Fish(er) Tales

If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! These posts will give you a better idea about what this site is about. Start here, then go here, and here, and then here.My son asked me what my favorite number is and I told him 4. He asked me why and, frankly, I had to really think about it. I couldn’t remember the actual reason why because for as long as I...

I finally found it … the secret to success. But you have to figure it out for yourself. Here it is: The secret to everything is on the board! Originally posted 2010-05-05 18:56:48.

Over on Flowtown, Dan Martell came up with this interesting graphic on the Evolution of the Geek. Check it out on their site by following this link.   Not sure where I fit in to this chart. Hmmmm. Originally posted 2010-10-22 22:32:11.

Getting clean production sound on location – primarily dialogue — is hard enough. You don’t need some territorial animal wreaking more havoc on an already nearly impossible task. Listen to the segment below as the bird waits patiently until the actor speaks to interject. Damn.    Let’s get ready for take 2 … Special thanks to my students John, Trey, Dan, and Sam for...

Hey! Find out how rich you are compared to the rest of the world. How rich are you? Of course more than half of the world’s population lives on less than $2 a day, so don’t go feeling too good about yourself. Or better still, just a few mouse clicks can do some good right now. Start by clicking this. Originally posted 2010-05-19 19:49:43.

I just received this incredible news in my e-mail box. I’m so excited that I’m reproducing the entire e-mail right below: Dear Internet/Web User: Your email is among the seven lucky winners that won (One Million Euros)EUR 1,000,000.00 each in the just concluded (22nd of May, 2010) draw held to promote dayzers lottery, Sponsored by COCA-COLA international Nederlands,(Claim deadline, 30th...

Hey sometimes you find yourself unprepared on a shoot. Don’t lose hope. Get creative. A cheap rain slicker for the camera (and its operator) and a stylish scarf for the mic. Granted it’s not a $400 blimp system, but it kept the mic dry, reduced wind noise, and saved the day. What more could you ask for, eh? Mic scarf Thanks to my student Holly B. for the idea and the picture!

I’ve been very busy finishing up the audio post-production on Small Days with its killer deadline. In the course of the work, I ran across a cutaway of a show on the TV running in the background of the main story. The clip on the TV is from another movie I did with Small Days’ director, Stan Harrington. The film is our award-winning El Percanse Perfecto. It’s funny because on the...