Today was a good day. Much progress. ADR and VO recording and I received the (semi) final score. I can’t wait to share this awesome music with people. I am very close… – Staley Out Tweet

It feels good to finish this. Even if it’s really only the beginning. The first lap of a long long race and everything is still dreams and possibility. – Staley Out Tweet

The wheels of fate are turning and there is much to speak of. Much to contemplate. Much to prepare for. But for now I leave you with only this commercial I shot recently for director Behnam Mokri. Hope you like it. – Staley Out Tweet

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Almost done with two projects I directed. Long gestating projects. Painful at times projects. Should be done in the next week. And it’s gonna feel very good. And then on to the next one. I am also working on a new website and I was going through a bunch of production photos (there are many) [...]

Soon I will be adding this to eleventhreehundred.com. But for now, the premier is here. Get the latest Flash Player to see this player. [Javascript required to view Flash movie, please turn it on and refresh this page] Tweet

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I mostly shoot music videos. But today I remembered just how much I love narrative filmmaking…. Tweet

Dani just sent this over to me. I guess it sorta f-ed me up a little. Maybe because she (Charity) is curled at my feet right now. We just came in from playing outside. We were playing tag at the basketball court in the little park that sits above the pool in our neighborhood. When [...]

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Upon checking my email last Wednesday I found this simple note from my friend, Just A Name. News Flash: Quentin Tarantino has agreed to introduce the 12:01 am Dome show on Thursday night for INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS. I logged into the theaters website and bought 2 of the less than 10 seats still remaining. Having heard [...]

We had been talking about it for almost a year. Last night and into the early morning hours we finally shot it. We spilt fire and water and blood. I wish I could share some screenshots but I won’t. Saving them for the end result. I think it will be good. Tweet

I don’t know where this stuff comes from. These ideas. I think that the thing I’m most scared of in life is that someday there wont be any more ideas. For me, that is. Hard to believe that I made this over 4 years ago now. I was an inch away from calling it off. [...]

The awesome thing about photography and filmmaking is that you never stop learning. There are always new challenges and new opportunities to express yourself. Here’s the new DP reel. The music is from my good friend at the Dead Beat Project, which I highly recommend if you are looking for awesome original scoring for any [...]