10.31.2013

Worldizing - Sound Design - Walter Murch

Coppola On Sound In Film

The Importance of Sound in Films

Boo!


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Frightening


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10.29.2013

Books in 2013

1. L.A. Rex    
2. Doctor No    
3. A Stab in the Dark  
4. Eight Million Ways to Die
5. Screenwriters' Masterclass    
6. The Monuments Men  
7. Glitz
8. Barrier Island
9. The Brass Cupcake
10. The Mourner
11. When The Sacred Ginmill Closes
12. The Cuckoo's Calling
13. The Score

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10.27.2013

A Woman Under The Influence - Falk & Rowlands

10.26.2013

Hal Needham






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Hal Needham - Oscars

Hooper Theme Song

10.25.2013

Movies in 2013

1. Young Adult
2. Jeff, Who Lives At Home
3. Gosford Park
4. The Guard
5. Battle Beyond the Stars
6. Almost Famous
7. Ice Age: Continental Drift
8. G.I. Joe The Movie
9. The Rundown
10. Beasts of the Southern Wild
11. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
12. Oz, the Great and Powerful
13. The Avengers
14. Captain America: The First Avenger
15. Argo
16. The Hobbit
17. Stick
18. Heat
19. The Goonies
20. The Bay
21. Jurassic Park 3D
22. Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang
23. Iron Man Three
24. Zero Dark Thirty
25. Django Unchained
26. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
27. White Lightning
  
28. Prince of the City  
29. 2012  
30. Dredd  
31. Man of Steel  
32. The American  
33. Pitch Perfect  
34. Monsters University  
35. Black Rain  
36. Gator
37. Centurion  
38. Down Terrace  
39. Kill List 
40.  The Thieves
41. The Puffy Chair 
42. The Do-Deca-Pentathalon 
43. Godzilla, King of the Monsters! 
44. Godzilla Raids Again
45. Godzilla vs The Thing aka Mothra Vs. Godzilla
46. Ted
47. Peter Pan
48. Pacific Rim
49. Ghidorah The Three-Headed Monster
50. Godzilla vs Monster Zero aka Invasion of Astro-Monster
51. Chronicle
52. Moonrise Kingdom
53. The Spanish Prisoner
54. Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief
55. Gangster Squad
56. Seven Psychopaths
57. The Sweeney
58. Remember the Titans
59. X2
60. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
61. Smurfs 2
62. Killing Them Softly
63. Parker
64. The Lavender Hill Mob
65. Lincoln
66. X-Men
67. 42 
68. Percy Jackson: Sea Of Monsters
69. Batman: The Movie (1966) 
70. Ali 
71. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eight Dimension
72. Skyfall 
73. In The Loop 
74. Safe House 
75. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) 
76. Thor 
77. The Wizard of Oz (Imax - 3D) 
78. Dr. No 
79. The Last Stand 
80. Raffles 
81. It Came From Outer Space 
82. Horror of Dracula 
83. Smokey & The Bandit

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10.23.2013

Work


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Le Samourai

10.21.2013

Morning Call

Pudovkin's Five Editing Techniques

10.20.2013

John McTiernan on Actors and Filmmaking

More Jack Cardiff

Books in 2013

1. L.A. Rex    
2. Doctor No    
3. A Stab in the Dark  
4. Eight Million Ways to Die
5. Screenwriters' Masterclass    
6. The Monuments Men  
7. Glitz
8. Barrier Island
9. The Brass Cupcake
10. The Mourner
11. When The Sacred Ginmill Closes
12. The Cuckoo's Calling

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10.19.2013

Hammer Films: Jimmy Sangster

VOTE!




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I Voted!

