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Third Rail Productions

Simplicity is the last step of art

About Me

One morning, I woke up after years of supressing one art or another...and realized...I don't have to chose. It is in doing them all that I have something worth saying. I am a writer, photographer, producer, casting connection, puppetmaker/animator, spoken word artist and knowledge chaser.If I'm not there documenting it with my camera, or hiding in a corner writing about it...I will be the one who gets the word rolling around so that a story can be told...so that the scene comes into focus. At the very least...I'll introduce you to somebody who can help you get stuff done...The man who created rice cakes...sat next to me at a meditation circle in Ashville, North Carolina once. It wasn't till my feet hit the gravel in the parking lot afterwards that I found out who he was and by then, all I could hear was the ding of the meditation bell telling me to go home. If Mr. Rice Cake could find success in edible styrofoam...then I can do everything I want too. Chase your dreams till your shoes fall apart...then go barefoot...just get there.The Nomad is home. Third Rail Productions. Danger Third Rail Alive. You should create your own MySpace Layouts like me by using nUCLEArcENTURy .COM's MySpace Profile Editor !

My Interests

Photography, Filmmaking. Casting, Production, Promotion, Producing...(and yes, occasionally acting..preferrably as a screaming horror film character...or Vegas showgirl)I have an overly active obsession for old typewriters...I'm a girl with too many hats...Halloween is my favorite holiday...and I've seen too many movies to go looking for the sound that goes bump in the night...but I usually do anyway. Click here to watch the movie: http://www.undergroundfilm.org/films/detail.tcl?wid=1028825

I'd like to meet:

Filmmakers, Photographers, Artists, Musicians, Writers, Afficianados, people with something to say...and a chosen voice to say it with. People who go into the world raging. Annie LeibovitzJack KerouacKrzysztof KieslowskiThe Brothers Quay...just watch these and you will see why...Louise BrookesRob Zombie.

Music:

Jeff Buckley, Rich Price, Ray LaMontagne, Rob Zombie, Ten Dollar Outfit, Warren Haynes, Mofro, Govt. Mule, Head Automatica, Derek Trucks Band, Susan Tedeschi, Amadou & Mariam, Zenima, Odyze, The Chemical Brothers,Nick Drake, Cary Brothers, John Lennon, Nine Inch Nails, D.O.C., Outkast, Chris Cornell, 80's Music, Rick Springfield, Dave Matthews, DJ Logic, Robert Randolph, Nina Simone, John Coltraine, Grateful Dead, Rilo Kiley, Jack Johnson, Our Lady Peace, David Amram, Alice Coltraine, Men At Work, Sade, Beastie Boys, Citizen Cope, U2, Albert Hill, Janis Joplin, Thelonius Monk, No Doubt, Lester Young, Charlie Parker, Jovanotti, Leonard Cohen, Mike Ness, Max Pezzali, Gianna Nannini, Tom Waits, Leo Kotke, Miles Davis, Norah Jones, 50 Cent, Ludacris, Ani DeFranco, Zero Assoluto, LL Cool J, Run DMC, NWA, Public Enemy, Johnny Cash, Gorillaz, Social Distortion, Mary J. Blige, Reik, Fischerspooner, The Zombies, A Tribe Called Quest, Audioslave, Kids Against Combs, Bob Marley, Cake, Oasis, Mars Volta, Phil Lesh, Stereophonics, Cassandra Wilson, Cat Stevens, Chikinki, Methods of Mayham, Crystal Method, Bob Dylan, Lou Reed, Filter, Rob Zombie, Morphine, Garbage, Primus, Greyboy, Lauryn Hill, Lo Fidelity All Stars, Portishead, Medeski Martin & Wood, Paolo Conte, North Mississippi All Stars, Poe, Robert Walter, Sex Mob, Galactic, Skerik, Inner 61, Dubstar, Placebo, The Killers, Butthole Surfers, De La Soul, Digable Planets, John Lee Hooker, Scissor Sisters,White Stripes, Youssou N'Dour, Concrete Blonde, Sneaker Pimps, Colin Hay, The Smiths, Van Morrison, Frou Frou

Movies:

