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Being The Filmmaker I Want to Be

Sunday, November 29, 2009

This past month has been a real eye opener. Besides reinforcing my realization that I need to start hiring editors for my projects, it has lead me to think a little more carefully about being the filmmaker I want to be instead of going with the “norm” when it may not be the best for [...]

Useful Tools For Independent Filmmakers

Saturday, October 17, 2009

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Becoming a filmmaker is a big step that requires you to use and have access to many resources in order to not only make the best films you can but to handle all tasks not related to a specific film project. There is a lot more to making films than just the movies themselves. I [...]

New Short Flim

Thursday, November 13, 2008

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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 [...]

Setting The Standard: Reclaiming the Art of Filmmaking

Thursday, October 30, 2008

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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 [...]

Filmmakers Beware: Giving Away Your Work For Pennies

Sunday, October 26, 2008

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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 [...]

Documentary Filmmaking In 10 Steps

Thursday, September 25, 2008

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This past spring I flew to Florida from New York to film my latest two documentaries, Our Side of Joy and Charise: A Portrait of an African American with Albinism. I’d filmed my first documentary back in 2002 but I was very new to filmmaking at the time. That doc turned out pretty good but [...]

Movie Review: Bin Jip – 3 Iron

Thursday, September 18, 2008

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When I first watched this movie I liked it but didn’t like the ending. It felt like “oh god, not another lazy writer who wants us to finish telling their story to ourselves”. But a day later the movie kept playing in my mind. I just couldn’t let it go. Eventually it began to all [...]

Finishing Funds – Donate to “Charise: A Portrait of an African American with Albinism”

Friday, September 12, 2008

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Greetings, In addition to my documentary, Our Side of Joy, I am making Charise: A Portrait of an African American with Albinism, a film about an African American woman with Albinism. This documentary explores the ins and outs of Albinism; from skin cancer, to blindness, to the social issues that come along with it. The film [...]

Finishing Funds – Donate to “Our Side of Joy”

Thursday, August 28, 2008

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Greetings, As many of you know, I am making Our Side of Joy, a film about the family dynamics of a large Cuban family through the eyes of identical twins, Michelle and Marlene Tamayo. Their story offers an in depth look into the unique bond between sisters, siblings, parents, kids, and significant others. Being two among [...]

One Of Those Moments

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

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Today was one of those moments when I really realize what I’m capable of accomplishing and I’m quite proud of myself. It’s not like I haven’t had moments where I thought I was badass before, but this one is more like feeling mature and capable where before it was just capable. It’s a bit hard [...]