THEFT STALLS VALLEY FILMMAKER'S DREAM.Byline: Janet Weeks Daily News Staff Writer Low-low budget filmmaker Stu Schechter, 20, wanted to feel like a big-time movie director. Armed with a fistful fist·ful n. pl. fist·fuls The amount that a fist can hold. Noun 1. fistful - the quantity that can be held in the hand handful containerful - the quantity that a container will hold of dollars earned in a TV write-in contest, Schechter and his friends were attempting to make the next "Clerks" inside a Studio City comic book comic book Bound collection of comic strips, usually in chronological sequence, typically telling a single story or a series of different stories. The first true comic books were marketed in 1933 as giveaway advertising premiums. store. Their efforts were the subject of an L.A. Life story ("Micro Moguls," Feb. 11). This week, Schechter said he finally feels like a director - only the director he feels like is Kevin Spacey spac·ey adj. Slang Variant of spacy. Adj. 1. spacey - stupefied by (or as if by) some narcotic drug spaced-out, spacy unconventional - not conventional or conformist; "unconventional life styles" and not Steven Spielberg Noun 1. Steven Spielberg - United States filmmaker (born in 1947) Spielberg . What happened? Someone broke into the Sherman Oaks home where Schechter was storing his video equipment and stole his camera and tapes. In a similar crime, Spacey, who is directing "Albino albino (ălbī`nō) [Port.,=white], animal or plant lacking normal pigmentation. The absence of pigment is observed in the body covering (skin, hair, and feathers) and in the iris of the eye. Alligator alligator, large aquatic reptile of the genus Alligator, in the same order as the crocodile. There are two species—a large type found in the S United States and a small type found in E China. Alligators differ from crocodiles in several ways. " lost several film reels to thieves at the airport on Jan. 26. After making a public plea, the film was returned. Without his camera and tapes, Schechter cannot complete "T3: Comic Book Day," a movie about the exploits of teen comic book fans. The burglary, Schechter says, came at a terrible time because the project was starting to draw some interesting attention. After the write-up in the Daily News, John Landis, director of "Animal House" and "Trading Places," dropped by the comic book store to chat with Schechter about guerrilla filmmaking. "We talked for 37 minutes," says Schechter. "I timed it." Also, Schechter received a letter from Carolco, the production company behind the "Terminator" sequel "T2: Judgment Day." Before the story in the Daily News, Carolco wrote Schechter a letter suggesting he change the title of his film. After the story, the company wrote him an apology letter. Yet despite his equipment loss, Schechter is determined to keep going. "I'm not going to quit," he said. "I'm still making plans. But as far as actual filming, it's on hold." |
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