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Constantin Traian Preda

A society that allows mythology to determine its government policy will destroy itself.

About Me


Film/TV Producer, Writer, Director, Manager, and Photographer in Orlando, Florida.
"Smoking and Biking" - Orlando, Florida 2007 by C.T.Preda
NYC Post Card designed by C.T.Preda
Wyoming by C.T.Preda
"Parking Attendant" designed by C.T.Preda
On the set of Cinema Cafe created, written, produced, and directed by C.T.Preda

My Interests


Constantin Preda's Resume
Constantin Preda's Portfolio
Published Writing
Cinema Cafe TV Show
Flicks on Fairbanks
Frycook On Venus
Great Photography by a Great Friend
Great Blogging From Japan by Another Great Friend

I'd like to meet:

Myself, 10 years ago.

Music:

Charlie Mingus, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Elvis Prestley, Jerry Lee Lewis, U2 (before and during Achtung Baby - most everything after sucks!), Tom Waits, The Walkmen, Elvis Costello, Jeff Buckley, David Bowie, Run DMC, Leonard Cohen, Granddaddy, Rilo Kiley, Stars, Beck, Public Enemy, Erik B and Rakim, Interpol, Bob Dylan, The Counting Crows, The Clash, The Ramones, Broken Social Scene, The Black Keys, The Carlsonics, Ben Folds Five, Ornette Coleman, Jon Spenser Blues Explosion, The Strokes, The Smiths, Bright Eyes (fuck you, they're not emo!), Regina Spector, They Might Be Giants, David Gray, Joseph-Maurice Ravel, We Are Scientists, Radio Head, NIN, Morrissey, Nick Cave, Nick Drake, Burt Bacharach, Dave Brubeck, Tom Jones.

Movies:

The Last Temptation of Christ, In The Name of the Father, Lawrence of Arabia, The Man Who Wasn't There, Citizen Kane, Naked Lunch, Kafka, every film by Stanley Kubrick except Barry Lyndon, The Trial, Manhattan and nearly every Woody Allen film, nearly every Scorcese film, Heat, nearly Every Zombie Film Ever Made, Everything Is Illuminated, Rocky, Jaws, Halloween, Halloween II (Almost as good as the first one), Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Every John Water's film, Signs, Unbreakable, The 6th Sense, The Remake of The Thing, the original Invasion of the Body Snatchers, the 1st remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Hour of the Wolf, Persona, The 7th Seal, Au revoir les enfants, The Devil's Backbone, American Movie, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, The Changeling, The Breakfast Club, Uncle Buck, every Les Blank documentary, every Errol Morris documentary, Do the Right Thing, South Park the Movie, Children Underground, every Sam Mendes film, Europa Europa, Them!, Godzilla, every film featuring animation by Ray Harryhausen, Brian Feldman's Snooze, Joe Maurceri's An Evening with Ivan Gorsky, Ben Piety's The Domestication of the LMNO Robot, Chris McDaniel's Legend of the Lounge Scene, and almost everything else that plays at Flicks on Fairbanks in Winter Park, Florida.
Everyone Should Watch This Documentary - "Loose Change"

Television:

Freaks and Geeks, Heroes, Rescue Me, Hogan Knows Best (Story Producer), MTV I Want A Famous Face (Segment Producer), Nickelodeon's Slimetime Live (Production Coordinator), Cinema Cafe (Creator, Producer, Director, Writer), Good Times, Arrested Development, The Job, Current TV, My Name Is Earl, Smallville, Star Trek The Next Generation, Everwood (yeah, I admit it), The Kids in the Hall, MST3K w/ Joel, Sponge Bob Square Pants, Futurama, Dead Like Me, The Maxx, Aeon Flux, and a few other shows that have since been cancelled.
The Horror Channel's Name this show promo!
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Books:

Choke, Fight Club, Honky, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Timbuktu, The Concret Island, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Holidays on Ice, Fraud, Slackjaw, The KGB Book of Poems, Stiff, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Bush Vs. The Environment, Arc d'X, Animal Farm, Fast Food Nation.

Heroes:

Bridgid Mercier
Practical Photograph by C.T.Preda
Pippi Mercier-Preda
Digital Photograph by C.T.Preda
Stanislav Petrov

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My Blog

Johnny Plastic and the Rubber Band - 7/2/08

This is going to be a killer show. These are friends of mine and they are performing at the Social tomorrow night. I'll be there. Please come out and have a drink and enjoy a great performance. I ...
Posted by Constantin Traian Preda on Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:01:00 PST

I am selling out and voting Republican.

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Posted by Constantin Traian Preda on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:33:00 PST

New Poem: Reading and Driving

READING AND DRIVING   I consider it a new hobby. My dry left hand on the wheel and a book nestled in my right hand, held out in front of my face so that I can also see the road: red lights, SUVs...
Posted by Constantin Traian Preda on Sat, 21 Jun 2008 10:13:00 PST

Rock Photos: The Hi Life at Back Booth

On Friday the 13th, I got to check out the Comic Shop and Abyssmal Entertainment sponsored show at the Back Booth featuring a killer punk band called the Hi Life.  They had great stage presence a...
Posted by Constantin Traian Preda on Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:00:00 PST

Check out this event: ALL TOGETHER NOW

Hosted By: Art Nouveau MagazineWhen: Friday Jun 27, 2008at 7:00 PMWhere: Tilt Coffee Shop274 Walker StreetAtlanta, Georgia|11 30311United StatesDescription:Art Nouveau Magazine...
Posted by Constantin Traian Preda on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 07:21:00 PST

Photo Essay - The Lost World of Mundane House Hold Items

Flower by C T Preda - 2008 CHECK OUT THE REST OF THE PHOTO ESSAY AT JPG MAG...
Posted by Constantin Traian Preda on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:32:00 PST

New Poem: Religion

RELIGION   I am spending too much time thinking about the too many hours spent in church as an alter boy.   I held candles in fear of spilling wax on the wooden floors of my adolescence. &...
Posted by Constantin Traian Preda on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 04:52:00 PST

Poem: A Moment

A MOMENT   It's nearly two in the morning. You have to pee, but You say you'll be right back To sit on my knee. When you return, I've got ear buds shoved in my ears And I'm listening to a son...
Posted by Constantin Traian Preda on Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:13:00 PST

Music Video Production: The Moon Babies

I had the pleasure of being the assistant director on this music video.  Two day shoot, pro DP, true HD, great directors, smart producers, fantastic song, excellent talent, skilled crew.  Every single...
Posted by Constantin Traian Preda on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 07:38:00 PST

Photo Essay - New Orleans Residents

I have been working a lot on New Orleans images.  Here is another one....
Posted by Constantin Traian Preda on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 05:14:00 PST