That’s right, I said it. What are you going to do about it? Not a damn things, because you can’t dispute a single bit of it.
That being said, I love Pirates. Especially the PDXYar! folk. Here in the glorious state of Oregon, a group a stalwart souls decided to undertake a monumental journey. There was peril at every turn. Enemies where upon them most of the way, but in the end: Victory. I am referring to winning a Kickstarter campaign of course.
You see, what good is a pirate without a ship. Not even a good privateer at that point. So, PDXYar! decided it was time to have a ship. And a ship they are building. It will be glorious, mate. Forty feet long, she be. Twenty two feet of mast. An aft castle. Plenty of space to fire off black powder. A beauty it shall be.
Based on the HMY Mary bestowed to the British navy from the Dutch, El Tiburon shall be a yacht style sloop. How is this important, you may ask? Walk the plank, ya scurvy dog, for the captain has spoken. Wow, I am getting all caught up in this. It’s important because I am filming the documentary of the building of the ship. That’s right, a documentary about some pirates, a ship, a kickstarter campaign, and the bruised thumbs making it happen. I have already began filming this undertaking, and I look forward to showing everyone the building of El Tiburon.
Speaking of documentaries, I am taking on another one. With robots. And the Spanish-American War. For those of you who know Boilerplate, you will be happy to know that I am starting production of a behind the story film of Boilerplate. For those that don’t know, go out and get it now. Read it. Love it. Know it! If you don’t know it, you owe it to yourself.
Boilerplate is the work of Paul Guinan and Anina Bennett. It tells the story of Boilerplate, histories mechanical marvel, created in the 1880′s. The adventures of Boilerplate take the robot across the sands of Arabia, up the hills of San Juan, and through the trenches of Western Europe until his mysterious disappearance during World War I.
The great thing is, Boilerplate has been optioned as a movie to be directed by JJ Abrams. The better news is that I am undertaking the story behind the story. I met Anina and Paul at Stumptown Comic Show this year, and I fell in love with the book as well as really liked these two. Their work is amazing, and they are two of the best people I have met in the longest time. This is an amazing chance to tell a great story and be part of an amazing adventure. I am really glad they are letting me. Thanks goes out to Billy Galaxy for his awesomeness in coming up with the idea and getting the ball rolling.
And yes, Gautch sucks. He sucks because he was on an awesome shoot this last weekend in Nashville, TN. He kept updating his Facebook with pics of this giant warehouse with dolly tracks, lighting, crews working, cameras. All this cool stuff. Though he wasn’t IN any pics that I saw. Huh, maybe he wasn’t there. I still hate him.
I am off to Breckenridge Festival of Film on Friday for the festival premiere of Patrick’s Story. Please watch it, pass it along, and get the message out about marriage rights.