18 Jan

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There are countless times when I release a piece of work and I cannot help but wonder whether I am the only one who appreciates or cares to watch it. I joke a lot with my friends that I am probably the only person in a dark room by myself laughing at the jokes on screen or editing miniscule details that only I can see. What if no one ever watches what I make, or what if only 50 people do? In the end, I say, “So what?” For me, filming is a privilege.   The audience has no idea…

24 Dec

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Make sure to read blog 1 so this blog makes more sense…   So how do you go about doing something you have never done before? The only film classes I had taken at this point were the two classes in undergrad. Was I really ready to take the leap and pursue filmmaking as my full-time career or was this just a quarter life crisis of some sort?   Test Yourself In my experience, the best way to answer such questions is to put yourself through a series of tests. My first test was to make a film. Considering that…

19 Dec

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They say there is always a pivotal moment when you decide to make a big career change or to pursue something that seems to go against the norm or at least what everyone else thinks is the norm. That pivotal moment for me came when I stepped onto my first 48-hour film festival event in 2008 (Frieda Gilroy was the name of the film).   Let’s rewind a little. I was an IT consultant in Houston at the time, having graduated from Rice University undergrad in 2007 and was terribly lost. I had money for the first time, got my…

19 Sep

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For an indie filmmaker who owns his or her own camera, a camera is like an old friend. For me, it is an extra appendage that I use to express who I am and how I feel. It is my extra set of eyes, my additional memory tool. Not any camera will do unfortunately. I work with many cameras on set, but MY camera that I slaved to buy with my own money, that I have carried with me to every single film set that I ever worked on is something very special to me.   internet security software reviews…

17 Sep

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When starting off with any new idea or venture, one feels a mixture of emotions, both excitement and fear. Both of these emotions can drive us closer or further away from our goals. Too much excitement and we forget to slow down and build a strong foundation for our dreams. Too much fear and we tend to doubt our own abilities.   People often ask me what it takes to start a company like Moth to Flame. My answer is always, I have no clue, I just did it. Sometimes we must learn to accept that the future does not…

04 Sep

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I love directing music videos because it combines two of my great loves, filmmaking and music. For me, not having to deal with sound design is definitely one of the biggest perks. I leave THAT to the pros. Instead, I get to spend copious amounts of time listening to the music and dreaming.   I try to feel and understand what the artist wants to accomplish with the music. I think about questions to ask, such as “what happened when you wrote this song” or “why did you write this song?” Different colors float around in my head or I…

13 Aug

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Pain. It is an artist’s muse. Though we hate what it is does to our physical being, loss of appetite, sleep, and the list goes on, a small part of us cannot help be fascinated by it because of the kind of work we are able to produce.   Artists thrive and feed off of emotional energy. Sadness, for me, is the most powerful emotion of all and as a result of dealing with it, I find myself creating my best art. I joke with my friends that I can only paint when I am in the extreme depths of…

11 Jul

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Vivi and I woke up at a relatively decent hour in the morning, expecting to try and catch the morning light for our graffiti photo shoot. Unfortunately, when Vivi took the dogs out, she came back saying that it was unusually hot outside. To provide a bit of context, in Cali terms, hot means anything greater than mid 70s. In Texas terms, hot means anything above 100. Regardless, my friend Dave wanted to meet up for lunch, so we decided to chill at home and work until then.   Vivi made me a wonderful breakfast of cut oats and fruit….

10 Jul

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Blogging every day can be a bit time consuming, so today I decided to do what we call a Vlog, a video blog. I have not done this in a while because I find that I am a lot more interesting in writing than on screen, that’s what Kelsey Pribilski is for (check our for her blog post tomorrow), but for the sake of saving some time, here is our video blog from Huntington Beach. I will be less lazy tomorrow! Minimal photography… you’ll see why in the blog.     I did get a chance to take pictures of…