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Ellen Pompeo

We Will Control the Horizontal, We Will Control the Vertical
18 Jun 2013

We Will Control the Horizontal, We Will Control the Vertical

by David Licata | posted in: The Film | 0

Way back in the 20th Century I made my first film. I was working with a very experienced editor who indulged my notes  about shortening this shot a hair and lengthening that shot a smidgen, until finally she said, “David. … Continued

8 1/2 x 11, Ellen Pompeo, Heidi Fener, The Outer Limits
Good Luck: Or How Ellen Pompeo Wound Up in My First Film and What Does That Have to Do with A Life’s Work
1 Feb 2013

Good Luck: Or How Ellen Pompeo Wound Up in My First Film and What Does That Have to Do with A Life’s Work

by David Licata | posted in: The Film | 4

The other day I watched an excellent web series called Planet X, directed by Jacob Hensberry and written and produced by Jake and Ken Cook. I know Jake, so I emailed him and complimented him, his cast, and crew on … Continued

8 1/2 x 11, Beowulf Sheehan, Ellen Pompeo, Grey's Anatomy, Jacob Hensberry, Ken Cook, luck, Planet X
Unlikely and Sneaky Inspiration
16 May 2012

Unlikely and Sneaky Inspiration

by David Licata | posted in: Other Work, The Film | 2

The other day, as I ranted to a friend about the state of the economy and my unemployed status, I remembered a commercial that aired in 1971, when I was a wee-little boy. Here it is!* *[The clip I originally … Continued

8 1/2 x 11, Abraham Lincoln, CLEP commercial, Ellen Pompeo, Grey's Anatomy, inspiration, Job Hunter, other films
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Filmed over 15 years in locations throughout the US, A LIFE'S WORK is a documentary about long-term thinking, a meditation on Deep Time, a film essay about legacy.

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