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Movies in Fifteen Minutes (history)
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by Cleolinda 15 years, 4 months ago
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A brief history of Movies in Fifteen Minutes:
2004
- May 9, 2004: I see Van Helsing in the theater and come home and knock out about 2500 words on a whim. The internet goes a little nuts. Note: it does not take much to make the internet go nuts. Van Helsing in Fifteen Minutes.
- May 11, 2004: I'm watching TV. "Hey, let's see if lightning strikes twice." Hannibal in Fifteen Minutes.
- May 15, 2004: Hidalgo in Fifteen Minutes.
- May 16, 2004: The Sunday after Van Helsing, I go see Troy. Troy in Fifteen Minutes. The internet goes a little bit more nuts.
- The following Thursday, an editor at Orion Books gets in touch with me about writing a book. Yes, it happened that quickly. No, I'm not making this up.
- I go on a panicked search for an agent to negotiate a contract and fire off a letter to a lovely agent I found listed online. By Monday, I have representation. We sign off on a deal for a ten-parody book, all new material.
- May 22, 2004: I'm watching TV again. Dracula (1979) in Fifteen Minutes.
- June 1, 2004: The Day After Tomorrow in Fifteen Minutes.
- June 7, 2004: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in Fifteen Minutes.
All told, this is a level of easy productivity that will never, ever be seen again.
- Early July, 2004: I have a series of mild hissyfits over plagiarism (mostly people reposting entire parodies, usually Troy or POA/15, without permission or credit). Oh, those innocent, idealistic days when I actually thought I could police the interwebs.
- July 14, 2004: King Arthur in Fifteen Minutes.
- July 2004 - May 2005: I nearly have a nervous breakdown trying to write the book, considering that I've actually finished very few writing projects in my entire life.
Number of parodies posted online: 8.
2005
The parodies in the book were all-new content and are not posted online. The ten parodies (links are to icon entries that served as countdown previews):
From POTO/15 on, I've been posting parodies at a much more leisurely rate. All appearances to the contrary, the journal isn't dead; I just post somewhat infrequently. And I like it that way, because it keeps me from getting burnt out and the reader community from getting completely tired of my writing.
Number of parodies posted online: 1.
2006
Number of parodies posted online: 2.
2007
- As of early 2007, a second book has been in planning stages (i.e., in my head) for about a year; I have a rough idea of the movies I'd want to do, but am still a little gun-shy from the stress of writing the first one.
- As of April 2007, most of Casino Royale and much of Mission: Impossible III have been drafted for a second book.
- April 12, 2007: 300 in Fifteen Minutes.
- April 23, 2007: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire in Fifteen Minutes.
- December 11, 2007: The Golden Compass in Fifteen Minutes, released as series of free downloads on Mega Upload to benefit Project Download.
Number of parodies posted online: 3.
2008
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Movies in Fifteen Minutes (history)
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