“Detained” – Poster & Theme Music

This is what my last week in LA will be all about.
 

Shut That Door + Future Project

I need to film something else before I leave for North Carolina.  It’s not that I want to, but NEED to.  I just got my feet wet making Shut That Door, but now it’s time to jump in completely. 
The cast and crew of Shut That Door deserve so much credit for making it the success [...]

Get kicked off a shooting location? Done.

Joanna and I set out to film her monologue in a location that was outside of our comfortable Oakwood Apartments today.  Ultimately, I was reminded of two things: the reason that I enjoy shooting in places I preside over, and the reason that I prefer to shoot indoors.
First of all, when we arrived at the [...]

Star-struck on set.

I have never really been star-struck before, until Thursday that is.  
I woke up at 5:00 a.m. on Thursday morning to prepare for my first professional day on set.  We were shooting a commercial for Chow Mein noodles.  Despite the fact that I had finally drifted into a state of half-sleep just a couple hours [...]

First project done. It’s all improvement from here.

We did it.  The first student-produced projects are edited, finalized, and will be available on this website in a matter of hours.  The first screening session for these shorts was on Monday night, where it became apparent to me that everybody in the group has his or her own set of strengths and weaknesses.  Luckily, [...]

Awesome New Camera

I don’t like to spend too much money.  In most cases, I would much rather save a buck than blow it away on a vending machine, because who knows when I’ll need to invest in something really expensive?  My thriftiness paid off this summer.  
Just before flying across the country, I purchased a Canon EOS 50D, a [...]