gets overwhelming at times, things get jumbled, and that is why this post is late.
My documentary ORANGE COUNTY HARDCORE SCENESTER is now available! You can order it here.
Here is a trailer for my documentary ORANGE COUNTY HARDCORE SCENESTER. This film is a unique look at the Orange County, CA punk/hardcore music scene from 1990-1997. You can watch the trailer here.
Click here to check out the ORANGE COUNTY HARDCORE SCENESTER Facebook page.
You can purchase the DVD/Blu-ray of KNOCKOUT. This is the boxing film that I co-wrote and it stars "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. For the best price I would go to BestBuy.com.
Also, you can order all of my available films via Amazon.com by clicking here.
Finally, if you want to order a copy of my first young adult novel, MY SUMMER OF HATE, you can do so by clicking this link. If you live in Orange County, CA you can also check it out of the library.
In The Writer's Corner…
Saddleback Press was extremely positive about the draft I recently turned in of my new book THE NORMAL BROTHER. I am awaiting notes from the editor but things seem really positive. It also looks like I am going to write more books for them!
My new boxing screenplay, LADY AND THE CHAMP, is coming along splendidly. I should have a first draft by the end of this month. After that it will be rewritten and then it's on to the next one.
INSECT is still slow in the going. I have animated about 6 pages so far. The screenplay is 94. I have some time off coming up and it is my goal to have 30 pages animated by January 6th. That is a bit lofty BUT if I come close (say 25 pages) I will be very happy.
I am also rewriting a shlock-type screenplay called FALLING APART as well as writing a new young adult fiction book titled, WARREN. WARREN, a horror story, is based on a screenplay I have written.
The experience of writing THE NORMAL BROTHER was so great that I have decided to write 4 books a year. I have this system worked out where the weeks are divided up and I think this is a very attainable goal. The first book in this series is tentatively titled THE MOTHCATCHER and then I plan to start THE AWESOME MONSTER BASHERS series which is based on a screenplay I wrote. These books will be available in hardcopy as well as eBook form.
Lastly, I have a quick, microbudget, 2 day film shoot scheduled for 21st and 22nd of this month. It will be a found footage horror movie called SOUL OF THE DEAD.
See you next month,
Evan Jacobs
Hello!!
The scene above is from my new, animated, horror film titled INSECT. It is truly surreal to be making a film about death, loss, and rebirth while I am actually going through what the character in the movie is going through! More on that below...
My documentary ORANGE COUNTY HARDCORE SCENESTER is now available! You can order it here.
Here is a trailer for my documentary ORANGE COUNTY HARDCORE SCENESTER. This film is a unique look at the Orange County, CA punk/hardcore music scene from 1990-1997. You can watch the trailer here.
Click here to check out the
ORANGE COUNTY HARDCORE SCENESTER Facebook page.
You can purchase the DVD/Blu-ray of KNOCKOUT. This is the boxing film that I co-wrote and it stars "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. For the best price I would go to BestBuy.com.
Also, you can order all of my available films via Amazon.com by clicking here.
Finally, if you want to order a copy of my first young adult novel, MY SUMMER OF HATE, you can do so by clicking this link. If you live in Orange County, CA you can also check it out of the library.
In the Writer's Corner…
I recently turned in a new screenplay to Nasser Entertainment. It is currently going through the rewrite process and in that process became something a bit more interesting. I was always so scared of "writing by committee." While I believe that some projects are immune to that process and better off having a singular voice, there are others that certainly benefit. That seems to have been the case here.
I was hit a burst of inspiration regarding script outlines. So, I took some time and just focused on fine-tuning them. I am about to resume the business of typing up/rewriting my new boxing script, LADY AND
THE CHAMP. In the process, I also came up with some ideas for even more projects.
SHADOW is in the process of being rewritten as it looks like we are going to do some reshoots.
My young adult
novel titled THE NORMAL BROTHER (which I am writing for Saddleback Educational Publishing), was approved in the outline phase. I then set about writing and the first draft should be done and turned in by the middle of the month. I am really excited about this because it is the first book I have written that has a publisher behind it.
INSECT
is coming along very slowly. I am taking my time getting into my groove and once that happens everything will come together. The script is 94 pages. I have broken it up into 3 chunks of 30 pages or so, just so the task of animating it isn't so daunting.
