2016 December 23 I just finished reading the book The Autistic Mind: Thinking Across the Spectrum by Dr. Temple Grandin. She’s a scientist who happens to be autistic. What drew me to her book is my research into what motivates the character of Gertrude in my Null Paradox series of books: Gertrude & Grace…
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2016 December 7 We’ve finished recording the new Null Paradox music album at Dark Horse Recording Studios just south of Nashville in Franklin, Tennessee. Our music will be headed to California for mixing soon. One of the important lessons I learned while recording with John “JR” Robinson (Co-Producer) and Dave…
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2016 November 12 A great team and six weeks of planning lead to success for the Cool Religious Jewelry Fall/Winter jewelry line. Here’s the Behind-The-Scenes (BTS) video. Photography & video | Tom Libertiny Jewelry | Cool Religious Jewelry Model | Shelbie Kramer Hair and MUA | Brandie Brancheau Wardrobe | Andrew Martina Music |…
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2016 October 12 I’m not a natural-born planner. Planning seems very restrictive; another rule to follow. My idea of vacation, regardless of the country I happen to be in, is pointing the car in a random direction and seeing where we end up. There are benefits to not planning: meeting people and…
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2016 September 25 I’ve been movie location scouting for Steel. It’s a movie set in the early 1900’s during the technology revolution that lead to affordable automobiles. Much more to come as the script continues to evolve. Here are some of the inspiration photos for the movie as well as a time-lapse video…
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2016 September 18 The purpose of writing a spec script (movies, plays, musicals, etc.) is spending the time to flesh-out an idea that an artist believes in and then finding a team of people and production company to make it all happen. It’s risky, because nobody has asked you to…
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2016 August 19 Soundgarden | Superunknown. Herbie Hancock | Future Shock. Red Hot Chili Peppers | Mother’s Milk. These are just a few of the albums that Michael Beinhorn has produced. His book Unlocking Creativity: A Producer’s Guide to Making Music and Art is not another book about the correct…
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2016 August 18 A remarkable interview of stage and movie director Peter Brook by Charlie Rose. Question | You’re a director. Peter Brook’s response | “I’m not a director, I’m a collaborator.” Question | You’re always thinking about the future… Peter Brook’s response | “I’m thinking about the present, what…
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2016 August 17 With the resolution of digital camera sensors approaching that of 35mm film and the cameras themselves becoming relatively affordable, an interesting glitch has been occurring: as you’d expect, mass-produced cameras have variations in sensor location front and aft of the designated film/sensor plane. Prior to the advent…
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2016 August 15 Writer and Director Betty Rigg’s gospel play, A Mother’s Heart, Sunday, August 28, 7:00pm at the Royal Oak Music Theatre, Michigan. An explosive new gospel stage play written and directed by Detroit native Betty Riggs, makes the statement that drugs have no respect for race. Riggs returns to…
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