Cinematographer Notes

I shot this feature Sneakers & Soul last year.  We wrapped in August and they are just about done with the final cut.  It’s got a little bit of tweaking.  I’ve seen it over this past weekend and I’m thrilled with how the film has come out.  It’s fantastic and I am really proud to […]

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I just picked this up from my local library.  It’s Christine Vachon’s last book.  I’ve been a longtime fan of her work since before I began film school and I’m halfway into the book and it’s like time traveling.  I know of every film, distributor and company she’s written about just from having seen all […]

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It’s official.  Blockbuster is seriously considering filing Bankruptcy and closing for good.  They have been apparently struggling for a while and their mail in DVD (netflix style)  service isn’t stealing enough customers from  Netflix.  It’s curtains for the one time monopoly that crushed so many mom & pop video stores.  Well, I say good-riddens.  They […]

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So, we’re going old school indie all the way here.  A screening in a coffee shop.  I remember doing this way back in film school.  Actually, this is quite popular these days.  I’ve been to a few places in NYC where coffee shops double for theaters, studios, art galleries etc.   In this case at […]

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The dangling carrot bit is wearing thin on me lately.  Too many folks reach out to me before they got their ducks in a row.  That is to say, if you ain’t got the dough, don’t make the call.   I’d rather not even know about a project unless the funding is secure, the script is […]

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