Cinema and Television Arts | Marginalia

…ignore the judges, do your best and move forward no matter what the result.

Cinema and Television Producing

Road Trip

Two thousand and thirty miles later, we made it to Los Angeles. I drove with Joe, and we took the northern route. Day#1 took us from C..

Cinema and Television Producing

Boyhood

Mine and Emily’s thesis film Boyhood is in the finishing stages. In layman’s terms, that means the picture edit is locked, the sound d..

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Presidential Pardon

…yours truly was not afraid to go back for seconds.

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The Beginning of the End

It’s a rousing time; two weeks of class remain before the move to Los Angeles; we’ve made a breakthrough in drafting one of my feature..

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Those Who Can, Teach

It’s not always about being behind the camera. Sometimes we need to be in front of the classroom.

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The City of Broad Shoulders

Making the decision to go to grad school is hard enough itself, but that verdict marks only the beginning of the decision making proce..

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Celebrate Yourself, Celebrate Columbia

. Picture this: Bright lights, red carpet, hundreds of adoring fans applauding as I walk into the MPC (Media Production Center.) and nonstop commenting about my over-the-top fashion. Yes, people. I’m delusional. Why? It is awards season.

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The Cookie Crumbles

Every time I return home, something is different. I came back from a year’s travel in 2006 to twenty kilometers of arterial motorway t..

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Sharper Resolution

As the band played on the memories of 2013 began to fade and the promise of 2014 came into focus. Elation gave way to the dreaded New Year’s resolutions.