KOOPERSMITHIN' – THE BLOG:
Since November 21, 2007 - 4:11 PM CST
Since November 21, 2007 - 4:11 PM CST
May 9-10, 2016
BLOG #1215:
TITLE: “Breaking Bee” while (bee-ing) iN
THE COMPANY OF ANTS ©2009. How The Smallest of Creatures make the
biggest Impressions & Impact on Hollywood & FoH: Friends of Hollywood. Revisiting an American Classic: Bee Movie @
10 in 2017. BEE-cause there is an entirely New Generation of Kids who need to
meet #Barry_B_Benson.
SUBTITLE: Barry B. Benson @ 10 in 2017. Just think. In 2020, he becomes a Teenager. BEE-tter make
that BEE-nager. Hashtag that: #BEE_nager.
Branding at its best...BEES-t. No
messing with The Super-Pollinators, People!
DESTiNATiON:
Chicago, Illinois USA
A TOAST (TOPPED
WITH HONEY, OF COURSE) FROM MY HIVE TO YOURS...
“(Taking the) Time Out
for Make-Believe...
(BEE-lieve).
Honestly The Best Drug
in The World”
(except for Honey).
Quote of ASK: ADRiENNE
SiOUX KOOPERSMiTH
Sunday, May 1,-2016 – 7:36 PM CST
Thursday, May 5, 2016 –
6:22 AM CST
Friday, May 6, 2016 –
4:47 AM CST
A STREAM OF
CONSCIOUSNESS FROM ASK/CHICAGO
on what it means to be
creative...
Hey, this is a Salute to
a fine A-rated Movie about BEES & a Promotional Plug for my Bug Movie: iN THE COMPANY
OF ANTS ©2009 that sprang from a Five (5) Word Statement I coined for my CHARACTOY, BARELY PINK (an Albino Bear Cub who
is “Barely” Pink as his Name relays and implies) in 2009 that
went like this:
“You can't domesticate
an Ant.” ©2009
With that profound Statement, and now Seven (7)
Years of Research & Writing have found that ANTS & all the other Creatures here on our
“Granite Planet” can influence an
Audience at The Drop of a Pigeon Feather!
WHY
BUGS BUNNY WAS INITIALLY NAMED: “BUGS”
“After all, BUGS are BIG!
LITTLE as they are, BUGS are BIG Business!
Quote of ASK:
ADRiENNE SiOUX KOOPERSMiTH
Thursday, May 5, 2016 –
8:20 AM CST
Friday, May 6, 2016 –
4:52 AM CST
As a Nature
Lover & Supporter of The UnderDog (“ANT” in this case), that profound Quote sent me on
an unexpected Journey of a LifeTime. One that was scientific, educational &
creative in nature.
HOW THE MIND ON
CREATIVITY WORKS:
After Three (3) of The STORieS were
penned, I figured if I were to win a Literary Award, then that Composition
would have a much better Chance at becoming recognized for its Essence &
Universal Messages. While at a Marketing Meet-up, I met an Evanston Producer
who read Chapter 28 who stated The Copy sounded like: Children's Performance
Theatre.” Surprised at his Comment, because I didn't have any Children, I was
not a Performer & I never was involved in Theatre, I felt he knew something
I was not privy to. This was an Opinion
I respected and had to re-evaluate for The Placement and Success of this Series
for Present & Future Generations to have and enjoy.
Thinking out of “The
Proverbial Box,” I then taught myself how to write Movie Scripts and decided to
try my hand at a popular Contest whereby The Judges (Readers of The
Submissions) were Hollywood Movie Industrial Insiders (who know what is
marketable and trending). Sure enough,
that Strategy worked in July of 2010 when my Spec Script named:
iN THE COMPANY
OF ANTS ©2009
(Animation with 31
Characters as Scores of ANTS live @ The Colony)
beat-out 3,164 other Script Submissions
in The Scriptapalooza International ScreenPlay Competition based in
Hollywood and headed by former Chicagoan, Mark Andrushko. In retrospect,
I only had One (1) Regret for had
I spent more time on The Rewrites, I'd have gotten an Agent from Scriptapalooza
Execs as one of The Awards for placing.
However, enthused by that Designation, I immediately rewrote The Script
into Two (2) STORieS or B&&KS, because FACE IT,
FOLKS: Sequels are popular. After
all, Writers cannot have too much Material-on-hand, as I do. P[PULAR CULTURE clocks The Pulse of Our Generation &
Times.
As a Warning, do not try
Screenwriting on your own, People. For a
Creative Person who writes or edits 2,000+ Words a Day & is fascinated in
“The Written Word” and “The Glory of THE STORY,” Screenwriting
guillotines this ART by “slicing and dicing
(y)our Precious Thoughts. Elimination is
more.” Writing a Script is scaling
everything down to its “Bare Bone” - a complete Horror STORY to Wordies and
Wordicologists. However, a few Months later, Two (2) B&&KS arose from The Scripts
were re-penned so The Full STORY was laid out and saved
for its Literary Content.
Now, as We head into The Summer of 2016, my ANT Script
has Two (2) Parts since Sequels are popular and Likenesses of The
Characters have been set into place. Of
course, B&&KS
accompany that spotlight The 31 ANTILLIAN
Characters – one for each Flavor of Baskin Robbins Ice Cream – it's an ANT
Insider Joke here at ANT
CENTRAL
as well as having its very own 225 Word ANTABULARY (an ANT
Vocabulary List). Plus, landing Sponsors
are on my ANTENNAE and as
ironic as it may seen, even a Pest Company may find iN
THE
COMPANY
OF ANTS ©2009 as something different they
wish to invest in. Branding in The 21ST Century takes
on a unique, emerging Style that separates it from its Competitors.
LIFE
IN INSECTOPIA:
SEPARATING
THE BEES FROM THE ANTS:
The
Dragonflies from The Caterpillars
So what do BEES have in common with ANTS? Both Populations are dwindling before Humans'
very Eyes. As little as they are, ANTS & BEES hold a Big Job in balancing Nature by
the Assortment of Tasks they perform on Earth.
