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Steve Abbott  

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What a difference a year makes.

Journal Entry: Fri Jun 27, 2008, 7:11 PM
“Many of the great achievements of the world were accomplished by tired and discouraged men who kept on working.”

Anon.

So here we sit. I'm almost finished the new rewrite on my spec I optioned two weeks ago. It's set to go down to LA to be looked over by the producer down there next week. My producer up here (the nice man who optioned my script) is a calm and thoughtful individual. No crazy notes, no story roadblocks. I have to keep pinching myself to make sure I'm not dreaming.

sure the normal life keeps throwing the odd sharp jab at my head but I'm getting better at taking the shot or at the very least ducking.

Once this rewrite is handed in, I'm right on to my friend, "A's," script. A pretty tight deadline on that puppy too. The good news is it too is probably going to camera next year. not a big payday for me on it but I'm helping to grow the Canadian film market by not giving them business as usual.

So far so good. Now if the thunderstorms would only let up long enough for me to get some decent riding in.

  • Mood: Triumph
  • Listening to: Copeland
  • Reading: Deep Black Conspiracy
  • Watching: World Superbike & MotoGP
  • Playing: Nothing right now - I've got scripts to rewrite
  • Eating: nothing - it's too hot and muggy
  • Drinking: Diet 7UP

Devious Information

  • Current Age: 42
  • Current Residence: Mississauga
  • Interests: Screenwriting, Photography, Reading, History
  • Favourite movie: The Great Escape
  • Favourite band or musician: Too many to name
  • Favourite genre of music: Everything except Rap
  • Favourite artist: Edward Hopper
  • Favourite poet or writer: William Carlos Williams, James Lee Burke
  • Favourite photographer: Anyone who is at the right place at the right time with a camera in their hand.
  • Favourite style of art: Impressionism, Hyper Reality, High Contrast
  • Operating System: Windows 2000 Professional
  • MP3 player of choice: Ipod 80GB Video
  • Favourite game: Paintball
  • Favourite gaming platform: Suzuki DL 650 V-Strom
  • Favourite cartoon character: Willie Coyote
  • Personal Quote: This is gonna hurt...
  • Tools of the Trade: Final Draft 7, Final Draft AV 2.5, Canon Xti Rebel 10.2mpxl

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=the-box-ghost:iconthe-box-ghost: Jun 14, 2008, 2:39:13 PM
Thank you for the :+fav:

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かおちゃん ・ 薫 ・ ジャスミン

はじめまして!
*otsego-amigo:iconotsego-amigo: May 18, 2008, 1:38:55 PM
thanks a lot!

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Urban Exploration
*otsego-amigo:iconotsego-amigo: May 7, 2008, 1:59:51 PM
thanks!

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It's a Chopper, Baby!
Urban Exploration
=sabot03196:iconsabot03196: Apr 13, 2008, 10:20:40 AM
No worries, I really like the composition of this one.

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Steve Abbott


"Who Dares Wins"

Motto 22 SAS
~natashazero:iconnatashazero: Apr 12, 2008, 11:59:33 AM
thanks for faving :thanks:

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For Thus saith the Lord:
The whole land shall be desolate;
Yet will I not make a full end.
*otsego-amigo:iconotsego-amigo: Mar 28, 2008, 5:34:04 AM
thank you! : )

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It's a Chopper, Baby!
Urban Exploration
~gibsart:icongibsart: Mar 24, 2008, 4:26:47 AM Mood: Joy
Thanks a lot for the fave,much appreciated !
*otsego-amigo:iconotsego-amigo: Mar 17, 2008, 1:05:25 PM
thanks a lot!

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It's a Chopper, Baby!
Urban Exploration
`anthonyasael:iconanthonyasael: Feb 29, 2008, 2:38:15 PM
Thank you very much for your watch!!

I hope you will like what is coming and continue supporting Art in All of Us [link] by spreading the word about us.
Go visit [link] for new pictures. You can rate, comment, and vote them !

Other great way to help is simply to download Art in All of Us toolbar, search on Google, and earn $$$ for our children project.
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Keep Smiling
Be Creative,

Greetings from Chile

Anthony

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Anthony Asael
Founder of Art in All of Us
The World seen through the Eyes and Rhymes of the Children
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~prprincess3869:iconprprincess3869: Feb 29, 2008, 8:25:26 AM
Cool, that was nice of you, i'm glad you contacted her...thanks!!!

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~Hellsplumber:iconHellsplumber: Feb 29, 2008, 2:15:55 AM Mood: Affection
Thanks alot for the watch =D

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My page is a lil lonely at the moment =(
=sabot03196:iconsabot03196: Feb 28, 2008, 6:31:39 PM
I read it. To me it reads like a semi detailed character bio. Stories (as a rule) have a beginning, middle and end. There's an inciting incident that thrusts the main characters into conflict. No conflict, no story.

