I often find myself wondering what certain filmmakers would be doing if they were still with us today. For instance, if John Cassavetes—the original American independent and rebel—were still alive and healthy and enjoying his...
Read More →A new documentary film called Pause Press Play has been out a little while on the Internet and I wanted to post it here and spread the word a bit more. Pause Press Play is...
Read More →This is a TV news story that I shot, reported, wrote and edited that ran on KCRA-TV’s Common Ground on Saturday May 19, 2012. In daily news we live under very strong time constraints of...
Read More →Over the past few months, since the announcements of the new RED Epic and Scarlet and the Canon C300digital cinema cameras, and now with all the buzz about the 2K Digital Bolex, various people...
Read More →I’m a podcast junky. The frustrating thing about listening to the radio in the car is that, invariably, as soon as the program gets to something good that I really want to hear, I’ve gotten...
Read More →Most news interns who shadow crews out in the field simply observe and shoot a stand-up or two. Their focus is entirely on reporting and writing. Some do learn the importance of editing. But none...
Read More →I generally find harsh sunlight to be the ugliest light of all, but this morning, for some reason, it was amazing. Perhaps because it was early and there was just enough humidity in the air...
Read More →[Author's Note: The quotes on this page are copied from two other articles on two different websites, both of with are accredited and the full articles can be read by clicking on the places marked.]...
Read More →A few months ago I was reviewing my Youtube account and saw a mile of comments left on my videos. A few of them were from a young filmmaker in Australia named Jimmy Ennett who...
Read More →Every now and then in the business of TV news you get a chance to meet and do a story on someone who’s work you admire and who had been a part of something historic....
Read More →Several weeks ago I received an e-mail from a friend and former co-worker at KCRA asking if I could help out a filmmaker friend of hers. Her friend had a short film and wanted to...
Read More →I’m constantly following links to articles on the net and listening to podcasts in search of somebody or something new that grabs my interest. It’s rare and doesn’t come along that often. But when it...
Read More →This is our vacation home movie. Most people put some videos together, post them on Youtube or burn DVDs and mail them to family. I write up a script, edit my videos and have them...
Read More →The Salton Sea is a photographer’s Disneyland. A desert lake. Barren, harsh and beautiful. Not so much natural as unnatural. Located thirty miles south of Indio, which is just next to Palm Springs, the Salton...
Read More →KCRA Common Ground – Goodwill Stores Get A Facelift from Mike Carroll on Vimeo. Canon 7D in 1080 60p Tokina 11-16mm F2.8 lens JVC GY-HD100U camcorder in 720 HDV Adobe Premier CS5 FINDING THE STORY:...
Read More →This is the second night I spent on the set of Anthony D’Juan’s one-man film Untitled. Footage shot on the Canon 7D using the Sigma 28mm f/1.8 for the interiors. Anthony wrote a detailed blog...
Read More →This past Tuesday Bonnie and I took our grandson Sam, who is from New York and is spending the summer with us, to the coast to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. I have to tell you...
Read More →Naked Filmmaking is spreading. I shot this footage a few days ago of filmmaker Anthony D’Juan directing and shooting a dialogue scene with actors Nancy Zoppi and David Scott for his short film Untitled. I...
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