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6 Auteur Filmmaking Tips

2012-04-26T17:40:29-05:00

6 filmmaking tips from Stanley Kubrick, David Fincher, and Alfred Hitchcock.

Vonnegut Writing Tips

2012-04-19T17:24:51-05:00

8 Tips for better storytelling from Kurt Vonnegut.

We Love Typography

2012-04-11T09:29:35-05:00

I’ve written before about wonderful collections of typographic imagery. Again, I’ve discovered a brilliant blog dedicated to showcasing excellent examples of type - We Love Typography.

Cowboy Photos

2012-04-01T08:41:17-05:00

Jay B. Sauceda is a fifth generation Texan. For this photo series, he shot fantastic portraits of something that you see a lot of in Texas - cowboys and cowgirls. Here is an added bonus, a poem recited by one of the cowboys during the photo session.

Andre Myer Photography

2012-03-30T10:56:02-05:00

I quite like the graphic quality of Andrew B. Myer’s photography.

A Portrait: Olli Salumeria

2012-03-25T17:52:37-05:00

I was recently commissioned by Olli Salumeria to create a portrait film of their founder and namesake, Olli Colmignoli. I visted the team just outside Richmond, Virginia, to see how they make salumi. The salumeria brings the centuries-old craft of curing meats from the old world to the new, using pasture-raised heritage pork to make prosciutto and salumi as good as they make in Italy. I can attest to the delicious results first hand.

Cloud Art

2012-03-16T12:47:28-05:00

These cloud installations made of smoke, moisture, and light by Berndnaut Smilde just made my day.

Maddie the Coonhound

2012-03-15T17:45:50-05:00

I just discovered this photo blog; its an instant favorite. The subject is Maddie, a Coonhound who likes to stand posed on all kinds of things.

Made by Hand The Beekeeper

2012-03-05T14:20:17-05:00

Last week, I released The Beekeper, the third film in the Made by Hand series. Local urban farmer Megan Paska has witnessed beekeeping as it morphed from an illegal (and possibly crazy) habit to a sustainable, community-supported skill. Mirroring beekeeping’s own ascendance, she found more than just a living: “This is the first time in my life when I’ve just felt absolutely on the right path.”

Canon EOS C300

2011-12-21T12:42:53-05:00

With Arri and RED leading the way on high-end professional digital cinema camera design and Sony’s introduction of the F3 to mid professional range, I’m definitely curious to see what the recently announced Canon EOS C300 PL mount camera is all about.