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 I'm an outsider and I like it that way. I love Independent film and prefer to stay independent in the industry. Boy Howdy it can be kind of ruthless sometimes. I love to edit and color films, shorts and pilots. So I sit in my office with my rig and create. I go to conferences and just plain talk to industry people. I used to carry a camera around and that was fun but hard on the back. I've done a couple of degrees. One in theater and one in film. I decided against a masters degree because as it was pointed out to me you can get the same thing just by going out and working. and its cheaper. I love film theory and film history so I took a lot of that in college. 

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I like to swear but Google doesnt like it. I write comedy and love to incorporate that in my posts. My comedy is kind of absurdist though. A little bit weird. I have a monthly theme and post daily for most days. I love to do requests. 

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