The Haunted Oaks
I had the pleasure of sending our short “Meat the Family” to The Haunted Oaks Film.
It was shown with some terrific films at the historic Oaks Theater in Oakmont, PA just outside of Pittsburgh.
2018 Hampton Roads 48 Hour Film Project
So I headed down to Virginia to help my best bud Chris do the Hampton Roads 48 Film Project. It was only fair as he has come up this way the last three summers for our Pittsburgh 48. With the help of his wife and some friends we made an amazing little movie that we are very proud of. We drafted horror or family film and so we mushed them together. What we ended up with is an unsettling juxtaposition between 50’s sitcoms and hot blooded murder. It’s a weird mix but I think it works. Special shout out to Jim Novak who made a huge difference in making this happen. He’s a great photographer and you should check him out
I Have New Camera
I finally replaced my Sony α100. I loved my DSLR and it got me through my training at the New York Institutyof Photography. But about 4 years ago the auto focus motor broke and I never found a good way to fix it or afford replacing it. But I have a great scheme that requires it so thanks to better credit here we are. It’s a new Sony α68 SLT. It fits all my old lens and I got some new kit for it too. These are some pics from my first shoot.
2017 Pittsburgh 48 Hour Film Project
We had another enjoyable stress festival of making a movie in 48 hours. This year the draw was action adventure or slapstick. We took those assigned genres and just mushed them together. Then spice with the required elements; Hunter or Harper Drakely, health inspector; a die or dice as a prop; and the line “Did you read my tweet?” Add that together and we end up with our take on a bad day for a super villain... THE SAFEST GAME
We had a blast making it and are pretty proud of it. And the judges liked it too. We won four prizes for it. Best use of Character, Best use of Dialogue, Best Costuming, And Best Makeup.
