2021: A Year End List

A long list of the noteworthy things I watched in 2021.

A Man and His Mug

So I started shooting this short in March. I quickly lost interest and gave up. Then, sometime in October I realized that other than random drone footage I really had not shot much this year (I only just realized that my last post on this site was February 14th 2021). So I tinkered and rethought … Continue reading A Man and His Mug →

A Year End List – 2020

A long list of films and shows I watched and loved in 2020.

The Moment Anamorphic Lens & Me

I attempted to work out my thoughts and feelings regarding the iPhone with this post.

Little iPhone Films

I write again about the iPhone, short films and why I like these quick-and-dirty movies.

Internet Discoveries – Matthew Frost

I went exploring today and found an interesting filmmaker.

See it Again – Message From the King

Message From the King is a strange film for me to include in the "See it Again" category. For one thing it came out very recently. For another, since it was released on Netflix I do not have a sense of how it was received either by critics or normal folk like you and I. … Continue reading See it Again – Message From the King →

Remembering a Year

Taking a moment to look at what actually transpired this past year - and what can be learned from it.

See it Again – Jupiter Ascending

What You Should Know This film fits into many categories but “Space Opera” seems to work the best. How do we define “Space Opera”? Wikipedia gives us: Space opera is a subgenre of science fiction that emphasizes space warfare, melodramatic adventure, interplanetary battles, as well as chivalric romance, and often risk-taking. Set mainly or entirely … Continue reading See it Again – Jupiter Ascending →

Film and Digital – Operation Avalanche and Workflows

Today I read an article on the Filmsupply blog - https://blog.filmsupply.com/articles/operation-avalanche/9 It is mostly an interview about the film, Operation Avalanche, that delves into the technical aspects of how they made the movie. I won't spoil those details here other than to say their workflow was unusual. In order to properly emulate the look of … Continue reading Film and Digital – Operation Avalanche and Workflows →