i wrote another essay! I wanted to express my love for one of my favorite films from my childhood, Monster Squad. When you revisit stuff from when you were young, you run the risk of it not holding up. That did not happen. I still love this film. I mentionedContinue Reading
It’s been too long since i produced/directed a video that wasn’t for someone else. Toward the middle of last, after a hours of searching, I found someone who could not only get all the keys working on my 103+ year old player piano, but he could also get the playerContinue Reading
I’ve been diving deep lately trying to wrap my head around the Folktek Resonant Garden. It’s an electroacoustc instrument that, to be honest, i’m not totally sure what it does. It’s a beautifully had crafted box with built in contact mics, 3 DSP Alter FX modules, CV input control andContinue Reading
A few months ago i caught the the Ivan Passer film, Cutter’s Way (1981). I had never heard of this movie before and after I watched it was so blown away by it that I decided to attempt to write a review about it. I have never written a reviewContinue Reading
I’ve been working away on a new show for Investigation Discovery, but I wanted to share few of the title opens I created for some shows that have aired. Each of these opens offered some really great opportunities and challenges both technically and creatively. Each one was a lot ofContinue Reading
Over the weekend Simon and I spent some time recording some new samples from the Apprehension Engine and my player piano. For the last year, when it came to recording, I’ve been running direct from the Apprehension Engine, using and SM 57 or Simon’s Rode boom mic to capture instrumentsContinue Reading
I’m wrapping up the finishing touches on a post about my weekend recording new sound FX with A Royer 122 ribbon mic. Excited to share my experience with it and some samples.Continue Reading
About a year ago I received my Apprehension Engine. It is 1 of about 20 in that exist in the world today. Each one has been hand crafted by the amazing craftsman Tony Duggan-Smith and Mark Kett. If you have seen The Witch (2015) or The Lighthouse (2019), you haveContinue Reading