willbpayne
i am a member of current's college outreach team. basically, my job is to serve as a resource for college student filmmakers. from idea development to shooting tips, i'm here to help.
so if you're a student interested in making tv, i want to hear from you! questions, suggestions, comments, send them all here or to my email at wpayne@currentmedia.com
more personally, im a global nomad interested in journalism, the evolution of the internet, and all sorts of funky music.
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CURRENT STAFF
- 35 contributions, 34 commenter kudos, 150 responses
activity // willbpayne
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Room starting to shape up. Just need to fill in the low part of the floor with another layer of concrete, lay the rest of the floor, put in and paint a baseboard molding around the room, get some... more-
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Salt N Pepa bring the jams to my new flooring solution. One of the puppies left his mark in the concrete (was it Nigel, Rudy, or Biscuit? Forensics is on the case). Roommates are preparing expedition... more-
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See things from a different ... more-
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- responded 6 days ago
Life's too short for agnostic birds. more22 other responses to this -
Lomography is a style of photography centered around cameras made by Lomo Optics, in Russia. Lomography started in the Soviet Union as a way for communist to document their lives. After the Soviet... more-
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- greenlight given 7 days ago
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Tommy Moellering works on a ranch seven days a week, breaks horses during his evenings, and even finds a little time to write poetry. more-
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- responded 11 days ago
This is excellent; so glad to see this after hearing so much about it on the pitch sessions! more11 other responses to this -
What does it feel like to be shot by a taser? Evan Engel finds out in the most painful pod ever. more-
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- greenlight given 13 days ago
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James River Gray is being applied to my formerly bare walls... more-
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- greenlight given 18 days ago
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Spent much of the weekend sanding, priming, and painting my new room. Here's the end of day 2, with Tsu Yin and Caitlin, awesome painter helpers. W more-
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- greenlight given 18 days ago
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Current's Christof Putzel investigates a growing movement in Russia where neo-Nazi groups are brutally attacking immigrants and spreading their hate by posting violent videos online. more-
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- greenlight given 20 days ago
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Did you know that TGI Fridays ribs have 1900 calories? Or that a Starbucks green tea drink has 650? Now you do! more-
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- greenlight given 22 days ago
skills // willbpayne
- Lighting ok
- Camera good
- Editing ok
- Directing ok
- Graphics none
- Sound awesome
- Producing good
- Promoting good
details // willbpayne
- Current Gig:
- college outreach associate - current tv
- Political Bent:
- progressive
- What I would Change About the World:
- one whole heck of a lot
- Favorite Directors:
- jacques tati, alfred hitchcock, billy wilder, ernst lubitsch, preston sturges
- Favorite Bands:
- r.e.m., the avalanches, mf doom, basement jaxx, the cure, aphex twin
- Favorite Track:
- the four tops - seven rooms of gloom