var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-17299691-1’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); Micah is a Writer, Director, Actor & Visual Artist who sprouted in the NW & transplanted in LA.subscribe | micahmoss.com | twitter | vimeo | imdbTumblr (3.0; @micahmoss)http://micahmoss.tumblr.com/micahmosshttp://feedburner.google.com<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/35108500" width="400" height="165" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>“A Good Wife” by W. Scott Forbes</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/micahmoss/~4/vAVP4Ya2IB8" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/micahmoss/~3/vAVP4Ya2IB8/18119475960http://micahmoss.tumblr.com/post/18119475960Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:28:27 -0800FilmLovehttp://micahmoss.tumblr.com/post/18119475960<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/34920624" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>“”Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” Title Sequence by Blur” by Motionographer</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/micahmoss/~4/MVLW1MQcziI" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/micahmoss/~3/MVLW1MQcziI/18111674091http://micahmoss.tumblr.com/post/18111674091Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:43:58 -0800FilmLovehttp://micahmoss.tumblr.com/post/18111674091<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/36939562" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>“Shawn Stussy at his Studio” by Seth Epstein</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/micahmoss/~4/gWLEYHAGoDg" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/micahmoss/~3/gWLEYHAGoDg/18096498175http://micahmoss.tumblr.com/post/18096498175Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:43:42 -0800FilmLovehttp://micahmoss.tumblr.com/post/18096498175<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/36912360" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>[FilmLove] <a href="http://vimeo.com/36912360" target="_blank">Became</a> by <a href="http://vimeo.com/msbrichfield" target="_blank">MSB Richfield Creative Media</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/micahmoss/~4/eJroXXK2Hbg" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/micahmoss/~3/eJroXXK2Hbg/17735673479http://micahmoss.tumblr.com/post/17735673479Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:58:00 -0800filmvisual arthttp://micahmoss.tumblr.com/post/17735673479<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyfo9bt8CF1qa11d7o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><div>1st Place: Fiction | Original iPhone Film Festival</div> <div></div> <div></div></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/micahmoss/~4/6ZZpMrQo0Qk" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/micahmoss/~3/6ZZpMrQo0Qk/16553000681http://micahmoss.tumblr.com/post/16553000681Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:31:59 -0800filmvisual artpressmusichttp://micahmoss.tumblr.com/post/16553000681“I’ve always lived within my means. I’ve never been in debt in my life. I refuse to because I know the minute I’m in debt, I’m then at somebody else’s behest, and it’s the way Hollywood works. Hollywood is very good about getting everybody out there to live richly. So they’re all in debt. They’ve got mortgages, and they have to keep churning out whatever Hollywood wants them to make. And I can’t do that.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://the99percent.com/articles/7121/Terry-Gilliam-On-Ideas-Unlearning-Avoiding-Debt?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20The99Percent%20(The%2099%20Percent)" target="_blank">Terry Gilliam: On Ideas, Unlearning & Avoiding Debt :: Articles :: The 99 Percent</a></em><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/micahmoss/~4/D9aYu0skvZk" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/micahmoss/~3/D9aYu0skvZk/16495422973http://micahmoss.tumblr.com/post/16495422973Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:24:29 -0800quotefilmfinancehttp://micahmoss.tumblr.com/post/16495422973“Be so good they can’t ignore you.”<br/><br/> - <em>Steve Martin</em><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/micahmoss/~4/GgcPfB44Xj4" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/micahmoss/~3/GgcPfB44Xj4/15466113487http://micahmoss.tumblr.com/post/15466113487Sat, 07 Jan 2012 12:18:28 -0800quotefilmwritingcomedywork ethichttp://micahmoss.tumblr.com/post/15466113487<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lx1pvlXO8s1qa11d7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://www.cultofmac.com/137397/rare-photo-shows-steve-jobss-rebellious-spirit-as-he-flips-the-bird-to-ibm/" target="_blank">Rare Photo Shows Steve Jobs’s Rebellious Spirit As He Flips The Bird To IBM | Cult of Mac</a>)</p> <p>WHAT A BADASS!!!