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Fake Friend

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About Me

I always have to be creating something, even if it doesn't get finished right away. It's a lot like wine or cheese. Takes some time to make it really good and tasty.
I'm constantly making short movies or working on some video production. When I can I'll try to make another stopmotion animated film. I look forward to working on a project similar to Twin Peaks and really want to work on a native american movie.

My Interests

Film and Video Making, Stopmotion Animation, Pupperty, Podcasts, and Experimental Music Making...Click here to go the HFC online DVD

I'd like to meet:

Terry Gilliam, David Lynch, The Cohen Brothers, David Cronenberg, Tim Burton, Chris Eyre, Leonard Peltier, Sherman Alexie... .

Of course speaking realisticly I'd like to meet other independent filmmakers who like to make movies, music videos, animations, and all kinds of film and video projects. If your into native american legends or stories and want to make a film drop me a line.
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Music:

Moth, Smartfrog, Andrew Senna, The Earwigs, The Nerve, daedelum, Neumonic Crusader, Darth Male, Pink Floyd, Robbie Robertson, Mary Youngblood...

Movies:

The Big Lebowski, Brazil, Raising Arizona, Twin Peaks, Mulholland Dr., The Fisher King, Delicatessen, Full Metal Jacket, Skins, Dead Man, The Shining, Amelie, The Devils Backbone, Barton Fink, Baraka, Bets In Show, Blood Simple, Creature Comforts, City of Lost Children, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Easy Rider, Ghost World, Spirited Away, Waiting For Guffman, Wallace & Gromit, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Blade Runner, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Smoke Signals, Napoleon Dynamite, Fargo, American Movie, American Splendor, Edward Scissorhands, Crumb, Aqua Teen Hunger Force...

Television:

I watch a lot of the Science Channel, Discovery, History, Comedy Central, TLC and National Geographic. However, I just got rid of my cable television service and have decided to focus on my home movie theater where we watch nothing but movies.

Books:

I'm a big fan of James Welch's books especially Fools Crow. I also like Carlos Castaneda's books even though after seeing a documentary about him I think he's a bit of a freak but A Seperate Reality was a fun read. At times I like to read some of Sherman Alexie's poetry. A must read for learning more about America's history is Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee. This book will definitely open your eyes to the reality of genocide in America.I also read a lot of technical books regarding filmmaking and animation.

Heroes:

John Lennon, Crazy Horse, Chief Joseph, Spotted Tail, John Trudell, Harvey Pekar...

My Blog

We are a finalist in the 2008 NYC Film Race!

Hey Everyone,We managed to make it into the top 15 of the 2008 NYC Film Race forour short film Sweet Victory.This year the Film Race is 24-hours to conceive, shoot and edit a 4-minute video. It was a ...
Posted by Fake Friend on Sat, 26 Apr 2008 06:49:00 PST

Working for Zootoo now.

As the head Videographer and Video Editor for Zootoo I have been creating a lot of various projects. To see some of them check out the videos in the player below. ...
Posted by Fake Friend on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 11:14:00 PST

Film Racing Event Videos

Well Hello World.I've officially started sharing my film racing event videos. I love same day movie making events. It's perfect for improv and it really challenges you as a filmmaker. Of course, there...
Posted by Fake Friend on Thu, 21 Jun 2007 08:47:00 PST

Chinese Toast wins awards at 2007 NYC Film Race!

The NYC Film Race has announced it's winners for 2007!This year Leslie Korein*, Cesar Gracia**, and Tim Mattson*** teamed up as Uber Wahnsinnig to participate in this years national Film Race. The Fi...
Posted by Fake Friend on Fri, 18 May 2007 06:05:00 PST

We are 2007 NYC Film Race Finalists!!

Our entry titled "Chinese Toast" is a NYC finalist. Now we need your help to watch and vote for our short! Pretty please, with sugar on top? Go to: http://www.filmracing.com Click: NYC (under "watch t...
Posted by Fake Friend on Tue, 01 May 2007 08:04:00 PST

An Amazing Animation Instructor

Marge Brown is an amazing animation instructor. Her encouragement made me want to learn more about animation and assist her in Evergreen's animation department. Such a great woman and so very gracious...
Posted by Fake Friend on Tue, 11 Jul 2006 12:26:00 PST

New HD Camera That Rivals 35mm For Less Than $20k

Has anyone seen the new HD camera emerging from the Red Digital Cinema Camera Company?If you haven't and you consider yourself a cameraman/woman than you should definitely check it out here .This is w...
Posted by Fake Friend on Thu, 04 May 2006 10:40:00 PST

Academy Award Nominated Short Films Review

I recently received a copy of the Academy Award Nominated short films Hardwood, Sunrise Over Tiananmen Square, and Ryan (Oscar Winner, Best Animated Short). Academy Award Nominated Shorts ..:namespac...
Posted by Fake Friend on Wed, 15 Mar 2006 02:53:00 PST

The Tutu Fairy is in the Studentfilmmaker Bogen Contest!

The Tutu Fairy was accepted and is now showing on the Studentfilmmaker.com website! It's part of the Bogen short video contest and we need your votes. Please take a moment of your time to view this to...
Posted by Fake Friend on Fri, 03 Mar 2006 11:20:00 PST

HFC Complete and Online

You wanna see everything we did as Team Starla for the August 2005 Cinemasports event in NYC? I'll answer for you, of course you do. http://homepage.mac.com/ams333/HFC/Menu72.htmlOur entry was 1 of 4 ...
Posted by Fake Friend on Fri, 17 Feb 2006 11:56:00 PST