Kelley Baker Kelley Baker

Will Vinton, Mark Twain, and My First Sound Design Job

I had graduated from USC film school, edited a documentary on a Venereal Disease, and decided that the independent film world was where I wanted to be. So I returned home to Portland.
When I moved back to Portland the film business was not as large as it is today. There were only a few companies that were making commercials, corporate, and educational films.

I watched the Jim Henson film, Dark Crystal, to get inspiration. It worked really well as I hated the sound on Dark Crystal. It was sparse and pedestrian and I never once believed I was in a different world. I vowed that I would do better on Mark Twain

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Kelley Baker Kelley Baker

Filming, Trade Shows, & Coming Back

Finally did some filming a couple weeks ago and it felt great.
I went out with Son-in-Law Sam and my buddy Wayne and we shot a bunch of book promotions and a couple of trailers for my films to post on my Vimeo On-Demand channel.
It's been a long time since I've filmed anything and although I keep saying I need to get back into it I never seem to make the time.
Do I have things I wish to shoot? Absolutely.

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