BEES & ANTS need help before their
Numbers grow smaller & smaller and fall into Extinction that will off-set
The Balance of Nature in disruptive Ways.
In October, 2007, Jerry Seinfeld's BEE
MOVIE
opened The World's Eyes to this Natural Crisis via CCD: Colony Collapse
Disorder
whereby Biological Scientist/Author & The ANTS' most
renown Advocate, E.O. Wilson has made BioDiversity his Life Mission to
discover more about “The Tiniest of Creatures” who have overcome and persevered
Life on Earth for over Hundreds of Millions
of Years. Most of The Problems and
Issues (Depletion, Shortages & Extinctions) occurring on Earth accelerated when Man
evolved to become the most Invasive & Destructive Species to walk The
Grounds of The Planet. That Phenomena is happening now at a Rapid Pace.
MLK HAD A
DREAM. I HAD A PLAN:
As a major Think Leader, Creative Writer & Promoter who collects TOYS and then proudly
dresses up those TOYS for a vast array of
Poignant STORieS about their Exploits, I
had a Plan formulated after my First 55 Years of Life fell into Place.
After living in “The City of Chicago” since 1974, My Concern
involved and focused upon Man's Role in Nature and not what most
People believe is: Nature's
Role in Man's Life. How do The Plant & Animal Kingdoms play such a relevant
and important Part overlapping in Man's Life, but what was Man doing for and to
The Environment in which he lived and co-habitated with all of Life.
A HONEY OF A
DEAL:
In the Pre-Publicity that Jerry Seinfeld (Team: BEE)
released for BEE MOVIE, I became interested in BEE Life
& their Contribution to Nature (as they were more than just
being in touch with Honey). BEES lived in a Complex
World, complicated all the more with Man, Technology & Modernization (all
that was not natural in Stance).
How Jerry planned on educating “The Public” about such a crucial
and timely Topic was a STORY in and of itself about “Branding BEES.” But for THE BEES, it
was a matter of Life or Death. For some
Reason I did not have this Inclination with Flies as Flies along with Bats
& Rats have attained a Bad Rep(utation) – all MAN-ufactured by Man,
of course. But all that was to transpire
in Fourteen (14) Months. Let's
not jump ahead of our Selves. Leap FROGS do
that...yet another Transpiration in-progress.
DATELINE: October, 2007
At that Time (Monday,
October 1, 2007 to be exact), when BEE MOVIE was premiering in
Chicago, I dressed Two (2) of the leading TOYS (Predecessors that were later to become
Characters from my 2009-2025) Project abbreviated to:
SKiN
namely GORF &
E.T. BEE (yes, I had in my
Possession a TOY E.T. from DreamWorks
(premiering on Friday, June 11, 1982) in Bumble BEE Children's HALLOWEEN Costumes (TOY Stylists have these on
hand). With that, We Three buzzed into
the The Theatre. Amazingly, no one else
dressed up to support The Flick. Where
was their “Sense of FUN?”
To BEE or not to BEE.
WWSS: What Would Shakespeare Say?
Saying We stood out in
The Name of FUN was an Understatement.
What can I say? Honey tastes
good. BEES are responsible for its
Production. That was The Last Thing any
able-bodied appreciative Human could do after Messrs. Seinfeld &
Spielberg saw the urgent and dire Need for such a Cinematic Animated
Production.
BRINGING BACK
WELL-LOVED CHARACTERS: Archived, but never forgotten...
Like an Old Friend, a Great Old Movie brings back 'those'
Memories.
After all, this was a Special Salute to
One of Steven Spielberg's most irresistible Characters, E.T., The ExtraTerrestrial
who upon hearing about THE BEE's PLIGHT immediately returned to Earth, disguised
as a BEE to support his Fellow Neighbor(s) – THE BUMBLE BEE who needed serious Assistance. Why not!
After all, there are STORieS and huge Branding Opportunities and Oppor-TOON-ities behind (and BEE-hind) every Angle. As the Creator of the World-renown:
CARTOONISTS
AGAINST CRIME ©1991
I knew how to use PRAM: Public Relations – Advertising – Marketing to “The Best” of
my ASKIAN Abilities which is probably why I received The
Title as “One of Chicago's Top Think Tank Leaders” from Ketchum PR/Chicago
in the late 1990s (even though I never knew a single Person there). Word of Mouse and Word of Mouse
travels...when what you say is said “write” via The Power of a Creative
Imagination.
In My World of
Imagination & Creativity & Curiosity, any and every Thing was feasible.
Donned a
(not-too-mellow) Yellow & Black BEE Hat
hoisting its own set of Antennae & a Vintage Yellow & Black Dress I
wore in my 20s, as Fate would have it, one of Chicago's Favorite Chicago-Sun
Times' Reporters, Bill Zwecker that I have known (due to
my Publicity Biz that I've spearheaded since 1979) was assigned to cover
The BEE
MOVIE Premier. Keith Hale, Bill's
Camera Man accompanied him. Bill
and I spoke at length about The Merits & Need of this Movie. In a Nutshell, TOYS & ANiMATiON were
The Way to brand and to instill an important Message.
Always looking for an
Original Slant for his Assignment, I provided that. I know Bill Z. got a kick-out of The
Fact that a Grown Woman would bring her TOYS to a Movie Premier who represent and are “The
Backbone & Model of and for ATA: All Things Animation.
“After all, that was
what this Movie was all about.
Then, accordingly to
challenge Mr. Blackwell,
The Color of any Dress Code for the Last
Quarter of 2007 was
YELLOW & BLACK
making a BEE-dazzling Fashion Statement,
saluting BEES to focus on their Life or Death Plight.
After all, Man may be at
The Core of their Problem.”
It's Time to take
Responsibility & not shed it like a Snake does its SKiN.
Quote of ASK: ADRiENNE SiOUX KOOPERSMiTH
Friday, May 6, 2016 –
8:06 AM CST
As
We chatted, Bill scribbled down Notes. Then, he called over Keith
Hale, a Sun-Times Camera Man and GORF, E.T.BEE & I strolled through the spacious AMC
River East 21 Lobby to scout-out the Best Spots in which to take the
following Three (3) Photographs:
THE CAPTION
FOR THESE PICTURES
READ AS:
When your Dates are TOYS.
