Tag Archives: Rhonda Smiley

[THE MAKING OF] Sight & Sound Film and “Nightmare Mosaic”

Posted on February 28, 2017 by [TEXTSMITH]

Ah, film school.  I imagine it’s a lot different today than when I went through it.  For one – we shot and edited with actual film. Not quite chiseling on stone tablets, thankfully, but an entirely different experience than capturing on … Continue reading →

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[IN THE TRENCHES] I’ll Get Around To This

Posted on January 27, 2017 by [TEXTSMITH]

Let me open by saying I was initially hoping to have this ready to post last week. Well, I may not be on time, but at least I’m on theme. Procrastination.  It’s quite the beast, really.  It can easily eat … Continue reading →

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[SPOTLIGHT] Kuu Kuu Harajuku

Posted on October 3, 2016 by [TEXTSMITH]

Let me get this out of the way right at the top.  I’ve never met Gwen Stefani. Nevertheless, Rhonda Smiley and I have been writing on her show for a while now, and it premieres in the U.S. on Nickelodeon … Continue reading →

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[THE MAKING OF] Drawing Conclusions. And Comics.

Posted on September 28, 2016 by [TEXTSMITH]

Before movie and television writing became my focus, my creative outlet of choice was drawing.  Like most kids, I guess.  It’s kind of mandatory coursework in the early schooling phases, alongside Introduction to Napping and Paste Eating 101. For me, though, it … Continue reading →

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[THE NETWORK] The Stinky & Dirty Show

Posted on September 6, 2016 by [TEXTSMITH]

Fellow screenwriter, Guy Toubes, and I both went to NYU together. But as far as I know we never met there.  We had a lot of mutual friends, though, which is how we eventually connected out in Los Angeles after we … Continue reading →

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