April 2012
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Apr 10th
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February 2012
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Feb 25th
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December 2011
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Dec 2nd
November 2011
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Fall News
In October, I received an Emmy for my work on a PSA for Gateway 180, and the Cardinals won the World Series. In November, “My Best Wand” won Best Local Short and Best Short Short at the St. Louis International Film Festival. I also went to Disney World.
Nov 29th
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October 2011
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Oct 13th
September 2011
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Sep 22nd
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Sep 17th
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August 2011
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Aug 29th
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July 2011
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Jul 26th
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June 2011
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Jun 20th
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Three things.
1. Our latest 48 Hour movie has advanced to the “Best Of” screening, Thursday night at 7 at the Tivoli. 2.  My Best Wand is now an official selection of the St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase. It will screen as part of the local festival in August. 3. Vespertilio is also an official selection of the St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase. It will also screen as part of the local festival in...
Jun 12th
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Jun 8th
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48 Hour 2011
Year 7 is wrapped, and completed on time! Title: The Ballad of Jill Genre: Film de Femme (female as main character) Prop: A broom Character: Daniel or Danielle Lee, Sports Trainer Line: “I’d prefer not to.” Our movie screens Wednesday at 7 at The Tivoli Theatre in St. Louis. Stay tuned for more! Pics by Mary Kate Shields
Jun 7th
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May 2011
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New Video Posted
Check out the Gateway 180 PSA on the work page.
May 16th
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May 13th
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Official Selection
My 35-second-long short My Best Wand has been selected to screen at the Three Minute Film Fest! According to their Facebook page, “With a max of 40 films making up our program, we can only let in about 10% of what we receive.” It seems to be pretty exclusive, which is very exciting! The short is also now on IMDb. (40th post. Boom.)
May 9th
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April 2011
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Apr 21st
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Apr 18th
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Oprah watched my Vimeo link.
I recently worked on a “pitch trailer” for a new reality show concept called Welcome to Sweetie Pies, with my company’s new division Coolfire Originals. Through a few connections, the trailer made it to Oprah Winfrey, who snatched the show up for her new network. Pretty exciting! Read the press release here. A screenshot from the trailer. Not sure when I can post the whole...
Apr 15th
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#IWishILivedInNewZealand
Peter Jackson has been teasing a “The Hobbit” behind-the-scenes video on his newly-created Facebook page for a few days now. He posted it this morning. No need to explain… please find a spare 10 minutes and watch it yourself.
Apr 14th
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The Best Facebook Fan Page Ever →
Apr 12th
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My New Desktop Wallpaper →
Amazing.
Apr 11th
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Cardinals & Hobbits
My Saturday… My Sunday… (I broke the rules.)
Apr 4th
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March 2011
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Mar 27th
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Mar 19th
December 2010
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Pujols Family Foundation
I recently got to edit some videos for Albert Pujols’ charity’s Christmas fundraiser banquet. The event was held Saturday night where the videos were shown to over 700 people at the Chase Park Plaza in St. Louis. Video about Pujols’ work in the Dominican Republic: Albert and his wife Diedre speaking at the event: http://www.pujolsfamilyfoundation.org/
Dec 7th
Dec 3rd
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Lost
Earlier this year, my friend Daniel Hoover put on a huge party for the premiere of the final season of Lost. It was partially because he’s a nerd, but also because of a call for footage for the Lost Complete Collection Blu-Ray/DVD. I filmed the party, Hoover submitted the footage, and Tuesday night, we finally got to see if our work made the cut. Look for “Missouri USA.”...
Dec 2nd
November 2010
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Nov 23rd
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Nov 8th
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Nov 2nd
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Field Seats
My dad scored some amazing tickets for yesterday’s Rams game. They added a row of 22 seats in front of the front row, five yards from the end zone. Great view… and a great game! I took some pictures with my phone… (Isaac Bruce: Soon-to-be-hall-of-famer whose number was retired pre-game.)
Nov 2nd
October 2010
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Freakfest
My company has become famous for its extravagant parties. Last night’s was no exception. CFM Freakfest 2010: a Double bill of Grammy-Nominated performers and Halloween Costume Party all rolled into one monster-ous mash! Featuring surprise guests Tone Loc & Shock G. (Click for hi-res) For more pics, click here.
Oct 29th
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Oct 28th
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Sherlock
Tonight I watched the first 90-minute episode of Sherlock, the new British mini-series airing State-side for three weeks on PBS. Though it may not be a totally fair comparison, I’d say Sherlock blows the recent Sherlock Holmes movie out of the water (the former takes place in modern times while the latter is in the 1800s). The bizzare Benedict Cumberbatch plays an incredibly fast-thinking,...
Oct 26th
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Fontbonne University
This past week, I helped with a commercial shoot for Fontbonne University, a school in St. Louis. Our 10-person crew shot for three days in numerous locations around the campus and downtown St. Louis. I was responsible for data management (footage shot on 5D Mark II), as well as taking pictures that will be used in print advertising and publications. Here are some of the shots, including some...
Oct 17th
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1/10th of an Emmy
Tonight I attended the Mid-America Emmys where my company was nominated in four different categories. We ended up winning three of the four including “Community/Public Service (PSAs)” for our St. Louis International Film Festival promo that I helped make. In fact, 10 of us had a hand in creating the various scenes in the video… hence the name: Mike Rohlfing + Mike Kuhn + John...
Oct 10th
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Oct 8th
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Three Dimensions
We have a big company party coming up… and our parties have become exceedingly elaborate. For this next Halloween-themed extravaganza we’ve rented out a downtown theater, have booked two Grammy-nominated performers, and are creating 3D visuals to accompany the show. We had a crew in the office shooting various 3D elements today. They used a James Cameron-like rig holding two Sony...
Oct 7th
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Chicago
Visited friends in Chicago this weekend. Pictures and video from my few hours of roaming around are below. (Click for hi-res)
Oct 3rd
September 2010
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Nikon on Canon
The other day I got one of these…     so that I can use this…  on this…                                                          It worked pretty well! Brother’s soccer game (Click for hi-res)…
Sep 26th
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Sep 23rd
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What I Watched This Week - Devil
Last November I started producing a little online show called “What I Watched This Week.” I managed to finish six episodes and then got tired of it. A few people have been hounding me to start it up again (and I’ve always kind of wanted to), so I gave it another go this past weekend with a special mini episode. To subscribe to my channel on YouTube, click here. To see the...
Sep 21st
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Sep 19th
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Drip
This past week at work I got to work on a commercial for a new “haunted experience” in town. I directed, shot, and edited a 30-second spot for “Drip” which stars my brother David and his friend Avery Anderson. Equipment: Canon 5D Mark II at 1080p30, 50mm 1.4 lens, H4N Zoom Recorder with shotgun mic, Various flashlights The spot took about four hours to shoot,...
Sep 18th
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Sep 13th