IN A NUTSHELL: What Money won't buy:
Concidentally, E.T. Is Part of DreamWorks' Properties – yet this
Winning Combination of FROG
& ExtraTerrestrial
(an Alien) dressed up in BEE-rated Costumes caught
The Attention & Eye of Chicago's Top
Celebrity Journalist & his Camera Man, Bill & Keith,
respectively.
“Honoring E.T.
as The New 21st
Century E.T.BEE who returns to Earth
(disguised as a BEE)
to help save BEES is a pretty cool
Concept.
This is what Imagination is all about...”
Quote of ASK: ADRiENNE SiOUX KOOPERSMiTH
Thursday, May 5, 2016 –
9:39 AM CST
Surprisingly, I was the
only Adult who dressed up and decked out for “The Special Occasion” – who brought 2 TOYS and who knew exactly what BEE MOVIE was to stand for – as a
Popular Culture Phenomena and Commentary.
There was much more hidden under The Surface of this Film – something
that was happening in Nature that needed Man's Help.
The next Morning, GORF, E.T.BEE & my Picture was featured on Bill
Zwecker's Column called SHOWCASE in The Center of The Page on Page
26 with Bill's clever Review
called:
WHERE COULD HE BEE?
REMEMBERING
OCTO-BEE-r, 2007:
That was October of
2007. Things were starting to meld as
“My 55 Year Observation” on how Nature was being destroyed jelled
with DreamWorks' Interpretation of how this Global Collapse was
happening, especially so since My Viewpoints involving my (Selection of) TOYS ran parallel to this new emerging Mindset.
My Messages revolved around:
1.
eliminating Racism;
2. dispelling The Ironies & Mixed Signals We
receive every Day; and
3. getting to “The Heart” of what matters.
Then, in 2015,
The James Patterson Summer Blockbuster called ZOO (on CBS) was released
that further solidified this newer Mindset of Man's Role in Nature
as a supportive Part of it in every Dimension.
GIVING
VOICE TO THE TOYS AMONGST US:
The Voice of TOYS who represent Animal
Species from 100s of Millions of Years ago turns Heads. This is what makes SKiN so attractive and
appealing.
“To me, there is nothing
more important than those Three (3) Themes.
As a TOYS Lover since Birth
(when I got my First
Golden Teddy Bear),
I realized TOYS can SAY SO MUCH without
(m)uttering a Word
so much that needs to be
said in a Troubled Time
that calls for Kindness &
Understanding...moreso than ever.”
Quote of ASK: ADRiENNE SiOUX KOOPERSMiTH
Wednesday, May 4, 2016 –
12:37 PM CST
To
keep with 1 of the Three (3) Themes of this Blog, let's make that last
Phrase:
...moreso than ever BEE-fore.
CONTINUING THE
SAGA:
As a Person(ality) who
is known for The Invention of Acronyms that instantly Brand a Project, low and
behold while in my Sleep as I was turning over at STUDIO 1437 in Chicago on The Pivotal
Date of Thursday, January 29, 2009 at 8:48 AM, The Title for The Entirety of my
Creative Endeavor occurred to me in a Flash – in an Instant
- an Early Morning Revelation as:
SKiN:
SACRED KINSHIP IN NATURE™
SACRED KINSHIP IN NATURE™
HOW 10 BELOVED PLUSH TOYS REDEFINE RACE ©2009
Today, Four (4) of The Eight (8) B&&KS/SCRiPTS are complete; The
Remainder is on “The Drawing Board.” But
let me clear something up. Creative as I
am, from Sunday, February 22, 2015 on, I have been creating another Animal Angle
- focusing on AVIANS – in The Format of yet
another Movie (now 110 Minutes long) that can be added to “The SKiN Dynasty.” THE BIRDICTIONARY accompanies The Script
(as a B&&K will also) to this
massive 1,050 Original Term B&&K that serves to protect Birds
from the most invasive Species: Man himself.
Think about this ASKIAN Reasoning: Birds come in every Color there is;
yet there is no Sign of being bigoted since Prehistoric Times. What do Avians they know that Humans don’t? In SKiN's Grand Scheme, that means Nine (9)
individual STORieS are on The Drawing Board, of which Four (4)
are done. Therefore, there is no better time now than for:
A CALL FOR
ANGEL INVESTORS & SPONSORS:
A sizable Advance and/or
Sponsorship to finish up this colossal Project is currently needed so this
Project materializes. The Groundwork has been laid. It is already known to huge Blocks and
Demographics of People across The World since I am constantly promoting and
socially networking every Project I ever created every Day.
TIME
TO PONDER:
Think about how just One Small Species – THE BEE – (who
may either BEE in The Classification of Apis
florea - Apis dorsata - Apis cerana and/or Apis mellifera averages from 12 to 16 Millimeters in Length or 1.54 inches & is only
mere few Nano-Ounces in Weight which again proves that it is never about Size)
yet this Creature can influence so many for so many Millions of Years without
even speaking a Word. Well, mayBEE they do speak – speaking The Language of
Buzz. And, let us not forget, BEES were the #First_Drones. We owe them RESPECT
plus much, much more.
So is it with THE ANT...as in my STORY called iN THE COMPANY
OF ANTS ©2009,
whose Script turned Heads in Hollywood in 2010.
This is nothing short of “amazing” by any and all Standards. So get your Bumbles out of Storage; leave
your Fear at The Door; it's time to iron out some Bugs “out there” in what is
known as Man's Stinkin' Thinkin’ & lend a Helping Hand. 2017 marks The Tenth Year Anniversary
of BEE
MOVIE and
The Question to ASK is:
“What has been learned
and how are THE
BEES faring
while THE
31 ANTS of my iN THE COMPANY
OF ANTS ©2009
seek to find able, willing and generous Venture Capitalists, Sponsors & a
State-of-The-Art Studio to begin production on it and the Eight (8) other
Movie Scripts in:
SKiN:
SACRED KINSHIP IN NATURE™
HOW 10
BELOVED PLUSH
TOYS REDEFINE RACE ©2009
“In October, 2017,
it will BEE the Tenth (10TH)
Year Anniversary of
BEE MOVIE
created by Jerry
Seinfeld & Steven Spielberg –
& The ScreenPlay by:
all online at:
https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=who+were+writers+of+Seinfeld%27s+BEE+MOVIE
Now is a unique Time to
review what's been accomplished
and
how We can do more for Nature
on this volatile Course
of Living on Earth.
