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T-Rav.

The most endangered species, the honest man.

About Me

FilmmakerCinemaphiles Todd Raviotta

Todd Raviotta Virginia This Morning
I am a Director-Editor-Professor. I make dark, depressing, confusing, but surprisingly funny and lighthearted films and videos. I think too much. I talk too much about thinking too much. I rant allot. I enjoy working on friday nights. I have an amazing awe inspiring peer group of artists, filmmakers, musicians, actors, writers, designers, dancer/choreographers, sometimes i forget that it isn't the norm. I ask for more from life than being a regular at a bar, unless it is a sushi bar. I love women but am convinced they dont like me. I stress myself out more than I should. I wanted to make Richmond an alternative media mecca. Now Im not so sure I want to do much else but make some alternative media of my own.Currently working on a web series for RVAtv and A feature length script.I used to say I hate politics now I understand politics and participate in it.
my production company myspace NaturalScienceProductions
movie maker article
RVA ISSUE 3
Richmond.com interview with Todd Raviotta
Style Weekly Article about The Madcap Three and Mediated screening.

My Interests

Consumed by Film, death metal, and the rock band RUSH. Plenty of other interests but these are closest to me. These will certainly be topics of conversation at my wedding and funeral.


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I'd like to meet:

Found - a girl who is the opposite of death metal, but wont mind me playing slayer, think it is cute. Found - Film Festivals that will screen my work not just cash my check.
Still Looking - a distribution company and a website for my work and the web developer who made my site. INVESTMENT BANKERS, People interested in being an Executive Producer. Patrons of the arts. Producers. Investors. Accountants, Entertainment Lawyers, Development Producers. Viewers like you.

Music:

My Top 10: Rush, At the Gates, Opeth, Faith No More, Tool, Dj. Shadow, Bjork, Zappa, Phish, NIN.

Rush on Colbert
http://www.comedycentral.com/colbertreport/full-ep...

Stephen introduces this week's Alpha Dog, and Rush performs.

Movies:



Some of my films

Books:

Promo video for RVA (edited march 2008)

Heroes:

Stanley Kubrick, Bob Fosse, Neil, Geddy, & Alex of Rush, David Cronenberg, David Lynch, Robert Altman

Tom Hanks

My Blog

VPA film day 2008 info

Please take a moment to contact you legislator or come to support the production community.T-RavJoin the VPA at FILM DAY ON CAPITOL HILL In Richmond, Virginia Tuesday, January 29 9:00 am  2:00 p.m. W...
Posted by T-Rav. on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 08:32:00 PST

The bigger picture.

Over the past 4 years I have worked for Griffith Films on a documentary series about the motion picture industry in Virginia. On January 13, 2008 at the Byrd Theater in Carytown, Moviemaking in Virgi...
Posted by T-Rav. on Tue, 08 Jan 2008 02:55:00 PST

Getting cold in Virginia

Style ran an article on the Fight for Virginia motion picture incentives by Brandon Reynolds Check the pdf.http://www.styleweekly.com/StyleDev/feat49b.pdfhttp://ww w.styleweekly.com/article.asp?idartic...
Posted by T-Rav. on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 02:30:00 PST

open letter to Virginia Film Supporters

Greetings, It appears I am now in the world of politics. I imagine like most people I am at this point now because, my future, my career, and my life depends on legislation. And so does yours.This i...
Posted by T-Rav. on Tue, 02 Oct 2007 02:10:00 PST

on to Berlin

At the River has been mailed to Germany to screen in the Verzaubert international queer film festival. In november it will be screening in The Long Island G&L film festival.other screenings coming so...
Posted by T-Rav. on Sat, 29 Sep 2007 08:15:00 PST

At the River in Los Angeles 7/13/07

on thursday i will fly to los angeles for the 2nd time this summer. last month i got to work on a website for projectc.net and Universal. I was brought out to edit for two days. now this week i am ...
Posted by T-Rav. on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 04:42:00 PST

Mediated on DVD now!

DVDs of mediated now for saleIf you missed the screening at the byrd. Copies of both films are now available. Both include behind the scene vids.Copies of Mediated can be requested herehttp://www.mysp...
Posted by T-Rav. on Mon, 28 May 2007 08:20:00 PST

Madcap Mediated Week!!

Mediated The 21st Century LifestyleMonday May 21st Todd Raviotta on CBS 6's Virginia This MorningWednesday May 23rd Style Weekly Article about The Madcap Three and Mediated screening.Friday May 25th J...
Posted by T-Rav. on Sun, 20 May 2007 09:08:00 PST

officer roach myspace my emmy

I entered the Officer Roach video into the myspace my emmy contest a few months ago and it has now been picked as a finalist in a myspace sponsorship to the emmy awards for broadband 2007.http://www.m...
Posted by T-Rav. on Tue, 01 May 2007 06:52:00 PST

heavy glass cube

I have always had dreams about filmmaking there was the one where David Lynch came to a class that I was teaching at the gov school where we hung out and talked about dreams in films, then there was o...
Posted by T-Rav. on Mon, 19 Feb 2007 04:07:00 PST