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The Problem with Death

I’m hoping to do more narrative work someday soon and to prepare myself I’ve dabbled whenever possible over the years. I wanted to get the feel for writing/directing a straight-up dialogue driven scene between two actors and I came up with this short a few years ago called “The Problem with Death”. After being kicked out of our original location (the rooftop of a parking structure in downtown Long Beach) we were forced to cram ourselves into a dark stairwell to re-shoot the film with the remaining 2 hours we had left in the day. Here’s what came of the experiment. FYI – there are a few f-bombs and such so watch when the kiddies aren’t around.

Feb 08, 2012 | Categories: Videos | Tags: death, dialogue, hitman, problem, scene, short film, stairwell | Leave A Comment »

Art is a Suggestion, Not an Order

Those who love art most often complain that it doesn’t do enough: but it is in the end only ever a suggestion, not an order. -Alain de Botton

Indeed, art is not meant to be perfect. It is after all nothing more than a reflection of its maker, an imperfect being attempting to perfectly reflect the person he is at a specific moment in time. What excites me is when these “suggestions” take on a life of their own to seek interactions with the world, often unbeknownst to the maker. From time to time, the stars align and a perfect union between an imperfect piece of art and an imperfect observer can take place.

As of September 2011, on Hulu alone, Flight from Death has been viewed a total of 90,303 times. I like to imagine how many people like Don there are in the world who my work has affected in some way.