Pirated Software

So I needed a pirate font. Nothing crazy – just something to give a project some of that old fashioned swashbuckle. Long story short, I managed to download a virus-laden font that’s rewired my computer to treat Times New Roman as “Pieces Of Eight.” This would actually be kind of funny if Times New Roman wasn’t one of the most commonly used fonts in the universe. And thanks to...

Spin Cycle

THE WORLD SPINS, a 30-second commercial I’m writing and directing for Razor Scooter through Todd Grossman’s Bluerock Films, went in front of cameras yesterday. A day-long shoot with a bunch of adorable kids, a few pieces of virtual playground equipment and one very cool three-wheeler set to be on shelves in the next few months, the production gave visual effects demigod Phil Broste a huge...

Beware Of Giants

As I mentioned at the tail end of my last post, I’ve finally lived to see Human Giant do a live show. The BAR made a beeline for the UCB Theater – pictured above, through the starry eyes of my iPhone camera – late Monday night, paying the obscenely reasonable $5 cover charge to see our favorite comedy trio in action. They made it sound as if this is going to be a regular gig for...

Gonna Fly Now

For the past year or so, I’ve been trying to get tickets to the LA Opera. And while you might assume that such an organization would be on the speed dial of a dapper and sophistcated fellow such as myself – you’re right to do so – I have to admit that I’m actually not much of an operaphile (ed. note: word may be made up.) Not sure why, really. Opera seems like a marriage of...

In The Valley Of The Shadow Of Awesome

Telly Award-winning spots THE FUTURE IS CALLING and BLAK COFFEE are leaping from the very small screen (the internet) clear over the small screen (your TV) to arrive on the big screen at this year’s San Fernando Valley International Film Festival! My work represents a full thirty percent of this year’s commercial category, which screens on the October 24 weekend. If anyone’s in town and...