Nicholas Meyer Blog

Nicholas Meyer FST 201 Blog: Plans for Next Semester Next Semester As of now, I am currently signed up to have a 15-hour work week with various classes ranging from gen eds, to just general interests. Unfortunately, due to my late signup date, I was only able to sign up for one film class, being Screenwriting with Professor Monahan. I'm still working to try and get into more film classes, however, I'm very happy I was able to get into a screenwriting class as that is what I am most interested in doing. Outside of class, I will continue with my work on TealTv's Sea series, as I have found it to be very enjoyable as well as beneficial to my talents. Outside of school, I am currently writing a short film that I would like to shoot, edit, and finish before the end of next semester's time.  It's not an overly ambitious or large production, so I am confident I will be able to finish it and add the experience to my resume.

Nicholas Meyer FST 201 Cucalorus Responses The Kevin Situation:  The first screening I viewed was a short film called "The Kevin Situation" which follows a conversation between four roommates about how they plan to kill their fifth roommates. This 5 minute short was a dark, and somewhat awkward comedy, most of which is simply a conversation between four of the roommates. While I really liked the short's premise and tone, I think it could've worked better in a format longer than 5 minutes. The idea of four roommates killing their fifth roommate is a fairly broad premise and limiting it to a single conversation around a dinner table was a waste of a genuinely funny premise. The main problem with The Kevin Situation isn't the small scale for the large premise, but the weird inconsistent sense of humor. While the short is clearly going for a dark, semi-awkward style of humor, mainly relying on the character's banter and interpersonal dynamics as the sourc...