Multi-Creative Entrepreneur: Producer and Juggler, both figuratively and literally. TV, Film and Radio Producer. Host of "DavidKamatoy.com Show" Entertainment, E-Marketing, Jugglemail.com CRM, Content Marketing, Musician, Tenor
San Diego,CA-Carleton Overstreet Jr. is a drummer, salesman, film and tv guy. Carl first played drums for me when he was 13 in an orchestra pit for "Ramona Quimby" that I was scored, we still play that tune. It's great to see his development and that were all still working together in various modalities.
This was shot at Jimmy Loves in San Diego,CA with the band Masterpiece.
Carleton Overstreet Jr. is a contributing member of the Kamatoy Media Group. We look forward to more collaborations in the near future. With the recent resurgence back to our Film & TV background it seems appropriate that we would shoot this.
Help us out we are about to switch some software up that will help the look of this type of footage. I am posting this as it is on youtube and Vimeo. Which looks better at the HD level? That is the question.
San Diego, CA - Mark Christopher Lawrence, Big Mike on NBC’s Chuck, hosts a night of comedy on Tuesday, September 21, at the Cygnet Theatre in Old Town. Headlining the event will be ventriloquist Kevin Johnson, who has appeared with his “friends” on America’s Got Talent and The Late Show with David Letterman. Also in the lineup are Frances Dilorinzo from Last Comic Standing and comic juggler David Kamatoy.
“We’re gonna bring the Funny. Bring yourself.”
Mark Christopher Lawrence
Kevin Johnson is a self-taught ventriloquist who has been entertaining family, friends, and fans since he was 9 years old. After honing his skills at the San Diego Zoo and Legoland, Kevin hit it big on America’s Got Talent in 2006, and achieved a life-long goal when he appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman. As Simon Cowell told him, “America loves you.”
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David Kamatoy is the #1 Filipino-American comic juggler, quite possibly the only one, and has been entertaining crowds for years in front of the reflecting pond in Balboa Park. He will bring his mix of humor and juggling as the opener for the evening.
Featured comic Frances Dilorinzo’s career began, interestingly enough, in a required college speech class where she was encouraged to include humor in her presentations. She moved from there to the speech team and eventually to the comedy clubs of Los Angeles. She has appeared on Last Comic Standing, the Comics Unleashed, and Comedy Central, among other venues. She is currently working on the reality show Real Housewives of Orange County where she plays “the one with the real personality, sarcastic mouth, and smallest boobs.”
Be sure to come out for what Mark Christopher Lawrence guarantees will be “a rib rock roaring show.” Cygnet Theatre is located in San Diego’s Old Town, at 4040 Twiggs Street. For more information, contact the theater at 619-337-1525.
So Mark and I were finishing up an industrial shoot this week when he said, "What are you doing Friday?" So on the heals of several shoots we foray into live comedy on Friday. If you can make it COOL. Albert Linton Cracks me up. Annie Wiebe is adorable. Noelle DuBois is coming to hang. I intend to show up laugh and hopefully cause a few laughs as well...
Let's Rock the Comedy...
Hollywood,CA-Mark Christopher Lawrence aka "Big Mike" on NBC's Chuck steps off the set of the 4th Season and onto the stage of Cafe Muse in Hollywood,CA. The night of comedy will include Annie Wiebe, Fia Perera, Albert Linton, Matty Goldberg, and Gulden. Juggler Comedian David Kamatoy joins the gang along with Mark Christopher Lawrence.
“I am constantly amazed at who shows up not just the comedians but the audience. We’ve have people driving up from San Diego along with visitors from out of town dropping in from DC. Our main goal is simply to have a great time.” - Mark Christopher Lawrence
The show produced by Mark Christopher Lawrence is created in a "Clean Comedy" model in which all ages are welcome to attend. Cafe Muse is a cafe and coffeehouse, mostly vegan fare with an art gallery that is located in the heart of Hollywood's Theater Row.
