07 Mar best pics of 2012
hey friends, have a collection of my favorite iPhone pics from 2012 for you. my photography has always been a reflection of where I find myself. I rarely go out to "take" photos...
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21 Feb CERTIFIED, a teaching tool
hey friends, sorry I missed last week. between a freelance editing gig, NATURAL 'STACHE revisions, and life in general things got away from me! a couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity, and honor, to visit my good friend Liisa Blackwell's 9th Grade English classes....
07 Feb Ninja Frogs!
hey friends, quick post today. a while back I saw this very bizarre 1921 film from Japan entitled JIRAIYA THE BRAVE. it's interesting how different cultures worked to adapt their legends & myths to film. I'm not sure if this seems so strange...
30 Jan Snow White Stripes!
hey friends, posting early this week cause I'm headed up to Mammoth for some much needed snow times. unlike Sheep Ranch I will still have the interwebz there, but it can be a little slow and finicky, so I wanted to get this out while...
24 Jan The Open Doors
hello friends, I've been busy with writing and doing sound design on a new project this work, so this post will be short. here is a "big budget" version of "Open Window" that was made in England. it's a very faithful retelling of the...
18 Jan the top 10 of 2012
greetings friends! happy to bring you my "top 10" list for 2012. like with my previous lists (2011, 2010, 2009), I don't limit it to one category or type of event...
10 Jan some notes on creativity
howdy there, the other night I was attending a small SFSU event on the FOX lot. it was a small event where a few of the LA based alumni got to meet the new University President, Les Wong. which I have to say was...
04 Jan Heist Movies, Part 2
howdy there, hope you all had a very festive New Year's! this week I'm going to be finishing up my essay on the Heist movie. if you missed last weeks, read Part 1 here. this week we pick up with the character that often sets...
27 Dec Heist movies, part 1
hello friends! hope you all are having a wonderful holiday season so far. I've been enjoying great Christmas break with my family in the delightfully cold and wet Puget Sound area. recently, in between all the holiday parties and travel I've been researching the...
21 Dec Merry Holidays!
hey friends, I haven't forgotten about you! just been busy with the Holidays, travel, food poisoning, and so on...
13 Dec a charming student project
hey friends, here's another version of Saki's "Open Window"...
09 Dec a sci-fi short – The Gift
hey friends, sorry this is a little late...
29 Nov an American Master
hey friends, so while I was in New York City for the Williamsburg Independent Film Festival I had a bit of extra time on my hands. the screenings were all in the evenings, which meant I was free to explore the city during the day....
22 Nov Found in Kitsap – screened in Williamsburg
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!! hello friends. sorry I missed last week...
09 Nov Skeletons on the Zahara
good morning friends! today I want to talk a bit about a book I just finished reading. it is "Skeletons on the Zahara: A True Story of Survival." it chronicles the trials faced by the crew of an American trading vessel that crashed on...
02 Nov new director’s reel
hey friends, just recut my reel and thought I'd share with y'all. take a look! Luke Asa Guidici - Director's Reel from Luke Guidici on Vimeo. -Luke...
25 Oct surrealist cartoons
hey friends, last week I had the pleasure of going to a special screening at LACMA of "Surrealist Cartoons." a selection of odd and interesting animation from 1908-2003 were selected and introduced by Jerry Beck - who the internet tells me is an animation historian, among...
18 Oct another “Open Window” short
hello friends! sorry I missed a week. between Shriekfest and editing a few projects I've been pretty busy. here is a fun version of "Open Window" for you. this one is set in the "original" story time. that is, it hasn't been updated or...
04 Oct Found in Kitsap – the process
greetings and salutations! hope this first week of October is treating you all well. I think the heat wave in Los Angeles has finally broke. it will be nice to not have any more 90ยบ+ days. *knocks on wood*. about a month...
27 Sep lessons from the ice
howdy there frienderinos, as you may have heard, it's been hot in Los Angeles. for some reason we always seem to get our "summer" in September. one way I've been combating the heat is to read non-fiction about people in really really cold environments....