Dear Filmmaker, Do you know what your next project will be? Curious in Caldwell. Dear Curious, Yes, I do. Thanks for asking. David in New York City. … Okay, I don’t usually reveal future projects but I consulted my Magic … Continued
Finally, embedded for your convenience and opened to the right page, my short story, There Is Joy before the Angels of God. as published in The Literary Review, Winter 2010. If you haven’t read it, here’s your chance. It begins … Continued
Update: You can read the story here, on the blog. “There Is Joy before the Angels of God,” a story I wrote that appeared in The Literary Review’s Winter 2010 issue, is available online. So if you missed out on … Continued
If you’ve read a few of these posts, you’ve probably noticed that they are upbeat and positive. “I was thrilled…,” “I am forever grateful…,” “The shoot went well…” It seems A Life’s Work and my life are skipping hand in hand down … Continued
I have been asked more than a few times, and recently what with the story published in The Literary Review, how, and why, do I make films and write fiction. How is it that I’m serving two different and demanding … Continued
I don’t keep a daily journal, but I do keep shoot journals and editing journals. Here is an excerpt from the recent Bristlecone Pine Pine Forest shoot journal. August 16, 2010 Travel day. Six hour flight to San Francisco, six … Continued
One of the great things about a blog is it can be a testing ground for new ideas or work. My indignation over the razing of the Paolo Soleri Amphitheater inspired me to put together the video of the amphitheater … Continued
Update: You can read the story here, on the blog. My story in The Literary Review (“There Is Joy Before the Angels of God”) is available NOW at your finer bookstores! It may be on The Literary Review website at … Continued
My residency at the MacDowell Colony ended March 19. So did I accomplish what I had hoped to accomplish? Yes and no. I selected the sit down content for the remaining two-thirds of the film. I erred on the long … Continued
Friday I leave for my residency at the MacDowell Colony. (Click and scroll down; I’ll be in the New Hampshire studio.) You may be saying to yourself, “Dude! You don’t have any new footage, what the heck are you going … Continued