A CHANGE WILL DO US GOOD

A CHANGE IS GONNA COME, so sang Sam Cooke, and it’s a song I emailed to some close friends tonight.  I will NOT use this blog for politics, but I am in a good mood.

My old and close friend, director Maurice Marable (he directed the title sequence for ENTOURAGE and I did some of the boards) called me on a last minute promo spot for the ABC show FRINGE just before “President elect Obama’s acceptance speech.

I was with 100 or so of my “closest friends”.  Actually, 99 percent of them were strangers.  Very happy strangers.

I will meet  “Mo”  (we call him by both names, including Big Willie, Grand Puba, and and Lens Master ) and the crew during a location scout tomorrow (Nov 5^th for you all) and at least get a day’s pay.  The production company only “limited” funds do to it being a rush gig,  but the money is close enough to my rate and it is money coming IN.  Always beats money going OUT.

I am VERY grateful to Maurice, as he has used me for years and has always been a true friend in every sense of the word.  Mo is also a director of color (rather than being translucent, of course) who is has transcended the confines of what a Black director should do. If there is a story, Mo wants to tell it, and he will tell it in a visually dynamic manner.

This is a link to his reel, and you will recognize a good number of these commercials.

http://believemedia.com/director.php?director_id=24

I have to get to get my equipment ready for tomorrow. I will use paper and pen, do to the fact I have to draw on the spot and be quick about it. No Cintiq.

I think I can make it the old fashioned way.

Good night and good morning to you all.