"Stoic" Heads Up WP.com for December
Dec 02 2013 Filed in: New Captures | Photography
“Stoic” was a shot I took during a snowstorm in Charlottesville, Va. The rusted out parking sign struck me as a stark contrast to the paper-white snow that had just fallen. Hope you enjoy! Go directly to SmugMug to purchase.
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"Pizza for Good" Blooper Reel
Had a blast making the Pizza for Good embed video with Duncan Connor. A little *too much fun. Have a look:
"Pizza for Good" Blooper Reel from Will Pollock on Vimeo.
ARTvision Atlanta's 2013 Artist Call
Proud to release this year’s video artist call for ARTvision Atlanta. This time, it has a twist - and you’ll have to watch it to find out. (Hint: it’s *instrumental to the video.)
If you’re an artist or own a piece of art and are interested in joining us this year, give me a shout and let me know. For more, visit ARTvision on Facebook or go to our website and sign up now! Deadline is 17 September 2013. (more)
As always, 100% of proceeds to Positive Impact.
ARTvision-8 Artist Call from Will Pollock on Vimeo.
If you’re an artist or own a piece of art and are interested in joining us this year, give me a shout and let me know. For more, visit ARTvision on Facebook or go to our website and sign up now! Deadline is 17 September 2013. (more)
As always, 100% of proceeds to Positive Impact.
Lorne Michaels' Summer Reading? The 'Saturday Night Live' Cast List
May 28 2013 Filed in: Saturday Night Live | TV
After the much ballyhooed Season 38 finale, “Saturday Night Live” said “good-bye” to two featured players: Seth Meyers and Bill Heder. With a few flashes of brilliance - like the sketch on “Xanax for Gay Summer Weddings” - the real gem of the show was a different sort of gay union: that of Seth and Sefan, Bill Heder’s gay alter ego.
The Xanax sketch:
…Seth decks a newsman to win Stefan:
With the cast in an unusual state of flux, Kate McKinnon should be high on Michaels’ list to fill out the permanent roster next season. I make my case here at The Backlot. She’s only been on the show for a year and has made a significant mark. (read more)
The Xanax sketch:
…Seth decks a newsman to win Stefan:
With the cast in an unusual state of flux, Kate McKinnon should be high on Michaels’ list to fill out the permanent roster next season. I make my case here at The Backlot. She’s only been on the show for a year and has made a significant mark. (read more)
Epic Lip Sync - Jimmy Fallon & 'The Office''s John Krasinski
May 12 2013 Filed in: Cool People | YouTube
With a huge h/t to Rachel Brown, here’s an epic lip-sync duel that features Melissa Manchester, Boyz II Men and the one and only Sam Harris.
Neutral Zone Breach: Why JJ Abrams Directing Star Wars is Bad for Sci-Fi
Mar 26 2013 Filed in: Op-Ed
In "The Enterprise Incident," an episode in the original Star Trek series that aired in September 1968, Kirk & Co. enter the neutral zone between Federation and Romulan space without permission. They are captured and, after a struggle, Kirk is presumed dead - then brought back to life as Romulan. The episode proves how odd and uncomfortable it is for fans to see the fearless leader of a ship transformed as a different race altogether.
JJ Abrams accepting the gig to direct Star Wars: Episode VII creates a similar dis-ease. He may be able to save that operatic saga from the dark, cartoonish canyons of Jar Jar Binks, but it’s to the disillusionment of newly forged Star Trek fans. I have and always will be invested in both franchises, intensely so, but to put the same man in charge of both violates an unseen firewall that many sci-fi geeks place between the two. (read the post)
JJ Abrams accepting the gig to direct Star Wars: Episode VII creates a similar dis-ease. He may be able to save that operatic saga from the dark, cartoonish canyons of Jar Jar Binks, but it’s to the disillusionment of newly forged Star Trek fans. I have and always will be invested in both franchises, intensely so, but to put the same man in charge of both violates an unseen firewall that many sci-fi geeks place between the two. (read the post)
Fact To Fiction: A Writer Catches Improv Theatre
(from left: Stephanie Frasier, Will Pollock, Jill Camper & (seated) Nick Cooper)
(ATLANTA :: 23 March 2012) Us writer-types are notorious cocooners. We isolate and analyze, hewing to thought lines, parsing sentences, stretching syntax and linking semi-coherent thoughts to tell a story with which folks might identify.
We scare ourselves within the private confines of a looming deadline or project weight - with a screaming, nagging, fearful voice that only we hear. Yes, like a dog whistle, and it’s as loud as a police siren sometimes. We’re also taught to question conventional wisdom and turn over details for accuracy and truth.
Improv comedy, I’m delighted to say, is the polar opposite of the writer experience. (read the whole post)