I think it’s a fitting end to my week-long series on the New, New Hollywood filmmaker by talking about Edward Burns. You may recall that Burns hit it big and had the ultimate filmmaker’s dream come true when his indie film “The Brothers McMullen” became a critical, festival, and box office hit back in 1995. Since […]
Read moreFive Blogging Tips for Photographers and Filmmakers
It was just five years ago when the event filmmaking community came kicking and screaming into the world wide web of blogging. Many called it a fad. Well, now everyone and their mother has a blog, but it’s still somewhat of a mystery to some as to how to effectively use it. Photographers have been […]
Read more
Haters Are Gonna Hate—A Surefire Strategy For Dealing with Trolls and Other Dregs of the Internet
If you’re new to this discussion, be sure to read the follow up post too. ***** This past weekend, Jasmine Star was the guest instructor on Chase Jarvis’ CreativeLive. (Just in case you don’t know, Jasmine is one of the most followed wedding photographers in the world, and Chase is one of the most followed […]
Read moreBlockbuster Video and a Fatal Lesson About Ignoring the Signs
In the past few weeks, I’ve seen something that 15 years ago I would never have dreamed would be a reality: Blockbuster Video stores with “Store Closing” banners hanging out front. What in the world happened? There was a time when Blockbuster was the “king of the world.” They were to small mom and pop […]
Read moreA Follow Friday Strategy That Gets Results
If you’re an avid Twitter-er (is that even a word?) then you are no doubt familiar with #FollowFriday. It’s a Twitter tradition of suggesting to your Twitter followers other people for them to follow. Using the hashtag #FF or #followfriday, you’ll see something like this: #FF @rondawson, @tasradawson @crossingthe180 @teenidentity The theory is that people […]
Read more

May 20, 2011 