One of the very best jobs of each year, I love seeing the ‘behind the scenes’ of the movie business. The Santa Barbara International Film Festival is an important stop on the Academy Awards circuit, so writers, directors, actors, studio execs…etc. all attend and make for such an amazing experience interacting with the community and...
Going to the movies is an escape from reality and lets the mind wander, but the beauty of film festivals is that the movies come to life. It is incredible to see and meet the actors, learn why the screenplay was written and hear from those behind the scenes describe their experiences. Photographing for...
One of the films I was asked to photograph for the Santa Barbara International Film Festival was, Amy Berg’s “West of Memphis“. I quickly realized two things… 1) This was much more than a film… and 2) I was not plugged into current events when I was in high school! Here is a summary of...