Director’s Blog
Doom & Gloom in Flicktown
In case you haven't been keeping up lately with all the negativity about another apocalyptic 'end of the film business' declaration, which usually cycles around every decade or so, then here are a few recent pieces with quotes from some Hollywood heavyweights. One...
Trailer News
As I mentioned in my previous blog entry I was heading to Austin to finish shooting our promo teaser trailer we started last year. We got sidetracked with other activities that didn't allow us to finish it in a timely manner. Well I recently got back, and after...
Trailer Shoot
I'm getting ready to head to Austin, TX to finish shooting our teaser trailer for "One Hand Clapping." As you may or may not know we originally shot scenes for this trailer last year in Austin over a period of three days. Obviously we didn't know we would need to pick...
Mobilizing A Community?
In the early days of the Internet I was quite skeptical about how all the so-called amazingly monumental ways the Internet was going to change and reshape our world. And even today I still am skeptical about some of them. But now, one of the things I was previously...
Defining Moments
What do Hunter S. Thompson, Liz Carpenter, Bill Wittliff, and the Coen brothers have in common? Continue on and find out ... In my early formative, aspiring writer/filmmaker years, there were some moments that seemed to define what direction I would eventually take in...
Onward & Upward
I was recently going through some old files, and came across my old film blog I use to write that led up to the making of "Dreams Awake". So, just for a little fun I thought I'd repost one of the old entries. This one is from early 2007 (and which may still be...
Why One Hand Clapping?
As we gear up to put all the pieces together for our next feature film project, "One Hand Clapping," I am reminded why we have chosen to put this particular film on the front burner. Believe it or not our company actually has several projects we could activate, but...
The Path of Story: You
Early primitive man communicated stories with pictures. Later came language and stories were passed around at campfires. Which were then communicated orally by others. And eventually written language became another vehicle of story, with live plays adding a new level...
2012 Ends on High Note in Monaco
The infamous 2012 is about to reach it much anticipated end. But no, the world, the universe, all of creation ... did not end ... as greatly and widely publicized in all the highest and lowest of places. Which makes me think of that often-used quote, "Don't always...