Hurray for the Long Take!
January 21st, 2010 • video • No comments
I understand The Book of Eli has a long take in it. My favorite of recent memory would be from Children of Men, but they used some digital trickery to achieve the shots. There’s something to be said for pulling off one with simply a band and a field.
OK Go - This Too Shall Pass from OK Go on Vimeo.
Top Ten Films of the 2000’s
December 25th, 2009 • News • 1 comment
My top ten movies of the decade with no explanation.
1. There Will Be Blood
2. You Can Count on Me
3. No Country for Old Men
4. Kill Bill Vol. 1
5. Finding Nemo
6. The Departed
7. Old Boy
8. Sideways
9. A History of Violence
10. Irreversible
Other good movies: Elephant, Audition, Inglorious Basterds, The Squid and the Whale, Gran Torino, Once, Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, Jack Ass, The Fog of War, Little Children, Munich, and The 25th Hour.
Real American Family: Eating Well on a Food Stamp Budget
October 26th, 2009 • work • No comments
The second episode of Real American Family is live on the Public Internet Channel. The show talks about eating healthy in a bad economy, and Britney Barber makes crock pots sexy.
MTSS 25: Prom
October 13th, 2009 • work • No comments
MTSS in Chicago Magazine
July 9th, 2009 • News • No comments
My ugly mug was featured in the July issue of Chicago Magazine. The article gives background on the web series and the pilot deal with Comedy Central. Click the image to read the article.
MTSS 24: Condoms
May 10th, 2009 • work • No comments
Real American Family Pilot
February 17th, 2009 • work • No comments
My MTSS cohorts and I were hired by the nonprofit One Economy to produce an educational series for the Public Internet Channel. The purpose of the project is multi-faceted, with the goal of getting technology into low income neighborhoods, then providing users with online resources that can help make a difference. The first episode focuses on single parenting.
MTSS 23: Vaginas
February 10th, 2009 • work • No comments
This topic had been requested for a long time. The process was fun because it allowed for Britney to create two memorable characters in a short amount of time, along with our forgotten homeland Vagistonia. We shot in Chicago apartments which was a nightmare for sound. Sound has become a challenge on every MTSS shoot.
MTSS #20 (The Green Tongue of HPV)
November 1st, 2008 • work • No comments
The twentieth episode of Midwest Teen Sex Show focuses on the virus HPV. I wanted to do another horror genre (last year I did the slasher with Syphilis), but I wanted to avoid the obvious sexual metaphors such as vampirism. Zombies seemed like an option, but it’s been done over and over in recent years. After a quick conversation with a friend at Radar Dog Productions, the witch genre (or sub-genre) became the clear choice.
I drew upon my favorite Dario Argento film “Phenomena” as well as his Three Mothers trilogy for inspiration, along with the Hammer film “The Devil Rides Out.” It turned into our longest and most complicated shoot but also the most fun. The post-production process took twice as long compared to other episodes, due to the extensive sound design required. Many thanks to everyone involved and Gordon Tebo for providing some fantastic music.
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October 15th, 2008 • work • No comments
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