Lake Placid Film Forum

Well, here I am in Lake Placid, New York, running around town passing out fliers and making friends with locals to try and convince them to come out and watch Trailerpark.

Russell Banks is supposed to be in attendance tomorrow night, so I’m keeping my fingers crossed.

We’ve gotten some great coverage in the area so far- check it out:

http://www.pressrepublican.com/0500_what_to_do/local_story_154222131.html?keyword=topstory

http://www.lakeplacidnews.com/page/content.detail/id/501206.html

This exciting project has been amazing to be a part of so far, so here’s hoping that Mr. Banks gives us the go-ahead to continue with it!

Trailerpark on the cover of Columbus Dispatch Life Section

Our hard work has paid off. I was recently contacted by Nick Chordas, a reporter from the Columbus Dispatch, about doing a story on Trailerpark. Find the March 28 article here.

Trailerpark- Movie

It’s official.
I have a new project to throw myself into head first for the next 8 months or so. Last week I was approached by Coordinating Producer, Conor Hogan, about doing public relations work for the TCOM 419 project, Trailerpark.

A little background: TCOM 419 is a class that serves as a kind of capstone for many video production majors. Traditionally, students in TCOM 419 break into several groups that each make their own 30 minute movie. These movies are made entirely by students, from the writing, to the casting, to the filming, to the location scouting, etc. Everything.

This year, the project is a little more ambitious. This year the students will be making a feature-length movie based from the best-selling author Russell Banks’ book, Trailerpark. And I get to promote it.

I’m already very excited to have the opportunity to work on such a large and ambitious project, and I can’t wait to see what the team we’ve put together can come up with over the coming weeks.

My Gal Pal

I just found the link to a project I worked on back at the beginning of the year and thought I’d share.

This was done as a part of dvxuser.net’s contest, LoveFest. Written & Directed by Patrick Muhlberger, Andy Poland behind the camera, My Gal Pal was a lot of fun to make.

Enjoy.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lKOuJyk8hM&hl=en&fs=1]

Election Night

Tuesday, November 4, 2008 is a night I will never forget.

Obviously, this is the evening that the United States of America elected its first African American President, and I had a great seat from which to view this historic event.

Since the late summer, I have been working with my fellow OU Student, Anthony Fabiano, on his documentary tentatively titled “Ohio: Path to the Presidency”. The documentary follows the role of Ohio as a key state in the election, as well as the unprecedented youth involvement in the ’08 election.

The project took us to the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado, where I was given the opportunity to do on-camera interviews with the movers and shakers of the Ohio Democratic Party. From Governor Ted Strickland to our US Representative Charlie Wilson (not of the Tom Hanks movie), we talked to everyone we could.

On Tuesday, we continued on our project as we covered the Election Night Watch Party, sponsored by the Ohio Democratic Party, at the Renaissance Hotel in downtown Columbus. The night was filled with excitement and joy as the results poured in.

Aside from the moment when Senator Barack Obama was announced the winner of the election, the most memorable moment of the evening came in the form of four older gentlemen dancing with glee.

Governor Ted Strickland, Mayor Michael Coleman, Lt. Governor Lee Fisher, and Chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party Chris Redfern joined hands, shook their hips, and clapped to the music on stage following the announcement that Barack Obama would be the next president of the United States of America.

Overall the night was a great success. We got great footage, stuffed ourselves with free cheese and crackers, and enjoyed the overwhelming energy that permeated from the second floor ballrooms of the Renaissance Hotel.