step foward

 I've produced dozens of broadcast commercials, but my commercial DIRECTING debut is on the air right now!  Its a microseries for Progresso Soup, and its airing on the Style Network throughout the month of January.

Be on the lookout all Style Network watchers! More >

Bought a ticket for a tour of bungalow houses.

I bought a plane ticket to Washington.

Since making this commitment to myself as a means of liberation, I have received inspiration in the form of song and words.  Here are a few ...

I shared my dream with a friend and she gave me some helpful thoughts.  She helped me to realize that I can just bring maybe clothes and other necessities while I continue to job search.  Then, once I get settled, I can send for the rest of my things, like books.  This awareness, of taking steps toward this goal, even with moving my things, really helped me to see this proce More >

Yesterday, I applied for a grant to attend an international preservation conference.  I am excited about the opportunity to be around like-minded individuals and to learn about developments in the field.  I will meet preservation architects - could be an opportunity to learn of job prospects.

I took a vacation to Seattle in June.  It was a trip filled with wonder and exploration for 6 days.  Also, I met a few people on this trip that were supportive of my move. More >

Big News on our film!  The casting director team which cast Indiana Jones, Back to the Future, Total Recall, and Goonies (among many others) has joined the Lost & Found team.  Casting directors are crucial pieces to the puzzle, because they have relationships with all the agents and managers around Hollywood, and they can pull the strings to movie star talent. More >

 I'm working with an awesome team from cyberia media on the redesign of the rsaconference.com website. This is a fun project.

 Met director producer Joseph Itaya, he wants to see my script. There's no guarantees in life but this is a step in the right direction.    :-)

A friend told me that she has friends in Seattle who would be happy to let me stay at their place while I searched for a job.  I would live with them if I choose to move out there prior to finding employment.

Two steps forward, one step back...

One step forward, two steps back...

Sound familiar?  Anybody out there who has spent years chasing down a dream knows exactly what that feels like. More >

In the past couple of years I've really been able to sink my teeth into some wonderful projects, including the League of Women Voters of California Education Fund, Burbank Pubilc Library (rebuild in progress right now) and Cyberia Media. 

I was extremely happy to be able to give my Views Demystified talk at DrupalCon Chicago in March! More information on my website at http://sunrainproductions.com/news/2011/mar/slides-dcc-views-demystified...

The link includes access to the video of the presentation if you are interested in learning about Views on Drupal!

Well, hello!

My name is Franco and this is my dream. I'm a 22 year old mechanical engineering student who is about to enter his last year of college. I'm about to have my first job in a couple of weeks and I think it's about time to get serious about fullfilling my dreams. More >