Name

Full name

Katherine

e-mail

katherine.e.weston@gmail.com

Skype name

kilisdwarfprincess

How did you find us?

Sydney Supanova

Location

Sydney

About me

Australian. Writer. Cinephile. Tomboy. Geek. Single. Comic Books. Dreamer. Tolkienista. Company member. Gamer. Tattoo-lover.

Tolkien, Peter Jackson, Robert E. Howard and George Lucas are my idols.

My dreams are vast and I will accomplish them with friends by my side every step of the way.

Public page: http://www.facebook.com/thekatherineweston

An author of novels and short stories, a playwright, and a screenwriter of both short and feature films.

J.R.R Tolkien, Elizabeth Moon, Steven Erikson, John Flanagan, Raymond E. Fiest, Tamora Pierce, Robert E. Howard, H.P. Lovecraft, M.K. Hume, Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman are some of my favourite authors and inspirations.

Comic books, history, movies, music, books, myths/legends and animals are my thing.
Best way of contacting me is through my e-mail: katherine.e.eweston@gmail.com

WRITER:
I am a writer first and foremost. I have been writing for the past ten years.

Short Films
DOG TAGS (6 Minute Short Film)
SOLDIER (3 Minute Non-Dialogue Short Film)
LULLABY (8 Minute Dialogue Short Film)

Stage Productions
VALKYRJA (A fantasy stage production with a twist on mythological tales and legends)
VIGNETTES (A series of short stage pieces centered on the Ancient Rome)

Novel/Short Stories
THE MISADVENTURES OF ZAX AND MARA (A fantasy novel for young adults)
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF EVANDER SCARROW (A series of fantasy novels)
TALES OF ERMASON (A series of short fantasy stories all compiled into one book)
FANTASTICAL TALL TALES (A series of short fantasy stories all compiled into one book)
FALLEN (An urban fantasy/supernatural story based on angels and demons)
BROKEN (Sequel to FALLEN)

FILM:
I begun studying film this year with the International Film School Sydney (IFSS) and have been involved in a handful of productions in that time and taken on different jobs whilst on set including: continuity, cinematographer, 1st AD, sound, grip/gaffer, director, producer, writer, set dresser, production assistant.
I have experience using a JVC, SONY PMW-EX1 and a PANASONIC AF100.
I use AVID MEDIA COMPOSER 6 as my editing program and ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS for any out of camera/set effects, titles.

Websites

https://www.facebook.com/thekatherineweston
https://twitter.com/kat_weston

Quotes that inspire

I think imperfection is beautiful. It’s something that’s not been as celebrated as years ago when people used to have things that weren’t perfect and that was beautiful. – Gemma Arterton

A good artist should be isolated. If he isn’t isolated, something is wrong. – Orson Welles

I’m selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can’t handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don’t deserve me at my best. – Marilyn Monroe

The dream is to keep surprising yourself, never mind the audience. – Tom Hiddleston

Better to be frowned upon and stay alive, than to be respectable and walking like the living dead. – Tom Hiddleston

We could never learn to be brave & patient, if there were only joys in the world. – Helen Keller

Never stop. Never stop fighting. Never stop dreaming. And don’t be afraid of wearing your heart on your sleeve – in declaring the films that you love, the films that you want to make, the life that you’ve had, and the lives you can help reflect in cinema. For myself, for a long time… maybe I felt inauthentic or something, I felt like my voice wasn’t worth hearing, and I think everyone’s voice is worth hearing. So if you’ve got something to say, say it from the rooftops. – Tom Hiddleston

Cherish forever what makes you unique, ‘cuz you’re really a yawn if it goes. – Bette Midler

I could not, at any age, be content to take my place by the fireside and simply look on. Life was meant to be lived. – Eleanor Roosevelt

Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world. – Harriet Tubman

Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal. – Pamela Vaull Starr

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. – Henry David Thoreau

I was wise enough to never grow up while fooling most people into believing I had. – Margaret Mead

I would rather regret the things that I have done than the things that I have not. – Lucille Ball

Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye. – Helen Keller

You gain strengh, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you stop to look fear in the face – Elenor Roosevelt

Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly. – Lanston Hughes

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. – Eleanor Roosevelt

Commitment leads to action. Action brings your dream closer. – Marcia Wieder

Dreams are the touchstones of our character. – Henry David Thoreau

Hope is the dream of the waking man. – French Proverb

To unpathed waters, undreamed shores. – William Shakepeare

Always be a first rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else. – Judy Garland

Take chances, make mistakes. That’s how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave. – Mary Tyler Moore

If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one. – Dolly Parton

It’s never too late – never too late to start over, never too late to be happy. -Jane Fonda

As simple as it sounds, we all must try to be the best person we can by making the best choices, by making the most of the talents we’ve been given – Mary Lou Retton

The only person better than you is the person you’ve yet to BECOME! – Juliet Dillinger

I never regret anything. Because every little detail of your life is what made you into who you are in the end. – Drew Barrymore

I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship. – Louisa May Alcott

You grow up the day you have your first real laugh… at yourself. – Ethel Barrymore

A real Superman is not afraid to stand next to a Superwoman!

I could not, at any age, be content to take my place by the fireside and simply look on. Life was meant to be lived. – Eleanor Roosevelt

There’s something liberating about not pretending. Dare to embarrass yourself. Risk. – Drew Barrymore

He who can take advice is sometimes superior to him who can give it. – Erica Jong

For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone. – Audrey Hepburn

A woman is like a tea bag, you can not tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water. – Nancy Reagan

Because beauty isn’t enough, there must be something more.

I didn’t have the same fitness or ability as the other girls, so I had to beat them with my mind.

It is for us to pray not for tasks equal to our powers,
but for powers equal to our tasks,
to go forward with a great desire
forever beating at the door of our hearts
as we travel toward our distant goal.
-Helen Keller

Don’t be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs.
Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger.
If you do the little jobs well,
the big ones will tend to take care of themselves.
-Dale Carnegie

Knowing others is intelligence;
knowing yourself is true wisdom.
Mastering others is strength;
mastering yourself is true power.
-Lao-Tzu