Stanley Kubrick, Tim Burton, Michael Mann, Mel Brooks, Danny DeVito, Fritz Lang, John Landis, Robert Zemekis, did I mention Stanley Kubrick? THE KOOB!!
Awards
Best Science Fiction Satire: International Horror & Sci-fi Film Festival (2006)
Special Film Award for Best Special Effects: The INDIE Gathering (2006)
1st Place Special Effects: Felix Allen for "Passion to the Max" (2006)
1st Place Special Effects: Bob Allen for "Passion to the Max" (2006)
2nd Place Short Action: The INDIE Gathering (2006)
Outstanding Creativity in Motion Picture/Televison Program (2006)
2nd Place Experimental for "38news: Marionette Mayhem" (2005)
1st Place Short Comedy for "Economics 101" (2004)
Festivals
Action on Film Festival (2008) (Two films)
Audience Choice Award Film Festival (2008)
Things to Come... A Sci-fi Film & Music Festival (2008)
Pumelo International Film Festival (India, 2007)
Faux Film Festival (2007)
Santa Fe Film Festival (2006)
Tacoma Film Festival (2006)
American Artist Film Festival (2006)
Fylmz Short Film Contest (2006)
Coney Island Film Festival (2006)
New Hampshire Film Expo (2006)
International Horror & Sci-fi Film Festival (2006)
"The greatest crime against the future, is erasing the past" -FA
"With one hand the past moves us forward, with the other it holds us back" -LS
"The best thing about making movies is that they are collaborative and the worst thing about making movies is that they are collaborative." -EN
"We don’t make these films to hang in the Louvre, we make them to be seen by as many people as possible." -WF
"You can never make creative decisions because of corporate reasons." -RZ
"People might think you can turn creativity on and off, but it’s not like that. It just kind of comes out, a mash-up of all these things you collect in your mind. You never know when it’s going to happen, but when it does its like magic. It’s just that simple and it’s just that hard." -GS
"A person with 90% effort and 10% talent is going to be more successful than a person with 90% talent and 10% effort." -BR
"Eat well, stay fit, die anyway." -UK
"Success has many fathers, but failure is an orphan." -UK
"Remember, the early worm gets eaten" -UK
"Blondes not bombs!" "Redheads not warheads!" "Brunettes not fighter jets!" -FotC
"I’d rather laugh with the sinners, than cry with the saints" -BJ
"Laughter is the shortest distance between two people" -FC
"Charm is the viscous grease with which he oils his flim-flam machine" -Dr. FC
"What genius! The Lord, a credible partner that doesn’t take a cut" -Dr. FC
"I hope you had the presence of mind to bring presents of mine" -Dr. FC
"I’ll have you know that classic rock is both classic and it rocks!" -RD
"Just because you’re a perfectionist, doesn’t mean you’re perfect" -JN, about SK
"I am putting myself to the fullest possible use, which is all I think that any conscious entity can ever hope to do." -H
"The dead know only one thing: it is better to be alive." -PJ
"Good cop and bad cop have left for the day. I’m a different kind of cop." -VM
"I don’t step aside. I step up." -VM
"Life? Don’t talk to me about life!" -MtPA
"The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy has this to say on the subject of love ’Avoid, if at all possible’." -SF
"People say Intelligent Design, we must teach Intelligent Design. Look at the human body, is that intelligent? ... You have a waste processing plant next to a recreation area." -TD
University Of Southern California
Los Angeles,California
Graduated: N/A
Degree: In Progress
Major: Film Production at the USC School of Cinematic Arts
2007 to Present
Scottsdale Community College
Scottsdale,Arizona
Graduated: 2006
Degree: Other
Major: Film Production, Screenwriting, Broadcast Production, Editing, Motion Picture/Television Program
2002 to 2006
Highland High School
Gilbert,Arizona
Graduated: 1999
Student status: Alumni
Degree: High School Diploma
Clubs: Drama Club
About me: I'm an indie filmmaker from Phoenix, Arizona. I am a screenwriter, director and editor. In 2003, I created a production company called Immix Films, which became IMMIX Motion Pictures. I attended film school at the Film School at SCC and the USC School of Cinematic Arts. My future plans, or should I say feature plans, are to write and direct independent feature films.
My many "hats":
Director, Screenwriter, Editor, Filmmaker, Actor, Producer, Graphic Artist, Web Designer, Sound Designer, Boom Operator, Audio Mixer, Still Photographer, Astrophotographer, Stunt Driver, Cinematographer, Camera Operator, Dolly Grip, Film Loader, Foley Artist, Sound Effects Editor, Casting Director, Visual Effects Editor, a Fighting Artichoke, a Trojan... you name it.