Life should be as “sweet
as Honey”
and
if People systematically
work in unison as BEES & ANTS
do
... The Right
Direction...
of being
(BEE-ING)
Good Stewards of The
Earth,
that is accomplishable,
commendable & respectable.”
Quote of ASK: ADRiENNE SiOUX KOOPERSMiTH
Wednesday, May 4, 2016 –
5:39 PM CST
Consider
this upcoming Period for BEE
MOVIE a BEE-Revival – make that BEEvival!
“Defining The Reel
Purpose of a BEE-Log (that's “Blog,”
when you work Word Magic).”
Quote of ASK:
ADRiENNE SiOUX KOOPERSMiTH
Wednesday, April 27,
2016 – 6:12 AM CST
BLOG
#1215's TITLE:
Breaking
Bee. When a Gal's Blog goes to The Dogs, make that BEES for a BEEvival (BEE Revival). To BEE or not to BEE. Giving
The ANTS equal Footing.
ENTER: iN THE COMPANY OF ANTS, ASK's Award-Winning Script.
ENTER: iN THE COMPANY OF ANTS, ASK's Award-Winning Script.
ASK's BLOG has gone to The Dogs....NO! NEVER! It's gone to THE BEES – BEEVIVAL Time, People! After all, upon The 400TH Year of William Shakespeare's fame and fab
Quote:
to BEE or not to BEE-REVIVAL
BEES are still as colorful –
mysterious – BEE-utiful and ench-ANT-ing as The ANT.
BLOG-FAIRE:
For those who are
inclined and defined by The Blogs they write, so BEE it. That's (only) One of the many Wonders (why We
wonder and ASK why) about The Wonders
of Human Nature. There's
Humans in Nature. In Nature,
as Fortune reigns down, many Wonders exist, wonderful ones at that that are
oft-times forgotten or left by The WaySide.
How Man positions himself in this World that contains so many Creatures
that are different yet so-the-same as Man is a STORYTELLER's Dream. And, if he dreams it and works
it (out) and other Humans read and perceive those Ideations as their own
Pickings in which Positive can spring forth, then a Grand EVENT & Result can emerge, BEE-coming of that Subject – The Object – of how it
plays-out and interacts on Planet Earth.
Quote of ASK: ADRiENNE
SiOUX KOOPERSMiTH
Saturday, May 7, 2016 –
5:26-5:35 AM CST
THERE's
A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BEES & BEETLES:
Who's going to win The BEE-attle for most popular ANT or is there a Home for both Species on
Planet Earth as there is plenty of Room here on Planet E for The Likes of every
Person, no matter what Color they are and may be. That's BEE, of course, in BEES-guage:
The Language of The BEES.
The Concept of Place is of utmost importance here as each Creature does
have its rightful Place in The Balance of Nature. Interestingly enough, the latest B&&K by Author/Biologist, E.O. Wilson called Half-Earth:
Our Planet's Fight for Life ©2016
asks us to “give back”
to Nature half of The Planet in order that Nature
can be revitalized.
Precisely
worded (as Amazon.com tells us):
Half-Earth proposes an achievable plan to save
our imperiled biosphere: devote half the surface of the Earth to nature.
In
order to stave off the mass extinction of species, including our own, we must
move swiftly to preserve the biodiversity of our planet, says Edward O. Wilson
in his most impassioned book to date. Half-Earth argues that the
situation facing us is too large to be solved piecemeal and proposes a solution
commensurate with the magnitude of the problem: dedicate fully half the surface
of the Earth to nature.
EVERYONE HAS A
BEE STORY:
Let's get started now exploring why I, a LEO born
on Saturday, August 9, 1952 at 4:45 AM CST would suddenly stick-up for an
Insect that once caused me ginormous Pain, not as a “Pain In The Back” but as a
“Pain in my Foot.” This Happenstance
occurred when Relatives were visiting My Family during The Summer of '65 (1965)
at The Height of BEE Season. Quite by Accident, while barefoot, I stepped
on a BUMBLE
BEE
in “The Backyard” & got its Stinger in my Foot. Now, Five (5) Decades later, I
consider my renewed Interest as “Pay-Back” to a BEE whose
Life I probably ended. I did not go back to “The Scene” of The Crime, but in
Retrospect, I always felt badly I stepped on him.
Was there a Big
Revelation happening there or did this STORYTELLER just know a Good STORY with a Memorable Moral
when she saw one? I'd guess both. Most
of us truly believe (that's BEE-lieve) that We can all
better The World and many Times “Our Shot” is what We write and advance or
promote. Perhaps all of that is the
suitable and BEE-st (best) Answer. We shall soon see.
You instantly know you
are in “Good Company” when a Movie about a Topic that you like
comes out. Especially so when it
contains an important, deeper Message than originally figured by is its
Characters dancing across The Screen, backed by super Musical Scores. A Thinking Person's Movie is what Audiences
crave – where The Entertainment is also Educational-in-nature and
concerned with Nature.
From what my Issue of People Magazine
divulged, Jerry Seinfeld dined at Steven Spielberg's Home.
An interesting Conversation pursued in which Jerry suggested that a B-
MOVIE be
made. At first, I interpreted that they
meant: The FlipSide of a Record is The B-Side –
as in BEE-Side. However, Steven coaxed his Friend, Jerry
to do just that with The Backing of DreamWorks, Mr. Spielberg's
Animation Studio. Come for Dinner; leave with a Job. Only in America! The Rest, of course, is 3M: MovieMakingMagic
that could & should BEE hashtagged into Cinematic
History as The Movie proved. Ah, The
Wonders of Misperception, Homonyms and Puns produced “The Best Animated Movie
of its Day.” One that I especially liked
BEEecause
it was there to help save a Species who needs help. Colony Collapse
Disorder
is very real. Check Google & Wiki
for recent Updates on CCD. The following online Article contains 204
References & Researched Articles found in Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colony_collapse_disorder
That's Movie Making Magic working to produce
a major Ecological Impact that could BEE anything but amazing!
