Archive for the ‘Tommy G. Kendrick’ Category

Director Tim McCanlies Makes ALABAMA MOON Shine

October 27th, 2009

Not to worry. ALABAMA MOON the film more than lives up to the promise of the novel.

The Mamma Jamma Ride – My Thoughts

October 12th, 2009

…about 3 miles into the ride I was wondering if I would really make it. I was hurting like I had not hurt before so soon into a ride. Between the cold and the fact that 2-3 weeks prior I had pinched a nerve that caused pain in my left leg and numbness in my left foot, I wasn’t feeling so good to start the ride.

New Production List for Texas and Louisiana

September 15th, 2009

The list below is complied from the SAG list of POSSIBLE SAG signatory productions. POSSIBLE means that these productions have made contact with SAG but have not necessarily completed the signatory process. Offered for informational purposes. Use wisely. YMMV.

Painless WordPress Update with WPAU

September 9th, 2009

Updating from WordPress 2.3.3 to the current 2.8.4 proved to be a breeze by using the WordPress Automatic Update Plugin from the Plugin Directory at WordPress.org.

On Acting, Cycling and Setting Goals

September 7th, 2009

Going up some of those hills about 20 miles into that first ride, the mental picture I had of myself was as Tim Conway riding a tricycle, struggling up a hill, just getting to the top and then toppling over like a stump. It was at that moment I knew one could feel like their [...]

Austin Conservatory, SAG Script to Screen Team presents Returning Champion Film Script

August 28th, 2009

I’ll be serving as the narrator for the latest SAG AFTRA Script to Screen presentation this weekend by the Austin Conservatory. Here’s an announcement from Conservatory Chair, Pamela Weaver: We could use your support in attending our next script to screen this Sunday. As an experiment this time around, we are using audio and visual [...]

AN ACTOR PARTICIPATES – MAMMA JAMMA RIDE AGAINST BREAST CANCER

August 18th, 2009

All actors have lives away from the stage, outside the view of the camera. Like everybody else, actors have to deal with challenges that have nothing to do with show business. If you search back through the archives of this site, – SEARCH “breast cancer” on the front page – you’ll find some posts about [...]

Ignore Everybody

August 2nd, 2009

Here’s a graphic I ran across on the web. Each thought is a title chaper from a book entitled IGNORE EVERYBODY by Hugh MacLeod. I’m going to pick up the book and give it a read. If the chapters are as good as the titles, it should be a good read. After I read the [...]

Texas Tax Incentives Light Fire Under Film Production Slate

July 30th, 2009

Early signs that the recently improved Texas tax incentive program may be working are quite positive. Below is a list of POSSIBLE productions coming to Texas and for contrast, Louisiana. The productions listed may not all work out but all have inquired about becoming SAG signatory productions. The volume of production in Texas is up [...]

Zacuto DSLR Camera Kits and Low Budget Filmmaking

July 22nd, 2009

As you may know the newer DSLR cameras can now shoot video. While this capability has long been available on lower cost pocket type digital still cameras, the high end DSLRs, until recently, had no video capability. For a good overview of the challenges faced by camera manufacturers in unleashing HD video in the DSLR [...]