S Mohen

Epic Encinitas Mission

noreply@blogger.com (Sassy Mohen) — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:06:00 +0000

So the film industry is treating me well. We are shooting the webseries "About Abby" (website to be up soon) tomorrow is set day 3, woot!!

Part of this entails us going down to encinitas to pick up craft services from Katie. We were going to have a certain person bring it up who was going to do sound, but he bailed on the project. So now we're taking turns with people to go down and get the foodz.

This is my playlist I made for the drive tonight, it hasn't been organized but rather is alphabetical:

1. Banquest - Bloc Party
2. Black Eyes (Le Castle Vania Remix) - Snowden
3. Bootylicious - Destiny's Child
4. Boys Boys Boys - Lady Gaga
5. California English - Vampire Weekend
6. Climbing up the walls - EZ All Stars
7. Diplomat's Son - Vampire Weekend
9. Don't you Evah - Spoon
10. Downtown - Petula Clark
11. Empire State of Mind - Jay-Z
12. Fences - Phoenix
13. Girlfriend - Phoenix
14. Got to Be Real - Cheryl Lynn
15. Heads will Roll - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
16. Heart of Glass - Blondie
17. Here Before - Lissie
18. I can't get no Satisfaction - Rolling Stones
19. I'm Yours - Jason Mraz
20. I've Got a Woman - Ray Charles
21. It's Different for Girls - Joe Jackson
22. Karma Police - EZ All Stars
23. Kissing the Lipless - The Shins
24. Layla (Acoustic Version) - Eric Clapton
25. Lip Gloss - Lil Mama
26. Lola - The Kinks
27. Lost in the Supermarket - The clash
28. Love My Way - Psychedelic Furs
29. New York, I love you - LCD SoundSystem
30. One Day Like This - Elbow
31. Paint it Black - Rolling Stones
32. Paparazzi - Lady Gaga
33. Phenomena - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
24. Pink Bullets - The shins
25. Poker Face - Lady Gaga
26. Raining In my Heart - Buddy Holly
27. Ready for the Floor - Hot Chip
28. Rock the Casbah - The Clash
29. Rome - Phoenix
30. Ruby Tuesday - Rolling Stones
31. Saturday Come Slow - Massive Attack
32. She Said She Said - The Beatles
33. A Summer Song - Chad & Jeremy
34. Take a Walk on the Wild Side - Lou Reed
35. Undone (Sweater Song) - Weezer
36. Vanished - Crystal Castles
37. Walk With me - Moby
38. Who Will Comfort Me - Melody Gardot
39. Wild Pack of Family Dogs - Modest Mouse
40. The Word - The Beatles
41. You Can Close Your Eyes - James Taylor
42. You Only Live Once - The strokes
43. You've Got the Best of My Love - The Emotions
44. Yr City's A Sucker - LCD Sound System
45. 1979 - The Smashing Pumpkins

any more suggestions are welcome

You should be Dancing

noreply@blogger.com (Sassy Mohen) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:09:00 +0000

WOW. INCESSANT.

Sometimes you just want people to stfu. ring after ring after task after task. Most people are really awesome, but many you're just like wow, how do you exist?

Wow, the sky looks insane right now. Kind of post-apocalyptic

oh Sweet. Rainbows!!!

Be My Baby

noreply@blogger.com (Sassy Mohen) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:34:00 +0000

I had 80 posts, I almost didn't want to rock the boat and make it 81. Oh well, I'll shoot for getting it to 100 now.

Past few weeks have been really busy prepping for my web-series and many other crazy things. Rehearsing all the time, working all the time on it. Not enough hours in the day I don't think to get it all done. And when it finally comes time to rest, it's time for bed!

Well I would rather have it be too much than too little I suppose. Hopefully getting started on my new reel next week as well. Have to stay on top of that. Also going to be getting some brand spanking new websites in a month! yay! New Smohen.com new trueperfectionfilm.com new eveisdead.com new myspace.com/sassymohen, it's like a cyber makeover!! Maybe my hot new websites will get more dates haha

Personally, I won another battle with the ground. I challenged an escalator to a duel on Friday and totally surprised it by tumbling down half the flight. I may have gotten my legs all scrapped up and have to go to the doctor, but you should see the other guy. So what if I can't wear skirts for a month? Who needs em. Only problem is almost all my jeans are skinny jeans and don't go well around my bandages.

