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Limits (A Confession)

Staley — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 03:48:45 +0000

I often struggle to pay my bills on time. And to stay completely connected in group conversations. Focus. My mind wanders and isn’t always interested in taking care of those tasks as well as I would like. I’m painfully aware of my faults and shortcomings. I have no illusions or delusions about these things. That I know of. I’m honest with myself. Who else can you count on? Well, I can count on my wife for complete honesty. And to pay my bills on time. I’m blessed to have her. I’m aware of my shortcomings and sometimes parade them like badges. Maybe thats a shortcoming. Maybe it depends on where your standing and how many mirrors are in the room. Maybe.

I think I know what i’m good at. I think I can out suffer most people. I can turn off the discomfort meter and and just go. If I want. I know I’m shy and a little awkward socially but I can also find a way to meld and fit into almost any place. I can make it happen. Maybe it’s survival instinct. I dont know. And I don’t really know how I do it. But lately I struggle with the transition. BigTime.

One day your on your belly on the side of some mountain crawling through the thorns and weeds and brush up to a group of armed men and you dont want to be discovered because some of these men are bad and a few days later your asking some guy to find your name on a list so you can go to a party with a bunch of over dressed over enthusiastic people who only want to talk about themselves and that transition is a little bit tougher than you expected.

Sorry if you were at one of those partys, I’m probably not talking about you specifically.

Sometimes these things are hard to articulate. My wife understands. Bless her.

I don’t like to over think things but it has occurred to me that at times I ought to think about some things a little bit more. But seriously, the thinking probably wouldn’t help much. Why start now.

Sometimes you know your limits and can see them coming a mile away and sometimes they sneak up and kick you in the balls.

Cool

Staley — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 05:33:45 +0000

My buddy David Newsom took this tonight. Out on some lonely hillside. I’m not sure if I’ve ever looked quite so cool.

Wild

Staley — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 23:53:43 +0000

Yes, I clock in for work like this on most days lately…

Photo by Matt Powers

Nick

Staley — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:23:56 +0000

“Let Me In” Festival Update

Staley — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:06:05 +0000

Four new film festivals to announce for the music video, “Let Me In”. I was the Cinematographer for director Matt Schutt. You do so much work that just disappears out there. It feels good to see something that you and a lot of other talented people worked very hard on get an audience around the country and even the world. Matt did a great job with this video.

Here’s the latest four festivals.

# 17. We won Best Music Video at the 15 Minutes of Fame film festival in
Palm Bay, Florida, where we screened on July 10.
# 18. We make our Iowa debut at the Hardacre Film Festival in Tipton, Iowa
on August 6.
# 19. The Landlocked Film Festival in Iowa City on August 28 and 29.
# 20. The Native-American-themed Southern Winds Film Festival in Shawnee,
Oklahoma is September 10-11.

“Let Me In” has been selected to screen at 20 festivals so far. Here is the
list, in chronological order:

FEARLESS FILM FESTIVAL
Fort Worth, Texas
Sat April 10, 2010 @ 11:45AM & 2:30PM, Sun April 11, 2010 @ 1:00PM
David L. Tandy Lecture Hall, Fort Worth Central Library
<http://mainstreetartsfest.org/Off-MAIN/Fearless-Film-Festival.aspx>

LONDON INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL
London, England, United Kingdom
Thu April 22, 2010 @ 5:30PM
Roxy Cinema, 123-132 Borough High Street
<http://londonindependent.org>

CONNECTICUT FILM FESTIVAL
Danbury, Connecticut
Tue May 6, 2010 @ 11:30AM, Danbury Music Center, 256 Main St
Sat May 8, 2010 @ 12:00PM, Common Council Chambers, 155 Deer Hill Ave
<http://ctfilmfest.com>

SWANSEA BAY FILM FESTIVAL
Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom
Sat May 8, 2010 @ 10:00AM
Dylan Thomas Centre, Somerset Place, Swansea
<http://www.swanseafilmfestival.com/2010/home10.htm>

TWIN RIVERS MEDIA FESTIVAL
Asheville, North Carolina
Sat May 29, 2010 @ 2:00PM
The Courtyard Gallery, 9 Walnut St, downtown Asheville
<http://www.twinriversmediafestival.com>

GOLD LION FILM FESTIVAL
Swaziland, Africa
Sun May 30, 2010
“House on Fire” at Bush Fire Arts Festival, Malkerns, Swaziland
<http://www.goldlionfest.co.sz>

DANCES WITH FILMS
Los Angeles, California
Fri June 4, 2010 @ 2:45PM (also in rotation as people walk in before other
screenings)
Laemmle’s Sunset 5, 8000 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood
<http://danceswithfilms.com>

OHIO INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL
Cleveland, Ohio
Fri June 4 through Fri June 11, 2010 (festival promotional DVD screenings)
Blue Arrow Records, The Café at Arts Collinwood, The Market Ave. Wine Bar
<http://ohiofilms.com>

PHILADELPHIA INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Thu June 24, 2010 @ 9:20PM, Café Treece, 338 Brown St
Fri June 25, 2010 @ 10:30PM, DollFace Studio, 737 N 4th St
Sat June 26, 2010 @ 4:00PM, Media Bureau, 725 N 4th St
Sun June 27, 2010 @ 4:50PM, Café Treece, 338 Brown St
<http://philadelphiaindependentfilmfestival.com>

