Introduce Yourself : Free Beer and Nude Photos... by Jason Beckwith

Now that I have your attention, please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Jason Beckwith and I've been interested in film for as long as I can remember. My Uncle was in a little movie called 'Star Wars', and my mother took me to see her brother in some random sic-fi move at the age of 6. After that, I was fascinated by SFX movies, and movies about movies. 'The Stuntman' and 'Hooper' both really made me want to be a stunt man. As I grew up, my hometown was used as a location for 'Sudden Impact' and 'The Lost Boys'. Those were a couple of the first pro sets that I was ever lucky enough to be on. I come from the digital side of film-making. My college courses were in CIS (Computer Programming) and my first jobs involved programming and animating with AE and Director, creating cross platform CD-Roms, like the retail version of the Netscape 3.0 software. As video on computers improved, I moved from animation to editing and motion graphics. Eventually, I was doing a lot of compositing and green screen work. Remember, this was back when Beta-SP was cutting edge. I began to go to sets as a consultant for making sure that the green-screen was properly exposed, so that I could pull a great key. From there, it was an easy tradition to lighting and shooting. I've owned many cameras over the years, and have enjoyed my career a lot. A few years ago, I left the agency and have shot a number of narrative short films since then. Some have even finished post! Now, I'm still shooting for interesting scripts. I love to help a director achieve their dreams. Even though passion projects don't pay well or at all, they are the projects that I enjoy the most! Now, I am creating comics, as a way to get my stories down. I am currently producing 4 titles and have over a dozen books done; 'Taking Eden', 'Chronointel', 'The Tool', and 'Anarchy Beyond the Walls'. I consider all of these storyboards for future film projects. I can often be found running a table at west coast comic cons. Hopefully, my skills, built over half a lifetime, with a love for film will someday amount to a film that can touch people all over the world. I hope to move my audience, and enjoy the day-to-day journey of getting there. Feel free to chat with me about anything dealing with story telling or cinematography.