I walked into the Crowfoot Valley Coffee Shop in Castle Rock to meet a guy named “Charles”. I didn’t know much about him other than he had tried to arrange this meeting for the last two years. A year earlier a monster Colorado blizzard that closed all the highways and roads knocked out our scheduled…
The Master Designer
The Master Designer – The SongThe Backstory Part I: Something Old, Something New I’ve always felt that music in documentaries is absolutely critical. It moves the viewer and conveys emotion, and I’ve gained a bit of a reputation for being very picky about our music choices. Our new series required a new music theme for…
Hernan Cortez’s, Gold, Cocoa and Vanilla
When the famous explorer Cortez first landed on Mexico’s Veracruz Beach and planted his flag this began Spain’s discovery of the New World, and of all of his incredible new discoveries a few really captivated his imagination… coffee, cocoa, and a unique bean-like fruit that only grew in Mexico: vanilla. When the Spanish explorer first met Emperor…
Incredible Creatures That DEFINE DESIGN
Production is underway on a new series called “Incredible Creatures That DEFINE DESIGN.” Shooting was underway last week with Host Rossi Morealle (Discovery Channel “Junkyard Wars” , CMT’s “Can You Duet”, Military Channel “Heart of The Machine”) in Colorado Springs. Based on a concept called Biomimicry, a process of examining nature to take inspiration from…
Parson or Pagan?
Parson or Pagan? Unwrapping Darwin’s Religious Roots Somewhere in the last 200 years, it became popular thinking that Charles Darwin was an atheist. His entire life of research has been discarded by some groups who have labeled the scientist as being anti-God, while in actuality, his academic pursuits at Cambridge University began at Christ’s College,…
The Gentle Bear Man of Emo
The Gentle Bear Man of Emo – The Back Story Part I: One Of Those Calls It all started with a intriguing call from Canada. On the other line was a man named Michael who had a bizarre and interesting story to tell. “I’ve called the Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, and the National Geographic Channel,…