Discussed: Super 8 filmmaking, earnings reports and brand purpose.
The world premiere of Wicked (the movie) gets a backstory trailer like no other.
Featuring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo.
Proud to have led this pitch with Jeff.
A fab campaign is in the works!
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Panel Discussion on the "Aviators" Project.
And assorted other topics.
Bring on the good stuff.
We helped four real Vietnam War Naval Aviators fly together again.
Plus one granddaughter.
It all starts here.
The space race gets even faster with the right internet.
Ed Helms gets tough for once.
In an Ed Helms kind of way.
Steve Carell makes a damn fine Jolly Ole Saint Nick.
Minus the jolly part.
Is it a Sports Bar?
No, it's a Reality Bar.
Yeah, Steven Spielberg let us bring ET back!
Some mighty nice press hits followed…
Google Goes Hollywood for the Oscars.
With the help of some classics.
Cape Breton Island, Revisited
This past Christmas my incredible wife Sharlyn surprised me with the best present ever: a DJI Mavic Pro drone. Abject fear of slicing up an innocent bystander like deli meat with its propellor blades prevented me from unboxing the damn thing. A recent documentary production in Nova Scotia, however, forced my hand. We needed a drone for key aerial shots, and I figured this would be the perfect time to give it a whirl. Especially with a DP on-hand to show me the onboard camera's full potential as well as to document my inaugural flight. So, we waited for a nice sunset, which presented itself as we were driving past an old seaside cemetery. Turns out this drone is surprisingly easy to operate. I'm happy to report no one became deli meat.
Jeep Gives the middle finger to the car category during the Super Bowl `
That’s my headline. Not the press’s.
"Skellig Ring," Revisited
One of the most scenic drives in all of Ireland is the 179km-long and world famous Ring of Kerry around the Iveragh Peninsula in southwest Ireland’s County Kerry. The best section is, without doubt, the Skellig RIng. This past summer, Sharlyn and I drove the whole damn thing. Which, at the time, begged the question: How does one say "Yee-haa" in Gaelic? [Sponsored by the BMW M2 Coupé, GoPro, Smithwick's Blonde Ale and Sharlyn's infinite patience for my never-ending camera equipment shenanigans. Music by Motor City fetish rock band, CRUD.]
"Pub Via Horse," Revisited.
When in Ireland, there's really only one, proper, loin-chafing way to arrive at a pub: by horse. A few weeks ago, comely maiden Sharlyn and I had the pleasure of experiencing this truth first-hand in Quin, County Clare, Ireland. Suffice it to say the return trip to the stable after several pints was far more treacherous than our journey to the taps.
"Slea Head to Inch Beach," Revisited
Sharlyn and I just returned from an epic trip to Ireland where we explored much of the western side of the island. Here's the drive from Slea Head to Inch Beach, Dingle Peninsula. [Brought to you by the BMW M2 Coupé, GoPro and Guinness. Music by Irish-American band out of LA, Flogging Molly.]
Africa, Revisited
In 2005, my then-girlfriend/now-wife Sharlyn and I traveled to Tanzania to attend a wedding, which began with a private safari for the entire wedding party through some of the country’s most breathtaking areas, including the Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Crater. After the wedding, Shar and I spent a mythical week on the island of Zanzibar off the coast of East Africa.
Given the entire agenda in front of us, naturally I packed my Canon 310XL Super 8 movie camera with 25 Kodak cartridges (color and b&w) at the ready - along with my Canon digital SLR equipped with a bad-ass new lens just for the occasion. And a small Minolta point & shoot if all else failed (fortunately it didn’t). Plus a comforting oversupply of various insect repellents and antimalarial medications.
After all these years, I finally had a chance to load all that footage into Final Cut Pro and distill it down to this 4-part retrospection.
Sci-Fi Channel, Revisited
Back in the late 90’s, my AD partner Dan and I created a series of weird little spec films for the Sci-Fi Channel with my Canon 310XL Super 8 movie camera.
The series explored the ostensibly innocent, yet occasionally creepy nature of everyday suburbia...where things aren’t always what they seem when viewed through a sci-fi lens.
The Channel bought the idea and renowned feature director David Lynch later re-shot them for us on 35 mm. But even David himself acknowledged at the time that, in terms of creep factor, it’s hard to beat the unsettlingly murky, oddly voyeuristic nature of Super 8.
Here are both versions of one of those films: My Super 8, followed by Lynch's far slicker re-do.