I first met Mike Carroll about a year into my own attempt at becoming a filmmaker. He came out and did a story for KCRA 3 on a feature film that I was camera operator on. I never saw the story but I remember my mom calling and leaving a frantic message on my voicemail that she had seen me on the news. You have to love moms. Without my mom, I don’t think I would have any fans. But I digress.
After the feature wrapped, I came across Mike’s first “one man” film, Year. I was blown away. Here was an excellent film, shot on the same camera that I owned (a DVX-100B), on a very small budget, by one person. I emailed Mike, and he was very cool and down to earth. He was very forthcoming and helpful with advice. We stayed in touch, he sent me the script for his second feature, Nightbeats before he started shooting it, and he even had me out to shoot some behind the scenes for Nightbeats (part of the making of Nightbeats is here). Both Year and Nightbeats are available on Amazon.
Also, Mike is leading a Sacramento Filmmaker- Cameraman Meetup on Sunday, June 27th on the west steps of the capitol, with the goal of people bringing their cameras or interest in cameras and sharing information. Go to his website nakedfilmmaking.com for more information.
I found this in a box in the back of my closet. It is an underground classic. Me and Jay shot this in front of his mom’s house in North Highlands (Sacramento) with my Sony HandyCam. The elusive Blak Rik Rubin edited it. This video started it all. Funny stuff.
See a part of television history. See “Star Trek- The Exhibition,” an interactive exhibit of Star Trek paraphernalia from the last 40 years, including the original bridge and a transporter room.
“There are artifacts and memorabilia from the first television show all the way through the latest movie,” said the Museum’s Roxanne Yonn. via ABC News 10
Reading about this took me back to the eighties. Also, remember those markers that smelled like fruit? Believe me, they didn’t taste like fruit though.
“This was a great way for us to be interactive and engage the reader,” said Rob Turner, who owns and edits the magazine with his wife, Elyssa Lee. “It’s the kind of thing that brings a smile to everyone’s face. It’s nostalgic for a lot of people.”
