Stefan After Dark

2012 Resolutions, Part 4: Photography

2011-12-26T09:53:06Z

In a similar fashion as filmmaking, photography is a burgeoning passion of mine which I have put off for way too long. Yes, I have been practicing it to a certain degree over the past decade for reasons of necessity (mostly related to self-portraiture), but I have a lot of ideas which I have wanted [...]

2012 Resolutions, Part 3: Discothèque

2011-12-24T08:33:00Z

Over the course of the past 18 months, the idea of making films has made the transition from unrequited artistic desire to reality. As modest as they may be, I currently have two short films to my name which I have produced and directed, one of which I also wrote, and a lead acting role [...]

2012 Resolutions, Part 2: Solo Music

2011-12-23T10:04:27Z

For pretty much the entire duration of my active pursuit to make music, even when participating in band projects, I have always maintained a solo career, as it were. And, as with the rest of my life in general, it has undergone quite a process of evolution in terms of style. Although initially drenched in [...]

2012 Resolutions, Part 1: Mode Nouveauxx

2011-12-21T08:58:44Z

Traditionally, I am not all that down with New Year’s Resolutions in the sense that there is no time like the present to get busy with achieving most any objective. However, due to numerous circumstances, I find myself in a position in which several projects which I have wanted to pursue will come to fruition [...]

LRC (2011) Is Complete…

2011-11-19T08:29:51Z

It took a little longer than anticipated, but LRC is finally finished. Shot mostly on an incredibly dreary March day, during a temporary phase of personal fatness (although still nowhere near what this particularly unsavoury skank would have you believe…), the completion of my directorial debut (as modest as it may be) represents a serious [...]

Composition…

2011-11-21T15:44:37Z

As I really begin to focus upon pursuing my long-held interest in still photography, my starting point has pretty much consisted of “remaking” some of my self-portraits from days of yore. This particular image is practically an exact redux of a shot from November, 2006; the guitar, wardrobe (at least, what little there is), and [...]

Make A Note Of It…

2011-11-21T15:44:59Z

In and of itself, it is merely a notebook: college ruled, spiral bound, and it even features an incredibly rudimentary U.S. map inside the back cover. It purpose for me was as a weight training log, recording every workout I’ve executed from August 27, 2006 until October 29, 2011. Over the course of those 5 [...]

The Agony Of Victory…

2011-11-21T15:45:18Z

Occasionally, I like a little photography with my Photoshopping, as proven by this particular image from 2008. While that was only three years ago, it may as well be a million years ago after all through which I have gone since then. Have I myself descended these stairs into the abyss below? To be perfectly honest, more [...]

You’re The Instigation…

2011-11-21T15:45:38Z

The title of this blog entry is indeed a play on words of a song by former Chicago hit-maker and Bauhaus fan Peter Cetera, which is pseudo-appropriate as I currently examine my own inspirations while becoming more and more actively involved in chasing the skirt of my personal creative muse. While I extend my creativity [...]

Lights…Camera…Revolution!

2011-11-21T15:46:00Z

When speaking of Studio Nouveauté, one might be so inclined to ask: “So, what projects do you have in the works?”, and that would be a valid question indeed. Given the fact that we are still very early in our infancy, we certainly have very little on tap at the moment; however, there is one project [...]