editing a sweet little piece on desserts…hee hee… # I'm 85%…back at work, took a walk, aired out the lungs. its all good. this too shall pass, my loves… # watching "Into the Wild" as a write, work. Making me cry. So simply beautiful. Can you here the whoosh of the wild ... ...
going downtown…late night alley cat'ing…me-ow… # downtown…werking…planning…going on a trip peeps…more deets later… # post nasal drip has turned into a cough…dammit! hack hack…steamy shower coming up! # oooh so crappy crunchy sick…coughing up a lung…headache…ugh…...
home mofo’ing stretch, peeps…we did it – some polishing, lower thirds, credits, etc…but locked audio/main picture…we rocked it! # WED JUNE 3 4 PM – SCREENING OF “ALL THE LADIES SAY” – B-GIRLS GET DOWN DOCUMENTARY – http://tinyurl.com/npjsky # Roxy loves watermelon – she is so my kitt...
“All The Ladies Say” Screening B girls get down! Wednesday, June 3, 2009 Time: 4:00pm – 10:00pm Location: Bronx Museum Street: 1040 Grand Concourse Phone: 7186816000 Web: www.bronxmuseum.org The BronxMuseum will host Full Circle’s film screening/launch for ... ...
ugh, can’t shake this depression…i need to get out of the city… # i am looking for producing/post production help on From 0 to 90 – hit me up – i’m overwhelmed… # go Sotomayor – her name means “greater grove” – prescient name? # I agree that a Latino woman from an urban upbringing, w...
i don’t have enough emotion to hate these days…low grade annoying/amusing is where it’s at, peeps…sarcasm deluxe… # we are stupid monkeys – first thing that happens when we get new tech – can we fuck it, eat it or smash with it? ibid porn, the interwebs # ddddddddddddda;”””””&...
sick in bed with allergies past few days…head feels like an anvil – solid, heavy and ponderous…pressure is intense…no more sleeping! # off to shoot a showcase for a client’s EPK. ouch, my sinuses are not co-operating! hot steamy shower did a bit, and i have sudafed head… # itchy eyes are TERRIBLE! # okay promot...
i might understand patronizing an american majority that can’t read (1930’s); now the average american uses facebook – way sophisticated!! # who wants to go off the grid with me? i’m looking at organic farms in hawaii and drooooooooling…no tv, no electricity, fruit galore! # more rain. blah. i wish it was rain you ....
roxy is doing the running man in her sleep…hilarious! # happy monday! going for a pre-work ride in the park! sooooo excited for this week – rok edit, GEL conference shoot, hot date tomorrow!!!!! # @CybelDP hahaha…hail Seitan…get better! in reply to CybelDP # 1 Line Media is looking for interns who want to learn: audio ... ...
good morning! happy monday! happy 4-20! happy end of shooting for Obama doc! happy spring! happy loads of sleep! happy lunch date! # @sburgay go stacey go go go stacey! in reply to sburgay # Check out the recent press on From 0 to 90 – http://www.massify.com/studio/detail/1066 # if you did an interview, ... ...
good morning peoples…allergies make me dopey…or perhaps its the allergy meds…happy spring sprong! # to the peeps that wonder where i go on weekends – i go to a place called disconnected – no celly, no email, no web…digital silence…ahhh! # i be jammin…with the edits…and the kitteh climbing all ov...
Hi: I have been shooting for the last several months, covering President Obama’s first 90 days in office, for my documentary “From 0 to 90″. This entire documentary is groundbreaking for several reasons: 1. EVERY interview has been sourced through social networks – Facebook, Twitter, Friendster, Myspace, Hipster, Tribe, Tr...
From 0 to 90 is the working title of an interactive documentary, produced by Melissa Ulto. With interviews in person and online, Ms. Ulto seeks to cover the first 90 days of Barack Obama’s presidency, both nationally and internationally. From bail outs to Iraq, Obama has a hard road ahead as president. Will the problems he’s ... ...
I love Ladies Who Launch. As an alum, I get their daily tip. And today’s tip, wow, talk about a lesson for me this year: From Victoria Colligan, Founder and CEO, Ladies Who Launch Too many business deals fall through not because of bad ideas, bad people or unfavorable circumstances, but because of clarity – a lack ... ...