Oscar nominations came out, 10 nominees? Not sure how I feel about it yet. I guess a good thing....I have to see a single man asap.

Babysitting another cat today, the hissing is constant. I don't see why we all just can't get along.

Introducing Palace Players

noreply@blogger.com (Sassy Mohen) — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:10:00 +0000

FML.

yes. those three little words could pretty much describe things.

There is a twist in Act II that is very much. Well. interesting. A rather monumental decision will have to be made and it will be coming up soon. But in order to get there I need to figure out some personal stuff first.

I could write a whole journal entry in riddles right now, but I haven't the energy. The indecipherable sentences about will have to suffice for now.

On another note, I am so excited to start my new web series "Abby" it is going to be amazing and really fun to make I think. I will be posting episode 1 as soon as I can here on this thing.

Sleeping In

noreply@blogger.com (Sassy Mohen) — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:36:00 +0000

So here we are! At the cusp of a new decade!

I'm pretty excited for 2010. Last year I remember being slightly annoyed that the year was ending, but now I am ready to get done with 2009.

One thing I am very excited about (among many) is About Abby, my new web series. I think when all is said and done it's going to be a very tight piece of work that will be quite funny.

I have two more episodes to write before we can begin pre-pro. I'm aiming to have those done by the end of the week so I can spend January getting ready for the shoot. It will be quick & Painless.

And of course, kickstarter was completely funded!! amazingness!! a few peoples cards got errored which is kind of annoying, but oh well, we almost have the full 3000! hahaha. Now we just have to have another fund-raising event and find some sort of other private investor. I dunno.

Also planning on buying the glass DVDs to get Happy Holidays on netflix next month FINALLY. Sheesh!! If only they didn't cost $500 to make.

Personal life is going great too :) But that's all you're gonna get outta me.

Playlist of the Week - 12/21

noreply@blogger.com (Sassy Mohen) — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:37:00 +0000

1. Simply Having a Wonderful Christmas Time - Paul McCartney
2. Revolution 909 - Daft Punk
3. Shoop - Salt N Pepa
4. Fences - Phoenix
5. Lovers Who Uncover - The Little Ones
6. Steal My Sunshine - Len
7. Damn Girl - Kid Sister
8. Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses
9. Rock On - T. Rex
10. Rockin Around the Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee
11. Jingle Bell Rock - Bobby Helms
12. Train in Vain - The Clash
13. The Only Living Boy in New York - Simon & Garfunkel
14. Champagne Supernova - Oasis
15. Got to Be Free - The Kinks
16. Rocket Man - Elton John
17. Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division
18. Reckoner - Radiohead
19. Sail Away (Live at the Roundhouse) - David Gray
20. Auld Lang Syne - Mari Campbell

Geek Out

noreply@blogger.com (Sassy Mohen) — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:52:00 +0000

2000's....you sure have been interesting and also provided me with things that I no longer know how I functioned before their existence. But then again I did only get 13 years of practice....here are some of the devices I no longer can live without

1. Facebook
2. Blackberry Storm
3. Ipod
4. Lolcats
5. Red Camera
6. Blu Ray
7. HD in general
8. Chai Frappachinos
9. Morningstar Farms
10. Youtube

The Films...

noreply@blogger.com (Sassy Mohen) — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:02:00 +0000

that changed my life this decade. Yes I am missing many good ones because I have yet to see

2000

Almost Famous
Billy Elliot
High Fidelity
Memento
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
The Patriot
Things you can tell by just looking at her

2001

Amelie
Bridget Jones Diary
Donnie Darko
Ghost World
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Monster's Ball
The Royal Tenenbaums

2002

Bowling for Columbine
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Magdalene Sisters
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
The Pianist
Real Women Have Curves
Secretary
Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Y Tu Mama Tambien

