Quiet Game

Having dedicated the last few weeks to my patented ‘Needle In A Haystack’ approach to obtaining high quality product shots – sitting in front of my TV with a pot of coffee in one hand and my DVR remote in the other, hoping and praying that a Southwest Airlines commercial will air – I finally took Christina’s advice and recreated their corporate graphics in Photoshop, then...

Let’s Get Animated

Between last night’s Paley Fest panel for THE SIMPSONS, everything I’ve heard about MEET THE ROBINSONS and the concept art you see above – which is the first glimpse of Insectasaurus from Dreamworks’ perfectly titled MONSTERS VS. ALIENS – I’m seriously considering throwing everything I’ve got at a future in animation. Granted, the only drawing I’m good at is withdrawing...

Shoot For The Moon

Since a finished product shot for the 30-second version of QUIET GAME is still a few days away, I figure now’s the perfect time for another installment in the site’s video podcast. SHOOT FOR THE MOON, my first collaboration with young actor Curt Roland – who’s seen so convincingly taking abuse from Jenna Pack in QUIET GAME – tells the story of a boy who makes his dream of...

On A Paley Horse I Ride

Last week marked the kickoff of the William S. Paley Festival, which brings together the creative minds behind hit TV shows for a screening of their work, followed by a panel discussion. Organized by the Museum of Television and Radio and taking place at the Director’s Guild of America – which, in spite of the fact that it looks like a place that only plays movies with titles like...

Bullet Time

What better way to start off the week than with a little good news? I’ve just learned that THE SILVER BULLET will be making its festival debut at the Garden State Film Festival, March 23-25. For those of you who don’t feel compelled to make the trek to New Jersey – whether it be because of a hatred of pastoral beauty or a fear of angst ridden, Zach Braff-related flashbacks –...