10.18.2013

Movies in 2013

1. Young Adult
2. Jeff, Who Lives At Home
3. Gosford Park
4. The Guard
5. Battle Beyond the Stars
6. Almost Famous
7. Ice Age: Continental Drift
8. G.I. Joe The Movie
9. The Rundown
10. Beasts of the Southern Wild
11. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
12. Oz, the Great and Powerful
13. The Avengers
14. Captain America: The First Avenger
15. Argo
16. The Hobbit
17. Stick
18. Heat
19. The Goonies
20. The Bay
21. Jurassic Park 3D
22. Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang
23. Iron Man Three
24. Zero Dark Thirty
25. Django Unchained
26. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
27. White Lightning
  
28. Prince of the City  
29. 2012  
30. Dredd  
31. Man of Steel  
32. The American  
33. Pitch Perfect  
34. Monsters University  
35. Black Rain  
36. Gator
37. Centurion  
38. Down Terrace  
39. Kill List 
40.  The Thieves
41. The Puffy Chair 
42. The Do-Deca-Pentathalon 
43. Godzilla, King of the Monsters! 
44. Godzilla Raids Again
45. Godzilla vs The Thing aka Mothra Vs. Godzilla
46. Ted
47. Peter Pan
48. Pacific Rim
49. Ghidorah The Three-Headed Monster
50. Godzilla vs Monster Zero aka Invasion of Astro-Monster
51. Chronicle
52. Moonrise Kingdom
53. The Spanish Prisoner
54. Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief
55. Gangster Squad
56. Seven Psychopaths
57. The Sweeney
58. Remember the Titans
59. X2
60. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
61. Smurfs 2
62. Killing Them Softly
63. Parker
64. The Lavender Hill Mob
65. Lincoln
66. X-Men
67. 42 
68. Percy Jackson: Sea Of Monsters
69. Batman: The Movie (1966) 
70. Ali 
71. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eight Dimension
72. Skyfall 
73. In The Loop 
74. Safe House 
75. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) 
76. Thor 
77. The Wizard of Oz (Imax - 3D) 
78. Dr. No 
79. The Last Stand 
80. Raffles 
81. It Came From Outer Space 
82. Horror of Dracula

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The Writer Speaks: Robert Towne

Writers on Writing: Lorenzo Semple

BAFTA Guru: How I Write






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Nativity Of Our Lord Church This Morning





Nativity of Our Lord Church this morning.

Now Divine Mercy Parish.

Soon to be no more with the new church almost ready.

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10.17.2013

Destrehan Plantation Today

The Business of Super Heroes

Gene Yang - American Born Chinese

What Do You Want To Do?

One of the first questions I ask PA's is: what do you want to do?

I ask this question because I want to see if there is a way for me to help them learn what they need to move to the department they want. Office PA or Set PA is usually the first step into the world of production. It is the gateway to every other department. I have said it before, but doing well in a PA position is the way to get recommended to work in other departments.

Like starting any other job, you should have a clear goal of what you want to do ultimately. And you shouldn't be afraid to articulate it to any and all around you. This is the way to get connected to those who can teach you the skills you need to achieve your goal.

The problem comes with not having any set idea of where you want to be or what you want to ultimately do. There are a lot of production bums in this business.These are people who just like working in a business where they can wear whatever they want to work and have plenty of time off. That is fine. But there is really nowhere to go with that.

For those starting out in this business, have an idea of what the department are and where you want to go and what you want to do in this business. There are plenty of resources available now that will tell you what each department and each member of a department does. The PA's who most impress me are the ones who have a clear goal.

Don't be afraid of telling others what that goal is. I am honest when people ask me what I want to ultimately do: I want to be a Producer-Director-Writer. I want to be on the creative side. But until something sells, I have to have a way to support my family, so I work in the business I love. Plus this is a way for me to learn. I learn what it takes to manage and put together productions of all sizes and types. Too many people I see enter this business with big goals, and then quickly scale them down either because of fear or laziness. If it is your goal, stick to it and don't give up on it.

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10.16.2013

Superman 75th Anniversary Animated Short


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The Counselor

10.15.2013

Epic Sky Tonight



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Sign At Work

Moviehouse NOLA

Bone: Out From Boneville


The monkey has declared I must start reading Bone and catch up with him (he is on volume 9). So I read the first volume last night.

