Dennis Spielman

The real and imaginative adventures of Dennis Spielman

Category: Real Page 152 of 156

The Current State of Limbo for March 1, 2012

By

On March 1, 2012

In Real

I’m in a state of limbo with my projects. My book, The Crashing of Heaven and Hell, is with an editor and the cover is with artists. Yesterday at work I came up with an idea for a commercial for the book and I jotted it down during lunch. Now, I’m in a limbo state on that because I have to wait until it’s printed before I can film it. I’m aiming for an April release date.

Uncovering Oklahoma? I need to invest some money in advertising for the site. Before I do that, I’m going to improve the restaurant section. I brainstormed new content ideas last night that I’m going to work on. I haven’t started the second edition of the date guide yet. I want to release the next one in May with more cities and outdoor activities.

SoaH City? I have a friend of the site trying to bring some life back to the message board and the site.

Wild Improv Challenge? I have a few more videos in queue, but I need to film more soon to keep it weekly. The most watched video is challenge #3, which is so popular because I posted it on SoaH City to promote the show.

New Unannounced Improvised Show? Technically, I have several unannounced shows so I’ve added the hint of “improvised” to it. I have a logo designed. We a meeting back on February 20th to watch some videos to get inspired. We are all really excited about the show. We have dates and a location set to start filming on June 21st (yes, a long way away). I’ve touched base with a friend about building the set piece. One of the next steps will involve getting the cast together to film a promo video for it and start the fundraising!

And now for some funny pictures I’ve personally taken with my iPhone!


I saw this mural painted on the back of a truck on my way out from Wal-Mart. Yes, his truck is painted in it.


I saw this help wanted sign in Norman where I was walking around Campus Corner, taking pictures for Uncovering Oklahoma’s Date Guide.

The Adjective Improv Challenge #8

By

On February 27, 2012

In Real


Cory Phillips, Raychel Winstead, and Stephen Dillard-Carroll pick out characters for their roles as “contract killers” to kill a character that you hired them to kill.

Dennis’ Commentary: I really enjoyed the point-of-view perspective for this video. Basically, the camera is the person the improvisers are talking to about the character they’ve been hired to kill. I may have to do this theme again.

Extra-Ordinary, Extra-Extravagant, Extra-Awesome, Extra-Sensual Improv Challenge #7

By

On February 20, 2012

In Real


What is love? Clint Vrazel, Cory Phillips, Tim Huckeby, and Kellen Hodgeson explain what their love is like to a pair of lovely ladies sitting outside by a fireplace.

Dennis’ Commentary: No one was burned during the making of this video. Fire pretty.

Now Available on the iBookstore!

By

On February 18, 2012

In Real


I’m excited to announce that my Uncovering Oklahoma’s Date Guide book is now available to download for free on the iBookstore for iPad.

Why so long? Well, I first created a paid books account, which took a week to get approved. When that was finally set up, I found out that even though the book was free, I still needed an ISBN code unless I had a free books account. I created a free account, published it and a few days later here it is. So, yeah, I have two iTunes Connect accounts, which will be useful because I will have both free and paid books.

For the next edition, I plan to include ideas in Edmond and Stillwater along with more outdoor activities. I’m looking at either an April or May release. I haven’t done anything for the second edition yet.

On a somewhat related note, we had Chinese for lunch at work today. My fortune cookie read: “Book lovers never go to bed alone.”

Succulent, Juicy, Sexy Improv Challenge #6

By

On February 13, 2012

In Real

In the freezing cold Ben Davis, Kyle Gossett, Michael Roberts, Stephen Dillard-Carroll, and Jessi Kyle pick out characters from a hat to act out a scene. Using the cold weather as inspiration, the scene takes place in a chilly warehouse involving computer hacking for U.S. nuclear codes

Dennis’ Commentary: It was really, really, really cold when this scene was filmed outside of Beverly’s Pancake House after night of OKC Improv. I loved how everyone used the cold to their advantage in the scene. It was totally worth braving the cold weather for this challenge.

Page 152 of 156

Previous

Next

Powered by WordPress & Theme by Anders Norén