November 2011
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Creating a Writing Habit
My nephew left town a couple days ago, I got my friend’s wedding (and associated responsibilities) under my belt and I still have some time before my first child is born (and all bets are off). It’s time to start a writing habit. Not writing for advertising, I have that habit down. Writing for film. My goal: I decided that even more than “Write a Feature I Can Shoot”, what...
December 2010
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WatchWe just finished this video for Benoit Pioulard. A couple days ago it premiered on Pitchfork which is our favorite place to launch a video. We don’t get paid much for music videos (or at all) so it’s nice to get a little exposure and recognition.
The important thing is just making more films and learning from each experience. When we can help artists move their music careers forward,...
Seeking Film Intern, Starting January
I’m looking for a Film Intern at my San Francisco office, starting early January, 2011.
This is an unpaid position where you will directly assist me. Candidates should have strong writing and film editing skills—including experience with Final Cut Pro—and possess a committed work ethic and basic organizational skills. Duties include film editing, prepping equipment for shoots, securing...
November 2010
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June 2009
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SF Premiere of "We Are Croissan'wich"
Rickshaw Stop. Happy Hour. Friday June 19. Church & Steak (which is me and Rinee Shah) presents the SF premier of my short film “We Are Croissan’wich”. PLUS, the premier of the Church & Steak music video “A Woolgathering Exodus”. PLUS two other short, funny films that go great with beer. It’s all topped off by a potentially mind-blowing performance by...
March 2009
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"We Are Croissan'wich" at the East Lansing Film...
So. Moeka and I are flying back from our second festival. It was such a satisfying experience. The festival director, Susan Woods, and the programming director, Nayana Sen, treated us like royalty. The audiences were engaged and enthusiastic. And we met some insanely talented filmmakers and got to compare notes with them.
The whole thing was a head trip for me personally because I’ve...
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"Changeling" and "Burn After Reading"
Here are two movies I recently watched by directors I became obsessed with in college. Very different approaches to storytelling. The Coen Brothers are putting on a post-modern vaudeville show with an odd, almost architectural plot, while Clint focusses on reducing a story to it’s essence. While watching Burn After Reading I was thinking what amazing writers these guys are, how hard it...
February 2009
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January 2009
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Blu-ray Report
Despite the awesome graphic above, this post is not a robust product comparison of DVD Studio Pro and Adobe Encore. But I did have reason to sway from DVD Studio Pro recently because I wanted to be able to burn Blu-ray discs on my Mac. DVD Studio Pro won’t do it, Encore does. A few people wanted to know what my experience was, so here it is.
The reason for Blu-ray was simple. I was...
Poster
Here’s a first crack at a poster.
December 2008
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2009 Wish List
- More time to write
- Nikon d90
- Magic Bullet Looks
- 2nd Dell 24 inch monitor
- A talented producer to collaborate with on films
- A talented writer to collaborate with
Accepted
We Are Croissan’wich got accepted to the Beverly HIlls HD Film Festival. This will be the first time going to a festival with my film in it. I think every other time I’ve been to a festival I came away resolved to make a film. Then naturally I wouldn’t do it for one reason or another. And over many years of doing that, I ended up pretty frustrated with myself.
This...
Two Misses
In the last few days I found out We Are Croissan’wich did not get accepted into Sundance or Slamdance.
When I made this short, I was really just intending to make it as a way to learn. The goal was never to make a film that would go to festivals. Our slogan on the set was “We’re not making Apocolypse Now.” In other words, let’s just do our best without too much...
WatchSome footage I came across shot with the Canon 5D Mark II in HD mode. Looks a lot like film. I’ve read it has an audio input, too so you can use an external mic.
No Longer Waiting for Sundance
I got an email from Sundance last night saying our short was not accepted into the festival. I told my friend Dave this and without missing a beat he said “Congratulations!”
“Dave, I said I got rejected.”
“Congratulations! Most people never make it this far. Last year you were just a lazy person who didn’t even submit to Sundance and now this year,...
WatchAn excerpt from my short, We Are Croissan’wich. For anyone who’s been fired from a job, this is what it feels like.
November 2008
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Waiting for Sundance
Two-and-a-half months ago I submitted a short called We Are Croissan’wich to Sundance and Slamdance. I’m not really expecting to get in. I’ve heard the odds are insanely bad. But part of me thinks, why not?
Accepted filmmakers get notified anywhere from now until two weeks from now. If you don’t get a notification, you didn’t get in. That’s how you know you...
