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paul andrew skidmoreparabolos

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NEW Sleepwalking website

the Sleepwalking website has changed a bit... be sure and check it out.  follow Jackson on his journey to save Dad...

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development part ii – the screenplay

at some point all of those notes, cocktail napkin sketches, ideas, pictures stolen from flickr, etc. end up turning into words somewhere.  for the writer, it begins a long time ago, but for everyone else

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conducting a film

many people have long compared film to music, primarily to the symphony. i am too lazy today to research and find specific quotes and sources, so i'll just assume you've heard the same and agree

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development part i – the research

the development process is, in my opinion, the most important part of the production process.  i feel way too many take it lightly.  a lot of young filmmakers focus on the finished product.  a polished

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headed to LA

hey LA! i'm headed your way! alert Roscoe's, Amoeba, In-N-Out, and the Arclight Theater. oh heck, alert Ripley's Believe It Or Not, too. let's face it, i'm totally going. i'll be arriving april 27 and

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wrapped! (for now)

principal photography wrapped last night for Sleepwalking.  i feel really good about everything.  i haven't looked at any dailies yet, but saw most everything over Dan Baker's shoulder, and it looked so much like it

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Sleepwalking website update!

parabolos team member william cavataio has done some great work for us on the Sleepwalking website!  an interim page is up that has some more information on it than the previous teaser page.  check out

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