Congrats to Cool Brees.

In Review

- Last night I watched “My Best Fiend,” a documentary about the rocky, violent, and always effective working relationship between German auteur Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski. I could listen to WH talk about film all day. It is so apparent how passionate (and insightful) he is about the art. I really want to check out Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, but I’m sure its 3 day stint in Kansas City has come and gone already.

- I’ve been hard at work on some new film projects–mostly writing. I’m well into the 2nd draft of a very bleak short film titled “Fly Trap,” and will soon begin writing a short about Baseball that I think will work as an interesting, pseudo-silent comedy (and will probably the next project I produce and direct). Then there’s the feature screenplay I’ve kicked around, which is getting heavier with ideas. Once that story well fills up,  I’ll start pouring it on the page.

- Earlier this week, SPIN Earth published “Electric,” the recent music video currently gracing the front page of this website. I’m so excited for Biarchy; they deserve good things. Download their awesome debut album for free here.

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Thanks.

So much has happened since last Thanksgiving. I received my undergraduate degree, won a few film and journalism awards, and enjoyed Fingers’ (my latest short film) trip around the world. As I’ve come to expect, it was insanely/irrationally productive. Sitting down and putting it all into perspective is very difficult to do when I’m mashing the accelerator pedal. I’ve been rushing forward to build my skills and relationships, and taking on as much as possible, because I’m keenly aware I may never have the opportunity again.  I feel so happy and fortunate to have people support me so surely, even when I’m not so sure myself. I have lots to be thankful for, and I plan to add more things to the list in the next year. If you’re reading this and you know me personally, thank you for everything. If you don’t know me (and I’ve noticed a nice swell of visits lately from all over), thank you too. Hopefully you have more reason to stop by again soon.

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Work & Play

I recently bought a PS3 Slim, which has been taking up a lot of my time with some pretty fun games (Batman: Arkham Asylum has been properly conquered, on to inFAMOUS next) and 1080P movies. I bought UP on Blu-ray and it looks absolutely incredible. I may be a product of the mid 80’s, but even I can recognize how far things have come. The film alone is pretty awesome (my 3 trips to AMC when it was in theatres can speak to this)- definitely a feat to jam in heavy existential “meaning-of-life” sentiments while also making it fun as well as funny.

At my full-time job at Vision Teleproduction, Inc., I have been editing a few videos for the college basketball Hall of Fame here in Kansas City. I’m going to the event this weekend, and hope I have the chance to meet Magic Johnson and Larry Bird (two players who are being honored) like I did with Drew Brees and Peyton Manning last spring. We’ll see. It’s always fun to work on sports projects and I’ve heard rumblings that it will air some time on ESPNU, so I’ll keep you posted with broadcast dates when I get them.

Oh, and if I didn’t have enough going on, I’ve started to work on a feature-length screenplay. It’s my first. I’ve challenged myself to have a full first draft by the end of January. Hopefully I can pull it off despite the cold, short winter days, where it is so easy to fall into lazy habits…

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