I was mesmerized. There was something simple about that
Theme. There was something natural
and nature-like about The Little BEE; there was something
amusing about The Word itself and how it could BEE refashioned according
to a Comic Text, Conversation or Dialogue;
and, of course, the serious Side of the prevailing Theme is that BEES were/are suffering
from:
CCD: Colony Collapse Disorder
a Serious Health Dilemma
(that borders on Life & Death of all of us) now as it was then happening in
Nature that would not only drive BEES into Extinction, but in
our finely juxtaposed Web of Life here on Earth would shatter The Pattern and
all other ABC: Animals-Birds-Creatures and Organisms
(both bigger and smaller than BEES), driving them (plus MAN, his Pets and all
WildLife all) into Extinction. Extinction is permanent. There's no un-Delete Button known. Extinction and The Conclusion of Earthly Life
(as We know it) happens to BEE “The Final Straw.” More Action must be taken as soon as
possible.
Therefore, my Curiosity
was piqued. I had to go out and find my
very own BUG in which to
assist. BEESides wanting to see a BEEutifully produced Movie
by One (1) of my Favorite Comedians; backed by my Favorite Animation
House; directed by Steven Spielberg who started his Career with another
Mammal: A Shark & later an ExtraTerrestrial
followed by Rabbits – Spiders – Gremlins – Dinosaurs – Sharks – Aliens &
War Horses to name a few.
As an avid Animal Lover
and Follower of Aesop who featured 655 FABLeS that featured Animals,
all passed along via Word-of-Mouth whereby Today much of our Literature travels
via Word-of-Mouse.
My Wish was soon to be ... that's BEE granted and BEECOME apparANT! During The Summer of
2008 my Kitchen was invaded by ANTS, ANTS who would not leave even if all Crumbs and
Morsels were removed. Taking that
Intrusion as a Sign...because after all, they were living here on Earth Millions
of Years longer than Man was. Having
them serve as “Role Models” to watch and learn by, ANTS became ingrained in “My
Psyche” and presented themselves when I wrote the Dialogue for BARELY PINK who speculated:
“You can't domesticate
an Ant.” ©2009
SHAKING
UP THE WRITERS' WORLD:
What
is The Reader's & Movie Goer's Responsibility?
What
should The Reader's & Movie Goer's Responsibility be (BEE)?
Although I'm not a
Scientist & am rather frightened by and fearful of Insects (for obvious
Reasons that have nothing to do with me being a Girl except they make my SKiN crawl – Pun intended),
I was merely mesmerized or BEES-merized and took “My Shot” at a Theme whose
Moral was Life-Altering and Life-Saving.
Life-Altering to Humans.
Life-Saving for Members of The Animal Kingdom. After all, that's what us STORYTELLERS are for. We see Things no one else does.
“The Topics of Racism,
Mixed & Ironic Signals & #What_Matters
are the leading Themes
&
Topics of Conversation &
Print Today...online & off-line.”
Topics of Conversation &
Print Today...online & off-line.”
Quote of ASK: ADRiENNE
SiOUX KOOPERSMiTH
Friday, May 6, 2016 –
6:40 AM CST
Thus, seeing The Thread
between Two (2) of the Oldest Insects on Earth, plus my Interpretation
of Life on Earth that was much broader than BEE MOVIE's, I decided to make an EVENT out of BEE MOVIE's Chicago Premier in
October of 2007 and dressed up Two(2) of my Eleven (11)
Characters taken from:
SKiN:
SACRED KINSHIP IN NATURE™
SACRED KINSHIP IN NATURE™
HOW 10 BELOVED PLUSH TOYS REDEFINE RACE ©2009
GORF. That’s FROG Back Words who was My Project and The
Predecessor before SKiN that I promoted as
Chicago's First GREEN
Mascot along with E.T.BEE who (donning THE BEE HALLOWEEN Costume) was the renown
E.T. himself...dressed as a
Bumble BEE
to honor BARRY B. BENSON - Spielberg's
& Seinfeld's latest which to me is a Timeless TALE even if I didn't have an
Inclination towards The Wonders of Nature.
Little did I know that
Fourteen (14) Months later, I would be inspired to write and screenwrite
iN THE COMPANY OF
ANTS ©2009 – and by July of 2010
beat out 3,164 other Script Submissions in a stiff and major Competition.
HOW
THE TIME TABLE FLOWED: Getting “THE SKiNNY” on SkiN:
January, 2005 – GORF was purchased at
Walgreens due to Don Sauganash’s Gift Card Gift of
December, 2004. Had it not been for him,
I may not have ventured in to that Store and saw GORF high on a Shelf needing a Home. I ended up buying Five (5) GORFs for his LilyPad.
April,
2006 - GORF
debuts at America's
Got Talent Chicago singing his Anthem:
“When The Pond is frozen over.” ©2006.
GORF is heralded as The
First GREEN
TOY
to save FROGS (that like BEES is experiencing Earthly
Changes in their Species).
October, 2007 – Seinfeld's/Spielberg's
BEE MOVIE debuts & ASK with TOYS appears in Chicago
Sun-Times.
January
29, 2009 – 8:48 AM – The Title:
SKiN:
SACRED KINSHIP IN NATURE™
SACRED KINSHIP IN NATURE™
HOW 10 BELOVED PLUSH TOYS REDEFINE RACE ©2009
came to me at The Onset
of when I awoke as if by Magic. Coinciding and marking the historical Time when
Barack Obama, the USA's First Black President was sworn in. The Acronym was perfect; it stood for
everything I stand for & THE TOYS were lined up.
Within 18 Months, I would be beating out 3164 other Scripts in a major
International ScreenPlay Competition.
