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Texxas Jam '78 (Documentary)
Summer 2011

In the early 1970’s, ZZ Top performed at the University of Texas, Memorial Stadium, in Austin, Texas, to 80,000 people who tore up the infield. It was decided that there would never been a rock concert in a football stadium in Texas ever again. College football reigns supreme in Texas.

Several years later, several young men came to Dallas, Texas, and attempted to hold the rock concert of all rock concerts in the “sacred” Cotton Bowl Stadium. On July 4th weekend, in 1978, 100,000 people crammed into the stadium on the hottest day of the decade to watch Aerosmith, Van Halen, Ted Nugent, Heart, Journey, Eddie Money, Head East, Frank Marino and the Mahagony Rush, and Walter Egan. Many drove in from all over the country. Media from the around the world attended in anticipation of the “Woodstock of the South”.

“Texxas Jam 1978: Documentary” features 52 minutes of never seen before footage of the concert that day along with interviews from the bands, producers, radio hosts, and audience members. They recall not only their own sets, but one another’s as well with often fond, comedic, and insightful memories.

Television

Forgotten World
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DVD

I Was Born For This
(Summer 2012)

The modeling and fashion industry have changed so much over the past 10 years that the old wives tales of being tall and super skinny are now a vast misconception. Most girls don't realize Marisa Miller, Victoria Secrets super model, is only 5'8". A model is, very simply, a tool used by photographers, designers, and advertisers to create an image to help sell their clients product line. Period. Reality shows and various other media outlets create an image that modeling is a glamorous and exclusive field but it is actually quite the opposite. There are glamour models, high fashion models, plus size models, hair models, beauty and make-up models, runway, fitness, over 40, children, underwear, swimsuit, and commercial print models. There are even pregnant, catalog, editorial & lifestyle, and product models. Where high fashion used to be cover girl beautiful has become young men and women with dreadlocks, gaps in their teeth, and scars. It all depends on what advertisers and product lines are looking for. Different agencies represent different clients. They're looking for specific models to sell to their current clients. This changes constantly. Some of the most successful models in the world want to make money so they looks towards more catalog and commercial work. High fashion is actually a very very small percentage of the modeling industry. But that's what lures models in and often leads to unhealthy habits, low self esteem, and poor choices in a models career. Models can sometimes be misguided and told bad information by "angels with their wings glued on". It is not uncommon for an aspiring model to be thrown to the wolves and learn to model by the "sink or swim" method.

So what distinguishes professional models with amateur models? Knowledge. Skills. Knowing your demographic with any particular shoot. How you pose for women is totally different than how you would pose for men. For male models too. Your poses are your tools. The more tools you have the more you give a photographer to work with. No one wants to work with a model who carries three tools to every job. Modesty. Humility. Confidence. Proper nutrition, skin care, and exercise. This 4-disk series will cover everything you would ever need to know from some of the most influential people in modeling and fashion. Learn from the agencies, scouts, designers, photographers, make-up artists, fitness trainers, nutritionists, and runway coaches. You'll start from qualifying yourself, understanding the industry in detail, prepping yourself and learning what to expect. Then you'll get private lessons from the photographers and professional models themselves about posing for all different kinds of shoots. Then learn from runway coaches and models about how to dominate the runway. Finally you'll learn all about post production, approaching agencies, putting together a killer portfolio, contracts, and even preparing for life after modeling. THIS SERIES IS A HEALTHY AND NURTURING APPROACH TOWARDS SCULPTING THE DESIRES AND ASPIRATIONS OF MEN AND WOMEN FOR THE MODELING INDUSTRY. IT WILL DISPEL MANY OF THE MYTHS, AND EDUCATE YOU FOR THE REALITIES SO THAT YOU MAY SHOW UP BETTER INFORMED AND PREPARED. THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A LEGITIMATE APPROACH TOWARD THE MODELING INDUSTRY TAUGH BY INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS UNTIL NOW.