Cafe Muse is located at 6547 Santa Monica Boulevard Los Angeles,CA 90038. East of Highland between Las Palmas & Wilcox Aves. The show starts at 8:30 p.m. Fri. Oct. 2nd 2009. For more information visit http://cafemusela.com or call 323-464-muse. For media inquiries or questions please contact Kamatoy Media Group 619-573-9456.
We've been shooting Standard Definition and HDV for the last year. It's funny for a guy who used to shoot on small form cameras because it was what we could shoot on at the time (Hi8, Super 8, etc.) to be shooting on a small form camera and it's what people are now shooting on.
If you want to know more about how to use different cameras for shooting and production, check out www.onlineuniversities.net for some photography and film production classes.
We used to make fun of all these production pictures of us with big crews and small cameras. Suddenly were back to small form cameras.
The thought that Technicolor used to be running three strips of film at the same time for Red, Blue and Green compared to the CMOS technology thats in a 7D or the Micro Thirds technology where the Lense is bigger than the body it's an interesting time.
After years of sporadically being in production it's interesting now being in production for the last year just doing ENG stuff how much much were moving back into production.
Very similar to my injury 10 years ago where I realized Wow! if I dont get physically active again its going to get harder to come back. I realize that's the case now with shooting and production.
We're entering a very productive time for us. The only thing holding us back from publishing a TO OF CONTENT is the editing.
That being said I am going to back to editing after a short writing break...
FINAL THOUGHTS: My buddy Von Ware and I have discussed this often but HDSLR's will definitely be a game changer for us. Just watch...
We will be publishing a lot of the old stuff and the new stuff side by side so just keep that in mind...
Anaheim, CA - Shihan Dane Harden, 6th Degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do and founder of Western Masters Martial Arts, was inducted into the Masters Hall of Fame during the Eleventh Annual Awards Ceremonies on Saturday, June 19, 2010, at the Anaheim Hilton. Harden, who was nominated by Sword Master Shihan Dana Abbott, was honored for his over 40 years of experience in the martial arts including Aikido, Isshin Ryu Karate-do, and Japanese katana. Sensei Harden also holds black belts in Yoshinkan Aikido and in Goshindo Sword, and is active in numerous martial arts organizations. He is a published author with articles in USADOJO, Aikido Journal, and Black Belt Magazine, and recently completed a highly acclaimed instructional DVD series that was featured in the February, 2009, edition of Black Belt Magazine.
In addition to his martial arts experience, Shihan Harden is a career military man with over 24 years of service, including deployments in Estonia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, Iraq, and Afghanistan. He is a Graduate of the U. S. Army Command and General Staff Officer College (Masters in Military Science with a concentration in National Security and Strategic Studies) and the Army Flight Surgeon Program, and is currently a Lt. Colonel in the Tennessee National Guard. Harden graduated from the Johns Hopkins Medical Center-affiliated Physician Assistant Program in Baltimore, Maryland, and is Board Certified in Primary Care Medicine and General Surgery through the NCCPA. Shihan Harden also holds a Masters Degree in Education.
“My impression is that of all the values martial arts can teach someone, as we grow in confidence and skill, we understand that persistence and humility are by far the two most important values to teach by, to lead by, and to live by,” -Sensei Harden.
Shihan Harden thanks the Masters Hall of Fame and Sword Master Shihan Dana Abbott for this honor, and dedicates it to his father, Robert C. “Mick” Harden, and to his “best friends in the world,” his wife and son. He believes that the martial arts are, in effect, a journey requiring dedication and discipline. “My impression is that of all the values martial arts can teach someone, as we grow in confidence and skill, we understand that persistence and humility are by far the two most important values to teach by, to lead by, and to live by,” says Sensei Harden.
For more information about Shihan Harden’s Western Masters Martial Arts Academy, please visit the website at http://www.wmma.cmasdirect.com. For more information on the Masters Hall of Fame visit http://MastersHallofFame.com. For press inquiries contact Kamatoy Media Group via email or at 619-573-9456.