2003

Big Fish
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Lost in Translation
Love, Actually
A Mighty Wind
Mystic River
Thirteen
Whale Rider

2004

***Before Sunset
Closer
Day After Tomorrow
De-Lovely
***Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Fahrenheit 9/11
***Garden State
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Hotel Rwanda
Kinsey
Mean Girls
Napoleon Dynamite

2005
Brokeback Mountain
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Crash
Good Night, and Good Luck
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Hustle & Flow
Jarhead
Pride & Prejudice
Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
Transamerica

2006
(Missed most of the films this year due to being realllllly broke)

Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Happy Feet
Little Miss Sunshine
V for Vendetta

2007
Across the Universe
Atonement
Juno
Superbad
2 Days in Paris

2008

W
Religulous
Revolutionary Road
Milk
Wall - E
Curious Case of Benjamin Button

2009
The Hurt Locker
AVATAR
Up
Harry Potter and the Half-Blooded Prince
The Hangover
2012
District 9
Bruno

When I see that girl of Mine

noreply@blogger.com (Sassy Mohen) — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:41:00 +0000

I like to eat crunchy food. It's really satisfying sometimes...

Hit minor writers block with "About Abby And..." I'm not worried though, it will break through eventually. Maybe this evening, maybe tomorrow. Although I am really pissed that my keyboard isn't working correctly on my mac, because I dont think I want to take the big nice keyboard I've been hooking up to my mac book on the plane. I can imagine the person sitting next to me being mildly bothered by that.

Trying to get all my affairs in order before my brief excursion in arlington VA. There's still so much fund raising to be done after kickstarter...but we are so close!!!! wooo!!

It's overcast in LA again, mildly disappointing, I was hoping it would stay 75 and sunny up until when I left. Oh well, the weather still has two days to seize the challenge.

Everyday my excitement about my road trip & move increases just a bit more. Yes. yes. although only problem is figuring out the transportation of my cat....oh well, we'll cross that bridge when we get there.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas

Current PlayList

noreply@blogger.com (Sassy Mohen) — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:49:00 +0000

1. She's a Woman - The Beatles
2. Robot Rock - Daft Punk
3. Rapture - Blondie
4. Raining in My Heart - Buddy Holly
5. Razzle Dazzle - Ella Mae Morse
6. Ready for the Floor - Hot Chip
7. Clark Gable - Postal Service
8. City Love - John mayer
10. Reckoner - Radiohead
11. Rebel Rebel - David Bowie
12. Red Light - The Strokes
13. Revolution 909 - Daft Punk
14. DVNO - Justice
15. Rock On - David Essex
16. Hard to Explain - The Strokes
17. Rocket Man - Elton John
18. Say it Ain't So - Weezer
19. Go it Alone - Beck
20. Sandman, The Brakeman And Me - Monsters of Folk
21. Rome - Phoeniz
22. Baby Face - Sammy Kaye
23. Rotcha 'Scribida - Cesaria Evora
24. Rumble - Link Way
25. Creep - TLC
26. Sail Away (Live at the roundhouse) - David Gray

yeah there's 26. Whatevs. Who needs to be conventional and have 25??!?!?!

Sail Away Baby

noreply@blogger.com (Sassy Mohen) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:04:00 +0000

So true to form here I am at my blog again since I scheduled in my daily planner to write here. Lame...not lame? I don't really care, just how I work. My planner is kind of like my bible, I live by whatever's in it.

My current playlist consists of lots of R's.

Finally finished measuring out True perfection, it's 100 scenes total. Nice even number there. Now how long do we think it'll take to shoot 100 scenes? Or should I say, how compact and cheaply can we make 114 pages take place? Can we do it in 20 days of set? Hey if a democratic african american can get elected in this backwords country then I can shoot a 100 scenes/114 pages film for 10K in 20 days.

Yup.

Our kickstarter is almost complete!! 93% yayayayayayayaayayayayay!!!!!!!!!!!!

