Category Archives: Director

PRESS FOR PICTURES OF SUPERHEROES

The trailer for Pictures of Superheroes has been making the rounds on the internet and getting some press. Don Simpson at Film School Rejects says: …if I was a praying man, I would be praying that Don Swaynos’ Pictures of Superheroes and Mark … Continue reading

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SIX HUNDRED AND FORTY-ONE SLATES

Sorry, I made an experimental short film. It’s called Six Hundred and Forty-One Slates and it’s a compilation of every slate marker from the production of an independent film. It’s going to have it’s world premiere February 9th at the … Continue reading

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A SNEAK PEEK AT PICTURES OF SUPERHEROES

Bad Lit just posted a teaser trailer for my (almost-finished) feature film Pictures of Superheroes. Check out Bad Lit’s write-up here or check out the teaser after the jump. For more on the film, visit the official site, or follow … Continue reading

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POST-PRODUCTION UPDATES

In case you’re curious, here’s what I’ve been up to: I’m currently putting the finishing touches on Mark Potts and Cole Selix’s A Splice of Life (aka Cinema Six) while my film, Pictures of Superheroes, is following close behind and … Continue reading

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THE STATESMAN LOOKS AT UPCOMING TEXAS FILMS

I’ve been doing a poor job of posting project updates on here, fortunately The Austin American Statesman published a list of Texas films currently in production which includes two of the films I’m currently working on. The article discusses Jollyville … Continue reading

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PICTURES OF SUPERHEROES

I’m currently directing a feature-length comedy called Pictures of Superheroes. It stars Kerri Lendo, Shannon McCormick, and John Merriman and is being produced by Tate English and Kelly Williams. The film’s already received some press from Bad Lit so hopefully … Continue reading

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GI’ ALDRIG OP

Here’s the music video I directed for the song Gi’ Aldrig Op by Danish musician Kristian Svenningsen. The song was written by Kristian and Austin’s Matt the Electrician as part of the House of Songs project. [YouTube Link]

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A FISTFUL OF PRESS

Here’s a quick round-up of the press some of my projects (an ad I wrote and directed and two features I edited) have picked up in the past month: The NBC affiliate in DFW ran a “Spin Check” on our … Continue reading

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BILL WHITE AD #2: LET’S MAKE YOU A MILLIONAIRE

Here’s the second video Dano Johnson and I created for the Filmmakers for Bill White initiative. It stars John Merriman and Emily Kaye. [YouTube link]

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BILL WHITE AD #1: CAMPAIGN PROMISES

Embedded above is the first video I created for Texas Gubernatorial candidate Bill White as part of the Filmmakers for Bill White initiative. In this spot current Texas Governor Rick Perry is played by actor/filmmaker John Merriman. You can read … Continue reading

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