July, 2010: iN THE COMPANY of ANTS ©2009
becomes One (1) of 3,164 other International
Submissions winning a Place in that Company's Roster as Mark Andrushko's
Scriptapalooza hires (only) Movie Industry Professionals to read those
competing Scripts. I am happy to report
that one of those Seasoned Professionals saw “The Merit” in my Script, the 3RD Script I had ever
written. Teaching myself to score Movie
Scripts in a Week's Time is possible, if you are determined and set your Mind
to it. However, for The Novice, the most important Point to know is that
deleting Words is paramount. However,
for We Authors/Writers, that's nearly impossible to do. I know as I am a Wordaholic –
I.e.: The More The Merrier...
EVERYONE HAS AN
ANT STORY:
FYI: The Essence of iN THE COMPANY OF ANTS ©2009 came from a 250-Word
Passage I wrote when THE CHARACTOYS® met
a Group of ANTS and Barely Pink,
the small PINK
Albino BearCub stated: “You can't domesticate
an ANT.” That, to me, was prolific as I then thought
of Man's History since he started domesticating Creatures in order for his
Creature Comforts & Greed Issues (rampant as they were becoming) needed to
be met.
And, I should explain that all The Characters in the entire SKiN
Series are
TOYS I have collected in my Private TOY Collection since they represent Animals that
have lived on The Planet for Millions of Years longer than Man– therefore, why
wouldn't they know about and chime in on Racism, one issue never known in their
Kingdom, but made popularly disastrous for every Creature (Person in every
place doing everything Creatures and People do since Man appeared on The Planet
and began what he does best) destroying his Surroundings as the most “Invasive
Species” to live on Planet Earth. But he
doesn't have to be (BEE) any of The Things he is – if
he learns Lessons from The Animals about him.
That Theory is why I am so smitten with THE FABLeS
that
Aesop, a Slave has told. He was
illiterate. He was a Slave. He spoke and People listened. He never wrote
a Single TALe down. This is why THE TOYS – MY TOYS (that are the most commercial Commodity of The
21ST Century) created by some of the finest TOYMAKERS in The
World (in a League of their Own) – have yet another Job to do. They are here via these Scripts in order to
perform Three (3) monumental Tasks and those are to:
1.
eliminate Racism
followed
by:
2. dispel The Mixed Signals
& Ironies We receive every Day &
3. get to “The
Heart” of what matters.
Getting to The Heart of “what matters” is a
Sentence uttered by my Fiancée, Robert E. Hofstadter's Son, Zack
when he was Six (in The Mid-1990s) when the(ir) Family was preparing for a
Trip. Rushing about in Preparation Mode,
Robert was anxious and his Younger Son, Zack looked up and
stated: “Dad, what matters?” From The Mouth of Babes. Robert has repeatedly told me that
One-Liner during The Course of our 14-Year Courtship and I automatically think
of those Precious Eye-Opening Words when he does something I don't agree with
because (BEE-cause), after all, The Bottom Line (in any
Relationship) is “what matters” in “The Long Run” as the most
important. That's true.
Therefore, now as I look
at The Calendar slipping away into The Future as The Steve Miller Band's Hit
Tune “Fly Like An Eagle” noted, in just 1.5 Years' Time it will BEE The Decade PARTY-A-PALOOSA and PARTY-A-THON of BEE MOVIE. And, yet another Time to BEE-gin reflecting back on
what happened and what didn't happen that should and can still happen in Nature
– all of Nature.
BEE-cuz October (make that
Octo-BEE-r) of 2017 is The Tenth
Year ABC: Anniversary/Birthday/Celebration of BEE MOVIE & Cause for Cele-BEE-tion, especially so
since Plenty has happened The Last Decade for THE BEE:
BEE- Scientists & Nature
Journalists tell us the latest News about BEES. Merely
Google: “BEES”
“Colony Collapse
Disorder”
and/or subscribe to a BEE MOVIE Alert which is what I
did after The Movie's Premier and recommend for you to do. Make a List of your favorite Articles and
feel free to share or retweet your Findings via a TinyUrl. You're helping THE BEES if you do.
Let's all pitch-in and
help Nature out as much as We can. As ANT Scientist (1 of the Top 50 Scientists of our
Time) E.O. Wilson states in his latest B&&K: Half Earth – Half of the Earth should be returned to Nature. BEE MOVIE started The Trend; let's continue it
with my Dynastic Contribution to Literature & Cinema. Its The Will & Way of Creativity.
FROM MY JEWISH
KUP: After all, there are Children born from
October, 2007 to now that have not seen The Movie, but should. It would BEE highly BEEeneficial to them if they did.
TO REITERATE
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE LAST 9 YEARS:
As well as The Fact that BEE MOVIE
inspired me to investigate more into The Insect Kingdom and recollect my
Personal Experiences. What emerged was
my own BUG B&&K that
could and should be made into a Movie called iN THE COMPANY OF
ANTS
© 2009 that beat out 3,164 other
Movie Submissions in The Summer of 2010 via Scriptapalooza's International
Screenplay Competition. This was the
Third of Three (3) Scripts that I ever wrote taken from the entire
Production called:
SKiN:
SACRED KINSHIP IN NATURE™
SACRED KINSHIP IN NATURE™
HOW 10 BELOVED PLUSH TOYS REDEFINE RACE ©2009
who
has Three (3) Premises or Themes that are:
to
eliminate Racism;
to
dispel The Mixed Signals & Ironies We receive every Day; and
to
get to The Heart of what matters.
Racism: The Hottest Topic of all Time. Who wouldn't
wonder what TOYS (representative of
Animals who have lived on Planet Earth for Millions of Years longer than Man
has) have to say about Racism, considering Racism was not around until Man
pulled up into “The Scene.”
INTRODUCING THE CHARACTOYS®:
On my Creative Roster was hinged an enormous Amount of
Inventory of Animal-Bird-Creature
based Compositions alongside my vast Collection of Stuffed Plush TOY Animals, all lending themselves
to THE STORieS I pen
and tell. Their escalating Growth
(throughout The Decades as I have been blessed with a long & illustrious
Life) has produced their own Genre known as CHARACTOYS® (defined
as TOYS whose Characters are so strong
in Nature
they become Characters in their own Writes-of-Passage, yet as TOYS, they remain Timeless, as
such). There's always another Grand STORY that needs to be told on the proverbial “Drawing
Board” – one that stops its Reader in his Tracks; grabbing his
Attention and making him think long after “The Marquis” has darkened. That's an Impression that Money cannot buy.