So excited to make this film!!

also my little web series I will be doing at the end of Jan, way pumped.

This weekend is going to be awesome!!! SO much stuff going on! yes!!!

Raining in my Heart

noreply@blogger.com (Sassy Mohen) — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:01:00 +0000

Alright, so I again, rediscovered my blog. I feel like I should make a mental note and write on my planner to blog once a week to at least save this for posterity. Hold on..am going to...

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Okay I've told myself to blog multiple times in the month of December. We'll see how that goes. Oh the new years resolutions I will put on here and maybe adhere to for the year.

There are 13 days left in the kickstarter!!!!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1128717874/we-make-a-movie-and-you-get-immortalized-in-the

We have 88% funded!! woo! Only 12% left! How exciting! sorry just took another break there to promote kickstarter, I figured while I was on the subject I should do something about it.

I've started breakingdown the True Perfection script. It's very long and very tedious but must be done so we can get this bad boy going. We'll be budgeting in the next two weeks so we know how much more we're going to have to magically raise. I know we will get it though. We're going to be having a party at the end of January that will take some crazy planning. Maybe it might even happen mid February. I feel like that's more plausible. It's been decided thanks to this blog post that it will be mid-February.

On a personal note, I have a cold. I got one last week when I had to work 3 18 hour days in a row and moped in the rain. Oh well, it could be worse! I could have ebola.

<3

Stars

noreply@blogger.com (Sassy Mohen) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:09:00 +0000

Sometimes at work, I just want my privacy. Please get out of my space. Thanks.

I scheduled out time to write, but doesn't look like that will happen. Will try and zone out with all these people around me. Worked pretty well growing up haha.

Started watching fiddler on the roof. That move is so freaking good.

I am a rock. I am an Issssslllland.

My hearts on fire, I reach out to you tonight

noreply@blogger.com (Sassy Mohen) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:41:00 +0000

So, I forgot about this blog.

Well never really forgotten, just pushed aside in the memory. Much has been going on since last we spoke internet world.

ArdentLife Studios is going really well! I suggest you check it out: www.ardentlifestudios.com

I had more to say but the wind knocked it out of me. Shoots.

We make a film and you get IMMORTALIZED !

noreply@blogger.com (Sassy Mohen) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:18:00 +0000

We've started fundraising for my next feature "True Perfection" and we desperately need your help!

It's a really fantastic story that encourages people to follow their dreams and be true to who they really are. Something that inspires hope in these troubling times.

To find out more, go to: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1128717874/we-make-a-movie-and-you-get-immortalized-in-the

Be part of the next hit indie film!

Happy Holidays in screening at Festival!!

noreply@blogger.com (Sassy Mohen) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:08:00 +0000

On October 17th 2009 - Happy Holidays will be in the Director's Chair Film festival.

So cool!

For more information please go to http://www.thedirectorschairtv.com
Located at: 100 Cable Way, Suite 2, Staten Island NY 10303 718-727-1414

The day of the screening is also director S.Mohen's 23rd birthday! She will be speaking at 2PM to talk about the film, the story and her current work.

See you there!

I Fought the Law

noreply@blogger.com (Sassy Mohen) — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:34:00 +0000

So hitting the ground running essentially. On the Verge, True Perfection, Eve is Dead, these are what defines my life right now!

I feel an energy inside of me, it's weird. It sort of clicked yesterday, I'm not quite sure why or how it happened but some of the creative juices I used to have fuel me came back. Maybe it's being mobile, maybe it's the active changes I've made in my life, maybe it's the sunshine and the fact that for the first time in like 2 years I have a tan.

Who knows???

This week is finishing shooting OTV, logging OTV tapes, shoot some EID stuff.

Next week, is logg OTV tapes, Shoot EID, more OTV stuff and film True Perfection promo

week after fundraising begins for True Perfection!!! ACK!!!!!!!!!!!! funfun and exciting!!!

I can't wait!

Young Folks

noreply@blogger.com (Sassy Mohen) — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:22:00 +0000

It's absolutely amazing how much can change with just a change of attitude!