So another year is over and what have you done? The wild, magic, lovely and insane year I’ve had in the city I love more than any man has put me through the crucible again, and I’m come through diamond bright and petal soft. I’ve built and lost a studio. I’ve interviewed some of the most ... ...
vBrooklyn Directions Get detailed directions from Google or Polytechnic University’s Website. Wunsch Hall Polytechnic University, Brooklyn Six MetroTech Center Brooklyn, NY 11201 718 260-3600 A,C,F to Jay Street/Borough Hall 2,3,4,5 to Borough Hall M,R to Lawrence Street Q,B to Dekalb Avenue ...
http://www.daywithoutagay.org/ If you can’t call in, don’t shop!!! Peace and much love, Melissa ...
Biz dudes are so shifty. They really love taking creatives – seems they don’t respect talent because they believe its intangible. But without talent, there’d be no design, entertainment, architecture, etc… Its cheap until they bid on it at Sotheby’s, doing rich boy art trading cards, with no appreciation beyond what...
I’m burning, pushing back, hoping for the best but expecting the usual. Oh, my heart is heavy. I seem a bit lost now, sucker punched, or perhaps now just waking from a knock to the head, groggy and dull. Sapped. Back two steps. Tripped and falling. Its been rough, wild, complicated and miscommunicated. Trust is so ... ...
Cyanide & Happiness @ Explosm.net Terrence and Phillip are not amused…hee hee…eh… Peace, Melissa ...
I saw “The Fall” tonight, and fell in love with filmmaking all over again. The magic of storytelling and moving pictures is fully alive in this movie. I watched in awe and joy, the same way I watched movies as a child. I was in wonderment, thrilled, laughing, crying, charmed and wowed. ... ...
Online.tv produced this piece for Ripple6.com, for demo-ing their product, and I think we did a pretty swell job! Peace, Melissa ...
Astral Love I’ve been so busy lately – starting up the studio, finishing up construction, taking on new clients – I haven’t had a weekend off in months, and I actually have a wrinkle now – in between eyes, from squinting, yelling and frowning at my contractor! I need a vacation, but not yet…so much to ... ...
Our Reception Area For the past six months, I’ve been working on the creation and launch of Online.tv: Online.tv is a complete digital video solution provider for the web video era. Online.tv combines the world’s largest network of online specialty HD video channels, online third party video super-distribution, advanced scalable techn...
On the Ocean… I am crazy busy. In a once in a lifetime kind of way. So its spectacular, hard as hell, exhausting, complex, full of excitement, worry and love for what I am doing. And for the people who’ve made this happen and keep making it happen. I am blessed… Conch Fisherman I’m building ... ...
Point your bow to the clouds and keep on til the morning star… I’ve been hard at work on some amazing new projects, but in the meantime, to feed my soul, I scribbled these down: We All Have A Little Envy In Us she, confused angry unhinged watches what she wants walk away her throat clenches eyes water teeth grit shame and disappointment...
IDTag.com Web Commercial Images from Online.tv Stock Video shoot So I’ve been super busy lately. Lots of great stuff to report, including a commercial for IDTag.com; and lots of great productions coming out of my new venture, Online.tv. More to tell about Online.tv once the summer rolls around and we launch. Until then, keep ... ...
Why we are all here… Peace & Much Love, Melissa ...
I am thrilled to announce that a film I was Director of Photography for, “Mandatory Service”, received the award for BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival: http://www.tribecafilm.com/filmguide/Mandatory_Service.html About the film: The cultural impact of the militarization of Israeli society has both challenged and st...
Mandatory Service (Mandatory Service) In English, Hebrew, Arabic ... ...
The Kiss – Gustav Klimt Age teaches me patience – I sky dived, swam with sharks and did a marathon the year I turned 30. I am now approaching 40, with my 38th birthday coming up May 29, and the most daring thing I can think of doing is falling in love. Huh, who knew? Peace and Much ... ...
Gregg LeFevre & Andrea Grant I shot the pilot for Art Seen this past Saturday, with host Andrea Grant and guest Gregg LeFevre. Gregg is a public works bronze artist and urban textures photographer, focusing on the decaying billboards around the city. I’ll have more updates soon about the new Online.tv venture I’m a part of, with...
Two more pieces about the 2008 election are now online on the Huffington Post. Check them out here! Peace, Melissa ...
Check out the flyer above for DJ Seth Gold’s Birthday Bash. The image was from our photo shoot last August. Right click and “view image” to see the flyer full size. Peace, Melissa ...
The TOTP performance circa 1977 A discussion of the song, decades later I remember my sister and I begging my brother to play “The Killing of Georgie” over and over. Little girls with big hearts, we would sing this at the top of our lungs and cry over the last lines – “Oh Georgie’s dead – don’t ... ...
