| Seventeenth May,
2008
I am admittedy more than
a week late posting this update, but the timing works out nicely
in that it allows me to share another exciting bit of related
news.
The theatrical trailer for "The
Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford"
was recently the winner of a Golden
Trailer award. And now its international
incarnation has been nominated for Best International Trailer
at the prestigious Key
Art Awards.
Winners will be announced at the
awards ceremony on June 13th. If I might implore you, Gentle
Reader, keep your fingers cruciform.
Fourth May, 2008
My newest short story, "A
Grave Ordeal," has been added to the Short
Stories page.
Twenty-First December,
2007
Today I have made available
two new pieces on the Film
& Television Advertising page, these being the international
trailer for "Sweeney Todd" and,
at last, a gorgeous Quicktime copy of the theatrical trailer
for "Look."
Enjoy, Gentle Reader,
and may you have a wonderful holiday season!
Second December, 2007
And now a huge high definition
Quicktime copy of the domestic theatrical trailer for "The
Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford"
has been added to the Film
& Television Advertising page. This TRULY looks amazing.
It is considerably larger than
any other video on the site, and as such necessitated an acceptance
that the formatting consistent among all other pages here would
need be broken. As this piece is perhaps my personal favorite
among trailers I have cut, and as the film itself is so unbelievable
in its quality and grandeur of photography, I hope, Gentle
Reader, you will agree that seeing the trailer look like
this is worth the reformatting.
First December, 2007
A gorgeous new high resolution
Quicktime copy of the theatrical trailer for "Love
in the Time of Cholera" has been added to the Film
& Television Advertising page. It truly looks amazing.
Nineteenth November,
2007
I have added the theatrical
trailer for "Look" to the Film
& Television Advertising page. It is, at present, simply
an embedded copy off of Moviefone, but rest assured that a Quicktime
version will take its place as soon as I have a copy.
Many thanks go to Ben Jackson
for his additional editorial work, although in truth the real
star of the piece is the incredible graphic work by Greg Brotherton,
an amazing artist and sculptor whose own work can be seen at
Brotron.com.
Seventeenth October,
2007
I have added the theatrical
trailer for "Love in the Time of Cholera"
to the Film & Television
Advertising page.
Twenty-Second September,
2007
In addition to its domestic
theatrical trailer, I was also responsible for the international
theatrical trailer of "The Assassination of Jesse James
by the Coward Robert Ford," as well as the international
:90 cutdown.
These two pieces have now been
added to the "Film
& Television Advertising" page.
Third September, 2007
To the Art
page I have added "Chair," an experimental
film from 1999, primarily intended as a gallery video installation.
Twenty-Ninth August,
2007
And today to the Poetry
page I have added two little pieces called "Used
Book" and "Catcher's Mitt."
The two are a pair, two parts of what I'd briefly seen as a
series devoted to the characters and stories at a garage sale.
These were the only two pieces I ended up writing. That is to
say, they are the only two I have so far written.
Twenty-Eighth August,
2007
I have added to the Short
Stories page a piece titled "Taking
a Bath." It was written in 1997, so some of the writing
is admittedly not quite up to snuff, but it remains one of my
personal favorites and a clear influence on work that came later.
Enjoy!
Twenty-Fifth August,
2007
Many apologies for the long
delay in updates, Gentle Reader.
Many intriguing curiosities added
today! Close examination of the updated Film
& TV Advertising page will reveal three new pieces,
these being the domestic theatrical trailer for "The
Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford,"
as well as television spots for "The
Invasion" and "Live Free
or Die Hard."
I
have attempted a reformatting of the aforementioned "Film
& TV Advertising" page. If, by any chance, it looks
peculiar on your browser, I would greatly appreciate a communiqué
dictating as much, as on my system all appears right and good.
Though I have learned for others often this is not the case.
If the page appears wrong, please contact
me.
Twenty-Ninth June,
2007
"Don't
Let the Bed Bugs Bite" will be featured on IFC at the
following
dates and times:
Media
Lab Shorts Uploaded
Monday, July 02 8:30 PM
Media Lab Shorts Uploaded
Saturday, July 07 5:55 AM
Media Lab Shorts Uploaded
Friday, July 13 6:00 AM
Media Lab Shorts Uploaded
Sunday, July 22 6:00 AM
Media Lab Shorts Uploaded
Tuesday, July 24 8:30 AM
Media Lab Shorts Uploaded
Wednesday, July 25 1:30 PM
Fifth June, 2007
Some agreeable news, Gentle
Reader!
