No Film School

Why would you walk around with a shirt like this? Are you telling the world, “I’m going to die?” Are you telling others they’re going to die? I cannot begin to fathom why you would want a picture of your own head, circa 2090, emblazoned on your shirt. Do members of the […]

After a feature I wrote for DVguru made it onto the front page of digg, Slashdot, and tech.memeorandum over the weekend (and got linked to by over 250 web sites), the last thing I should do is write a post on my own site about computers. I’m a filmmaker, not a nerd/geek/other-derogatory-techie-term, right?
Whatever. […]

The days of gift-giving approacheth. Let me share one bit of advice:
Don’t buy anyone a Sony digital camera.
My DSC-P150 just broke yesterday, after 14 months of occasional use. Sony’s planned obsolescence worked to perfection here: the manufacturer’s warranty is only 12 months. Way to go. Also, a friend of mine, who recently sold his Sony […]

I finally caved.
After years of trying to avoid the iPod, because a) everyone has it, and b) I thought it sounded like crap, I finally gave in and got one. Why? Well as I was running out of space on my trusty, ugly, great-sounding Rio Karma, Apple was announcing that their new iPod […]

These past few days I’ve been working on a grant application, which is often tedious work (e.g., trying to come up with cohesive answers to questions like “what are your career goals?” in 50 words or less). So what does one do when engaged in something tedious? Find a diversion! Here it […]