I'm both one of the Executive Producers and Second Unit Director on this film. In the trailer, you can see in the first shots some of my work, I like to work with interesting angles, extreme close ups, natural light and dutch tilts when it's time to unsettle the audience slightly. The close ups in the elevator are mine too, as well as shots of a lone man in a suit.
Here is our movie's website: http://defcon2012.com
Here is the trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oh5DjSmhYvY
My influences are John Ford, for his composition and natural light, Kubrick, for his composition and use of
angles. And recently, after having wrapped Defcon 2012, I went to see Tom Ford's new movie, A Single
Man. I really like this movie, and see a similarity with my style. Is that because we're both new directors?
It could be, but the style is refreshing in Tom Ford's film, and the artistic touch takes me back to the film
style of the 50's and 60's. Somehow we have lost a lot of that, for today, we as an audience demand more
explosions or dumb female roles in romantic comedy.
Along with this load of work, I have put together a social network for fighter pilots, those aspiring to become a pilot, supporters of these brave pilots and just people. It's called the
Armchair Fighter Pilot's Association. It's a social network that features an occasional live broadcast of Falcon 4.0, an active runway or life in general among fighter pilots. I also post
lot's of my video work there, and instructional things for those learning or improving their
flying. Lot's of F-16, Fouga, L-29 and L-39 jet footage too!
Here is the Armchair Fighter Pilot's Association. http://www.afpaonline.ning.com
In my book series, The Diablo Diaries, there is an female ex-fighter pilot, who is a Queen of a nation later in life. Prince Stephan models some of his warrior-like rebellion on her behavior, although she is older and more subtle. She completely backs Prince Stephan in his bid for national sovereignty of his country. He is a freedom fighter, and she is an inspiration. There are elements of myself in this ex-fighter pilot.
In real life, my own, here in reality - I am in the midst of a big schism within the aristocracy, and I had never seen it before personally until this summer. I had only heard about it from my father years ago. My book addresses this gap. I am experiencing this gap between the "enlightened" liberally leaning nobles and the more traditional faith based and officer class nobles. The experience is feeding my writing and Prince Stephan's world on my pages.
The split is clear as glass. There is heavy pressure within the elites today, and that pressure is for the traditional faith based aristocrats and elites to join the esoteric, New Age, enlightened camp. That enlightened camp is actually sugar coated. Under all that sugar of peace, love and harmony, is conformity to esoteric values, lack of emotion, lack of ambition and pressure to not express anything with much weight. The esoteric camp is anti-military. Underlying all that is a globalist agenda, one of weakening the common man, dis-arming him, and finally, controlling him.
As a person with a kick ass fighter pilot attitude, I run up against this, and scare certain nobles. I express the whole thing via Prince Stephan and his actions. I hope to not be one sided in all this, for I do see merit in international bodies. But only those that help the common working person, not one that is like a curb bit in a horses mouth.
Let's see where Prince Stephan and my pen will take us.
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