Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 12:46AM You heard it right. Congtratulations to Eric and to our team. Looking forward to announcing more screenings soon.
More details here.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at 01:55PM 
Big congrats to Eric Steele and all of the actors and crew involved for recieving the runner-up spot in Hammer to Nail's Short Film Contest for Febuary. I was DP for this short and had a great experiance working with Eric, producer Adam Donaghey and the rest of the crew. Glad that this film is starting to get some recognition and I look forward hearing much more about it in 2012.
Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at 04:48PM Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at 12:28AM 
The highlights were the older or less commonly played songs like "Santaclara", the ending of "Cardinal Song", "Lucky You", "Available", and "The Geese of Beverly Road".
Snagged a pick of Aaron Dessner's there as well thanks to Joy.
Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 10:36AM 
My M.O. for both watching a film or listening to a piece of music (particularly one I enjoy) has always been to imagine myself as the individual who created it. More specifically, I think about the first time some member of my family (my parents, an uncle, whomever was sent a free copy) consumed that film or song and realized that it was I who was at the helm. It's an incredibly gratifying feeling (despite being a complete fantasy). I've always found it motivating though - not only does it force me to consciously attempt to push my own work onto a higher plane but it tricks my head into believing that I am capable of such feats.
One such instance where I felt that mix of envy and excitement was when I recently saw the end credits for Derek Cianfrance's 2010 film Blue Valentine. It lit a spark and I haven't thought about much else for the past few days.
For starters, it would be difficult to count the numerous times I have listened to the Grizzly Bear track "Alligator" and imagined myself as vocalist/guitarist Daniel Rossen with that distinct voice and playing style. Add to that BV editor/title designer Jim Helton's ultra-inspired sequence using Davi Russo's iconic set stills and you have a recipe for "the coolest thing I have seen in a long time". It is also well-earned flash after a film in which the visual flair hinges only on the straight-forward cutting of Andri Parekh's fantastic cinematography.
Please take a look at the credit sequence and an interview with it's creator at Art of the Title.
And of course, watch Blue Valentine if you haven't already. It took a few viewings and a commentary track to turn me around on a few aspects of the film, but I am glad I put the time into it.
