Posts by Matt Semel
On the shoot for The Coal Conspiracy we custom-built a 16′ train set, showing coal moving from the Powder River Basin to the Pacific Coast. We had a great time with rock stars for both cast and crew on this project – here are a few stills from the shoot.
A few months ago, when I was directing the Shorty Awards, I was told that Tracy Morgan was coming in to do a shoot with us. We wrote up a script where, in true Twitter style, Tracy would have to answer all of his questions in 140 characters or less. The end result was this …
We’re working on an ongoing series for Friends of Quinn, which gives adults with learning difficulties the opportunity to tell their stories. The series just launched on the Huffington Post, with an intro from Quinn Bradlee. In it, he talks about why he launched the site and the special purpose it serves. I want to …
Freddie Wilkinson, co-director of The Old Breed, and Cowboy Bear Ninja collaborator recently had on Op-Ed in The New York Times about the perils of climbing Mt. Everest in this dangerous and dry season. This season, hampered by dry conditions, the mountain has been dangerously alive. Last week, rock fall on the Lhotse Face resulted …