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I was expecting the City of Angels, but I found myself immersed with mermaids, dancing pirates, B-List celebrities and children’s television programming.  Soon I was on adventure filled with camaraderie, lifelong memories and unforgettable friendships.  Independence, learning, beautiful lights, sunsets and elusive sunrises.  Los Angeles, I will be back soon.

Focus Director of Photography

For the final films my role was DP for the Focus. I was excited to DP for this very visual film.  I love the creativity behind constructing visuals and film production in general. Focus gave me a chance to flex my creativity. I collaborated with Director David Gwynn to construct the visuals for this film. [...]

Pirate Dreams

Below is my freestyle project, a short film titled: Pirate Dreams.  It is a comedy about a man who desperately wants to become a pirate.  I had a tremendous amount of fun shooting this short.  Kyle Cassaday and Alyson Wells both acted in this short film and Scott Richardson helped with production. I shot this [...]

Eternal

Here is the final video our monologue project, featuring Rachel Jones.  I had a lot of fun working on this project.  I also learned a lot from this project.           

Daniel Tosh

Last night, along with Alex and Chris Floyd, I went to see the Kevin Nealon show at the Laugh Factory. I was not expecting to see Daniel Tosh .  Here is a play-by-play summary of what happened: Kevin: Ok, up next we have Daniel Tosh! Taylor (me) : wait whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat? -Daniel Tosh Walks out. 60% [...]

How to Meet Celebrities

How to meet a celebrity in LA All of us students are hoping to catch a glimpse Tom Hanks or Jessica Biel.  Well here is a list of simple tips to help us meet the A-listers of Los Angeles.  And I’m not talking about shaking hands with the little fart from Super 8 in the [...]

HollyWood Slideshow

Here are some photo’s from the recent Hollywood Hills Slideshow. This assignment was a lot of fun.  I hope to continue improving my photography skills during the summer. -Taylor Shain