Rebecca Boyd

I’ve held off on posting this because I don’t feel like it’s truly finished, but after having taken a couple of months away from it I’ve decided to go ahead and share. Stay tuned for the Director’s Cut this fall!

It was windy at graduation.

I thought that after graduation I’d have time to sit back and relax, but it hasn’t turned out that way. Instead, in the last three weeks I’ve been blessed with one freelance opportunity after another:

There are also a couple of other gigs on the horizon, which I don’t want to sabotage by talking about them before they’re firmed up.  But, in short, I’m staying busier than I anticipated being at this juncture.  Busy enough that I am, in fact, a little worried about not spending enough time scouring the internet for full time opportunities.

Ah, yes.  Full Time Opportunities.  At present, I’m eagerly awaiting news on several full time jobs (there’s one in particular that I’m extra excited about) and working on a couple of spec scripts to submit to the WB Writer’s Workshop, NBC Writers on the Verge, and the ABC/Disney TV Writing Fellowship. As kind as the freelance world has been to me so far, I really long for the stability of a full time position. But until I land that wonderful full time job, I’ve got my nose to the grindstone on every freelance opportunity I encounter.  So if you’ve got another one for me, please send it my way!

In tangentially related site management news: I’ve updated my bio, which now includes a link to a PDF of my resume.

I’ve just discovered a charity that takes donated hair, fur, and wool, and uses it to clean up oil spills. I’m sending horse hair, sheep wool, and my own hair. Here’s the info. I hope others will donate, too!

NB: I’m just passing this along to help the cause. The video below is not of my making.

A Size 18 in Sequins had a fantastic opening on Wednesday night at the Indie Grits Film Festival! There are still a few tickets available for tomorrow night’s encore performance. Get ‘em here before they’re gone!

Also, check out A Size 18 in Sequins on TVGuide.com and The State newspaper.

I have just successfully defended my Masters thesis project, The Flock: Tale of a Modern Fiber Cooperative! Stay tuned for a clip in the near future.

Finding George (an original spec pilot) has now been reviewed by the WILDsound Feedback Festival.

Excerpts from WILDsound’s coverage:

“The opening chapter for this episodic program is indeed impressive.  The characters are interesting.  The concept is fresh.  And the storylines have the strength to survive in episodic format.”

“This proposed pilot for an ongoing series is intriguing and very well-written.  There is tragedy, comedy, and much science-fiction fantasy.”

“This is a very exciting science-fiction epic that makes for excellent drama and storyline.”

“[...] wisely written in descriptive language.  The writer has a keen sense of body language and incorporates plot exposition in a thorough manner.  The futuristic/sci-fi elements are certainly entertaining [...] And the co-habitation of alien and human civilization is fondly reminiscent of “Star Trek” and “Men in Black.”

“[...] clever in its subtlety.”

Finding George is a science fiction dramedy about an old man who carries a powerful and dangerous secret.

For 53 years, George Ogulu has traveled the galaxy in his battered spaceship, working hard to stay a step ahead of the corporations, governments, politicians, and religious groups that are desperately seeking the information he possesses.  When George finds out that he is dying of a rare alien disease, he must decide what to do with a secret that he can neither allow to die with him, nor share freely.  He must continue to evade capture while simultaneously combing the galaxy for someone to trust.  All the while, his health is failing and his already short list of allies is growing shorter.  Accompanied by his dog and pet bird, he races from one end of the galaxy to another, the fate of countless beings hanging in the balance.

Finding George was recently selected as a finalist in the international ATalentScout TV Writing Contest. The contest was capped at 1,000 entries, and Finding George placed within the top 18.

Update: 2/23/2010

Finding George has now made the finals in the SoCal Film Market Contest, too!

To read sample pages, please send an email to rebecca at wisemare dot com.

Set in conservative Columbia, SC, A Size 18 in Sequins explores the life and community service of theater instructor and drag queen Pat Patterson.

Check out A Size 18 in Sequins on IMDB!

UPDATE: A Size 18 in Sequins has been accepted to the Indie Grits Film Festival! Come see us on the big screen: 8pm on Wednesday, April 14 and at 3pm on Friday, April 16. Hope to see you there.

A promotional trailer for the University of South Carolina’s Media Arts program.I edited this video. The footage was created by students in the Animation and Narrative Production classes at USC.

A public service announcement for the Salvation Army.

I shot and edited this video in partnership with Sasi Balasundaram.

A promotional trailer for the DuPont Planetarium’s To the Moon and Beyond.

I am the editor of this trailer.

One of a series of promotional videos for the Columbia Museum of Art’s Summer Art School.

I shot and edited this video independently.

Promotional trailer for a documentary to be completed in April 2010.

I shot and edited this video (and the larger work that it promotes) independently.

The MOJA + 1 partnership continues.

I shot and edited this video independently.

Artists from the Columbia Museum of Art, police officers from the City of Columbia, and children from the Hammond Village public housing community work together to renovate the Hammond Village Community Center.

I shot and edited this video independently.

MOJA + 1 screened at the Reel Black Pix Film Festival on February 7, 2010 and was very warmly received by the audience and organizers.