</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/micahmoss/~4/K-GVw_yQ5G4" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/micahmoss/~3/K-GVw_yQ5G4/15057864142http://micahmoss.tumblr.com/post/15057864142Fri, 30 Dec 2011 18:06:57 -0800techcomedyentrepreneurvisionaryhttp://micahmoss.tumblr.com/post/15057864142<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvydd3BxRd1r7suroo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Ah, my old “stumping grounds”…</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/micahmoss/~4/-nmG3vY5WQQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/micahmoss/~3/-nmG3vY5WQQ/15055363974http://micahmoss.tumblr.com/post/15055363974Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:14:59 -0800naturevisual artphotographynorthwesthttp://micahmoss.tumblr.com/post/15055363974<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/34146087" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Brilliant.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/micahmoss/~4/GBOpT3tcuPU" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/micahmoss/~3/GBOpT3tcuPU/14952460363http://micahmoss.tumblr.com/post/14952460363Wed, 28 Dec 2011 19:07:00 -0800filmvisual artcomedyhttp://micahmoss.tumblr.com/post/14952460363<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/34056418" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Well-Crafted.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/micahmoss/~4/PJcw7-E1ETA" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/micahmoss/~3/PJcw7-E1ETA/14682551332http://micahmoss.tumblr.com/post/14682551332Fri, 23 Dec 2011 11:56:00 -0800filmvisual arthttp://micahmoss.tumblr.com/post/14682551332<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/33467104" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Freedom and Fashion / Miori Teaser by Aaron Sjogren //</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/micahmoss/~4/gpbTVLpa3iM" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/micahmoss/~3/gpbTVLpa3iM/14645001711http://micahmoss.tumblr.com/post/14645001711Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:23:57 -0800filmvisual arthttp://micahmoss.tumblr.com/post/14645001711“I am a great believer in luck. The harder I work the more of it I seem to have.”<br/><br/> - <em>Coleman Cox</em><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/micahmoss/~4/LVhflOApt7Y" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/micahmoss/~3/LVhflOApt7Y/14193264724http://micahmoss.tumblr.com/post/14193264724Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:35:49 -0800QuoteWork ethichttp://micahmoss.tumblr.com/post/14193264724<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw4iv3DIE11qa11d7o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span> <div><em>Writing Movies for Fun and Profit: How We Made a Billion Dollars at the Box Office, and You Can, Too!</em></div> <div>is the funniest book I’ve read in sometime.  Oh yeah, it’s also happens to be about Screenwriting, easily making it THE FUNNIEST BOOK ABOUT SCREENWRITING - EVER.  Period.  Authors Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon are the jack-wagon yay-hoos responsible for the delightfully demented <em>Reno: 911</em>, and the surprisingly diggable <em>Night At The Museum</em> flicks.</div> <div> <blockquote>Yes, you need an agent.  And to get one these days, you must be creative.  Simply sending out your script unsolicited is about as appealing to agents as a cold call from a discount butt sandwich company.</blockquote> </div> <div>Now, before you go out and pick up this book and L-O-L to the M-A-X, realize this is targeted at writers who <em>want to sell scripts to studios</em>.  This is not for writers who only write cuddly, inaccessible Arthouse films, it’s for those who want to make money as a Screenwriter, and (God forbid) even make a career out of it.</div> <div> <blockquote>Let’s put it this way: Do you like movies that challenge and confuse you?  We do.  Sometimes.  <em>Eraserhead</em> is great.  But not every night.  Can you take your in-laws and their kids to see <em>Eraserhead</em>?  Can you pop <em>Eraserhead</em> into your Blu-ray when your family is over for Christmas to shut everybody up for two hours?…</blockquote> </div> <div> <blockquote>Don’t get us wrong, we love <em>Eraserhead</em>.  But 95 percent of Americans, if you forced them to watch <em>Eraserhead</em>, would want to punch that movie in the face and would punch YOU in the face for making them watch it.  If you want to make movies like that, make an indie.  Make a movie with people who don’t care about box-office receipts.</blockquote> </div> <div>Some chapters merely exist because the authors were most-likely drunk off their asses while writing them:</div> <div> <blockquote>L.A. has the best Mexican food in the world.  MUCH better than Mexico.  Plus, unlike in real Mexico, you won’t get your face sliced off and sewn onto a soccer ball!</blockquote> </div> <div>which, of course, precedes a list of their favorite Mexican restaurants in town.</div> <div></div> <div>However!  There are many nuggets of wisdom here, ripe for the taking.  Seriously, there’s actually some fantastic advice within (especially when detailing finances between studios and writers, the development process, etc.)  