Thank you to everybody for their kind wishes regarding my father passing away. I am somebody who has always tried to keep his life simple because my main focus was being creative. I now have new responsibilities that, for the time being, are sort of encroaching on that time.
Thankfully, I am someone with good time management skills.
Eventually, I will get all of my dad's affairs in order and behind me. I will also most likely be in a new living situation. As long as I keep working hard, taking care of myself and, most importantly, believing in myself... everything will be fine.
See you next month,
Evan Jacobs
anhedenia@hotmail.com
Hello...
Sadly, my father Sidney Walter Jacobs passed away at the start of this month.
I miss him greatly.
I will be back posting next month.
Best,
Evan Jacobs
Anhedenia Films
Hello!!
My documentary ORANGE COUNTY HARDCORE SCENESTER is now available! You can order it here.
Here is a trailer for my documentary ORANGE COUNTY HARDCORE SCENESTER. This film is a unique look at the Orange County, CA punk/hardcore music scene from 1990-1997. You can watch the trailer here.
Click here to check out the
ORANGE COUNTY HARDCORE SCENESTER Facebook page.
You can purchase the DVD/Blu-ray of KNOCKOUT. This is the boxing film that I co-wrote and it stars "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. For the best price I would go to BestBuy.com.
Also, you can order all of my available films via Amazon.com by clicking here.
Finally, if you want to order a copy of my first young adult novel, MY SUMMER OF HATE, you can do so by clicking this link. If you live in Orange County, CA you can also check it out of the library.
In the Writer's Corner…
I am working on a new screenplay with Nasser Entertainment. We are in the early stages of putting it together so I will let you know more when I can.
I finished the long-hand version of FALLING APART. It just needs to be typed up. First, however, I need to finish typing up/rewriting LADY AND THE CHAMP. I have also started preliminary work on a time travel screenplay. I just need to figure out the plot as right now it is all over the place.
I literally just finished editing the 3rd version of SHADOW. I just need to turn it in to the folks at Nasser Entertainment. This version is different but all in all I think it's quite good.
It is my sincere hope that I am done with the rough edit of the INSTED documentary during this month. INDECISION RECORDS will be releasing that.
In addition to working on the young adult novelization of my horror screenplay, WARREN, I recently signed a contract to write a young adult novel titled THE NORMAL BROTHER for Saddleback Educational Publishing. This will be part of their Gravel Road series. I am extremely excited about this as I love young adult fiction. I started off writing YA/kids fiction when I was in 2nd grade so it's nice to be returning to it.
Still working on INSECT in a piecemeal way. I hope to be 50% done with it before the end of 2012. This way it could be finished in 2013 and hopefully released on DVD/VOD later that year.
This was an amazing summer… while I am saddened that my father is again back in the hospital (as he was at the start of the summer), I am hoping he is out shortly and literally back on his feet.
See you next month,
Evan Jacobs
anhedenia@hotmail.com
Hello!!
My documentary ORANGE COUNTY HARDCORE SCENESTER is going to be available on 8/14/12. You can order it here.
Here is a trailer for my documentary ORANGE COUNTY HARDCORE SCENESTER. This film is a unique look at the Orange County, CA punk/hardcore music scene from 1990-1997. You can watch the trailer here.
Click here to check out the
ORANGE COUNTY HARDCORE SCENESTER Facebook page.
You can purchase the DVD/Blu-ray of KNOCKOUT. This is the boxing film that I co-wrote and it stars "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. For the best price I would go to BestBuy.com.
Also, you can order all of my available films via Amazon.com by clicking here.
Finally, if you want to order a copy of my first young adult novel, MY SUMMER OF HATE, you can do so by clicking this link. If you live in Orange County, CA you can also check it out of the library.
In The Writer's Corner…
I am presently typing up my new boxing screenplay LADY AND THE CHAMP. It should be ready to send out by the end of September.
I am about half way through the longhand version of FALLING APART. I am fairly certain that I am going to direct this.
Recently had a meeting at NASSER ENTERTAINMENT regarding the micro-budget movie I made for them titled, SHADOW. Notes were given and I am presently implementing them. I am very surprised that there weren't more of them. We are still trying to work out what the next micro-budget film that I make for them is going to be.
