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I have been interested in movies (creating them, not just watching them) since about the Year 2000, while studying a Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Teaching. At first I wanted to be an action star (thanks to Arnold<\/em>) so I hit the gym pretty seriously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thinking about it, I figured that my best chance to star in a movie was to make my own. My Grand Plan was to write a ripper action script that was:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. awesome<\/li>
  2. cheap, and<\/li>
  3. starred me! \ud83d\ude42<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    From that point, I virtually abandoned my studies and borrowed every book on filmmaking the library possessed. I devoured books on the many and varied aspects of filmmaking and started making short films with friends. Then, something unexpected happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The more I read about filmmaking, the more I was drawn to writing and directing, rather than acting. I abandoned my desire to star in a movie (to the benefit of cinema-goers everywhere) and\u00a0focused on becoming a filmmaker hyphenate extraordinaire, a writer-director and, if possible, -editor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    My first script was a thriller called The Negative<\/em>, which I entered in the first Project Greenlight Australia competition. Although disappointed not to win and receive the million dollar budget to make my movie, I soon rationalised defeat into victory. By not winning, I could make a film on my own terms rather than be held to creative ransom by a pushy studio!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Placing in the Top 50 with my first script was encouraging. I figured– rightly or wrongly– that this writing business was something I could do alright in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    I began this blog to write about ideas on screenwriting, and was active for a few years. But in 2013, personal tragedy put a stop to my writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    For a while.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Like, years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    But I’m now back on the screenwriting bandwagon. A script I wrote called Unexpecting<\/em>, which details the events of 2013 and the years subsequent was a Second Rounder at Austin<\/a>, and a finalist in the 2020-21 Kairos Prize<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    My Grand Plan,\u00a0Mk II<\/em>,is to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. write and sell a script<\/li>
    2. write and sell another script<\/li>
    3. rinse<\/li>
    4. repeat<\/li>
    5. and, eventually, leverage screenwriting success into the opportunity of one day directing my own films.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Good luck and God Bless,
      Kenny<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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