I had a great conversation with Sensei Harden yesterday and was able to check out this video online. I really like the Scissor take down that's going in the repertoire.
The Legend of Lionman & The Seven Kurodos is now Casting.
Final Auditions will be held on June 19th, 2010
Los Angeles, CA- Last minute video auditions are now being accepted for The Legend of Lionman & The Seven Kurodos reality tv show leading to a movie "The Lion and the Dragon". Seven young Martial Artists between the ages of 10-17 are being sought for a culturally diverse inspiring team that will be positive role models for America's Youth. A short 3-5 minute video that shows technical skill, performance and a brief introduction can be submitted at the contact us page at TheLegendofLionman.com.
"We wanted to open up the audition to those who could not make it for our earlier auditions and we hope that young martial artists and actors take advantage of this opportunity." - Grandmaster Eric O'Neal Sr. creator of The Legend of Lionman.
The top "7 Young American Heroes" will participate in a reality TV Show and they will take part in the new movie, "The Lion and the Dragon", with Grandmaster Eric O’Neal, Sr. and Grandmaster Jim Kelly, from the movie, Enter the Dragon, starring the Legendary Bruce Lee.
Winners of the auditions will compete at The Legend of LIONMAN finals during the Disney’s Martial Arts Festival on June 19, 2010 at Disneyland® Resort, Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. The winners of the 7 Young American Heroes will be crowned as Ambassadors of the Martial Arts at the Masters Hall of Fame.
For more information visit The LegendofLionman.comhttp://bit.ly/ceOEcx or call 504-258-7773. Submissions can be made by posting to a social video site and then emailed or sent to us directly.
New Video! East Village Tavern & Bowl with Dan Hurd, Craig G. Francis
San Diego,CA - David Kamatoy sits down with Dan Hurd, co-founder of the East Village Tavern & Bowl, to talk about the success of the business and how this successful tavern, sports bar, and bowling alley was funded by an SBA-guaranteed loan. The Tavern is the opposite of a traditional bowling alley in that it's a tavern/sports bar first and a bowling alley second. The video also includes footage of lines coming out of the door on a fight night, the venue packed on a game day, and interviews with patrons and staff.
"The idea behind SBA Loans can be somewhat flat out of context. We decided to profile a dynamic successful business so that entrepreneurs can see what's possible within the context of the SBA Loan program, hopefully find some inspiration. The East Village Tavern & Bowl is a great example of how a good idea can come together with team, credit, property, and align with an SBA Loan." -David Kamatoy, Blog This with David Kamatoy
The East Village Tavern & Bowl has become part of the landscape in downtown San Diego, expanding the size of the bowling alley in order to accommodate the growing patronage. Just recently, at the end of 2009, the owners opened their newest location in Chula Vista, CA, East Lake Tavern and Bowl. This growing, unique brand contributes part of its success to SBA-guaranteed loans brokered by Craig G. Francis.
"East Village Tavern & Bowl was unique. I've always liked working with restaurants because while there are great risks there are great rewards, and Dan had already proven his business model." says Craig G. Francis, SBA Loan Broker.
SBA Loan Broker Craig G. Francis joins the conversation in the second half of the interview to discuss the elements of why he likes working with restaurant projects and how he was able to help faciliate these projects.
The SBA Loan Special Report can be seen at DavidKamatoy.comand CraigGFrancis.com, as well as on Viddler and YouTube in HD. For more information on East Village Tavern and Bowl visit BowlEVT.com
Entrepreneur/Entertainer Explores New Possibilities
San Diego, CA - Entrepreneur, Marketing Master, and Entertainer David Kamatoy kicks off his new online program, "Blog This," with a look at the Internet, technology, and theater. This first in a new series of video programs sets a tone for an irreverent look at information, technology, and "whatever we feel like covering." In the inaugural webisode, David Kamatoy discusses blogging and tweeting, reviews some of the new smart phones, and looks back at opening night of a local production of August Wilson's "The Piano Lesson."
