All Entries in the "Community Education" Category
Our First Film Club Winter Festival Is a Hit
There’s nothing like seeing your film on the big screen! In this age of digital filmmaking and online distribution (which I wholly support), showing your film in a theater just can’t compare to the computer screen. And, it’s the same for new filmmakers and experienced professionals alike. In January the Alamo Drafthouse made this dream [...]
Further Film Industry Innovation: Live Streaming
My last post was on the topic of innovation in the film industry, and I wanted to continue the discussion by looking at a particular innovation. In November I was asked to stream a wedding ceremony and was introduced to Speedstream.tv (makers of a mobile, wearable iPTV streaming technology that works off of a wireless [...]
Swimming Upstream In The Film Industry
When I first got the call from AFS telling me that I had gotten the job as one of their new Interns, I was a little apprehensive. Don’t get me wrong, I was ecstatic to have been offered the position as I had moved to Austin a few months before in order to pursue my [...]
How Filmmaking Came To Me (& How I Brought It To Students)
I have always had an overwhelming desire to learn new things – especially when it comes to filmmaking. The thing is, I can’t remember whe I decided I wanted to make movies. There wasn’t a specific point when I came to a conclusion. I just know that sometime, around the age of thirteen, in between [...]
Making Some Noise At The Austin Public Library
If I were to say, “Let’s hang out at the public library tonight,” you might respond to me with a quizzical look followed by a not so pleasant, “Are you @#*$^ kidding me?” I get it. The library is probably the last place you’d like to spend an evening, right? Now what if I were [...]
WE STILL LIVE HERE: Breathing Life Into A Culture
What defines a culture? Is it the people, the language, the traditions? Over the course of human history, many cultures and entire civilizations have all but completely vanished from the face of the earth, leaving little to nothing for future generations to know about them. At some point in time the very last memories and [...]
The Blue Starlite: Reigniting a Love of Drive-In Theaters
Getting through the better part of my teenage years in the small mountain town of Durango, CO was a challenging feat. It’s a beautiful town with many amazing perks: a real steam engine train that takes you through the picturesque mountains, a small and friendly downtown where you’re inevitably always going to see someone you [...]
Austin Film Festival: My Top 7
I had the opportunity to see 25+ movies over the Austin Film Festival’s eight day span. I would have liked to see a few more but regrettably only had a film pass and was turned away a few times. You live and learn. Next time around I’ll buy my film pass early to ensure priority [...]
Innovation Revolution: Inspiration From Brewster McCracken
I’ve always been drawn to discussions of innovation and creativity. As an artist, filmmaker, and observer, I see innovative thinking as the key to creating something powerful and meaningful. It brings forward thinking into practical use; it creates legends, leaves legacies. Yet, something I’ve noticed is that it doesn’t happen in a vacuum nor does [...]
My TOMMY Conversion
When I was in the 8th grade my dad gave me three albums, Thin Lizzy’s “Jail Break”, Cream’s “Disraeli Gears” and The Who’s “Who’s Next”. To me, “Who’s Next” was genius, a masterpiece even. I wanted to be Pete Townshend. “Who’s Next” became the soundtrack to my AOL instant messaging-filled existence. I loved looking up [...]
