After three years or rich and rewarding study with an amazing array of experienced teachers, I graduated from the Alexander Training Institute of Los Angeles and and now an AmSAT-certified teacher of the Alexander Technique.
Read MoreIt’s for the birds! A conspiracy of ravens is just (one of) the names for a gathering of the birds. Here is a look at the amazing group of these intelligent creatures that populate Griffith Park in Los Angeles. Photographed and edited by me with amazing music by composer Kubilay Uner.
For some people, it’s a very important question. Very fun project for me to direct, shoot and edit this fantastic comedy short.
An amazing cast of Groundlings, an hilarious script made this a pleasure to direct. One of the last shorts Heidi did before she got tapped to join the cast of SNL. Many thanks to all who helped make this possible!
Very cool to be part of the team that put this insider ultimate frisbee video together, shooting footage both in my studio and in the field. If you are in the world of ultimate frisbee, you should (and probably do) know about the great site contested strip.com
Created as part of the Los Angeles Nature's Eye festival, this short film features a song from my band, New Mongrels, and a cast of charismatic ravens who hang out above Hollywood. Improving my chops as a nature videographer and editor.
Haynes Brooke as Gabriel Henson in the film Kettle Town. Sure hope this very cool independent feature finds the money to get through post production and into festivals. This was a blast to film, even though my character meets a tragically premature death.
I've been repped commercially and for VO by CESD for many many years and it's always been one of the things that's just "right" and solid about my hollywood career. They're so highly competent, professional, courteous, ethical, hardworking, dependable, likable, accessible -- everything you could want in an organization that represents you. All the the Jimmy Dean Sun years I had enormous confidence in the way CESD handled every aspect of the negotiations and ongoing logistics of that job. But they also stuck with me during leaner years, trusting in my talent and giving me the time and opportunity to succeed when I needed that kind of support.
Of course the foundation of the agency is its people, and David Ziff is one of the best. I'm so glad to see him honored, again, as Commercial Agent of the Year. Well deserved.
I had been to Iceland 20 years ago or so to work on an industrial film. I was so struck with the beauty and relative emptiness of the place at the time that I always wanted to go back, and bring my family if I could. We went this last summer. I could post a million pictures, but there's already a million beautiful pictures of Iceland out there, so instead here's a partial look at what it was like to drive around the ring road that circumnavigates the island. I won a free GoPro in a giveaway at my pet food store right before we left for Iceland, so I brought it and put it on the dashboard of the car from time to time.
Should be interesting. I decided to check out the Margie Haber Master Intensive workshop over at the Margie Haber Studio after contacting Margie on the advice on my manager. I've already read her book, How To Get the Part (Without Falling Apart), which I found quite interesting. Margie in person is a funny and genuine personality. I'm really looking forward to diving deep with this workshop and getting a fresh perspective.
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Update: The Intensive was good. The ongoing classes with Margie are better than good. I have a few things I'd change in terms of logistics and organization maybe, but for pure practical insight and guidance to professional actors, I'm so impressed with her and so happy to be studying with her. I'd recommend that studio to anybody looking for a place to study acting with a focus on the practical challenges of doing rich and rewarding work within the world of film and tv auditions especially.
I've recently been actor, cinematographer and editor on a truly odd and subtly funny short film, working title, "The Hole." With the uniquely talented Beth Dement and Bobby Brunson.
Working on an interesting short film called Near Columbus with director Mike Bell and actor Michael Cotter. It's about a guy whose corpse ends up in a bag that a lot of people want.
Haynes Brooke on location with Michael Cotter in the foreground.
Dr. Haynes Brooke on the set of Camilla Dickinson with Cary Elwes and Samantha Mathis.
Dr. Haynes Brooke on the set of Camilla Dickinson with Cary Elwes and Samantha Mathis. With all the characters borderline suicidal, I thought it best to inject a little humor into the scene.
It's been a singular experience serving as The Sun for the last ten years. It's taken me to Mexico and New Zealand and all over America and given me the chance to meet and work with an amazing array of people over the years. Also, I regularly saw beautiful presentations of cinematically prepared sausage products.
The suit was built on my frame, surely smells like me at this point, and is currently in indefinite storage in a warehouse somewhere.
