On the 10th of October, I finally had enough time and money to film the remaining fifteen seconds of the sizzle which had eluded me for months. After my daughter was born and the pandemic swept over the Earth, things…
Me directing at the Fred Kavil Theater in Thousand Oaks, California and Tech Directing at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. For both set ups we had 5 cameras and that made it fun. My trial by fire when learning to direct TV was on…
You’d think that creating digital art and then minting NFTs (non-fungible tokens) would be difficult, but with generative, artificial intelligence, and Hive’s NFT Showroom, it’s easier than you think. Hive’s NFT Showroom NFTShowroom.com is a website that allows users to…
Welcome back to The Other Cola (formerly Distant Signal) where I talk about filmmaking, story, cryptocurrency and liberty! I’m saying hello to Hive and goodbye from Steem. I’m also taking this opportunity to begin decentralizing how I serve my media…
Our Clavius lens set’s aperture inserts were completely disorganized and I was able to spend a little time getting the kit ready for production. My favorite at the moment are the pink, colored ovals which gives the image a gorgeous…
Image by Camtec. The Tear is going to be shot using my vintage – sort of – set of prime lenses that have been redesigned and house by Richard Gale. They’re called the Clavius lenses. At their base are the Helios…
Our new co-producer Eddie Enciu has been kicking ass for The Tear lately with location scouts and liaising with local officials. We literally could not be doing this without him considering that both Mark and I work 70 miles west…
For all other, previous updates, see my other channel @distantsignal. The team continues to grow. Thanks to Briana, our Visual Effects Producer, we’ve managed to bring on an extremely talented animator and visual effects artist, Brandon Young! Here is an older…
My first job in Hollywood was as a production assistant on a Korean boy band music video. We were downtown. There was human shit everywhere. It was amazing. However, what was interesting was I was being paid in cash –…
SO CLOSE! Yesterday I showed you the progress of the poster through the first three iterations. Today, we have the fourth! We are getting close! I only have one more round of notes, but I am quite happy with how…