I mean, it's okay. I read a ton of bad or mediocre writing. 99.999% of stuff submitted out there is very bad and then that tiny amount of stuff that is pretty good falls down in the third act or there abouts. I'm not saying what she wrote was bad but it was far from being fully actualized. And as I said to her, it's a good start it just needs context and another character to but up against.

Creating anything from whole cloth is a ton of work. Taking right ot the bitter end, well that's an entirely different matter and it really does separate the wheat from the chaff.

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Steve Abbott


"Who Dares Wins"

Motto 22 SAS
~prprincess3869:iconprprincess3869: Feb 28, 2008, 5:12:01 PM
Did you get chance to read what she wrote? I thought it was cool...like horror or sci fi???

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=sabot03196:iconsabot03196: Feb 27, 2008, 9:23:01 PM
At best it's an interesting character but unless you can ground it in a mythos that works in terms of today, not really. Neil Gaiman does an excellent job of this sort of thing in, "American Gods," and "Anansi Boys," so it can be done.

When I approach a project, be it something I'm going to write or something I'm going to produce, the bottom line is, will it put bums in seats? How many bums and where will these bums be located. Because bottom line, I'm in it for the money (in that I'd like to see profit over loss). I've worked too many times with other producers who see horror as a bit of a dodge and don't follow the genre rules or at the very least, the genre expectations.

Our next film will be about a giant beaver (mostly because just saying, "Giant Beaver," makes us laugh) but the real focus is on extremism and its cost. You know, the stuff going on around the giant beaver.

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Steve Abbott


"Who Dares Wins"

Motto 22 SAS
~prprincess3869:iconprprincess3869: Feb 27, 2008, 7:29:02 PM
lol....She wanted to know if anything could be done with this...I don't know...

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Life is to short live everyday like it is your last......
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=sabot03196:iconsabot03196: Feb 27, 2008, 6:05:45 PM
People are always so worried, you're going to steal their ideas. As my friend Don McQuinn said to me once.

"If you've only got one idea, give it away, relieve yourself of the burden."

Truth be told most of us don't worry about theft, there's far worse ways for a story to die in the film world. Sometimes the worst thing that can happen is your film gets made but that's another story for another time.

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Steve Abbott


"Who Dares Wins"

Motto 22 SAS
~prprincess3869:iconprprincess3869: Feb 27, 2008, 3:56:31 PM
~ValentineKills 18 minutes 21 seconds ago
And you told him I'd sue him if he stole my ideas, right?

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"Oh my God, Brian, there's a message in my cereal! It says, 'Ooooooo'."
"Peter, those are Cheerios."
FAMILY GUY

I did it. I have no idea what you're talking about, but whatever it is, I did it.

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Life is to short live everyday like it is your last......
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~prprincess3869:iconprprincess3869: Feb 27, 2008, 3:05:19 PM
Hi Steve, Can you look at this? I'm not sure what type of productions you do...[link]

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Life is to short live everyday like it is your last......
Check out my Gallery!!! :) :butterflytwo:
~ringosdiamond:iconringosdiamond: Feb 21, 2008, 5:58:21 AM
:hug: for the :+fav:

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"Art is the only serious thing in the world. And the artist is the only person who is never serious." -- Oscar Wilde (and ain't that just right?)
*otsego-amigo:iconotsego-amigo: Feb 15, 2008, 9:19:33 AM
thanks again!

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It's a Chopper, Baby!
Urban Exploration
=yamiyalo:iconyamiyalo: Feb 6, 2008, 11:45:28 PM
Thank you for friends you have very nice work in your gallery
*otsego-amigo:iconotsego-amigo: Feb 4, 2008, 3:42:22 PM
thank you very much! : )

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It's a Chopper, Baby!
Urban Exploration
~gibsart:icongibsart: Feb 4, 2008, 5:11:37 AM Mood: Joy
Thanks for the add to your friends list !
=sabot03196:iconsabot03196: Jan 17, 2008, 3:20:44 PM
Yeah I like the Gixxer but after doing 260kph on my buddies I figured, Enduro bikes were still the best bet for me living to a ripe old age. Plus living in BC, I was real close to the mountains and as much fun as the SS bikes are on the street, they don't do so well on gravel and mud. So I'll stick to taking their pictures. The plan is to go to Ireland next year to catch the Dublin road Race.

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Steve Abbott


"Who Dares Wins"

Motto 22 SAS
~furyk:iconfuryk: Jan 16, 2008, 10:15:27 PM
yup, another gixxer or R1 track bike and possibly a hayabusa for show :) but not anytime soon
too young too much testosterone dont want to end up and organ donor

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"be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."
:-)