http://mystmovie.com Production blog of two filmmakers who are pushing toward a motion picture based on the best-selling video game Myst with the blessing of Cyan Worlds, Inc. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:06:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en (or "My Communion with Jerry Maguire") The response to my last post about “The Change” has got me thinking.  I’ve realized that we’ve never actually explained one of the primary mandates we hold in this company.  This is a good opportunity to share some of what the members of MFG are ... http://mystmovie.com/2010/09/02/the-quiet-revolution/ I've been spending a lot of time lately trying to figure out ways to keep MFG busy and thereby prevent us all from losing our minds while we slog through the achingly slow process that is film development.  My solution to this?  Develop another film and thus have two achingly ... http://mystmovie.com/2010/08/30/other-eggs-other-baskets/ This is an adventure. Well, that’s not true.  Adventures have exciting sequences in which you are fighting for your life.  Those back-to-the-wall, ungracious, flailing, violent, completely wonderful brawls that so rarely really occur, that so few of us ever really have the pleasure of experiencing.  An adventure is something I’m prepared ... http://mystmovie.com/2010/08/19/last-lines-of-wes-anderson-movies-and-other-considerations/ Joaquin Phoenix is too... I finally got some sleep and I wanted to write a follow-up to my last post.  I wanted to be clear that my lamentations were purely for dramatic effect (we have to make the mundane struggles seem interesting somehow, right?).  I have never really wondered why I ... http://mystmovie.com/2010/08/10/im-still-here/ Remember when I was all like, "I wanna make a Myst movie!"?  Remember that?  Yeah...What was I thinking? It's 12:30 pm and I've officially been up for 24 and 1/2 hours straight.  Why you ask?  Why?  I'll tell you why:  Because I wanted to make a Myst movie, that's why. Another all-nighter ... http://mystmovie.com/2010/08/06/what-was-i-thinking/ Disappointing but not unexpected news...  We've had our first official pass on the project by a studio.  The call came late yesterday. While there is always a tinge of hurt that comes with any rejection, we are not discouraged in the slightest.  It simply wasn't in the cards this time around.  ... http://mystmovie.com/2010/07/31/well/ Back in good-old Indiana.  We walked in from the airport at 3:45 am yesterday morning.  It would have been nice to make a triumphant return - a ticker-tape parade and perhaps a few "Hail Caesar's", but sadly it was much less ceremonious than all that.  Instead, we were treated to ... http://mystmovie.com/2010/07/25/a-swing-and-a/ Okay, so that title didn't really pan out like I'd hoped it would.  Just doesn't quite have the ring I was looking for.  Oh well. Anyway,  I'm exhausted.  It's currently 3:20 am LA time and I thought I'd write up a little post to tell you all that "pitch day" has ... http://mystmovie.com/2010/07/20/remember-remember-the20th-of-july/ ...A foreboding little phrase... It is with considerable sadness that I write this post to announce Patrick's departure from the "Myst: The Book of Ti'ana" film project.  I realize that this will come as quite a surprise to our readers, but this is a potentiality that has been lurking for a ... http://mystmovie.com/2010/07/14/the-show-must-go-on/ ...Okay, so we're still winding up.  But things are progressing nicely and we've been hard at work building the content for our PITCH THIS MONTH. Many documents floating back and forth between LA and here as we work with our partners to collect everything in a concise, salable form so we ... http://mystmovie.com/2010/07/02/the-wind-up-and/ In response to my "Memo" post, we received an email from a community member named 75th Trombone.   He wanted to direct us to his blog where he's shared some of his thoughts and concerns about our project.  I'm pleased by his post, not only because it contains an accurate ... http://mystmovie.com/2010/06/10/checks-and-balances-or-a-fair-point/ Just wanted to post a quick shout-out to let everyone know that over the past several days, the mystmovie.com website has been in the process of migrating to a new website hosting server.  This move has been in planning for a while now and will hopefully address some issues of ... http://mystmovie.com/2010/06/06/changing-homes/ So, I wrote an internal memo today in response to Prince of Persia's performance in the box office.  When a video game movie fails to perform as it was expected while we're trying to sell a movie based on a video game to the studios, it can get a little ... http://mystmovie.com/2010/06/02/a-memo/ So I'm only a month late, but I'm delivering as promised. Here's some of the video from our wonderful trip to Cyan. I had to run through and edit it some to make sure we didn't show any thing top secret. No seriously - there was a lot that had ... http://mystmovie.com/2010/05/02/a-long-time-coming/ Well, it's April 1st and I was presented with the option of either doing the whole "April Fools" thing or giving you guys your much requested minimum of one update per month.  I've chosen to play it straight and go the update route.  I was never much of one for ... http://mystmovie.com/2010/04/01/jet-setagain/ Well, it appears I've got nothing but time.  I had hoped to talk with our lawyer on the phone today, but I can't raise her.  My alternative course of action?  Create a Uru Live account.  Sounded like a great idea to me until I downloaded the installer and discovered it's ... http://mystmovie.com/2010/03/23/partners-and-friends/ Sorry...it's the theatre geek in me... Anyway...  Back in Indiana.  Back at work.  Back to life.  Gone from the bubble of Cyan headquarters.  Sigh. Let's see.  How to recap this trip...  Lots Adrian can't say...  Let's begin at the beginning, shall we?  Let's stop writing in this fractured phrase style, too, shall ... http://mystmovie.com/2010/03/21/exeunt-the-bubble/ I'm exhausted.  Long day today.  After a ten hour meeting with Tony and Rand, I'm feeling really fantastic, but beat.  I'll fill everyone in when I have a bit more energy. http://mystmovie.com/2010/03/19/too-tired-for-title/ Okay, I've found something we can talk about....sort of.... Patrick and I will be flying out to Spokane to meet Rand and Tony for the first time next week.  Lots of phone talks over the years, but this will be the first time we've had the chance to actually meet.  We're ... http://mystmovie.com/2010/03/14/jet-set/ __________________________ SOME KIND OF AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT is entered into by and between Mysteria Film Group, LLC ("Company") and the individual readers ("Myst Fans") in consideration of the covenants and promises contained below, Company and Myst Fans agree as follows: 1.  TIMELY UPDATE.  Company and its associated members shall make, in good faith, ... http://mystmovie.com/2010/03/05/please-read-and-sign/