I’m a great actress but a terrible liar. At least I was until Sundance. Lying is work. Investing energy to impress strangers is not part of my DNA. But if you’re not in, you’re out and I certainly wasn’t about to let some lemming with a list tell me I wasn’t important enough to be “in.”

My email box was ablaze this past Friday with news that Paramount was forming their own micro-budget film division. The goal is to make twenty $100k no-budget features a year. After their success with “Paranormal Activity,” (a film they DID NOT PRODUCE, by the way), this sounds like a case of ‘give the guy a rope and now he thinks he’s a cowboy.’ All I can say is, “good luck!”

Welcome to the Film and Music Forum. We are excited for you to join us on our newly launched venture – an online/interactive webazine and community of independent filmmakers, musicians, and artistst. Here we will share our favorite ideas, experiences, articles, blogs, short films, trailers, and webisodes. We’d love for you to join in the conversation.

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I’m a great actress but a terrible liar. At least I was until Sundance. Lying is work. Investing energy to impress strangers is not part of my DNA. But if you’re not in, you’re out and I certainly wasn’t about to let some lemming with a list tell me I wasn’t important enough to be “in.”

Welcome to the Film and Music Forum. We are excited for you to join us on our newly launched venture – an online/interactive webazine and community of independent filmmakers, musicians, and artistst. Here we will share our favorite ideas, experiences, articles, blogs, short films, trailers, and webisodes. We’d love for you to join in the [...]

My email box was ablaze this past Friday with news that Paramount was forming their own micro-budget film division. The goal is to make twenty $100k no-budget features a year. After their success with “Paranormal Activity,” (a film they DID NOT PRODUCE, by the way), this sounds like a case of ‘give the guy a rope and now he thinks he’s a cowboy.’ All I can say is, “good luck!”

I’ve been in LA less than a year, and if there’s one thing I’ve noticed it’s that people here just don’t ‘get it.’ People think they can make others care about what they’re writing, shooting, acting in, or creating. And yet, no one I talk to ever seems to care much about anything anyone else is doing.

Welcome to the Film and Music Forum. We are excited for you to join us on our newly launched venture – an online/interactive webazine and community of independent filmmakers, musicians, and artistst. Here we will share our favorite ideas, experiences, articles, blogs, short films, trailers, and webisodes. We’d love for you to join in the [...]

Trevor Hall is one of those amazingly gifted musicians you have to see live to get the full experience! He started the show with a tribal chant that quickly reeled in a large crowd filled with many friends and family. By the second song, Trevor, Chris Steele on drums, and “Super” Mario on bass took the audience on a sonically delicious, lyrically nutritious, 75 minute, reggae n roots influenced, spiritual journey.

As I head out to Arizona for some shows this weekend, I am reminded of a story from a tour there several years ago. The incident sticks in my mind as a potentially serious problem in our culture, and an indication of how unaware we are of the fragility of our existence on this planet.

Remember when the purchase of an album, cassette tape or CD was an investment in your life? Remember when you only got twenty dollars a week and you had to decide between the music and the new Bonni Bell lip palette or a bootleg copy of Playboy from some kid in your class?

Welcome to the Film and Music Forum. We are excited for you to join us on our newly launched venture – an online/interactive webazine and community of independent filmmakers, musicians, and artistst. Here we will share our favorite ideas, experiences, articles, blogs, short films, trailers, and webisodes. We’d love for you to join in the [...]

Welcome to the Film and Music Forum. We are excited for you to join us on our newly launched venture – an online/interactive webazine and community of independent filmmakers, musicians, and artistst. Here we will share our favorite ideas, experiences, articles, blogs, short films, trailers, and webisodes. We’d love for you to join in the [...]

DA: What inspires you and who are some of your creative influences?

JD: The simple blessing of unlimited creativity in my blood is my biggest inspiration. My earliest influences are Ric Ocasek, Brian Wilson, Jim Morrison, Led Zeppelin, The Cure, The Clash, Depeche Mode, Duran Duran Janes Addiction Parliament/Funkadelic, and the Çhili Peppers.

1. You’ve been a producer, an actor, below-the-line crew… What do you like to do most? Why?

Looking at filmyurielvin.JPGing as a whole I’ve found producing to be the most challenging. Unless you own the intellectual property or are a part of point participation, it can feel as if you are just making someone else’s film.

Kristin Eppley is an amazing young artist and musician currently residing in Santa Monica, California.