For a time, I was working to help people tell their personal stories in order to help the next generation. Turns out there’s a ton of research showing that family stories unite generations in remarkable ways. But it’s one thing to see the research on paper, but quite another to hear this from the mouths […]
Read moreThis is a bonus feature to show how powerful and long lasting stories can be. This TV spot still amazes me because I can run into people who lived in Indiana in 1998 and they still remember this 15: second spot. I should point out that I was just the writer on this. Tom Oliphant […]
Read moreThis is a bonus feature to show how powerful and long lasting stories can be. In 1998 we were asked to create a series of TV, radio, print ads, and billboards… that honestly could have done more harm than good. We were asked by the Governor’s Council to run a campaign to stop teen pregnancy. […]
Read moreThis is a bonus feature to show how powerful and long lasting stories can be. This TV spot actually came from the radio script I had developed. When director, Tom Oliphant saw it he had the kids recite these lines too and we got two commercials out of one shoot. One of the golden moments […]
Read moreI heard this Internet folklore story about this janitor faced with an unusual problem and thought it would make for a fun short film. Great casting on this. At one crucial moment in filming I told the janitor to do something different, which would cause an authentic reaction… but I forgot to tell Steve Laneri, […]
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