As a young filmmaker I learned the most from those projects that didn’t turn out so well and I think that’s probably the case for most people. For the next couple of posts I am going to share some of
An Old Guy Named Peter
If, like me, you like old guys named Peter who enjoy a drink or three and are charming, witty and flirtatious then you will probably like the film Venus. Peter O’Toole basically plays Peter O’Toole, an actor nearing the end
Special Olympics
Four years ago today, June 21, 2003, I was with my family in Dublin, Ireland for the opening ceremonies of the 2003 International Special Olympic World Games. My sister, Mary Beth, was competing for the United States team as a
Quid Pro Quo
My filmmaking career is heavily indebted to the deposits I have made into the favor bank and the interest those favors have accrued. It’s a pretty easy concept, you do something to help someone and they will help you in
Faster, Faster
I recently saw a demo of this Sony XD Camera. It shoots HD and 24p. It is used by a lot of documentary camera crews as well as TV news programs. The 24p really looks like film and I was
That’s a Wrap
On any shoot when “Wrap,” is called you want to finish and get out of there as soon as possible. When working on the road or on a longer project and it finally finishes, the urgency to be done is
Characters-Not so Goodfellas
Yesterday I wrote about some of our favorite good guys we have met during our travels. Today I am going to share some of our favorite not so good guys. Mr. Air Tran customer service representative. Jim and I were
Characters- Good Fellas
One of the best parts of this job is getting to travel and meet people. I have already reported about some of our encounters with celebrities, but today I want to talk about a few of our favorite regular people
Cooking with Gas
One of my all time favorite film jobs was for Weber Grills. Weber hired us to make two “how to grill” films that they included with each new charcoal and gas grill purchased. When the project was finished the footage
Atlanta is Burning
Yesterday I wrote about what it is like dealing with an out of town producer, today I am going to tell the other side of that story and what it is like to be an out of town producer coming
