My football field hands are cracked and dry as a desert lake so a Jared’s commercial is out of the question. Although a guy once proposed to me because I could possibly produce a quarterback. Not very many girls can make that kind of claim. When I was in high school, Lucille Ball’s former directors saw me perform in a melodrama. They told my director I was just like Lucy. When I got the news, I screamed, “I hate Lucy!” My friends assured me it was not an insult but a compliment, so I forced myself to watch the dingbat shove chocolate in her mouth, trick Ricky into doing things no sane man would ever do and cover up her dirty deeds with the help of her best friend, Ethel. Like it or not, I was like Lucy. Watching and studying Lucy helped me learn how to create slap-stick, playful comedies. What I once hated, I learned to love and admire. I’m not famous, most likely never will be but I will always feel as if a little bit of me is still mixed in with the curly-topped red head everyone crowned the queen of comedy. I realize talking about Lucy makes me old. Hell, I wonder how many people on this site even know who Lucy is. At Inktips pitch fest some of the young executives didn’t even know who W.C. Fields is. I glared my wrinkled eyes into their blank faces and asked, “How can you even work in this industry and NOT know who W.C. Fields is?” I’ve been told Hollywood only wants the young. I’ve been told you have to live in California or New York. I’ve been told I can’t force Hollywood to change their ways just to accommodate me. I think Hollywood needs to re-think who they are shoving into the living graveyard. Baby-boomers control the American marketplace; until we are six feet under with daises sticking out of our snouts, we will continue to control the market. Instead of plucking gray hairs out of the Hollywood industry, the bean counters should sizzle the theaters with material the boomers will take their children, grandchildren and great grandchildren to see. And when that happens this flabby chinned grandma will be standing in the greenroom with the perfect scripts in her football hands.
Screenwriting : Football hands and other issues by Julie Young
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Welcome aboard Julie "Football Hands" Young. I think we could be friends - pretty sure of it. There are a lot of talented and helpful people here, and if you hang around long enough, you'll be provided with opportunities. Good luck.
Thanks Mark.
Thanks for the encouragement, Dan. From a financial standpoint, I think it makes economic sense to make family friendly films for the big screen because they draw upon a larger audience. I went to see "War Horse" which I thought was a family friendly film and was greatly disappointed and thankful I had previewed it before I shared it with my grandson. I think it would have done better at the box office if the graphic violence had been toned down and more concentration on the boy/young man had love he had for his horse had been developed. So, what is your area of expertise?
Why did you decide to produce?
I don't remember where I read it, but I came across an article that claimed 98% of the Indy movies lost money, so I assumed it was kind of a vanity thing rather than a lucrative project. I think I could convince people to invest in an independant film if I could show them historical data which showed what kind of return a person can make on a film. I realize Boxoffice Mojo,com gives stats on box office films, but is there a site that provides data on independent films? The reason I ask is my raunchy comedy, Doggy Style could be done for pennies on the dollar and I think, even with limited distribution it could be a money maker, but without data, it is impossible for me to get the necessary funds. How did you fund your projects?