Except I’m going to explain it to you. New site functionality and look - here’s what I did:
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Navigation
#1 reason for the update. I hated the way my old WordPress configuration handled the sidebar navigation. The old site created hard-links on the sidebar for every single page I created with no option to hide certain pages which I wished to structure three or four layers in. As you can see, the new nav has been divided up a little better - hopefully pulling you to the “important” links and structuring the content in a more intuitive manner.

New Look
Since I started with the navigation redesign, updating the look was only natural. You can bet I’ll probably redesign the color scheme about once a year - this is more reflected by ADD than anything.

Currently, I went with a brighter, more eye pleasing motif featuring whites, tans and light blues. Overall, I think this new design looks a bit more growed up, don’t you think?

For web inspiration, there’s a great site I peep when needing ideas -www.k10k.net. If you look under “pixel patterns” long enough, you’ll find the current background pattern I’m rocking. Not everyone likes those repeating background tiles - but I thought it would be cool to use one this round.

New Pages - New Content
Good stuff here. Under Current Reel, Articles, and Vlogging you’ll find a section of older work I’ve dubbed 24 QT Links + Commentary which I hope is relatively self explanatory. Much of the content from the old sidebar has moved here in addition to a few new/ older short films and way-back-when pieces.

Even if you’ve seen all the videos on this site before, I urge you to go take a look at this page and read some of the associated commentary. Most of this is all NEW insight into where things came from or why they came to be as shown. Regular readers will remember an Indie HD feature that I was directing/ trying-to-get-off the ground called F*CK HIGHLANDS RANCH. One of the short films I’m currently repping, Saturday Night Meathead Fights was I direct vignette resulting from the work on FHR. In addition to the SNMHF short, I’ve added three more clips from the FHR taping + my musings on each piece to give you an idea of where we were going.

For the record, where I speak about the lack of “Big Money” being the reason the project stalled - “Big Money” to us in this sense meant $75,000 - $200,000 - not exactly “BIG MONEY” but certainly enough to be referenced as “big money” to most Indies. If you take a look at the additional clips I uploaded and find yourself asking where that kind of dough would be spent, note that the inter-cutting of standup and on-location ranting was only about 40% of what we were going for.

In any case, I haven’t written much about F*CK HIGHLANDS RANCH since SNMHF dropped, so this is a spot where you can learn more about it. For the record, FUCK here is supposed to be spelled with a “heart symbol” in place of the “U” - the title and the spelling are meant to become a lot less vulgar after viewing the film - more akin to a double entendre than an outright offensive remark. I’ll let your imagination fill in the rest (hint: Chuck is G A Y).

Also new to the “old work” page is a short critique of the Misunderstood” video I directed in 2004, and one of my favorite pieces from 2003,Wakeboarder Steve.

Other New Stuff
Other new additions to the site include a page of never-before-seen Snapshots and a much improved Bio.

Regarding photography, I’ve now have an open spot to add a proper photog portfolio, but I’m sure no one’s holding their breath. In time - perhaps.

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So, thats the skinny on the updates. There are always additions or changes to be made. Let me know how all this is sitting with you, and I’ll try to give you more of what you like and less of whatcha’ don’t.

Coo.