A clip from "Don't
Let The Bed Bugs Bite" will be played as part of the
next episode of "Media Lab Shorts Uploaded" on the
Independent Film Channel! Now begins the process of completing
the necessary paperwork.
Not sure yet precisely when the
episode airs, but rest assured you will know when I do.
In other news, I have entered
both "Don't
Let the Bed Bugs Bite" and "Incidents
in a Traffic Jam" into a fairly broad contest called
FAMECAST. Not sure exactly what one wins, but judging from the
caliber of the other contestants, among whom is my good friend
Mighty
Mike McGee, this competition must be something of a big
deal. "Bed Bugs" has been entered into the Short Film
category, and "Traffic Jam" into Spoken Word. Please
follow the respective links above should you wish to help me
out and cast your vote.
Nineteenth May, 2007
I have redesigned the FILM
page, and made available there a live studio production film
which I wrote and produced in 2001 called
"In the Dark." It tells
the story of a young writer trapped in her apartment with her
estranged father during a blackout.
Fifteenth May, 2007
"Don't
Let the Bed Bugs Bite" is currently playing as part
of the "Urban Legends Redux" contest at Ziddio.
If you would, please
take a moment to follow this
link and give the film a high rating. Be aware that for
your vote to count, you must register on the site, which takes
no time at all.
I fear many friends and relatives who believed they voted did
not register, and so their votes were not in fact counted.
Additionally, I have added an
acting reel I edited for my good friend Matthew Montgomery to
the "Demo Reels for Other Folks" page.
Be sure to view it here and, should
you have need of an excellent actor, cast him.
Twenty-Ninth April,
2007
Don't forget, Gentle
Reader, that we still need your votes for "Don't
Let The Bed Bugs Bite" over at IFC Media Lab!
If the film scores highly, it
could be played on the Independent Film Channel, so please,
follow this
link and be sure to give the film five stars!
And while you're there, be sure
to give a high rating also to the music video for Surgeon
Marta "Send More Cops"!
Twentieth April, 2007
For posterity's sake, I
have added a link on the MISCELLANEA
page to my old, out-of-date website.
Also, a reminder, Gentle
Reader, that my short film "Don't
Let the Bed Bugs Bite" will be screening this May at
the "L'UOVO DI NAPOLI: I MISTERI DEL CAPOLUOGO PARTENOPEO"
film festival in Naples.
First April, 2007
And so it goes that I have
been turned by my cousins and friends to the dark side... that
is to say, Gentle Reader, that I have started a blog.
Time will tell for how long I
shall maintain it, as in the past I have found my ability to
keep a proper journal wanting... still, for now I find it enjoyable,
and have created a link on the WRITING
page by which my new blog may be accessed.
Twenty-Sixth March,
2007
Many apologies, Gentle
Reader, for the three-month gap since last this site was
updated.
Regrettably, my computer woes are yet to be resolved.
Still, I have managed to add
several new television spots to the "Movie
Advertising" section of EDITING, among them spots for
the films "Deja Vu" and "Primeval," as well
as my spot for the television program "Criminal Minds,"
which aired during this past Superbowl.
My short film "Don't Let
the Bed Bugs Bite," which is a stand-alone excerpt from
the feature film "Journeyman," has been invited to
screen this May at the "L'UOVO DI NAPOLI: I MISTERI DEL
CAPOLUOGO PARTENOPEO" film festival in Naples.
Presently work continues on the
screenplays for both the horror film "The Humboldt County
Massacre" and the action-adventure film "The Most
Dangerous Game." And, as always, I continue to plug away
at my novel, "A Gentle Winter."
More soon.
Twenty-Sixth December,
2006
I have added two television
spots I cut for the film "Black Christmas" to the
"Movie Advertising"
section of EDITING.
Twenty-Second December,
2006
A word of recommendation,
Gentle Reader.
My good friend Tony Swarthout,
who runs the excellent Filmgeneration.com,
has just completed his latest short film, entitled "Love
Blind," and it is truly a thing to behold.
