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2024 video production demo

Posted on February 21, 2024 by Gordon

I hadn’t needed a reel in two decades until being impacted by a 5,000-employee reduction. Most clips are from that job, favoring more recent productions. It speaks for itself since I often did everything but hold the mic—replaced here by … Continue reading →

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Scoring “Larkspur Underground” podcast

Posted on September 21, 2017 by Gordon

Visitors to my Music page know I’ve produced many tracks for multimedia. Theme songs, spot cues, drops/bumpers, etc. However, the closest to a complete score that I’d recorded was for my 2006 short film Featurette, clocking in at a mere 19 minutes. … Continue reading →

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AWP 2013 — Boston

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Gordon

Usually, this is where I would regale you with tales of torporific panels led by respected authors, new writerly techniques learned, rockstar-studded reading events, and sweaty hands shook. This recap will contain none of those. Okay, very few of those. … Continue reading →

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Books and Booze interview

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Gordon

Combining two of my favorite things into one of my favorite new podcasts. Sensing that some of their former guests (though entertaining and knowledgeable) had been far too sober given its namesake, for my appearance this week, I took it … Continue reading →

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AWP 2012 – Chicago

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Gordon

Getting excited now. Just two short weeks until The Association of Writers and Writing Programs Conference in Chi-town! (I assure you, it’s much livelier than it sounds.) My first AWP was Denver, now two years in the rearview, and I … Continue reading →

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Northwest Alumni feature

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Gordon

The fall issue of Northwest, the alumni magazine of my alma mater Northwest Missouri State University (where I earned my degree in Mass Communication in 1995) contains a short feature on yours truly. Click the article to enlarge, or the … Continue reading →

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Reel Time

Posted on March 3, 2009 by Gordon

Time for a new gig. Like everybody else. Been thinking about going freelance (shooter mostly, maybe cutter). Never needed to make a demo reel before. Any ideas on what to include? Only your best work. Quality is far more important … Continue reading →

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Perjiarism

Posted on October 13, 2007 by Gordon

She stole a piece of him. Now he wants it back. That’s the tagline to what is now my least-favorite movie, based on one of my all-time favorite novels. When you understand that the woman who “wrote” and directed it … Continue reading →

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Artists vs. Performers

Posted on July 24, 2007 by Gordon

This article had me foaming at the mouth. I’d long suspected this happened, but it’s the first time I’ve heard anyone go on record about it. Musical performers who take a piece of the writer’s publishing. Okay, so you’re gorgeous. … Continue reading →

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