8.27.2012

Hurricanes and Film/TV Production

Want to know why we need to be the film creators and not just the film workers: because we know this area and we understand hurricanes. Who knows how studios and out of state producers will react to this. But we locals, we know we can always come back. And the only way to sustain the Film and TV Production Industry in New Orleans is to be the ones creating, developing, producing, and making films and TV shows.

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8.25.2012

To Honor Neil Armstrong

"For those who may ask what they can do to honor Neil, we have a simple request. Honor his example of service, accomplishment and modesty, and the next time you walk outside on a clear night and see the moon smiling down at you, think of Neil Armstrong and give him a wink."

From the Family of Neil Armstrong



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8.20.2012

Another film finished

Another film finished. Not sure what is next. Everything is wide open right now. I know of only one film in production in New Orleans. Now is the time to come and make a movie here. Crew are ready to work.

So far this year I have worked on a TV series and two indie films (both dark thrillers for some reason). My job title has gone up, but my rate has gone down. I am still not doing what I want to be doing which is producing, directing, and writing my own films. Or at the least producing other's shows.

It is an exciting yet scary time to be working in Film and TV Production in New Orleans. We are at a lull that we haven't seen since 2008. Back then we had five indie films all about the same size pop up together and compete for crew. Right now there are two films in pre production that I know of in New Orleans: Homefront and Oldboy.

This is a great opportunity for indie filmmakers, especially local indie filmmakers, to get movies made. It is a time for local producers, writers, and directors to really step up and take a chance on making a feature or a pilot. Crew and vendors are out there and willing and wanting to make deals to go to work.

The lull we are in is a clear example of why we need to foster and embrace more local productions. We cannot sit back and depend on studios or outside productions to keep our local Film and TV industry running. We have to be generating and creating productions and content.

We have the crew. We have the vendors. I know we have the writers and directors and even the producers. Now we need the funding for local productions. Funding is always the key. And we need to find a way to get locally created and produced films and TV shows funded, from both private resources as well as grants for smaller indie films.

I am not sure of the "how" when it comes to funding. I am like a lot of others who want to be doing this trying to figure out the question, "How do we get this project funded?" But, I am not willing to sit back anymore and hope someone comes in with a production to save us. I know myself and others are always trying to find the answer to that question.

I am not going anywhere. I said after Katrina I was staying here until the Gulf washed us away. I stand by that. So I have to figure out how to create a true local film culture, as do the others who want to stay here and who love films like I do. I have to help make this a city where films are not just made, but they are created here. And I have to help make this a city which loves films and filmmaking as much as we love music, writing, art, food, and drink.

There we are. As I said, things are wide open. And if you have a film or TV project you have always wanted to make, now is the time to jump in and do it. This doesn't mean it will be successful. But this is  the time to get it made. This is our time to rise up and become true filmmakers.

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8.18.2012

Beaucoup De Force

Trailer for my friend's short for the NOLA 48hr Film Project:

Beaucoup de Force - 48 Hour Film Project New Orleans from Bolwat Phenom on Vimeo.

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8.15.2012

Joe Carnahan's Daredevil Sizzle Reel

I am now deep into Seventies scores, soundtracks, and funk thanks to Joe Carnahan's Daredevil sizzle reel. I am also imagining a world where we got Shaft vs Super Fly and Shaft Meets the Dragon films and they were damn good. And that world is awesome.

The whole story on why we won't get this awesome version of Daredevil from CHUD.



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#TeamNOLAFilm Podcast #3

8.09.2012

Neil DeGrasse Tyson - Keynote at Space Symposium

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8.05.2012

Mars Curiosity

8.04.2012

Resume August 2012


My resume list of productions as of August 2012. IMDB page has also been updated.

Production Coordinator – “White Rabbit”
2012
Independent Feature Film
UPM: Jacky Lee Morgan

APOC – “Nothing To Fear”
2012
Independent Feature Film
UPM: Gary Huckabay

Production Secretary – “Common Law”
2011 – 2012
Season 1
USA TV Series
UPM: Chris Morgan

Production Secretary – “Hide”
2011
TNT MOW
UPM: Chris Morgan

Production Secretary – “Ricochet”
2011
TNT MOW
UPM: Chris Morgan

Production Secretary – “Memphis Beat”
2011
Season 2
Warner-Horizon/TNT TV Series
UPM: Chris Morgan

Office PA – “Worst. Prom. Ever.”
2010
MTV MOW
UPM: Cyndi Brenner

Production Secretary – “Memphis Beat”
2010
Season 1
Warner-Horizon/TNT TV Series
UPM: Chris Morgan

Key Office PA – “If God Is Willing & Da Creek Don’t Rise”
2010
HBO Documentary
Line Producer: Butch Robinson

Production Secretary – “The Mechanic”
2009
Millennium Films - Feature Film
UPM: Matt Leonetti

Production Secretary – “The Expendables”
2009
Millennium Films - Feature Film
UPM: Josh Throne

Production Assistant – “Alabama Moon”
2008
Faulkner Productions - Independent Feature Film
Line Producer: Rob Ortiz

Production Secretary – “The Final Destination”
2008
New Line Cinema - Studio Feature Film
UPM: Todd Lewis

APOC – “Welcome to Academia”
2007
MAP Productions - Independent Feature Film
UPM: David Stuart

Office Production Assistant - “Racing for Time”
2007
Lifetime MOW
UPM: Chris Morgan

Accounting Assistant - “Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
2006-2007
Paramount Pictures/Warner Brothers - Studio Feature Film
UPM: Danny Stillman

Office Production Assistant - “Life is Not a Fairy Tale”
2006
Lifetime MOW
UPM: Chris Morgan

Office Production Assistant - “The Riches”
2006
Fox Television Pilot
UPM: Paul Kurta

Production Coordinator - “Labou”
2005-2006
Independent Feature Film
UPM: Mike Greene

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