Should you find yourself with
a moment to spare, and in need of a bit of a nightmare, I strongly
urge you to click below and watch what in my mind represents
a real milestone in Tony's work thus far:
"Love
Blind" A Film by Tony Swarthout
Fifteenth December,
2006
Quite a few subtle changes
made to the site today, my friends.
Please allow your explorations
to take you to the following updated pages: WRITING,
MUSIC, and MISCELLANEA.
First December, 2006
Thanks to my good friend
Mike McGee, and the great,
great folks over at Green,
my once feverish interest in the open mic and slam poetry scene
is threatening to return with a vengeance. And as a result,
I have, for the first time in years, written a poem with the
intention of performing it live.
The piece is titled "Family
Photo," and I have made it available in the "Poetry"
section of WRITING. You may also read it by simply clicking
the poem's title in the previous sentence.
Sixteenth November,
2006
My short film "Don't
Let the Bed Bugs Bite," which is a standalone excerpt from
the feature film "Journeyman," is currently playing
on IFC Media Lab.
I am in great need of viewers
who will watch the film and rate it with a very high score,
as the films with the highest ratings stand a good chance of
being shown on television.
Please follow this
link to view the film, and remember to give it a 10!
Fifteenth November,
2006
Should it be of interest
to you, Gentle Reader, I have added a spec commercial
directed by Mr. Azad Jafarian to the ACTING page.
In addition, I have made available
three old computer games I made many years ago. These can be
found under MISCELLANEA.
Eleventh November,
2006
I have recently added several
pieces to the "Movie Advertising" section of EDITING.
Fifth November, 2006
Thank you to everyone who
came out for the world premiere screening of the Surgeon Marta
music video "Send More Cops." Thank you in particular
to everyone who supported this excellent band by purchasing
copies of the video on DVD.
The video is now available in
the "Music Videos" section of EDITING, and will shortly
be available on YouTube and on Surgeon Marta's mySpace page.
Thirtieth October,
2006
This Saturday, November
4th, at Warszawa in Santa Monica, CA, the excellent Irish punk
band Surgeon Marta will be playing a show whereat they shall
unveil the music video for their song "Send More Cops,"
which was edited by me.
The event begins at 10:00pm,
and admission is free.
I hope, Gentle Reader,
to see you there, as a wonderful time will be had by all. For
more information, please follow this
link.
The video will be available in
the "Music Videos" section of EDITING, as well as
on YouTube and on Surgeon Marta's mySpace page, a day or so
after the show.
Twenty Second October,
2006
I have modified the POETRY
page. Now upon selecting "Incidents in a Traffic Jam,"
instead of seeing a written copy of the poem, you will instead
see a video of me performing the poem at the Silicon Valley
Poetry Slam. This was the performance that placed me in the
semi-finals for the National Poetry Slam in 1999.
In addition, I have added an
audio recording of a live perfomance of a piece called "Paradise,"
recorded at some other slam. Not a brilliant poem, but still
worth checking out. The words to this poem later became an integral
part of the Lamentation song "Voiciferous Flight,"
which can be found under MUSIC.
Nineteenth October,
2006
I have recently completed
work on the newest PAWS/LA video, which will be screening this
Sunday, October the Twenty-Second, at the PetArt 8 art auction
being held at Avalon in Hollywood, CA.
The event is great fun and supports
a terrific cause. Doors open at 4:30pm, and tickets may be purchased
by visiting www.pawsla.org
or by calling 323.464.7297 X116.
I hope to see you there!
The video will be available for
viewing in the "Promo Videos" section of EDITING next
week, after the event has taken place.
Twelfth October, 2006
New categories have been
added, these being ACTING and MISCELLANEA. The categories of
CHAMELEON, SUNSHINE DRAMA TROOP, and LINKS can be found now
under this heading, with, of course, more on the way.
In addition, two new trailers
have been added to the "Movie Advertising" section
of EDITING, these being Art Thief Musical! and Matrimonium,
and changes have been made to the layout of the WRITING area.
Work continues on A Gentle
Winter, with a great deal of progress having been made
of late!
I recently completed work on
the trailer for the new United Gay Network film Michael
Akers' Phoenix. Look for it to be up soon.
