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The Owl and the Scream Master
It was a dark and stormy night... Not really, but it was dark and the light from the moon created just enough blue to create a mysterious glow, outlining the apex of my very steep roof. The perfect setting for a scary movie, one like director Wes Craven ("Nightmare on Elm Street" and "Scream") would have directed. As a sound editor, I worked with Wes on four of his films. Despite the content he created, he was the sweetest, non-scary and most gentlemanly man. He loved birds, especially raptors and owls. We would send each other stories and photos of birds we encountered. It was sweet and endearing. He photographed them on his porch in the Hollywood Hills and told me that certain birds would come visit him often. He felt a spiritual connection to them, probably because they could fly away whenever they wanted. Wes was sheltered as a boy - not allowed to watch TV or go to see films. It's ironic to me that he became a filmmaker. Or is it? Being denied something makes the desire for it even stronger. He told me that at, Wheaton College, away from his parents' stern rules, he absorbed every movie and every experience he could. Interesting that "Nightmare on Elm Street" was about a killer who kills his victims by invading their dreams. He had big dreams. Wes became designated as a horror director and when he tried to direct a different genre, an uplifting film "Music of the Heart" starring Meryl Streep, his fan base didn't respond to it. He told me later, when we worked on "Scream 4" together that it made him rather sad that he was pigeon-holed as a horror director. I recently learned that he started out as a sound editor, after a messenger job in New York City. As a sound editor myself, I was always impressed with his "sound" sensibilities. He recognized what sounded right to him, both morally and aurally. When we worked together, he always deferred to me for my contribution to the soundscape of the film and would only interject this thoughts when he had an idea, and even then, very respectfully. This was unlike a lot of directors I worked with who just wanted to ramrod themselves over any underling, no matter how important that "underling" was. Wes did not do that. He often shared his photos with me that he would take on the set, while directing. In fact, some of his on set photos hang in the Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study in Hollywood, which is part of the Motion Picture Academy. He had an amazing eye for contrast, color, composition and story-telling. His photographs told a story. That 1/150th of a second told a whole story.
By Vickie Sampson4 years ago in Humans
5 Celebrity Couples Who Didn't Fall in Love At First Sight
Not every love story starts with love at first sight. Sometimes, the people we end up falling in love with are people who we would normally never go for or people who upon first meeting didn't find all that impressive.
By Jide Okonjo4 years ago in Humans
M.L.K. Jr.
Please understand, by no means do I assume progression has not been made. Try if you can to see it from my perspective. If any way conceivable. 1968 was said to be the beginning of a dream and for most the conclusion of political enslavement. Thanks to the media at the time, presumably mostly white-controlled, nationwide attention was given. M.L.K. Jr.'s well-known activism made him from my point of view, a celebrity figure. As destiny would see fit, the son of a pastor was to become the definition of non-violence, orchestrator of peace, and a vision of Afro-American dignity at its most high. His testimony of reaching the mountain top not only was inspiring but historical. So many men of ethnicity are worthy to be honored. Not only is Black History but History altogether. A man of considerable faith and courage is my definite aspiration. This is spoken of a man I can only dream to emulate. The legacy and remembrance of such a man are stamped. Nothing can remove this man's mountain of symbolism.
By D.C.@UN-BrokenGRAMMAR4 years ago in Humans
Pigeon Spikes in the Household
Dorothy Van Hodgkins was eighty-seven and eighty-eight and ninety and ninety-one and ninety-two years old, while practicing the lifestyle of the live-in installation. But she was not practicing when she was eighty-nine because that's when Dorothy was hospitalized with a severe case of agitated osteoporosis. We'll return to the osteoporosis later.
By Grayden McIntyre4 years ago in Humans
Heartthrobs of the 90s
It's only 13 days into 2022, and I think we can take some time to reminisce about the past. Ah, the 90's. The decade we Millennials love to live in for a bit because let's be honest, we miss it. God knows I miss aspects of it. You know what I miss the most?
By Mae McCreery4 years ago in Humans
There's Something About Uncle Roger
‘Hallo, Niece and Nephew.’ You can just hear that sentence as you read it. And, if you’re anything like me, it’ll bring a smile to your face. The character of Uncle Roger has to be one of the highlights of the past few years. With the bad, comes the good. Well, Covid has been pretty fucking bad, but Uncle Roger has brought a lot of light to these dark times. ‘Haiyaa’ has almost become like medicine to me recently.
By Rebecca Smith4 years ago in Humans
Reggie Sandiford, A Scholar, An Artist, A designer, An Icon, And A Man, With A Simple Passion For Life.
Reggie “Dopeikon” Sandiford, Born In Panama City, Panama, And Raised In Brooklyn, New York, is a Howard University MBA graduate and a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. Reggie has dedicated his life to being a creative savant, image architect and entrepreneur with a specific and cautious eye for detail, being appointed by recognizable household names including, but not limited to; Mary J Blige, Rumer Willis, Leonardo DiCaprio, Brittney Murphy and Tyson Beckford.
By Alaska Grey4 years ago in Humans
