Hollywood Connect Journal

Category: Miscellaneous

28 November 2012 // 03:55 pm // 3 Comments

The Power of a Quiet Song

The Power of a Quiet Song

There is power in a simple song – or painting, a film, a photograph, a poem, or any other art that communicates the nature of beauty and the beauty of nature.


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26 October 2012 // 09:11 am // 1 Comments

Got Time for a Movie At Work?

Got Time for a Movie At Work?

Stuck in your cubicle, but still want to enjoy a movie at the same time? Now you can at this handy website...


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11 October 2012 // 07:57 am // 0 Comments

Partysauraus Rex

Partysauraus Rex

We interrupt this work day to bring you a breaking news flash: Pixar has released a Toy Story short film!


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11 September 2012 // 09:25 am // 1 Comments

Nobody Wants to “Like” Your Page

Nobody Wants to “Like” Your Page

No filmmaker wants to hear it: Nobody wants to "Like" your film's fan page. Deal with it.


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20 August 2012 // 01:57 pm // 0 Comments

What Is Excellence?

What Is Excellence?

Guest writer Deborah Fraser explores what it means to be truly excellent...


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20 June 2012 // 10:36 am // 4 Comments

Creating Food for Commercials

Creating Food for Commercials

Or "Why your food never, ever looks like it does on television..."


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10 May 2012 // 09:41 am // 9 Comments

Media People: Stop Using Compilation Reels

Media People: Stop Using Compilation Reels

Producer Phil Cooke shows why it's time for you to stop using compilation reels to showcase your work.


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15 February 2012 // 09:54 am // 6 Comments

HC Classic: The Quick and the Dead

HC Classic: The Quick and the Dead

A few years ago, I found myself in a place in life in which I couldn’t drive my car for several months. So a generous friend bought me a good bicycle, for which I was truly grateful. Yes, it got me where I needed to go, and, sure, it got me in pretty good shape, but that bike helped me to do something even more substantial and worthwhile. It got me to slow down.


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05 January 2012 // 03:23 pm // 3 Comments

HC Classic: My Motorcycle Diary

HC Classic: My Motorcycle Diary

A couple years ago, I decided to take motorcycle lessons. Okay, I’ll admit it: motorcycle lessons appealed primarily to my over-developed sense of adventure, but in my defense, it’s not a bad skill for an actor to be able to list on his résumé. So I got all geared up and drove my car out to the nearby community college parking lot with visions of me whipping my bike around pylons with Matrix-like precision and ferocity...


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29 May 2011 // 02:48 pm // 10 Comments

The Greatest of Ease

The Greatest of Ease

In preparation for an acting role, I started taking martial arts lessons. It looked so easy at first...


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17 March 2011 // 05:38 pm // 4 Comments

Searching for Significance

Searching for Significance

I’ve got a good friend who is a successful writer for television sitcoms. At an event one evening, a woman approached him and asked, “How can I help my young daughter to become a successful Hollywood writer?” In his characteristic wit doused in friendly sarcasm, my friend replied: “Withhold your love from her for the next ten years.” One of the main reasons many creative people come to Hollywood – and this is at the same time rarely mentioned and rarely denied – is that they are looking for significance, a sense of actually mattering in and to this world.


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09 November 2010 // 05:38 pm // 12 Comments

The End of the Story

The End of the Story

I have a good friend who has what I, as a fan of the cinematic arts, consider to be a near fatal flaw. This friend of mine hates to talk about movie details or plotlines to any degree before he has seen the movie himself. He just doesn’t want to know. Some flimflam about spoiling the experience for him by finding out how any of the story goes. I know you’re thinking the same thing I am – he’s crazy, right?


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18 February 2010 // 05:55 am // 0 Comments

Welcome to Hollywood Connect’s Journal!

Welcome to Hollywood Connect’s Journal!

Welcome to Hollywood Connect’s journal! Here you will find thoughts on a number of topics that deal with life, art, and creativity. Take the time to read, consider, and leave your own thoughts.


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