Three West

Humble Zone: Goodbye Predators, Soul Crushers, Elitist & Experts

I began this blog to write about the creative projects I have worked on or those that are in progress or planned for the future. In doing so, I express methods I have used to accomplish some of my goals. If it worked for me, perhaps it would be helpful to someone else. I am [...]

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Shipping Container Home Project – Part 3

Well, it’s official. There are two teams playing the game of container home building. There are the “Get Rich”s and there are the “Get Free”s. I mentioned in my first container home post I felt there was a hovering aura that some are trying to figure out a way to make money from container homes. [...]

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Going Mobile – Portable Filmmaking

So, I’m planning another trip out of the country and the fist thing that came to mind was how heavy my bags and gear were on my last trip. After my last trip, I’d already decided that I absolutely had to travel lighter on future international excursions. I have always made an effort to travel [...]

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New Short Flim

I’m taking a break from working on my two documentaries to make a new short film. I was going to film a short called Old Wounds but I’ve had to re-evaluate the project. I spent all last night going over the script and determining what would be needed to film the movie. Ultimately now isn’t [...]

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Setting The Standard: Reclaiming the Art of Filmmaking

What does the future hold for the art of making films? I’ve recently been visually consuming mass amounts of films from the 1950s to 2008 and all I can say is … WOW. It was quite disturbing to see the incredible decline in the quality of films in such a short time period. Equally disturbing [...]

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Filmmakers Beware: Giving Away Your Work For Pennies

Filmmakers beware! I recently decided to explore the idea of being paid for video content. In doing so, I came across an article, Getting Paid for Content, by Sheila Curran Bernard. I’d originally been out searching for filmmakers who had actually been paid by Current.com for their work. I found none. Current TV was requesting [...]

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Our Side of Joy – Documentary Trailer 2

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Charise: A Portrait … Documentary Trailer 1

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Our Side of Joy – Documentary Trailer 1

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What Kind of Filmmaker Are You?

So you’ve decided you want to make your own visual media or films. Well, now you have to decide what kind of filmmaker you are going to be. This is an introductory post and also appeals to home, small, and medium sized businesses who are considering making their own PSAs, Commercials and other promotional video. There [...]

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