"Blog This" is targeted at entrepreneurs, entertainers, and e-marketers...
"Blog This" is targeted at entrepreneurs, entertainers, and e-marketers, but provides enough information and entertainment to keep any Internet video watcher coming back for more. David Kamatoy begins his first episode with an explanation of blogging and how it relates to video blogging, podcasting, and traditional media. One of the goals of "Blog This" is helping people better understand the role of blogging in promoting businesses and projects. The program itself is very much in a blog format. "What's unique about the content of this show is that it's literally going to be on random formats," says creator and host David Kamatoy. The focus of the show will be on content, but presented in a variety of ways to reflect the ecclectic format of blogs.
One of the goals of "Blog This" is helping people better understand the role of blogging in promoting businesses and projects. The program itself is very much in a blog format.
In his technology section, David Kamatoy looks at and compares the Palm Pre, the Nexus One, the Blackberry 8330, and the iPhone. More than just comparing, he delves into some of the plusses and minuses of both the various phones and their carriers. David Kamatoy provides his own particular take on the good, the bad, and the just plain strange of these smart phones and their technology, and gives some advice on when to get into smart phones. There are also short discussions of the new Google "Buzz" and the new Facebook format.
David Kamatoy finishes up this episode of "Blog This" with his video interviews of Mark Christopher Lawrence (NBC's "Chuck") and other members of the cast of the Cygnet Theatre production of August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play, "The Piano Lesson." Much of the footage was filmed during the opening night celebration, held at Cafe Coyote in San Diego's Old Town area, with clips from the play interspersed among the interviews.
"Blog This" can be seen at DavidKamatoy.com, Viddler and YouTube. Interested parties please send press releases, and contact Kamatoy Media Group at 619-573-9456.
Blog This With David Kamatoy Episode 1
What is A Blog?
Smart Phone War
Mark Christopher Lawrence August Wilson's "The Piano Lesson"
David Kamatoy- Host
Steve Dahl- Voice Over
Shawn Rover-Production Manager
DP- Bruce Ando Jr. (The Piano Lesson)
Stephen Prendergast-Writer, Photography
Piano Lesson Cast Members:Mark Christopher Lawrence, Laurence Brown, Monique Gaffney,
Craig G. Francis SBA & Commercial Loan Broker talks about Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's) regarding SBA Loans. Visit CraigGFrancis.com or SBALoanStore.com for more information.
The following widget will be used in posts and press releases for SBALoanStore.com and CraigGFrancis.com. We are exceptionally pleased at how this FAQ Video Concept is working. These videos will be distributed on multiple video sites.
San Diego,CA- The team will be shooting a few days of Green Screen and interviews on location for its projects and clients. Green Screen is such a flexible medium in that it allows you to keep the same set up lighting wise while giving you to change the background for various projects. Shooting on HDV gives us the ability to have a high quality image for multiple projects in the same day.
Inter-cutting that footage with video blogging, b-roll or location shoots gives us some great options.
Knowing that projects large and small need to create lots of video content in order to stay relevant and create multiple impressions we at Kamatoy Media Group are looking at ways to create multiple video pieces efficiently.
This is counter to the way we shoot for Television or Film in that we try to shoot the perfect project. Social Media Video is about quantity as well as quantity.
One of the ways we are optimizing the shooting day is by bringing in our professional photographer with over 25 years of experience Miguel Pizarro. While he's there we can capture several social media still as well as some Green Screen still images that can be used in everything from print to web.
So in a few hours a client can get some HIGH QUALITY FAQ footage, interviews and stills at an incredibly affordable price
We will keep you updated on the process. Once we figure out exactly how much usable footage we get out of a session it will give us a better idea of what the market will bear.
We're excited...More updates shortly.
If your interested in a Green Screen and Still photo session in So CA let us know if this works we can shoot another day when we get enough inquiries.
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