As for features, sometimes known as "freetures,"...

The truth is, if you have an attention span as short as mine, you don't go out searching for jobs that will keep you busy for a month or more. More than five days, and I'm generally ready to crawl right out of my skin. Seriously, all sound-guy jokes aside, I don't even own a chair, let alone possess the passivity to spend any amount of time actually sitting in one. My doctor suggested I get tested for ADD. I said, "I don't have time for that." (I'm having a hard time deciding whether or not that joke is funny. Send me an e-mail if you have an opinion.)

But, I have done a few. Most were a lot of fun.

Here's the list, (with links).

Fallen Angels - (Ohio Unit) This movie included a huge cast of horror stars from the past, plus an impressive list of modern-day talent, including Michael Dorn and Bill Moseley. The Mansfield Reformatory location, made famous in The Shawshank Redemption, was damp and bitterly cold on the inside, no matter what the weather was like on the outside. Despite that, this film has rekindled my spirit for full-length, independent production. I told the producer I wouldn't do it unless I thought I would be fun. I wasn't disappointed.

A Little Inside - (Ohio Unit) A nice movie with a real, though not big, budget. Starring Hallie Eisenberg, Benjamin King and Kathy Baker, maybe as much as a third of the movie was shot here in Ohio.

Bottom Feeders aka Criminal Minds - (Also, Sound Design) Featuring John Saxon, nominated for best picture and winner of best writer (Tom Baumann) at the B-Movie Awards in New York. The makings of a cult classic, if only it could get more exposure. The main character's name is Plankton. Get it?

By the way, check out the picture of me standing next to John Saxon. How freaking cool is that?

Riding The Chisholm Trail - (Short) For the multi-sensory, special effects Chisholm Trail Experience Theater at the Chisholm Trail Heritage Center in Duncan, Oklahoma (See the photo on my Home Page). This one was fun. Shot in a week on the prairies of Oklahoma, production included a series of smaller kiosk anecdotes portraying life in the late 1800's.

Solve For X - (Short) - (Also, Sound Design) Rated a hard R for merciless violence and liberal use of the "F" word, this one is just plain fun. Good old fashion film production for film production's sake. Written and directed by local, John Whitney. Shot on a refrigerator full of B&W 35mm and a Visa card. Please support your local artists.

First You Live, Then You Die - I did one day on this one; a full 50% of the sync sound. Is that any way to shoot a movie? It's worth tracking down for 90 minutes of stunning imagery.

Tattoo Boy - Winner of Best Feature at the 1996 New York Underground Film and Video Festival. This was my first full-length feature. It was painful. They say that birth is very traumatic for the child. I don't remember my own birth. I was so young at the time. I remember my first full-length, low budget film production. It isn't that the experience was a whole lot different than any other low budget movie I have done. I just had a lot to learn. Did I mention it was painful?

Voices of the Prairie - (Short) For the Prairie Expo in Worthington, Minnesota. Requiring three trips to Minnesota, during three separate seasons, (Summer, Fall and Winter), this was a museum piece much like the afore mentioned, Riding The Chisholm Trail.

Dollywood "Heartsong" Theater Exhibit - (Short) I don't like to drop names, but if you ever get a chance to meet Dolly, do so. She is very sweet. I only did a day on Heartsong, but I have had the good fortune to do several other short pieces and music videos for other attractions at Dollywood.

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