I guess if you put good vibes out you get good vibes back.

This weekend I

1) Bought a Moped
2) Saw a first cut of Eve is Dead and it's amazing
3) Lease finally ended at old scary apartment!
4) Went to a sweet pool party in the hills
5) Got my hair done
6) Got a massage
7) maybe get my first paid directing gig??

Life is good!!!! I can't wait to see what comes next.

Wigwam

noreply@blogger.com (Sassy Mohen) — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:49:00 +0000

Been doing so much thinking lately about true perfection. We're going to shoot January 7th! Starting next week I'm going to begin the fund raising process of the entire project!! what a big shabanza! Have to work out an angle on it...

I'm a Model from True Perfection on Vimeo.

Eve is Dead is coming along! I can't wait to see the first cut on saturday!!!!!!!!!

www.eveisdead.com

White Room

noreply@blogger.com (Sassy Mohen) — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:34:00 +0000

Oh perplexing drama that is life, where will you take us all next?

I've found myself at a crazy mofo cross roads in terms of everything, I'm ready to take the next step in my life but what that step is has yet to present itself. I keep thinking I know where I'm going but not to sure about it.

There are many life changes about to happen!

I just shot the short film 'Eve is Dead' www.eveisdead.com it's going to be sososososososo awesome!!!!! woo!!!!!

Poker Face

noreply@blogger.com (Sassy Mohen) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:09:00 +0000

Man Iran is messed up. Eeek. I hope that all of this works out well.

I've just started working on my next film! yay! It's going to involve all the verge girls which is amazing!!!

And on the verge is going amazing. So much to say but I feel like I dont have enough time to say it, or to do anything for that matter. My schedule is so jammed packed, which is exactly how I like it!

Watching the news right now. Nothing more depressing then knowing what's going on in the world. Makes sense why Disney is so popular.

www.smohen.com

Close To you

noreply@blogger.com (Sassy Mohen) — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 17:45:00 +0000

I'm way into this song right now!

Express Yourself

noreply@blogger.com (Sassy Mohen) — Thu, 21 May 2009 19:21:00 +0000

I ordered my business cards today! Woo!!!

S. Mohen's Reel 2009 from True Perfection on Vimeo.

Superstition

noreply@blogger.com (Sassy Mohen) — Thu, 14 May 2009 23:38:00 +0000

Somehow in the midst of everything I've managed to stay afloat. I haven't really hid the fact I'm very unhappy right now. I suppose it's to be expected with the loss of a friend. At least I'm better than I was when I first found out about Elise.

It's weird to think of a concept of someone being gone. Non-existant. No longer capable of being talked too. I can't really wrap my head around it. I wish that Elise was here so that I could talk to her about death and all these big philosophical ideas, she would be the person i would talk to about this.

I always felt like I abandoned her when I moved to California. I feel like I abandoned a few people when I did that. Maybe that's where my guilt comes from. I wish that she was still here so I could talk to her.

The funeral was a mess. Or maybe I was just a mess. Crying and crying. I cried all through my speech I made about her. No one else cried through their speechs. Well there was only 4 other people, one was the head of the psych department at JMU where she went to school, he gave her parents her diploma.

I've stared writing my next script which I'm dedicating to her. I just wish I didn't have too.

Something Stupid...

noreply@blogger.com (Sassy Mohen) — Wed, 13 May 2009 18:08:00 +0000

I know I stand in line, until you think you have the time
To spend an evening with me
And if we go someplace to dance, I know that theres a chance
You wont be leaving with me

And afterwards we drop into a quiet little place
And have a drink or two
And then I go and spoil it all, by saying something stupid
Like: I love you

I can see it in your eyes, that you despise the same old lies
You heard the night before
And though its just a line to you, for me its true
It never seemed so right before

I practice every day to find some clever lines to say
To make the meaning come through
But then I think Ill wait until the evening gets late
And Im alone with you

The time is right your perfume
fills my head, the stars get red
And oh the nights so blue
And then I go and spoil it all, by saying something stupid
Like: I love you
(I love
you, I love you,...)