La Dolce Vita, Thank You For Smoking, Little Miss Sunshine, Stranger Than Fiction, Men with Children, Boondock Saints, Rize, V for Vendetta, Shopgirl, Fahrenheit 451, Groundhog's Day, Clerks, Office Space, The Mother, Garden State, Kieslowski's Color Trilogy: Bleu, Blanc, Rouge. Occupation: Dreamland, The Door in the Floor, Blue Velvet, When Harry Met Sally, We Don't Live Here Anymore, Pulp Fiction, The Pillowbook, Seven, Casablanca, The Matrix, The Usual Suspects, American Beauty, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Fight Club, Crash, Secretary, Raging Bull, Silence of the Lambs, Twelve Monkeys, The Shining, Jaws, Ghost World, Reality Bites, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Halloween (the first one), Nightmare on Elmstreet, Silver Bullet, Ghost Ship, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, The Incredibles, Finding Nemo, Blade Runner, The Graduate, Lost in Translation, Sixteen Candles, Old School, Un Chien Andalou, L'ge d'or, Little Otik, Darkness/Light/Darkness , another favorite "More" Silent Films.... The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1919) (this is obviously only a partial clip...but how cool does this look?!)

Books:

Beat Generation Literature....Gonzo...Outlaw Poetry...words make my little heart go pitty-pat...there is not much I don't read.

Heroes:

Those who get out of bed everyday and chase the vision...

My Blog

Film Festival Updates

Park City Film Music Festival, Salt Lake City, UTNovember 9, 2007 - Earlybird DeadlineUpgraded projects save $5Watch List: http://www.withoutabox.com/watch/4173Texas Black Film Festival, Dallas, TX No...
Posted by Third Rail Productions on Tue, 30 Oct 2007 07:55:00 PST

Academy Invites 60 Below-the-Line Members (Resource411.com)

Academy Invites 60 Below-the-Line Members Production community members receiving invitation include costume designer Nancy Steiner, production designer Nathan Crowley and cinematographer Xavier Perez...
Posted by Third Rail Productions on Thu, 26 Jul 2007 10:02:00 PST

Animation and the Academy Awards (from Resource411.com)

Academy Revises Animation Rules by Melinda McCrady ..> Films such as "A Scanner Darkly" that use the Rotoscope technique do not qualify as animated features under the new Academy rules. Image © 2...
Posted by Third Rail Productions on Thu, 26 Jul 2007 09:56:00 PST

CURRENT NY/LA411 film production lists...

..> In Production: FILM SKIP NAVIGATION  HOME |  FILMS IN:  DEVELOPMENT |  PRE-PRODUCTION |  PRODUCTION |  POST-PRODUCTION |  FILMING IN:...
Posted by Third Rail Productions on Fri, 20 Jul 2007 10:34:00 PST

(Variety Article) Academy elects 14 to board

Academy elects 14 to board First-timers are Winkler, Zigmond, Pearce, Fox Posted: Tue., Jul. 10, 2007, 3:46pm PT By WILLA ROBERTSON .. end author -->The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences h...
Posted by Third Rail Productions on Wed, 11 Jul 2007 08:57:00 PST

Partial Television Programming in Production (US MARKET)

..> Title Last Updated ExecProducer Casting ProductionCompany Network Status ALIEN ENCOUNTERS  Monday,Jan. 22,2007  Thom Beers    Original Prods.  A&E  In Producti...
Posted by Third Rail Productions on Wed, 11 Jul 2007 08:44:00 PST

FILMS in PRE- Production & Production in NYC

Currently in PRE-PRODUCTION in NY ..> Title LastUpdated Director/Producer Casting ProductionCompany/Studio ProductionStart Status/Location A PURPOSE UNDER HEAVEN  Wednesday, May 9, 2007 ...
Posted by Third Rail Productions on Wed, 11 Jul 2007 08:31:00 PST

Film Society of Lincoln Center | Walter Reade Theater Newsletter 7.5.07

FSLC ReelNews 7.5.07 Film Society of Lincoln Center | Walter Reade Theater The Best in World Cinema~~ 30 YEARS OF KINO INTERNATIONAL  Now  July 12~~ LIVE EARTH CONCERTS  Sat July 7  11am  5pm~...
Posted by Third Rail Productions on Fri, 06 Jul 2007 09:01:00 PST

Expo 6 Screenplay Competition Early Deadline - JULY 1st

..> ..> ..> Expo 6 Screenplay Competition - Early Deadline is July 1st!..> ..> Only 3 more days to enter the Expo 6 Screenplay Competition and benefit from the early bird discount. Take a close...
Posted by Third Rail Productions on Mon, 02 Jul 2007 10:50:00 PST

Rubble Rubble....Flinstones Day...wha?!

Boomerang to Run Flintstones Marathon By John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 6/29/2007 10:46:00 AM The Boomerang channel is looking to write a new page right into history. The Cartoon Ne...
Posted by Third Rail Productions on Mon, 02 Jul 2007 10:47:00 PST