AND WITH THAT
STATED IN FULL, won't you say “Hello” to my SKiN Cast of CHARACTOYS® by name:
Tell me now: Are these not the most Handsome Selection of TOYS you've ever, ever ever
seen anywhere at any Place, all assembled here in that Space & Place on a
Blog? Being smitten with them as I
am, I'm prone to agree with you. Not only that, their Messages &
Conversations in THE STORieS & Movie Scripts (4
of the 8-9 are written) will save us and OMG, look around U, We all need saving!
AND, yes for any and all
of you self-proclaimed TOY Stylists “out there” in
The Blog-o-Zone who have as much FUN dressing your TOYS
as you do yourself and/or your Children or Pets...The Process is easy to
do. But just make sure you dress as well
as they do! First Impressions count to
us all, whether We are a FROG looking for a Mate or a
fine-Feathered Bird (as HOOT – ROOST or Waddle-Waddle Quack-Quack) combing The Earth for
a New Nest. Nature looms
before us on a Grand Scale. We must
learn how to all live peacefully here according to
GORF,
Amber,
PanZee,
HOOT,
(known
as THE GAPH COUNCIL)
assisted by:
BARELY PINK,
WC
THE FURst,
ROOST,
Waddle-Waddle Quack-Quack,
Batina,
E.T. BEE
&
THE
KEEPER.
Behind these Ten (10)
charming Characters runs a very long and illustrious Prehistory of Life
(equated at Millions of Years compiling Experiences that have broken
Records. This, of course, was the Basis
of all THE FABLeS Aesop told our Ancestry. He would be proud.
Since The Alphabet has
been invented, it's all about THE STORY & since I got THE STORieS
– I got THE TOYS,
The Manufacturers of these TOYS would be jubilant that
I chose their TOYS and gave my Undivided Attention to them by
carefully bringing out and honing their own Distinct Personalities. Then, these TOYS became CHARACTOYS placing and lacing them
into My Scripts. So let's get this Show (all
8/9 of them) on The Road.
SPECIAL REQUEST
TIME:
If you know of any Angel
Investors, Sponsors and/or Studios interested in such a Roster, please send
them this BLOG's URL and/or send it out on your various Social Media
Networks.
As
Mellody Hobson of DreamWorks stated when I sent SKiN's Press Kit in March of
2013 to her:
“You are quite the
Creative Genius...”
MY DEDUCTION: Nine (9) YEARS
LATER: In a World where We
are bombarded with enormous Amounts of Info per day; where The Headlines blast
Death/Doom/Gloom, one of The Wonders of
The Human Mind and its High Intensity for Creativity is that We can escape and
“Make
Believe.” Part of The Make-Believe Act
is desirous and beneficial; other Parts are not. However, because Homo sapien sapien
(i.e.: YOU + ME = US as consummate Individuals) only have a Limited Amount of
Time per Day, it's highly beneficial that The Right Way of viewing Life s is
pointed out. After all, We are only Human.
We could miss something VIP: Very Important/Pertinent
if We are not alert and alter our Course in demeaning Ways (known as The 7
Deadly Sins). Such is the underscoring
Theme of Movie-Making evolving around THE STORY: Memorable and Life-changing as it is.
Like revisiting an “Old
Friend” (who is forever embedded in Our Hearts), take The Time out to renew
that Relationship – to learn more about
that “Old Friend” – or that older Movie – as you age. Upon The Tenth Year Anniversary of BEE MOVIE, find out more about THE BEES' Situation; see how you
can BEE-come a better Friend of
Nature. That's a pretty
“Sweet – Honey of an Idea” if you ASK me.
THE PREMISE REVEALED: As an exceptionally Creative Writer whose
Passion with TOYS has
turned me into a TOY
Stylist who has discovered and written The Conversations on how to eliminate
Racism, then this Series is what your Studio should be producing next. Manufacturers of all these TOYS are thrilled their TOYS have
been chosen by ME to give them the added Impetus to become one of the Elite “HALL
OF FAME FOR TOYS” the
Marketing Push they need to be associated with such Timely Products – solving
Racism through The Eyes of Animals who lived so long ago – who've seen an
easier, kinder and better Time than what We are experiencing Today.
WHAT TOPS YOUR
LIST?
Those STORieS that solve People's
Issues, as Racism, Mixed Signals, Ironies, Love & Understanding top My
List. As a Person who has her Finger on
The Pulse of P[P CULTURE, I
highly recommend you get behind your favorite BUG to
make sure it has a Chance at Survival, whether it's ANTS –
Butterflies – Caterpillars or Dragonflies, they are a Microcosm of a vast World
who delights us and hopefully will last a long, long time. With Man being as he is, I'm not quite sure
if that is possible. GORF &
Company have The Answers...after all, The Ten (10) Animal TOYS have been on Planet Earth for approximately
449.5 Million Years, if We collectively count up their Species' Ages. They know about a LifeTime We don't or will
never know. Perhaps they hold “The Key”
that unlocks “The Formidable from The Feeble.”
As I stated in one of my
other Nature-oriented Projects (also on my Drawing Board) THE BIRDICTIONARY ©1998/2015 of which I have revised:
“To Life, Liberty &
The Pursuit of Birds, Bees & Ants.
For those who love them
& those who need to love them more.”
Quote of ASK: ADRiENNE
SiOUX KOOPERSMiTH
Thursday, March 31, 2016
– 11:40 AM CST
Thursday, May 5, 2016 –
6:38 AM CST
“Similar to The Old
Adage: Touched by an Angel, being
touched by The Wonders of Nature (that includes The Smallest as THE ANT & THE BEE) is what keeps “Our
World” balanced. Man has brought and
wrought too many dire Unbalances to Our Planet – our only Home – that need
(more than ever) Corrections and Help.
Consider this your: WAKE-UP CALL before it gets any later. After all, The Years tick-tock on
by...Decades come and go faster as one ages.
After all, it's up to us to assure and ensure The Future of Planet
Earth. Gone is 1984. Gone is The Turn of the New Millennium. Gone is October of 2007. Gone but not forgotten as their Lessons have
been learned and continue to shape THE STORieS of Tomorrow.