Assistant editing work on the INSTED documentary is going well. I have assembled a lot of the footage of the band members. Now, I need to put that into sections that tells the story of INSTED. From there, footage of other people, live shows, and tour footage will be added. Everything is a process…
The young adult novelization of my horror screenplay WARREN is coming along quite well. I should know this month if (and what) I am going to be writing a book for this publisher. Here's hoping I can announce it in next month's newsletter!
Work on INSECT is still moving at a piecemeal rate but I have a feeling that will change in the next few months. It is going to take me a while but I am positive that it will be completed. Here is an image I created that I am hoping to use to promote the movie in some way (I think it looks kind of like THE EXORCIST):
One thing the movie business continues to teach me is that no matter how much I accomplish (or think I accomplish), the only thing I have control over is what I do to make myself be successful. And what is this?
Write. Write. And write some more.
See you next month,
Evan Jacobs
Hello!
I am very sorry this is so late. My father who has multiple health issues did a stint in the hospital and then went to a rehabilitation facility to get his strength back. He recently came home and his progress is being monitored by myself as well doctors, nurses, physical therapists, etc.
I am really glad he's home but he did have a very close call. Doing my best to not do everything for him but also doing enough so he knows I am there.
Here is a trailer for my documentary ORANGE COUNTY HARDCORE SCENESTER. This film is a unique look at the Orange County, CA punk/hardcore music scene from 1990-1997. You can watch the trailer here.
Click here to check out the ORANGE COUNTY HARDCORE SCENESTER Facebook page.
You can purchase the DVD/Blu-ray of KNOCKOUT. This is the boxing film that I co-wrote and it stars "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. For the best price I would go to BestBuy.com.
Also, you can order all of my available films via Amazon.com by clicking here.
Finally, if you want to order a copy of my first young adult novel, MY SUMMER OF HATE, you can do so by clicking this link. If you live in Orange County, CA you can also check it out of the library.
In The Writer's Corner...
I finished a longhand version of my newest boxing script LADY AND THE CHAMP. It should be ready to show in about 6-8 weeks. I just need to type it up, add some things and then rewrite it until I feel that it's ready. I am going to show it to NASSER ENTERTAINMENT first and then others after if they don't think they can do anything with it.
I also finished a new script titled LOSING CLEOPATRA. It is a contained, time travel love story. At present I am not sure if it is going to stay with just being this idea... or, if it might be merged with some other ideas for time travel movies that I have outlined.
I have started a new sci-fi/horror script called FALLING APART. More on that when I am further along with it.
Lastly, I finished another script for NASSER ENTERTAINMENT. It is a contained action movie/thriller. Things look like they are moving in a positive direction both with that script and another one they had me write.
ORANGE COUNTY HARDCORE SCENESTER is done. DONE. I am getting it ready for its 9/4/12 release. It is going to be playing in Florida in September. You can read more about that HERE. It will be released by AMAZON as well as REVELATION RECORDS. I am also gonna be pounding the pavement for press notices, as well as an overseas distributor, as well as a television sale of some sort. I am planning to spend a year promoting this thing that ORANGE COUNTY HARDCORE SCENESTER has a life long after the DVD is released this September.
I have finished the my "director's edit" of SHADOW. I literally just turned it into NASSER ENTERTAINMENT. Hopefully they like it. This is clearly the best movie I have directed from a "professional" standpoint. I am looking forward to seeing what happens with it now. I am currently talking to NASSER ENTERTAINMENT about directing another micro budget movie.
I am about to start my assistant editing work on the INSTED documentary. INDECISION RECORDS will be releasing this documentary with all of INSTED's recordings once it is done.
I am also writing my next Young Adult novel titled WARREN. The best part is that I have a publisher who is interested in having me write a YA book for them! This is a dream come true as, when you get right down to it, I am a writer. I have been doing it since I was in the 2nd Grade and thankfully I've never stopped.
It also looks like I will be resuming work on INSECT again. I am really excited about it. This is going to be a long, arduous process. It won't help that it will be animated, edited, scored and completed in a piecemeal fashion... but it will get done.
So far this summer has had its share of ups and downs. As somebody who believes in G-d I figure there's a reason for everything. I am not saying you have to believe in G-d to realize that, I am just saying that that is what works for me.
I trust everything will work out regarding my dad and everything else. It always does.
Best,
Evan Jacobs
