Just got back from my two-week trip to Los Angeles a few days ago. I went out to LA to meet with a bunch of people in regards to the Oxford International Film Festival and my upcoming feature Slipping Away. Though this was primarily a connection-building trip, I have a strange feeling that I’ll be making much more frequent trips like this one in the not-so-distant future. I had the pleasure of meeting with Navid McIlhargey, VP of Development at Silver Pictures (on the Warner Brothers lot), and Susan Hirshberg, Production Supervisor at Disney Pictures, they are a couple of great people, if you ever get the chance to chat with them, don’t skip-out on it. I also had the chance to sit down with a few other producers and directors, some of whom attended the film festival last year including John Putch (Director of Scrubs, Son of the Beach), who is also an awesome guy. It’s always great to catch-up with acquaintances and meet new people, which I try to do every chance I get. Apart from my many meetings, a couple other great highlights from the trip included flying in to Los Vegas (which, by the way, for those of you paying for your own flights, it is a good deal cheaper to fly into Vegas and Drive to LA than it is to fly directly into LA and rent a car. Just an FYI) plus the added benefits of just being in Vegas for a night just nor the fun of it. We (my manager, Mike who traveled with me) actually we were in town for the opening night of the year’s largest Star Trek convention held at the Las Vegas Hilton each year. So I pulled a few strings and got us in for the day for free, which was great fun. On another note, while at Warner Bros. Studios we were also invited to hang-out on the set of ER for an afternoon. It is always a pleasure to watch crews who have worked together for so long interact (the show is in its 14th season). I just wish all our film sets could run that smoothly, hat’s off to them. You can see a few pictures from the trip below.Click on an image to see it larger

ER set photos:

Other LA & Vegas photos:

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