Remember Me Run-Through (Everything I loved about it!)

No Copyright Infringement Intended. Script Excerpts Source: Memoirs (Early Draft of Remember Me) by Will Fetters 

There are so many parts of this script that I would have loved to photoshop into this post, however, these bits stuck out to me the most. This blog has been a great homage to this beautiful work of art, because it has influenced me so much, in both how I live my life, as well as how I should pursue writing. 

I'm not the best when it comes to writing the voices of my characters. Normally the voices of one or two characters will be so clear that they seem to actually be in the room, living out the scene right in front of me. Other characters, namely male's, seem to take a bit longer to flesh out, and fine tune. This screenplay introduced me to an authentic male voice. A voice that was not so preoccupied with being masculine, that he became a caricature. Tyler seemed to me a guy I could have roamed the the streets of lower Manhattan, while discussing the laments of course work over park bench coffee, and whom I would've certainly visited at the Strand, from opening to close. Will Fetters, in a way, taught me how I should approach creating characters who are normal, who are human, and who are fleshed out. Each character had their own story, although Tyler and Ally's stories were dominant. 

I photoshopped excerpts of the script because I feel that not enough credit is given to the writers of these beautiful stories that grace the screen. We point out gorgeous cinematography, acting ability, costume; But one of my favorite aspects of watching the Academy Awards is listening as the nominees are drawn for best Screenplay. I love how the scripts are shown, and read. For a bibliophile, there is an inherent beauty in the words as they grace the page. That's why I showcased excerpts, instead of mainly scenes from the movie!

I'm discovering that there is a great deal that a prose writer can learn from a screenwriter: pacing, the art of creating a scene, voice authenticity, setting. 

There's another Remember Me post coming...

Insignificant Things: Remember Me Challenge

Because sometimes we all need a little reminder.

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Reading Remember Me greatly inspired me to put together this challenge for myself. 

I noticed a lot of similarities between Tyler and myself: a kind of boredom about the lives we lead. You wake up, you have to be strong, so you pretend you don't need anyone; vulnerability is a trap, and no one can touch you. Experience taught you to be this way, but you usually end up stuck. You want to change it, but sometimes you feel like nothing you do will change anything.

Then I noticed Ally, and how no matter how hard she was knocked down, she went after life with zest. She sought the 'best' things in life first, and taught Tyler to do the same. There's something about literally grabbing life by the throat!

I'm so tired of living life in some sort of cave, like I'm going through the motions just to do it all over again tomorrow.  I want to gain a sense of celebration for seemingly no reason, because if anything is worth celebrating, it's life, my friends and family. When I was little, my mother would choose any day of the week to make pink pancakes for me, or blue ones the color of the Smurfs in the cartoon.  And I looked forward to it each time because I didn't even know why the day was special, it was just fun!

So this challenge is really simple: Go out with some people you love, even some new people you want to get to know, and have fun. Celebrate them, celebrate yourselves. Celebrate the fact that its Thursday. Wear party hats and go mental in the streets! Whatever you want. As long as you're creating a memory. The Gandhi quote basically says that the things you view as insignificant are the most significant.

How will you choose to be remembered?

if this challenge inspired you, please feel free to save this graphicand add it to your page! please link back to this post!

Plans: Remember Me Weekend

If you're like me, you're one of those Rob fans who've been waiting anxiously to see Remember Me since you first heard of the story line {or read the script not so 'discreetly'}.

Given the overall theme of the movie, I definitely wanted to turn Remember Me premiere weekend into an all out event, even if I just took myself!

Here are my plans:

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I love that Remember Me, along with it being a tumultuous love story, seems to also be an ode to New York City! Being a New Yorker, I really don't have a lot of occasions to fangirl over my hometown, so I'm uber excited about it!








My outfit of choice will include the classic Strand Bookstore T-shirt! In the last bit of clips that were released we learn that Tyler works at The Strand because he likes the books...and I do too! The Strand Bookstore is one of the most iconic bookstores of the city, and possibly the country. It boats 18 miles of books, and most are dirt cheap, so seriously it's a sweet deal for all bibliophiles, students, and people wandering down the streets of Union Square! My being both bibliophile, and Tyler lover, I thought, why not boast my love through the Strand tee! I also need a pair of wayfarer glasses. Any Rob lover knows he seems to be attached to them. Be a Rob fan...don your wayfarers!

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My theater of choice was supposed to be one closer to my house, but then I decided to make it an event, and go to one in the heart of Time Square. Nothing says NY like all those lights flashing down 42nd street. Ignore all the crowds pushing at you, and experience the thrill of it all!

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Afterwards, I may head to Dillon's Candy Bar, the sweetest place on the planet. Really, You've never seen so many candy related items in one place. They also have killer sundaes that look like you've taken a visit to Willy Wonka's factory, it's brilliant. Or...I may head to Johnny Rockets, a 50's style diner with awesome burgers, onion rings, and killer Oreo milkshakes! Either way, I'll be having my dessert first!

How are you rocking Remember Me weekend?

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Bits and bobbins inspiring me now:

My Tumblr

Before I started using Tumblr, I just found it to be another superfluous blogging platform. 

Some of my good friends, Gabbie and Jen in particular, encouraged me to get on, and so I did.

Now, I just can't seem to ween myself away from it. Its like the moleskine of blogging platforms. I love that it separates everything into quotes, videos, text, audio, photographs. That seems to make each post significant. I also love that I don't feel the need to speak in paragraphs over there: just short and poetically.

with the lovely tumblr comes

Tumblr Audio Parser

This widget compiles all of your musical posts into this

kaleidoscopic symphony of a page. 

To hear my music picks, click on "Cacophony" in the menu bar!

I was privileged to have read a draft of the script and it affected me in such a personal way.

You all know I adore Rob, but Rob aside, this story is beautiful, 

its characters flawed and lovely. 

It's one of those stories that reminds me why I write.

{Another Remember Me related post coming in the near future.}

(picture photoshopped by me, wink wink!)

By Guy De Maupassant

It's absolutely one of those scandalous novels,

and yes, it has the obvious Rob affiliation.

But, it's surprisingly refreshing for classic literature. 

This translation is gorgeous. 

Some books, you read.

Others you read, and inhale, and speak aloud

and teach yourself how to write with it.