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Philrose Productions / Rochester Movie Makers / Work August 8, 2011
READ MOREWhat’s been going on with Mike lately? When last I blogged, I was pushing Mind Rip’s Kickstarter campaign. Well, that fundraising tactic fell short, but that doesn’t mean we’re not making the movie any way possible. We’re continuing to shoot the first half hour of the film (which are relatively low on special effects). Thanks […]
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General / Philrose Productions / Rochester Movie Makers / Virgin Fang / Work January 18, 2011
READ MOREIt’s about time for a run-down of my current projects. AIRPORT SHENANIGANS To begin with, I’ve been fielding comments from family and friends who’ve seen my face on giant screens at the airport. No, it’s not security related, it’s a short movie called Virgin Fang written and directed by Mike Russo. (I play Draculess, the […]
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Today I hold in my hands a book by Albert Halstead. It’s a monograph Al wrote as a critical analysis of Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, and I did the cover artwork and design. “Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey – How Patterns, Archetypes and Style Inform a Narrative,” treats the film as a work of […]
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READ MOREI’ve had it with pretending I know everything. At least once a day, I get stumped by something I want to do, but Photoshop won’t let me. Or Premiere. Or Final Cut. Sure, I could look it up in the instructions. I could Google it. I could post questions on message boards. But I’ve done […]
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Film Journal / Trailers & Upcoming Films / Work October 30, 2009
READ MOREI just watched American Grindhouse, the all-inclusive documentary about the history of exploitation films in America. It’s a great doc, shining a light on the entire spectrum of fringe movies, from the earliest days of cinema to today. My interest in the subject matter led me to become an “internet friend” of director Elijah Drenner […]
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It’s been an embarrassingly long time since I updated this blog. Why is that? Am I spreading myself too thin? Perhaps I need to pull some of my many projects into one place. (Perhaps I’ve already been doing that on Facebook?) Perhaps I need to rethink my blogs, podcast, and website and make them all […]
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Those of you following my Twitter feed have probably seen my references to Script Frenzy. I first heard about this online competition a couple months ago. And by competition, I mean a thing you do with other writers not for money, but for the satisfaction of accomplishing a goal. The point of Script Frenzy is […]
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I just noticed that my Brightcove media players for Mad Dog Movies and Animatus are no longer working. Why? Because they’re discontinuing their free hosting services. According to their FAQ, the announcement was made a month ago, then videos went offline January 31st. It’s possible they sent me a warning email, but it would have […]
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One of my students, Adrian Esposito, was recently featured on Rochester’s Channel 13 News. Reporter Jane Flasch spoke with Adrian as part of a series of stories on Autism. Adrian is open about discussing his Asperger Syndrome and how it affects his filmmaking interests. As his instructor at the Animation Workshop for the last several […]
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This week’s City Newspaper has a good overview of the local film community, written by Susie Hume. Susie is the reporter who spoke with me last year for the Rochester Insider. This time, she took on the entire film scene and talked to tons of people. John Vincent and Matt Ehlers get some facetime, as […]
