I never really thought I'd go to Papua New Guinea.  Before this project I knew next to nothing about the country.  However, I was recently given a 5 week lesson in all things PNG.  Our team was commissioned to make a documentary about domestic violence for the Papua New Guinea Tribal Foundation.  Papua New Guinea is easily the most beautiful, lush and wild place I've ever been.  It was an adventure.   First of all to get anywhere in this country you have to travel on one of these.......   Forge your way through this....   To cross this....   And...

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For 6 scorching weeks we labored away under the hot E. Washington sun.  The result is a drama/comedy entitled Hello My Name Is Frank.  This film stars Garrett M. Brown as Frank.  The cast also includes Tess Harper, Brent Briscoe, Mary Kate Wiles, Wayne Duvall, Rachel DiPillo,Travis Caldwell and Hayley Kiyoko.   Director Dale Peterson works through a scene with Garrett M. Brown.  Garrett is a consummate professional.  He was the title actor and every day he showed up to set completely prepared.  When Garrett is around there is always laughter and he knew everyone's name on set after...

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For this documentary-style industrial film we were inspired by the still photography of Martin Schoeller and the ingenuity of Errol Morris.   This is a portrait shot by Martin Schoeller.  His signature style is to show a subject's face in unnerving detail.  Also the catch lights.  Or the reflections of the lights he uses which are reflected in the eyes.  As seen in the this photo there are two large white vertical strips in the subject's eyes.  These are the individual lights that Schoeller chose to light this portrait.  Those catch lights are a large part of why his images...

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