Read about all of this and more in the book which has a chapter called, “Why Does Almost Every Studio Movie SUCK Donkey Balls?”*</div> <div></div> <div>*True story.</div> </span></p> <div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/micahmoss/~4/wWhIX_AGmW4" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/micahmoss/~3/wWhIX_AGmW4/14151853568http://micahmoss.tumblr.com/post/14151853568Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:54:39 -0800bookfilmscreenwritingwritingcomedyWTFhttp://micahmoss.tumblr.com/post/14151853568<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvlg2m99sK1qa11d7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/picture/2011/dec/02/poland?CMP=twt_ipd" target="_blank">Eyewitness: Flying over the frozen waters | World news | The Guardian</a>)</p> <p>Tremendous!</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/micahmoss/~4/LqqmuSmyOmA" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/micahmoss/~3/LqqmuSmyOmA/13644652298http://micahmoss.tumblr.com/post/13644652298Fri, 02 Dec 2011 12:39:58 -0800visual artphotographyhttp://micahmoss.tumblr.com/post/13644652298<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvcxnuImgR1qa11d7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/50-Artists-You-Should-Know/dp/3791337165" target="_blank">50 Artists You Should Know</a> |  Check out my favorite book for an elegant sweep through Art History.  Each master is given a short, well-written bio alongside their most influential works in smooth, colorful glory.   As a helpful bonus, the book is written chronologically with a slick timeline to understand the march of visual styles throughout time.   Want to be inspired?  I dare you to read this.</p> <div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/micahmoss/~4/Iroi8XpXFj0" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/micahmoss/~3/Iroi8XpXFj0/13444194286http://micahmoss.tumblr.com/post/13444194286Sun, 27 Nov 2011 22:21:00 -0800visual artbookhttp://micahmoss.tumblr.com/post/13444194286<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv91g2eDfC1qe31lco1_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv91g2eDfC1qe31lco2_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv91g2eDfC1qe31lco3_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv91g2eDfC1qe31lco4_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv91g2eDfC1qe31lco5_r1_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv91g2eDfC1qe31lco6_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://artlistpro.tumblr.com/post/13365338878/the-portraits-of-lars-teichmann-via-alecshao" target="_blank">artlistpro</a>:</p> <blockquote> <blockquote> <p>The Portraits of Lars Teichmann</p> </blockquote> <p>via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://alecshao.tumblr.com/post/13331537053/the-portraits-of-lars-teichmann" target="_blank">alecshao</a>:</p> </blockquote><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/micahmoss/~4/Zg6_cwcUIAU" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/micahmoss/~3/Zg6_cwcUIAU/13374743548http://micahmoss.tumblr.com/post/13374743548Sat, 26 Nov 2011 17:08:44 -0800http://micahmoss.tumblr.com/post/13374743548<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/32187034" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Download this experience - NOW.  It truly has evolved the graphic novel to the next level.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/micahmoss/~4/AzXhV-nrDIo" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/micahmoss/~3/AzXhV-nrDIo/13244801781http://micahmoss.tumblr.com/post/13244801781Wed, 23 Nov 2011 23:07:00 -0800filmvisual arttechhttp://micahmoss.tumblr.com/post/13244801781<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/32397612" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Mesmerizing…</p> <div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/micahmoss/~4/FUTyIdDqMBw" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/micahmoss/~3/FUTyIdDqMBw/13233745040http://micahmoss.tumblr.com/post/13233745040Wed, 23 Nov 2011 18:23:00 -0800filmvisual arthttp://micahmoss.tumblr.com/post/13233745040<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv2v5iMvV51qa11d7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Storyboard-Design-Course-Principles-Techniques/dp/B005UVS73G/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1321989738&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Storyboard Design Course</a></em> by Giuseppe Cristiano is an in-depth crash-course on making boards for Film, Ads, & Animation.  Although a bit dated on the tech references (to be fair, which book <em>isn’t?</em>) the book is a gem with a great layout & brilliant insight into thriving in this freelance world.  Highly recommended for those entering the field.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/micahmoss/~4/H5FIU0_6_4Q" height="1" width="1"/>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/micahmoss/~3/H5FIU0_6_4Q/13167080970http://micahmoss.tumblr.com/post/13167080970Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:51:00 -0800booksfilmvisual artstoryboardshttp://micahmoss.tumblr.com/post/13167080970