Well, I finished all my assignments etc. My interview with Xenophile media revealed that they are not currently developing, but merely filling out applications and proposals and whatnot. They really wanted me around for the creative stuff (for free), but the creative stuff doesn't start 'til the fall, and that wasn't going to work for the placement, so...
I'm now working it out with...*drumroll*...Bookshorts!
Bookshorts is a project for creating short films ('teasers') that describe books, and encourage people to read them. I recently attended the launch of "A Quiet Courage", which is a short based on a book by the same name. Since the book is non-fiction, the short takes on a documentary structure, which leverages the content of the book itself. The book details the true stories of several people, all of whom have overcome great hardship.
The party was great, and I met a number of fascinating people, many of whom were in production. This project is the perfect marriage of literature and film, and could possibly present some great opportunities for me as a writer. The networking opportunities alone are mindboggling.
On a side note, I had googled "bookshorts" a couple of times, and their site had come up perhaps 3rd or 4th on the list, and today when I googled it...it came up first! So I'm guessing their launch party was successful in promoting the website.
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