Posted by: Martin Vavra
It’s not the end of the beginning, I hope. No, rather, it is the beginning of the end of the year. It is October, and Halloween is but days away. The Christmas decorations have been out at the local Fred Meyer since August (I am not kidding) signaling the closing of 2012. It has been a glorious year, with me paying more in wages to fellow contractors than I made all of last year and the year before combined. That ...
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That’s right! This is a more of a techie post then one of those heart felt, sentimental, touchy-feely kind of posts. You guys already know that pirates cool, that I am strange, and that I love what I do. So enough said. Instead, I want to talk about the new toys I got. Oh so many new toys!
The first is my new ...
Continue Reading ?That’s right. I like what I do. In fact, I love it. I love it so much that I do it a lot. Film! That is what I am talking about. I don’t talk about other stuff on here. I am creeping up on fours years of doing this full time, and Galaxy Sailors birthday of even being a name is almost seven. Oh what fun times these have been.
I have had several moments lately where I have stopped(in my ...
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I feel like a blind pig finding an acorn. Or something like that. I am feeling very blessed, very lucky, and very humbled. OMPA, the Oregon Media Production Association that I am a member of, awarded me the 2012 “Rising Star” award. I was rather shocked and happy and freaked out all at the same time. The shock because I didn’t realize anyone was paying attention. Or that I ...
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Hey there, just a little updater. Back in from last nights win for Patrick’s Story and hopefully a few more people willing to pass on the message for equality in marriage rights. Not only was I really pleased and thankful for the win but I was even more thankful for the thoughtful comments afterwards by people who were moved by the message. I am extremely fortunate in my life to the fact that I am able to take this movie ...
Continue Reading ?Yes, it is true. A Deed without a Name is done filming. We finished our third and last night of filming this last Tuesday, and as of Wednesday I had a rough edit out to Jeri, the writer of the screenplay. I am cleaning up edits, replacing audio, looking at special effects, and looking at filming the next in about two weeks. I am really please with the way the film sounds, looks, and was performed. The people that were ...
Continue Reading ?No, filming or film or filmmaking aren’t really dying. While there was a major shake up a few weeks ago with digital filming and Roger Dekins, I was referring in a very weird way to the recent filming I did in which a murder takes place. Whether accidental or not, it is interesting and fun to set up such a scenario and play it all out. It’s like diving into an odd place in your brain and exploring the nuances ...
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Hello fellow film fanatics, filming types, movie lovers, and gun dealers. That’s right, I cater to all sorts now. As I wrote about in an earlier post, I now rent out guns from the Command Center here at GSP Headquarters. Right now, I have a decent little cache of fake fire arms. Most of them couldn’t pass detailed scrutiny, but they are one-to-one scale and have some moving parts to them. The best are the M-16s and the Glocks; those ...
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There is good news for those of us that are working hard and participating in the industry of film in Oregon. On the news that New Mexico has reduced their incentives for film and video, Governor Kitzhaber announced with the 2011 budget that the tax incentives would remain in place.
A number of Income Tax expenditures are due to sunset by the closing of 2011. Of these, The Film Production Labor Rebate (ORS 316.698/317.394) and Film Production Development Contributions (ORS ...
Continue Reading ?Even when things get stalled or stopped, I keep finding ways to stay busy. For those of you that knew, I was in the preproduction stages of In My Eyes. It was a complex story about a female killer, but some twists and turns on love, family, and the twisted intricacies of culture. The investor made some unfortunate investments that didn’t pay off, leaving the production here stranded. So, what next?
That’s easy…more work. I shelved many projects ...
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