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.
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
The hit British television show Top Gear is coming to America.
The spin-off will see Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond replaced with comedian Adam Ferrara, stunt driver Tanner Foust, and reporter Rutledge Wood. via Art and Business of Motion
If you don’t know about Top Gear, step your game up. After all, who doesn’t like the Stig???
Below is video of the Bugatti Veyron vs McLaren F1 from Top Gear.
Back when I had HBO, How to Make It in America, the story of two entrepreneurs trying to hustle in New York, was one of my favorite shows. I always wondered who sang the title song.
Come to find out it’s none other than Stones Throw Records’s Aloe Blacc. (more…)
“The production will primarily focus on the second nine of Augusta National and will be distributed live to those in the U.S. with television sets and computers that are 3-D capable,” the Masters Tourney announcement said.
It should be an even more over-the-top media circus. Awesome!
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