NON EDITED AUDIO (F bombs away…)

in June, Reach Records and Sho Baraka came to me with a rough concept for me to write around for Trip Lee’s music video. The treatment was written around the concept of a 2030 american culture where christians are suppressed from society and tracked by a sub governmental company. The markings represent a form a tracking the “company” uses to identify. These QR codes can be scanned and pulled by any camera. Contrary to MANY yourtube comments, the tats DO NOT represent some kind of mark of the beast or satanic symbol. (to the accusation: Get off your horse people, it’s art. Stop trying to find evil within the good and appreciate art for what it is.

Now where was I?… With a tiny budget I pulled my resources and friends, shot on RED, produced/directed and used the majority of my office for the location. HUGE THANKS to Ryan Hamblin, Zach Al-Chokhachi, Josh Edwards, Chris Adams, Josh Ritchie, Randy Smith, Kip Kubin, Hélène Míchele, Chad Ray & Max Goldberg. LINK TO VIDEO

BTS photos by JOSH RITCHIE

a great friend of mine, Ben Arment, heads up a fresh conference for creatives called STORY. If you find yourself a creative working within story telling you would be well advised to be refreshed on communicating the greatest story ever told. CHECK IT OUT! (great web design by pixel peach)

Benjah, a christian artist, wrote this song about the perplexities of modern dating. After getting a lyric breakdown (cuz I don’t speak Rasta), I wrote the treatment around Dillavou being Benjah’s subconscious. Always in his ear, being the voice of reason in his life yet his presence is unseen by Benjah. The story line follows the path of his conviction.

The look I was shooting for was raw, un-american feel.  We wanted the video to have a tropic look without the overdone beach scene. For the tiny budget I think it turned out pretty well.Huge thanks to all those who helped.

I love the video footage of this shot (coming later).

i am going to be bloging for the next 7 days, even if it kills me. so to start things off i wanted to share some work that i had no part in but wish i did. i coped this off my good buddy tyler torti’s blog. great guy, bad smelling, but on average he equals out to be a + 9.8.

the video comes from the youtube digital shot giants “rhett and link”

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the last time we got together we produced this documentary short featuring graveyard shift workers in dallas.

reid slaughter :: executive producer

patt dodd :: producer

austin mann :: dp

tk :: dp/writer/editor

after the initially listen of the song i was inspired to shoot a true to life look at pain and passion. without a real budget for production i went with a real life portrait style with minimal production led lighting. shot on tricked out a 7D

special thanks goes out to fotogs jamie clayton & logan burkhart & long time friend, drew workman, for all their help and talents on the shoot.

behind the scenes photos from one of the night shoots by @loganburkhart

photos from the showing @ #story09 via Joshua White

my last year there i had an “interaction” with a production company i hired that turned into the greatest email i have ever gotten. felt i needed to share. see for yourself.

THE FOLLOWING IS REAL & UNEDITED (condensed… this mug was LONG)

names have been changed to protect the… crazy.

by the way, this is from the desktop of a middle aged, grown, man.

my coments are in (RED)

CONTEXT :: we didn’t have enough monitors, he wanted extra money outside of our prior agreement IN CASH. cornered,  i agreed and said lets talk about this post show. After the VERY SUB PAR production he sent me an invoice for a very small amount of money, i replyed, in a VERY kind way, stating that we can forget about the tiny invoice and work together on other shows or i can pay the amount and overlook working together in the future. THIS is his reply.

TK,
Thanks for the note and being honest with your feelings on the  monitors. It’s helpful – I learn as I go with this thing.
This is long, but I think you deserve it and I think it’s important  because your ministry is important… So…

The first thing is I’m the bomb and you’d be a dummy for not using me  as much as you’re able. (WOW. TALK ABOUT LEFT FIELD…)

The other production companies are chumps that rarely give a rip about  excellence or sharing your passion for souls. (SAID BY THE GUY WHO FELL ASLEEP AT FRONT OF HOUSE DURING THE SHOW!!) My wedges are considered  the best in the world at present – they list for $4,700 each and  dealer is $3,400. Their sound is stunning and they have a enough  volume output for deaf hardcore bands. All my stuff is like that – I  think a Mercedes is the cheapest car you should buy. I’m sick, (NOTED) but  happy. My competitors…(reasonably) buy stuff they can make real money  on…

The second thing is I’m the weirdest sound company on earth and only  going to get weirder. You can see my vision for this thing on the first page of my brochure:

LINK REMOVED (THINK MICROSOFT PAINT)

…I have MUCH to learn – mainly about the business end of things – but I’ve yet to meet or hear of anyone in this industry that can equal the math and physics background I have (toot!). (“toot!”…? WHAT THE…?!)

I have a master’s degree in stuff dealing with money (NOW THATS JUST FUNNY) and spent 20 years in finance. I’m rich enough not to have to work. I don’t need money (YET YOU NEED A TINY CHECK FROM ME…). I’m doing sound to save people’s souls as a form of retirement. Then I’m going to die and do sound in Heaven… (THERE IT IS!… I WAS WONDERING WHEN THE GOD CARD WOULD SHOW UP)

So what you need to do is send the loot (WHO ARE YOU?! LOOT? IS SOMEONE GOING TO COME BREAK MY THUMBS?) to the following address – thanks. AND you KNOW you should hire me again – every chance you get as a matter of fact. (I’ll GET RIGHT ON THAT… I’ll… CALL YOU…)

Blessings – ______

hope you enjoyed that as much as i.