OK...the real deal. There is no Gota Pictures...yet. I simply was forced to create a blog in order to be able to comment on "Query Letters I Love," which is laugh out loud funny if you're a writer, producer or even just a lover of movies. I highly recommend visiting it.
My name is Robert McCaffrey and I'm a filmmaker. I also teach digital media at a community college in Orlando, FL. This often astounds me, since I don't recall ever learning about digital media myself. Still, I don't question it much. Say the word 'digital' often enough and somebody comes around and throws money at you. I'm currently asking for a 'digital' office chair.
I expect the grant for it will be about $65,000.
BTW, the nickname "Bobbie Mac" is my students' creation...that hip-ness has long passed me by.
As for Grackle of the Apocalypse:
A grackle is a dark, iridescent bird, a little smaller than crow-sized, that is a common sight in Florida. Very often you’ll see a lone, boat-tailed male perched high on some power pole looking like some harbinger of doom. A grackle of the apocalypse.
It’s been awhile since I’ve done any “above the line” work and I’ve decided that Gota will be the production company I create for the next project I own. I’ve probably been hanging around the students too long. Every semester I’m exposed to more outrageous production company names (Shady Lurker, Psycho Ninja, Death to Print and I Rule the World being real examples).
I really will update this blog when Gota finally gets created. I’ve got a short comedy I’m working on right now called “Digital Cooking.” I bet you can guess what it’s about.
I expect to get a three-picture deal out of it.
-RM
