I decided to take the time to write this blog about Steve Jobs because of how much respect I have for this man. Rarely have I been affected by the death of someone who I did not know personally, like I have by that of Steve Jobs’s. I suppose if I think about it some more, I do know him personally. There is not a day that I go without using something that this brilliant man created. Steve Jobs is a technological innovator. He is also a significant figure in the film and entertainment world. He transformed the way the…

The first tailgate of the season for UT McCombs was epic. The food was great, the music was great, the game (was still great, though Rice lost), and most importantly the people were great. Great job to those who planned it. The increased tailgate price was definitely worth it. I dutifully supported my Rice compadres, but still wore some orange to show my support. UT definitely didn’t need any though. I was just there praying that Rice didn’t get crushed. My prayers unfortunately were not answered with UT winning 34 to 9. What a day. Go Rice Owls! Good job…

Moth to Flame Films + super fresh uni = epic Though I never was successful at filming underwater, free diving, spearfishing, or really anything to do with the ocean… this was one of the most amazing experiences of my life. It is not every day that you have friends who are mermen, who will dive down to the bottom of the ocean to collect sea urchins so that you can fulfill a silly dream to eat fresh uni straight from the ocean. I had a blast. One of the biggest lessons I learned this summer is the need to relax…

One of the most amazing experiences I had was attempting to go spearfishing and to film while spearfishing, in California. Though I failed miserably, I got a chance to make Nicolas Putnam eat sea urchins from the ocean. I enjoyed them. He did not. It is all captured with my awesome camera. Stay tuned for part III next week.

Nic Putnam from Fat HamPster productions finally invited me to go spearfishing with him after I begged him to let me try filming the entire ordeal. We went to Palos Verdes for the day to test out Joel’s underwater camera. I also brought mine as well, but didn’t have an underwater casing so could only film from land. After a good 15 minutes, I quickly realized that I was rather horrible at swimming in the ocean, let alone filming at the same time. I gave up on the filming idea and ended up on back on the shore for the…

Do you have the biggest balls of them all? Check out this video Moth to Flame did with bigroundballs.com. During the last month of my time in LA, my life has been take over by a guy named Nic Putnam. He is an incredible filmmaker and now a great friend. I guess you really have to appreciate each other’s company in order to stand working with each other until 4 am for 15 hours straight, 5 to 7 days a week. Nic Putnam is from Fat HamPsters Productions as well as True Colors Productions. When I first figured out he…

Last week has been insane. I am finally posting the videos taken during the LA Weekly Envelope event, when I got to see stars from True Blood, Dexter, etc. I have taken up yet another random job (editing). And I went location scouting, filmed 2 commercial specs, and have almost finished editing everything… zp8497586rq

It has been a magnificent week. So magnificent that I have not had any time to update my blog. My list of random jobs has increased once again, as I am now an editor for an educational video series, a line producer for “A Guy Walks into a Bar Season 2”. Most importantly, I had the opportunity to meet Cameron Crowe, the director of “Almost Famous”, personally, as well as sit in on his interview with my supervisor. I have more footage to come, more pictures from projects that I am involved with. I definitely fit in here and I…