Updated Reel! 06/08/2011
Add Comment "For Jie" was selected as a Honorable Mention at this year's Los Angeles New Wave International Film Festival! Official Selection, Kent Film Festival 2011 04/04/2011
 "For Jie" has been officially selected to screen at this year's Kent Film Festival. For more info on the screening, visit here  "For Jie" has been officially selected to screen at this year's Myrtle Beach International Film Festival. For more info on the screening, visit here      New item for generator package as well as for usage in household dryer receptacles to turn the 250V circuit into 120V circuit and draw up to 60amps of power. Perfect when a tie-in is not an option and you need a little more juice than just the average 15/20amp household circuits. For more information on the functions of the transformer as well as a very informative article on generators and power drawn from it, please check out Guy Holt of ScreenLight and Grip's website here. FirstGlance Film Festival 2011 Hollywood 03/06/2011
 "For Jie" has been officially selected to screen at this year's First Glance Hollywood Film Festival. For more info on the screening, visit here Geico Commercial 02/25/2011
                        I had the great pleasure of documenting the philosophy and spirit of 2 unique, motorcyclists in NY. The shoot was shot in a documentary style and was a spec for GEICO. One rider, one biker but both very passionate about motorcycles and shared with us many interesting stories. I got to experiment some motorcycle rigs for my 5D and also bought a Kodak Zi8 for some b-roll 60fps shots. Some shots came out pretty well but in hindsight, I think I would approach it another way to get better results. We were blessed with the weather (snowed the next day!) and in the end, I just hope to be able to share these guys' stories in a great way! Another great shoot with the Rusty team. A Message From a Good Friend 01/31/2011
 A message from a good friend: Dear friends and family, We are preparing to launch our latest project, "2 Weeks 5 Shorts". Over the course of a two week period we plan to shoot five films all with the same crew of film professionals rotating positions. We would greatly appreciate your help to get this project off the ground. If you could take a quick moment and check out our kickstarter page, we would be eternally grateful! When you're done, pass it on to your friends, family, anyone whom you think would want to be a part of our project. What is Kickstarter? Kickstarter is run through Amazon so if you have an Amazon account you're halfway there. All you have to do is go to the page and click on "BACK THIS PROJECT." Amazon will then take your pledge and will not charge your credit card unless we get full funding for the project ($20,000). Some of you may not feel comfortable with this method of payment so for those of you that wish to support us but do not want to go through Kickstarter, please feel free to write us a check made out to "Starr Films Ltd." You will still receive the same rewards as are being offered through Kickstarter. Just click on the link and it will tell you what to do from there! Thank you all in advance for your generosity and support.Let's make movies together! Best regards, The "2 Weeks 5 Shorts" Creative Team https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1338906185/2-weeks-5-shorts "The Gift of Giving" - Red Cross PSA 01/28/2011
          The Red Cross PSA was created in hopes of inspiring people to share the gift of giving. The shoot was also very fitting to the theme of giving as we were very fortunate enough to have my good friend Francesco Saviano, of Brown Recluse Films, lend us his studio space in Brooklyn to shoot our Red Cross PSA. It was just the right amount of space for us to make it work. In addition, my friend Ramsey Fendall of Room Five Films, came in to shoot it and we definitely captured some beautiful footage. My 5D was there for B-Cam but mostly everything was shot with Ramsey's RED camera. It was such a great experience working with the generous cast & crew and I am very thankful to have been able to work with everyone. "After the Requiem" Short Film Fundraiser 01/19/2011
 My friend Munefusa Shimohara is a Japanese writer/director based in NY. He's currently raising funds for his new short "After the Requiem." Mune's previous works have been selected to several film festivals all over the world. His script sounds like another unique story and I'm very excited for him to make this project come forward. If you can, any monetary donations would help (there is no such thing as too little). For more info on the project and donation, please click here. |