Festival Founders rock out with their docs out! I shot press stills and interviews for the Cinema Eye Awards – the first awards show totally for documentaries. Sponsored by IndiePix, the event was a raging success, and really inspired me as a documentary filmmaker. It had me fired up to keep going, and ... ...
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I celebrate being a Celt on this day, my roots deep in green shamrocks. Its evident in my red hair and my innate storytelling brilliance. And my utter lack of modesty! Hahaha… We Irish are fierce, and when we fight, its not to win, its to destroy. We have no fear and we ... ...
For D: Buddha’s head Like my heart Shattered Scattered Reckless handling Mindless rambling Explaining air Over and over No tap dance No sliding out I pin you Caught in thought Called for behavior You scramble Crab-ways From my glare Cold hard and disgusted Buddha’s body Disconnected Disrespected Accidental Your act was not Incidental Yo...
The Art & Apathy Project was selected for inclusion in the next Tribeca Film Festival. Directed by Jessica Habie, this film addresses the militarized conditions artists struggle to create under in Israel and Palestine, and the complexities of occupations. I was one of the DPs for this project, and it was my ... ...
A piece I directed, edited by Vince Wallace, was picked up by The Huffington Post. Featured on the front page, you can see the full article here. Peace, Melissa ...
Obama Who? [3:37m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (465) I think it not improbable that man, like the grub that prepares a chamber for the winged thing it never has seen but is to be – that man may have cosmic destinies that he does not understand. And so beyond the vision of battling races and an impoverished earth, I ca...
BUSTED! Silly moralist – tricks are for kids! Now how does the man who busted a prostitution ring, of bargain hookers, end up with a $5,500/night call girl in Washington? Oh, yah, politician…hmmm… Now if he told his kids or wife they had to cut back or couldn’t get that new bicycle, dress or Playstation, ... ...
Check out this trailer. Very interesting… If I hadn’t already had a healthy suspicion of the Clintons, I know now for sure I’m not interested in voting for such vicious and ungrateful people. Go Obama! Peace, Melissa ...
Multo.com is currently editing a short dance film featuring The Vintage DJ and his dancers. There are a series of great stills up on the Multo.com photo page up now! Stay tuned for the edit! Peace, Melissa ...
dannyboome.tv launched today with great success! I developed the branding and whipped up this site in under a week, with all the bells and whistles – full video player, complex blog with a variety of features, complete social networking accounts set up and linked back to the main site, and lots of user interactivity for ... ...
This year, the flu was hardcore. I was out for a full 7 days, and still a little wobbly. I happen to get the flu on the tail end of my yearly bronchitis, so my struggling immune system was wiped out. Lying in bed, there was nothing I wanted to do more than sleep. And stop ... ...
Broadway.tv is up and running! Please check out the features and reviews. The video production was done by Multo.com. Peace, Melissa ...
Happy V Day! Every day can be a loving, lovely love filled day if we choose it. In little or large amounts, love is precious. Savor what comes your way today and every day! Peace and much love, Melissa ...
I will be speaking at the the Fifth Annual Grassroots Media Conference at Hunter College on March 2! Speaking Truth to Power: MEDIA JUSTICE IN OUR COMMUNITIES Co-Sponsored by Film and Media Studies Department at Hunter College/CUNY Hip-Hop Association Presents The Womanhood LP (Learning Project) Interactive Lecture Series Part I – Media Just...
The Art of Love and Struggle will be screening at the Pan African Arts and Film Festival 02/11/2008 – 1:10pm, 02/13/2008 – 10:20pm, in Los Angeles, at the AMC Magic Johnson Crenshaw 15, 4020 Marlton Avenue. Purchase tickets here! Please do come out and support this fantastic film, which was a huge labor of love, celebrating these ... ...
Alma – the Soul of Brazil in NYC Great news! The above CD design is for a great compilation of Brazilian Soul recently released by Wave Music…hot and bouncy! Joanne Jimenez and I designed the cover, worked it for a couple of weeks, and finalized this lovely visual treat. Our combined creativity made the design ... ...
THE conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country. We are governed, our minds are molded, our tastes formed, our ideas sugge...
We are each of us angels with one wing, and we can only fly embracing each other. - Liciano de Crescenzo Love of all levels comes naturally to very young children – they laugh, smile, fully express awe and wonder at the world around them. Kids will eagerly embrace any person who comes close enough, touching ... ...
