I’ve been a website developer for around 7 years, and while I love graphic design, one of my not-so-obvious loves is PHP programming. I’ve been writing PHP for around 2 years now and I’ve learned a lot of things. One of the biggest learning experiences was the process of developing the Photo Gallery for this website. It took me a couple of weeks to get it perfected and just how I wanted it. The process continues to this...

Nearly two years ago I graduated from the Purdue University programs here in Richmond. My experience with their programs was pretty wonderful. The program was fairly new so there weren’t very many other students in the program when I started. Each sememster there were more and more students coming into the Computer Graphics Technology program until eventually it was a very popular program in the school. The intention when I graduated...

If you were a big fan of the Lord of the Rings films you’re probably familiar with who Peter Jackson is. I became very interested in learning about Peter Jackson after seeing the films simply because of the quality he was able to produce even though he hadn’t done very many big budget movies in the past. I was very amazed at how easy he made the whole process look and how easy it was for him to step into the shoes of...

I’ve started work on a new short film project that will hopefully end up on WCTV. I’ve been working on the first draft of the script (yeah, I’m actually doing a script this time) and I’m very excited about it. I think the story is structured in such a way that it will sell the idea even if the video quality isn’t the best in the world. I think it’s going to be great. The film focuses on the life of a man...

As I get older I gain more of an appreciation for the finer things in life. A nice hand-made pottery mug, a hot glass of peppermint tea and the occasional black and white film. For the last five or so years I’ve also been a huge fan of the old Twilight Zone television series. The high quality writing, directing and acting of the majority of the stories made them instant classics that stand up even to today’s films, and many of...