Category Archives: Me

Stealing movies as a film student?

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Michael Rich

You know that cheesy anti-piracy PSA that annoyingly plays at the beginning of most DVDs? The “You wouldn’t steal a car, so don’t download movies” thing. Well, to be honest, I agree with it for the most part. Downloading or streaming pirated movies is stealing in my mind. (Music too, but I won’t get into … Continue reading →

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Crowdfunding: Is it lazy?

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Michael Rich

Several times a week I log onto my film school’s Facebook connection page and am met by the latest Kickstarter or Indiegogo project that one of my peers has concocted. Crowdfunding is a tool that a lot of student filmmakers use to help raise money for their movies. Basically, for those who don’t know, crowdfunding … Continue reading →

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An Update on Things

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Michael Rich

Hey y’all! Last week was my spring break, so I took a quick hiatus from posting. Here I am at Newport Beach: Some quick updates… I haven’t made a video/movie of my own for far too long. My last project was “Contact,” which came out in friggin November. Of course, I’ve been working on upperclassmen … Continue reading →

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Forget Myself One-Year Anniversary

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Michael Rich

One year ago today, I posted my first blog on this site. At the time, I was still in high school and had no idea what college I was going to attend. I had very little direction for this blog. It was just cool to have my own site. Fast forward 365 days later and … Continue reading →