Twenty-Ninth September,
2006
On this day I have made
available in the FILM area my student film "Gilgamesh"
which, in the Year of Our Lord 2001, took 2nd Place at the Spindletop
Film Festival in Texas.
It runs a bit longer than the
majority of the films on this site, but I do hope, Gentle
Reader, that you will, at your leisure, take some time
to view it. As even though it be the last film of mine lacking
in age-appropriate actors and any real sort of production value,
it remains a personal favorite, and in many ways a summation
of all thoughts and styles with which I had until then been
experimenting.
9.10.06
In the end, Gentle Reader,
we are all of us slaves to our technologies. So it is that,
due to circumstances unforeseen relating to the, shall we say,
conditions of specific equipment at KSCU, the radio
interview has been tentatively postponed until Sunday, October
the First.
Before that day, however, it
may happen that the interview is recorded and subsequently made
available here before it is even played on the air. Please maintain
your vigil over this site, in case of that eventuality.
9.6.06
On Sunday, September the
Tenth, I shall be giving a radio interview on the Videodrome
Radio program on KSCU 103.3 FM in Santa Clara, CA, regarding
"Journeyman." The program airs at 8:00pm, PST.
In addition, the EDITING section is finally healthy. The design
of the layout will be changing over the next week or so, but
please enjoy at your leisure the television spots, trailers,
and other sundry curios to be found there, bearing in mind that
many more will be added soon.
9.2.06
The EDITING section is alive
at last, though due to problems with my Internet Service Provider
and/or host, many of the spots are not fully loading, and some
of the images remain unlinked.
With luck these problems will
shortly be remedied.
Until then, Gentle Reader, hope.
8.24.06
"JOURNEYMAN" will
be screening today at the Idaho Panhandle International Film
Festival in Sandpoint, ID.
Additionally, I have updated
the MUSIC page, adding two songs to the Solo Material area.
Enjoy, friends, and please let me know what you think.
8.13.06
A pleasant surprise for any Lamentation fans that
may cast their eyes upon this site!
In 2001, DJ Wurlpul and I recorded two of our "jam
sessions." For all intents and purposes these two sessions
yielded little more than garbage. However there was one portion
of the first session, known as "Untitled 1," with
which I believe we were both quite pleased. And so as a bonus
track, I have made this extract from that session available
on the Lamentation page, under MUSIC. If this meets with a positive
response, there is the possibility that I shall post more extracts
from either session.
8.8.06
How now, Gentle Reader, that I anticipate
adding two areas to this site. The overwhelming support I have
received from the posting of Sunshine Drama Troop shorts to
YouTube has led me to believe that they should be represented
here as well. And so that will soon be up.
As will an area dedicated to
my spoken word. While I do not, in fact, own many recordings
of myself performing slam poetry, this was a crucial enough
aspect of my work that I feel I should make what I do have available.
8.7.06
Lo, Gentle Reader! Presently I have added
the audio of the original Lamentations of Danz featuring
the Monkey piece to its page in ART.
Additionally, I have embedded
a YouTube copy of Most Dangerous Game in FILM.
Most areas of the site are just
about ready, though I still await copies of some recent finishes
before I am able to make accessible the EDITING section. And,
of course, CHAMELEON will take some time to complete.
5.29.06
Wonderful news from the east!
JOURNEYMAN has won 3rd Place in the Feature Competition
at the Twin Rivers Media Festival!!!
Awards were announced during
the April/May screenings for the festival in Asheville, North
Carolina.
JOURNEYMAN will be screening
as part of the festival in JULY.
Check out the festival's 2006
Awards page here:
www.twinriversmediafestival.com/awards.html
Congratulations to everyone who
worked on the film!
4.24.06
I say, more good news!
JOURNEYMAN has been accepted
into the Twin Rivers Multimedia Festival, which runs from April
28 - May 4 at the Courtyard Gallery in Asheville, North Carolina.
In addition, the film is apparently
being given some sort of award.
For more info check out the festival's
web site at www.TwinRiversMediaFestival.com.
4.11.06
Mark your calendars, friends.
JOURNEYMAN will be playing at
the Idaho Panhandle International Film Festival, which runs
from August 24 - 26 in Sandpoint, Idaho.
Check out the festival's web
site at www.ipiff.com
for more info on this exciting event!
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