Today is my first update on my blog since October 2017. After principal photography finished on my short film La Esencia, I took a break from...pretty much everything. A break from existing, being social, really only taking serious time out of the day to eat and sleep. However, it was a much needed vacation from the trials and tribulations that came with making a project as big as La Esencia was. Since then, school for me has started up again and the new year brings about ne

**This post is a personal reflection of my life over the last few months, everything I learned about myself, the world and what I plan to do with my knowledge going forward** I'll start by saying it's been a wild ride. I just finished a week of principal photography for my capstone project titled "La Esencia". The film is about a struggling food blogger who stumbles upon a cannibalistic chef that shares his passion for human flesh with the blogger, and in turn hooks him on

It's been over two month since my last blog, and I'm only a couple posts deep. Not the best way to promote my website, but I digress. April 2017 has, without a doubt, been the busiest and craziest month of my life. But I'll spare you those details for the REAL exciting stuff. The exciting news is that this month I was selected to write and direct my school's capstone project in Fall of 2017! I'll have the chance to experience firsthand a small taste of what directing movies

Before I delve too deeply into my own filmmaking style or develop any of my own work, I think it's important to acknowledge the artists and creators before us that inspired us to go out and create for ourselves. Drawing inspiration from other people's work is key in developing a personal taste and style to your own work. Long hours of practicing musical instruments, video games and photography have taught me that one of the best ways to learn anything is by mimicking the prof

If you're reading this, welcome to my blog! This is the first of many posts on my new blog attached to my content website, mrgbow.com. I've been working diligently over the last two days to get everything set up on it, and most of the site is still in progress! As I start to make more independent projects, take more pictures and blog my life away the website will grow in content and quality. I'm blessed that you're a part of it at it's birth and I hope you stick around to wat