austin
I really dig viewer created content. People-powered films are refreshing and honest and unfiltered -- I don't want a corporation getting between me and the stories I watch. I got enough of that in my life as it is.
As for YOU -- I admire that you're putting your own films out there. Keep 'em coming.
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activity // austin
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105,000 miles of clandestine roads in the Amazon pave the way for deforestation ans lawlessness in the region. more
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- responded 05/08/07
Beautifully shot, well edited...a nice start, but not quite ready for broadcast. CTCWT's comments are right on the mark. I'd explore alternatives to logging so the audience... more8 other responses to this -
Sometimes humanitarian aid workers can bring unwanted cultural influences. more
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- responded 05/03/07
This is really interesting subject matter and a really tough subject matter to cover. The reporter seems very poised and I like her determination to tell this story. But it... more89 other responses to this -
When Carla Hitz' son went to war she founded OPERATION: We Love Our Soldiers, an organization that contributes support to soldiers and their families. This is the touching story of a Mother's love for... more
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- responded 04/30/07
I don't think this is ready for broadcast -- the storytelling is just too flat. It seemed like a production company that is used to corporate training videos put this... more231 other responses to this
skills // austin
- Lighting ok
- Camera awesome
- Editing good
- Directing awesome
- Graphics ok
- Sound good
- Producing good
- Promoting none
gear // austin
I'm working a lot in HDV
details // austin
- Current Project:
- I'm producing
- Current Gig:
- Creative Director at Listen Up!
- Influences / Heroes:
- MLK, mom & dad, my wife, daughters and the people of Guatemala (lived there for quite some time)
- Organizations I Belong To:
- Listen Up! Youth Media Network
- Political Bent:
- Can't really say -- I'm not very happy with what I'm seein' out there.
- What I would Change About the World:
- Impeach Bush!
- Favorite Movies:
- The Shinning
- Favorite Directors:
- Kubrick, Walter Salles,
- Favorite TV Shows:
- Just about anything on HBO & Showtime (although I'm into the Office)
- Favorite Bands:
- I'm pretty mainstream. Feist has caught my eye with the 1234 video.
- Favorite Track:
- My Generation -- The Who
- Celebrity Crush:
- Oh, behave....