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10.14.2013

Plane Taking Off At MSY This Morning




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Movies in 2013

1. Young Adult
2. Jeff, Who Lives At Home
3. Gosford Park
4. The Guard
5. Battle Beyond the Stars
6. Almost Famous
7. Ice Age: Continental Drift
8. G.I. Joe The Movie
9. The Rundown
10. Beasts of the Southern Wild
11. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
12. Oz, the Great and Powerful
13. The Avengers
14. Captain America: The First Avenger
15. Argo
16. The Hobbit
17. Stick
18. Heat
19. The Goonies
20. The Bay
21. Jurassic Park 3D
22. Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang
23. Iron Man Three
24. Zero Dark Thirty
25. Django Unchained
26. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
27. White Lightning
  
28. Prince of the City  
29. 2012  
30. Dredd  
31. Man of Steel  
32. The American  
33. Pitch Perfect  
34. Monsters University  
35. Black Rain  
36. Gator
37. Centurion  
38. Down Terrace  
39. Kill List 
40.  The Thieves
41. The Puffy Chair 
42. The Do-Deca-Pentathalon 
43. Godzilla, King of the Monsters! 
44. Godzilla Raids Again
45. Godzilla vs The Thing aka Mothra Vs. Godzilla
46. Ted
47. Peter Pan
48. Pacific Rim
49. Ghidorah The Three-Headed Monster
50. Godzilla vs Monster Zero aka Invasion of Astro-Monster
51. Chronicle
52. Moonrise Kingdom
53. The Spanish Prisoner
54. Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief
55. Gangster Squad
56. Seven Psychopaths
57. The Sweeney
58. Remember the Titans
59. X2
60. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
61. Smurfs 2
62. Killing Them Softly
63. Parker
64. The Lavender Hill Mob
65. Lincoln
66. X-Men
67. 42 
68. Percy Jackson: Sea Of Monsters
69. Batman: The Movie (1966) 
70. Ali 
71. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eight Dimension
72. Skyfall 
73. In The Loop 
74. Safe House 
75. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) 
76. Thor 
77. The Wizard of Oz (Imax - 3D) 
78. Dr. No 
79. The Last Stand 
80. Raffles

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Comics Last Night



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"Yeah, I'm Iron Man."


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Cub Scout Popcorn

Will someone please buy popcorn and trail mix from this WEBELOS:


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10.11.2013

Ominous


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10.08.2013

Morning Coffee



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10.07.2013

My Resume/Credits

As always, more can be found at IMDB, but this is a list of my current resume/credits:

Ravenswood - APOC
ABC Family Series - Season 1
2013

Una Vida - Production Coordinator
Independent Feature Film
2013

Second Sight - APOC
CBS Pilot
2013

Remember Sunday - Locations Assistant
Hallmark MOW
2013

Boulevard H - Production Coordinator
Independent Feature Film
2012

White Rabbit - Production Coordinator
Independent Feature Film
2012

Nothing to Fear - APOC
Independent Feature Film
2012

Common Law - Production Secretary
USA TV Series - Season 1
2011 - 2012

Hide - Production Secretary
TNT MOW
2011

Ricochet - Production Secretary
TNT MOW
2011

Memphis Beat - Production Secretary
TNT Series - Season 2
2011

Worst. Prom. Ever. - Office PA
MTV MOW
2010

On The Road - Office PA
Feature Film
2010

Memphis Beat - Production Secretary
TNT Series - Season 1
2010

If God Is Willing And Da Creek Don't Rise - Key Office PA
HBO Documentary
2010

The Mechanic - Production Secretary
Millennium Feature Film
2009

The Expendables - Production Secretary
Millennium Feature Film
2009

Alabama Moon - Office PA
Independent Feature Film
2008

The Final Destination - Production Secretary
New Line Feature Film
2008

Welcome to Academia - APOC
Independent Feature Film
2007

Racing For Time - Office PA
Lifetime MOW
2007

Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Accounting Assistant
Warner Bros/Paramount Feature Film
2006 - 2007

Life Is Not A Fairy Tale - Office PA
Lifetime MOW
2006

The Riches - Office PA
FX TV Pilot
2006

Labou - Production Coordinator
Independent Feature Film
2005 - 2006


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