Check out the three most hilarious videos of the past month for me: The Landlord – A MUST SEE!!! Which one of these is not like the others? And why does that make it EVEN FUNNIER?!?!?! Peace, Melissa ...
Oh so very very true… Love is elemental, necessary, important even, but art, oh my god. Art is like that crazy boyfriend – hot, then cold, volatile, withholding, abundant, bitchy even. As much as he drove you nuts, you craved, needed, lusted for him. Art mirrors sexuality – first we start tentatively, gingerly attempting w...
Smokifantastic dancing away… Great news! For those of you interested in purchasing the beautiful and moving documentary, The Art of Love & Struggle, you can now get it at Film Baby! This was an absolute labor of love, between director Jessica Habie and I. We slaved into the wee hours to get this in the can and ... ...
Lizzie White looking down on the good work… Great news! Updates on the progress of MHB on the festival circuit! MHB was accepted to the Independents Film Festival and the Gloria Film Festival this past fall. Nancy O’Mallon was a great director to work with and the result of our joint efforts continues ... ...
BMI.tv - Underweight [1:36m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (455) I recently finished a group of clips for the new site BMI.tv (Body Mass Index). Check out the sample below and the site here! Peace, Melissa ...
Featured Video on Gravel Site The spots I directed and edited are getting great feedback online. From the reviews of viewers, to the amount of views on YouTube.com, the spots seem to have hit a nerve. They are also currently being broadcast in New Hampshire on WMUR and MCAM. And one of the ... ...
G Love I uploaded all my recent event pix – the tour with The Sounds & The Bravery, Tristan Prettyman with G Love & Special Sauce, and of course, the holiday party at XS in York, PA. Enjoy and happy new year! Peace, Melissa ...
My lens and me… I was planning to head out to Pittsburg for NYE, but I’m all blocked up, and a 6 hour train ride would do me no good right now. So happy new year from my cozy chair, soy cocoa in hand. Peace, Melissa ...
My 2007 Xmas Tree Happy holidays! Xmas…Channukah…Kwanza…Solstice…whatevah… Life is good – love my apartment, my art, my filmmaking, my joy of living! It’s wonderful to realize happiness is a choice, and the easy part is choosing it. (It’s getting rid of the things that don’t support ...
Mike Gravel 30 Sec Spot 2 [0:31m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (438) I recently did several spots about Presidential Candidate Mike Gravel. Check out more of them on YouTube.com! Peace, Melissa ...
I’m working hard on the first pieces of video for the new site Broadway.tv. Its going to be a fantastic resource, full of reviews, interviews and entertaining pieces on the people who make Broadway tick. I’ll have a link up when the site launches, later this month. Peace, Melissa ...
J. Booze, Twinkling Away… Another great event at XS in York, PA. Pix soon to be uploaded in the photography section. Peace, Melissa ...
“Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” - Harold R. McAlindon My life has been a study in blazing. Sometimes I scorch as I blaze. Sometimes I barely glow, dimmed and alone and wondering where the darkness is leading. The way before ... ...
Gratitude 12 2 2007 – M. Ulto Grateful… I am grateful Grated, crushed, reborn Full of light, love, purpose Struggle has polished me Not diamond hard but Soft like old jeans Sweet smelling and lovely Deep as down Lightly substantial Loosely connected To all things, I’m understood I am peaceful Though storms tore me Lies rend me sti...
G Love & Special Sauce It’s official – I’m going on a 4 date tour to the west coast to mix as VJ Miixxy for a few bands, primarily G Love & Special Sauce. Also doing one show with The Sounds and The Bravery. The Bravery I will be in LA, San Francisco, San Diego and Long Beach ... ...
Vince Lee, Executive Director of UrbNews.tv, shooting b-roll We had a great first day at the Billboard Hip Hop Awards & Conference. Shot a couple great interviews, set up a bunch more for today and Saturday. We will be on the red carpet tonight at the Awards, in downtown Atlanta. More later… Melissa ...
I will be in Atlanta next week for the Hip Hop Awards and Conference. I’ll be shooting with Misty and Vince, as we cover events and do interviews on the 2008 election, the state of Hip Hop and issues with the Anti-Snitching movement. Look for me on the red carpet Friday night! Peace, Melissa ...
I love my Macs – seriously – no other tool besides my camera gear has allowed me to express my art so fully. And now, proof again that Macs are truly badass. Have you ever had an officemate that borders on, oh, I dunno, psycho? Lucky for me I was saddled with one this ... ...
