The last couple of days have been all interviews I’ve given with podcasts and writers making a book about special effects in movies.
Mary and I were also helping Liz Beall to make a special video for the Star Trek command Training Program. Read up about it here.
https://www.emmys.com/foundation/programs/internship/startrek/apply
She is a finalist and needed help to make this video answering 7 important questions on camera and the deadline is next Monday.
We donated our time, equipment, and the studio in the hope that this will make her dream come true of being part of the Star Trek family and working on a series. I know how important this is to someone that loves Star Trek as much as we do. I was very fortunate myself to be part of the family and work with the original cast, and Gene Rodenberry.
I pulled Lou’s mask out of the mold yesterday and both his planet of the apes mask and Talosian get finished next week. I will also be finishing the Salt vampire and Spock ears Monday. The first two Talosians ship Tuesday.
I have another interview today with Allan Holzman the director of the Roger Corman film, “Forbidden World”
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083959/reference/?ref_=tt_mv_close
I headed up the alien creature shop on the film and did a lot of puppeteering on the film. I haven’t seen Allan since 1982 and he’s coming to our studio to interview me and see the studio.
The last couple of weeks have been busy with many interviews and visits to the studio. There has been a surge of interest in my career and work as of recently.
I also got a call yesterday from a prestigious organization about producing and directing a documentary on a subject near and dear to my heart. As this develops more I’ll write about it here. It’s very exciting.
And yes I did get some more work done on my free flight Heinkel 112 for the upcoming event in Arizona this October. It’s amazing to see this jem come together. Next I’m building the vertical stabilizer.
It’s been an amazing week so far.
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