Mark Violi | Actor, Playwright, Screenwriter in New Jersey https://markvioli.com/ Mark Violi Writer & Actor | Follow: Mon, 08 May 2017 23:17:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 44765948 “Comet” Rides Again https://markvioli.com/2017/05/04/comet-rides-again/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=comet-rides-again Thu, 04 May 2017 23:54:33 +0000 http://markvioli.com/?p=2628 “Riding the Comet” is an official selection of the New York Theater Festival Summerfest Thrilled to announce Riding the Comet will be back on stage as a selection of the NY Theater Festival’s Summerfest. I’ve been eager to get Comet back on stage ever since the premiere production at Actors’ NET in 2011. The show […]

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]]> 2628 WordPress Tip: How to Delete a Theme in WordPress https://markvioli.com/2017/03/22/wordpress-tip-how-to-delete-a-theme/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wordpress-tip-how-to-delete-a-theme Wed, 22 Mar 2017 14:30:51 +0000 http://markvioli.com/?p=2620 Quick video lesson on how to delete a theme in WordPress. It’s simple but elusive. Hope this helps with your WordPress projects. Let me know if there are any other quick graphics or web design lessons you’d like to see examples of. Leave a reply below or contact me directly.

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]]> 2620 FROM BEDSIDE Reaches TOP 15% at Austin Film Festival https://markvioli.com/2016/09/09/from-bedside-reaches-top-15-at-austin-film-festival/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-bedside-reaches-top-15-at-austin-film-festival Fri, 09 Sep 2016 13:28:24 +0000 http://markvioli.com/?p=2569 Very proud to announce that our feature film screenplay FROM BEDSIDE has finished within the TOP 15% at the Austin Film Festival Screenplay Competition. Co-written by Mark Violi and Fred Goldstein, FROM BEDSIDE is the remarkable true story of a teacher and his student’s journey of hope and courage. The logline reads: Fred is a […]

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]]> 2569 ROEBLING Returns for November Run https://markvioli.com/2016/08/16/roebling-returns-for-november-run/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=roebling-returns-for-november-run Wed, 17 Aug 2016 01:16:30 +0000 http://markvioli.com/?p=2557 Happy to announce my play ROEBLING: The Story of the Brooklyn Bridge will be performed once again! Produced by Theater To Go, with Ruth Markoe directing, ROEBLING will perform a special engagement run November 11-13, 2016 at Kelsey Theatre in West Windsor NJ. (map) We’re very pleased that audiences will another chance to see ROEBLING […]

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]]> 2557 FARGO: Season 2, Opening Titles https://markvioli.com/2016/02/22/fargo-season-2-opening-titles/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fargo-season-2-opening-titles Mon, 22 Feb 2016 15:19:26 +0000 http://markvioli.com/?p=2515 FARGO Season Two on FX was a great television show and I am a big fan. An important and easily overlooked  artistic aspect of the show are the opening titles. Each television episode featured a mini film where the “Fargo” title appeared that was art of itself. Assembled here are the opening title sequences of […]

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]]> 2515 “TEST DRIVE” Reaches Nicholl Fellowship TOP 20% https://markvioli.com/2015/08/05/test-drive-reaches-nicholl-fellowship-top-20-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=test-drive-reaches-nicholl-fellowship-top-20-2 Wed, 05 Aug 2015 19:39:00 +0000 http://markvioli.com/?p=2423 Proud to announce my action/comedy feature screenplay, TEST DRIVE has reached the Top 20% of the Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting. Sponsored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences,  the Nicholl Fellowship is considered the pinnacle of screenwriting competitions. TEST DRIVE is a high energy, hilarious action/comedy with a crime edge, a youthful cast […]

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]]> 2423 Photoshop Tip: How to duplicate a layer in Photoshop CC https://markvioli.com/2015/07/14/photoshop-tip-how-to-duplicate-a-layer-in-photoshop-cc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=photoshop-tip-how-to-duplicate-a-layer-in-photoshop-cc Tue, 14 Jul 2015 14:56:49 +0000 http://markvioli.com/wp/?p=723 Quick video lesson on how to duplicate a layer from one .psd document into a new .psd document in Photoshop CC. Hope this helps with your projects and Photoshop workflow. In previous versions of Photoshop, you used to be able simply drag your layer from one Photoshop document into a new .psd document. In the […]

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]]> 723 Announcing New Literary Representation https://markvioli.com/2014/12/01/announcing-new-literary-representation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=announcing-new-literary-representation Tue, 02 Dec 2014 01:40:40 +0000 http://markvioli.com/wp/?p=711 I am pleased to announce a new literary representation agreement with Oxygen Films–Literary Division. Upon responding to a query specifically regarding my feature script TEST DRIVE, we have mutually agreed to an agency representation contract covering more of my work. Headed by Hazel Hoyle, who will also be the agent of contact, Oxygen Films has […]

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]]> 711 “Pregnant Pause” Reaches Nicholl Fellowship TOP 20% https://markvioli.com/2014/07/25/pregnant-pause-reaches-nicholl-fellowship-top-20/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pregnant-pause-reaches-nicholl-fellowship-top-20 Fri, 25 Jul 2014 13:38:16 +0000 http://markvioli.com/wp/?p=706 Proud to announce my comedy feature screenplay, PREGNANT PAUSE, has reached the Top 20% of the Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting. Sponsored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences,  the Nicholl Fellowship is considered the pinnacle of screenwriting competitions. A romantic comedy within a comedy, PREGNANT PAUSE is a city-styled, lower-budget feature film script […]

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]]> 706 Final Weekend to Catch “ROEBLING” in Trenton https://markvioli.com/2014/05/22/final-weekend-to-catch-roebling-in-trenton/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=final-weekend-to-catch-roebling-in-trenton Thu, 22 May 2014 14:23:44 +0000 http://markvioli.com/wp/?p=688  This historic drama thrilled audiences in its first week and continues for final performances May 24 & 25, 2014 ROEBLING: The Story of the Brooklyn Bridge dramatizes the true story of Trenton’s Roebling family as they overcome terrible obstacles to build the Brooklyn Bridge. The gripping story and powerful performances inspired one audience member to […]

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