Quote of ASK: ADRiENNE
SiOUX KOOPERSMiTH
Thursday, March 31, 2016
– 11:40 AM CST
Thursday, May 5, 2016 –
6:51 AM CST
Blogs – Facebook –
Twitter & LinkedIn Posts have been posted since 2009. Enjoy THE SKiN you are in with GORF et.al. who will set Our World on
blaze.
ASK’s CONTACT
INFO: For those willing and
able to take SKiN to its next logical
Level that includes an Endorsement; walk-it-in to an Animation Studio; share
this Blog with others in your Inner Circle; donate to The Cause, etc., please
contact me at:
Cell: 847-630-9201
eMail: Adrienne.Sioux.Koopersmith@gmail.com
Blog: http://adriennesiouxkoopersmith.blogspot.com/
Twitter: @ASK_Koopersmith
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adrienne.koopersmith?fref=ts
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in
order to tell a STORY that needs to be told.
PS: By the way, if you wish to be(come) (that's BEE-come in Fluent BEE-ese) a TOY
Stylist and start your own Career about TOY STORieS, my Six (6) Week Marketing Course & Field
Trips are especially designed and
customized per Person.
Speaking about TOY STORieS, in a General Way (of
course) for many STORieS have TOYS in them but are not reflective or focused on TOYS as Characters as my STORieS have been, Fast Company Magazine
(based in New York City) spotlighted one of my most Popular Writings (The
Creation of THE EVENTOLOGICAL HOLIDATE National Splurge Day ©1994 in their June, 2010 Special Issue entitled:
The 100 Most Creative People in Business
on Page 30 as I also hold The Title of:
“America’s Premier Eventologist”
(received from Gene Koprowski of Insight Magazine
based in Washington, DC in August, 1997)
&
“The Premier Eventologist in The History of The World”
(received from Eric Zorn of The
Chicago Tribune
based in Chicago, Illinois in January, 2001).
These Designations
lend
Credentials and Importance to my Writing Style.
Coming as no Surprise or SiOUX-PRISE, every Day
contains Potential to each Species that unleashes a Surprise according to THE EVENTOLOGICAL LORE I have set forth. Coincidentally, my Life as a
Creative Writer and STORYTELLER runs parallel to Aesop’s Love, Caring of and Compassion
towards Animals, who are and have always been The Central Characters (cleverly
renamed as CHARACTOYS® to instill their Infinite
Essence) in my STORieS
&
SCRiPTS. This unrivaled and singular Perspective charms
Individuals I meet when I am asked about “My Life-long Career” as “America's
Premier Eventologist” and “The Premier Eventologist in The
History of The World” - one-of-a-kind Titles of no Comparison. During Interviews conducted with “The Media” (both on and off-line), I
fully explain to them that Living on Earth Millions of Years longer than Man
has raked-in (as a singular Species) verifies Animals-Birds-Creatures as true and bona fide Survivors. Animals-Birds-Creatures
have accrued Volumes-of-Experiences to tell Man if We only stop, observe and
listen to them “speak” and relay their Knowledge & ForeSights.
WHEN IT FEELS GREAT TO BE BEE-LEAGUERED.
(Defined as BEES in a League of their own):
For those being brave and courageous, feel free to Tweet and
share this Post of 86 Characters (leaving enough Room to send to your
Fan-Base as individual Posts):
BEE
MOVIE & Barry B. Benson turn 10 in Octo-BEE-r of 2017! Let The #BEE_BLAST
BEEgin.
THINK ABOUT THE RAMIFICATIONS OF LITERATURE &
MOVIE-MAKING:
“When
you break The Cardinal Rule of your Species…no telling what can happen…”
#Barry_B_Benson_Quote
(paraphrased)
SOURCE: http://tinyurl.com/zt7hhu7
“Imagine the boundless
Amount of New Jobs that will be created by The Launch of SKiN: Imagine an entirely New Mindset laid forth – one
that stops Bigotry & Prejudice? This
is a Golden Opportunity whose Time has come.
Imagine The Possibilities
that could be (set forth).”
Quote of ASK: ADRiENNE SiOUX KOOPERSMiTH
Thursday,
May 5, 2016 – 9:32 AM CST
Saturday,
May 7, 2016 – 5:54 AM CST
“Every Person should
become more like Aesop
every Day to fully
appreciate and embrace what is about him.”
Quote of ASK: ADRiENNE
SiOUX KOOPERSMiTH
Sunday, April 24, 2016 – 3:39 PM CST
Gotta Go... GORF wants to fly a
Kite!
In
The Vein of ATT: All
Things TOY & to see how THE MEDIA gobbles up my Pop Culture Outlooks and Writings, here’s a
HOLIDATE you can SPLURGE
over with your Honey in a Variety of
Ways…
Please check out the
OnLine Version of my Fast Company Magazine Article online at:
http://www.fastcompany.com/1647601/ceos-share-their-spending-dreams-national-splurge-day
As “The Queen of Splurge,” (The Creator &
Copyright Owner) sign-up to be actively promoted by me on Saturday, June 18 of
2016 – upon The 22ND ABC: Anniversary-Birthday-Celebration of this most popular HOLIDATE and throughout The
Years ahead as the 18TH of each Month is now Part of the Full
Marketing Package under The Auspices of NATIONAL SPLURGE DAY ©1994.
©1952-2016. ASK: Adrienne Sioux Koopersmith. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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FOOTNOTES:
http://www.amazon.com/Half-Earth-Our-Planets-Fight-Life/dp/1631490826/ref=zg_bs_290064_1
https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=Bee+Movie&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAONgFuLUz9U3sCgwLshQgjDNc42MtIQck0vyi0LyQ8Ic81J888syU4sBZrGp0CwAAAA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bee
http://www.bees-online.com/BeeFaqs.htm
A Special Thank You
to Ms.
Kaley Mullins/Chicago for
her Social Media Consulting Expertise who helped make this page SNAP-CRACKLE & POP just like The
Cereal.
https://www.facebook.com/kaley.mullins?fref=ts
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