THE FILM FESTIVAL OF COLORADO
Denver, Colorado
Sat June 26, 2010 @ 12:30PM, Oriental Theater, 4335 W 44th Ave
<http://www.thefilmfestivalofcolorado.com>

VENTURA FILM FESTIVAL
Ventura, California
Tue June 29, 2010 @ 11:00AM, Ventura County Library, 651 E Main St
<http://venturafilmfestival.org>

15 MINUTES OF FAME
Palm Bay, Florida
Sat July 10, 2010 @ 2:00PM, Tropical Days Inn Resort, 4700 Dixie Hwy (US-1)
<http://15minutefilmfest.com>
WINNER, BEST MUSIC VIDEO

CRYSTAL PALACE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
London, England, United Kingdom
Wed July 28, 2010 @ 8:00PM, Westow House, 79 Westow Hill
<http://cpiff.co.uk>

ACTION ON FILM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Pasadena, California
Wed July 28, 2010 @ 10:00PM, Regency Academy Theater #1, 1003 E Colorado
Blvd
<http://aoffest.com>
NOMINATED, BEST MUSIC VIDEO

HARDACRE FILM FESTIVAL
Tipton, Iowa
Fri Aug 6, 2010 @ 6:10PM, Hardacre Theater, 112 E 5th St
<http://hardacrefilmfestival.com>

THE INDIE GATHERING
Cleveland, Ohio
Sat Aug 7, 2010 @ 2:40PM, Westlake Holiday Inn, 1100 Crocker Rd, Screening
Room A
<http://theindiegathering.com>
WINNER, BEST INDIE MUSIC VIDEO

COLUMBIA GORGE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
(formerly WASHOUGAL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL)
Washougal, Washington
Date/Time TBA (festival is August 11-15, 2010)
Vancouver Convention Center
<http://www.washougalfilmfest.org>

WORLD MUSIC AND INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL
Washington, DC
Date/Time TBA (festival is August 16-21, 2010)
Capital Hilton
<http://www.wmiff.com>

LANDLOCKED FILM FESTIVAL
Iowa City, Iowa
Sat Aug 28, 2010 @ 1:15PM, Iowa City Public Library Room A, 123 S Linn St
Sun Aug 29, 2010 @ 2:30PM, Sheraton Conference Room 1, 210 S Dubuque St or
Vetro Conference Room 1, 201 S Linn St
<http://www.landlockedfilmfestival.org>

SOUTHERN WINDS FILM FESTIVAL
Shawnee, Oklahoma
Date/Time TBA (festival is September 10-11, 2010)
Ritz Theatre, 10 W. Main St
<http://www.southernwindsfilmfestival.com>

Semi Recent Stuff

Staley — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 05:08:10 +0000

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

Starpower

Staley — Fri, 21 May 2010 00:35:56 +0000

So this one is for my Mom. She gets impressed by this stuff. I stopped into the Academy of Country music yesterday for some brief business and as soon as I walked in it was, “Show Ben, show Ben!” Someone pulled out their (The ACM’s) magazine, highlighting the show I helped em with a few weeks ago and low and behold…

That’s my mouth behind the camera under the funny hat. Missed my calling as a paparazzi. I know… Your not impressed. But my mom IS, so kiss off…

- Staley Out

Waves

Staley — Tue, 04 May 2010 17:37:03 +0000

Waves. Busy. Travel. Many hotels in the last month. Downtown Los Angeles. Las Vegas. Newport Beach. Starpower. Strange birds and seashells collected. Friends discovered and enemies embraced. New endings and old beginnings. Inspiration and the lack there of. Resolve. New discovery. Rejection. Last night, the premier of a movie I shot. It was pretty. But not as much as these from yesterday.

More Festivals for “Let Me In”

Staley — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:25:30 +0000

The festival run for Let Me In continues. Below you will find a complete list of all the festivals so far. The cool thing is that it’s going to be in LA’s own Dances With Film Festival in June. This is cool because a feature I shot was in the festival last year. So this makes two years in a row having my cinematography included in this very cool local festival! I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I’m very proud of this video and of Matt’s work.

FEARLESS FILM FESTIVAL
Fort Worth, Texas
Sat Apr 10, 2010 @ 11:45AM & 2:30PM, Sun Apr 11, 2010 @ 1:00PM
David L. Tandy Lecture Hall, Fort Worth Central Library

LONDON INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL
London, England, United Kingdom
Thu Apr 22, 2010 @ 5:30PM
Roxy Cinema, 123-132 Borough High Street

CONNECTICUT FILM FESTIVAL
Danbury, Connecticut
Sat May 8, 2010 @ 12:00PM
Common Council Chambers, 155 Deer Hill Ave

SWANSEA BAY FILM FESTIVAL
Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom
Sat May 8, 2010 @ 10:00AM
Dylan Thomas Centre, Somerset Place, Swansea

DANCES WITH FILMS
Los Angeles, California
Date/Time TBA (festival is June 3-10, 2010)
Laemmle’s Sunset 5, 8000 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood

WASHOUGAL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Washougal, Washington
Date/Time/Venue TBA (festival is August 11-15, 2010)

WORLD MUSIC AND INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL
Washington, DC
Sat August 28, 2010 (Time/Venue TBA)

2 Bens

Staley — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:21:41 +0000

I shot a couple fashion commercials for director Benham Mokri last weekend. Ben is a visionary talent and great to work with. He’s also a good friend. This is a still taken from the Red One in between takes. Good times.