Stories, field notes, project notes, and studio updates. https://nickelslick.com/blog/ Fri, 12 Dec 2025 06:00:00 GMT en-us https://nickelslick.com/blog/new-year-new-me/ https://nickelslick.com/blog/new-year-new-me/ Fri, 12 Dec 2025 06:00:00 GMT We have a new website, a new mission, new content, and also a bunch of old stuff but which is presented in a new way! https://nickelslick.com/blog/good-girl/ https://nickelslick.com/blog/good-girl/ Mon, 21 Mar 2022 05:00:00 GMT Our latest award-winning 48 Hour film just goes to show that you can write, produce, shoot, edit and deliver a movie in 48 hours, and if you get the right group of people together, you can make something really magical. https://nickelslick.com/blog/brave-browser/ https://nickelslick.com/blog/brave-browser/ Wed, 01 Sep 2021 05:00:00 GMT With big tech in the public crosshairs over privacy and security, I've decided to try out some Chrome alternatives. And far and away, my favorite one is Brave. https://nickelslick.com/blog/these-walls/ https://nickelslick.com/blog/these-walls/ Sat, 03 Jul 2021 05:00:00 GMT Austin's Black Eyed Vermillion kept busy during the Great Covid Pandemic of 2020-2021 -- by making music! https://nickelslick.com/blog/javelina-run-bts/ https://nickelslick.com/blog/javelina-run-bts/ Tue, 19 May 2020 05:00:00 GMT My friend Lisa Belcher is the talented filmmaker behind 2018's award-winning short film Guest of Honor. In 2019, she put a team together to shoot a western comedy called Javelina Run. Spoiler alert: it's awesome! https://nickelslick.com/blog/guest-of-honor-bts/ https://nickelslick.com/blog/guest-of-honor-bts/ Tue, 05 May 2020 05:00:00 GMT I spent a day with the production team behind the scenes of filmmaker Lisa Belcher's award winning short film Guest of Honor. https://nickelslick.com/blog/nickelslick-meaning/ https://nickelslick.com/blog/nickelslick-meaning/ Tue, 28 Apr 2020 05:00:00 GMT In hip hop, 'Nickel Slick' is someone who looks slick, but who is made of cheap material on the inside. Not a good look for a human, but in video production, looking expensive while remaining affordable is exactly what we do. https://nickelslick.com/blog/out-of-the-house/ https://nickelslick.com/blog/out-of-the-house/ Thu, 26 Sep 2019 05:00:00 GMT Here's an interesting experiment: legendary Austin punk rocker Gary Lindsey interviews Cunto! for a game of Bucket Wars and some redneck punk philosophy. https://nickelslick.com/blog/move-your-ass/ https://nickelslick.com/blog/move-your-ass/ Thu, 26 Apr 2018 05:00:00 GMT For this year's 48 hour film competition in San Antonio, rival teams will do anything to win! https://nickelslick.com/blog/becoming-lisa/ https://nickelslick.com/blog/becoming-lisa/ Sun, 30 Apr 2017 05:00:00 GMT A dark comedy that explores alternate power dynamics between women and men. Directed by Mike Gonzalez. https://nickelslick.com/blog/nesting-place/ https://nickelslick.com/blog/nesting-place/ Mon, 12 Dec 2016 06:00:00 GMT A family torn apart by tragedy reunites one more time. https://nickelslick.com/blog/motivational-training-josh/ https://nickelslick.com/blog/motivational-training-josh/ Wed, 16 Nov 2016 06:00:00 GMT Filmmaker and voice over talent Josh Welborn can motivate you to get off your butt and seize the day with this beautiful, meditative motivational speech. https://nickelslick.com/blog/wizard-hats/ https://nickelslick.com/blog/wizard-hats/ Fri, 23 Sep 2016 05:00:00 GMT At South By Southwest this year, I shot this for a company that sends people out to wait in line for you. So, if you saw these guys on the streets of Austin this year, that's what they were up to. https://nickelslick.com/blog/testify/ https://nickelslick.com/blog/testify/ Mon, 01 Aug 2016 05:00:00 GMT Two detectives' hunt for the elusive Uncle Paul brings them to a strange cult in the wilderness. https://nickelslick.com/blog/damned-pie/ https://nickelslick.com/blog/damned-pie/ Sun, 01 May 2016 05:00:00 GMT A spooky, short fantasy film about a woman's dinner party with friends. https://nickelslick.com/blog/signatures/ https://nickelslick.com/blog/signatures/ Wed, 16 Mar 2016 05:00:00 GMT A new video series on YouTube explores the legendary Austin music scene from the inside out. https://nickelslick.com/blog/tellers-austin/ https://nickelslick.com/blog/tellers-austin/ Sun, 06 Mar 2016 06:00:00 GMT Tellers was one of my favorite downtown bars, a great place to catch live music or chat with friends over a beer. https://nickelslick.com/blog/therapy/ https://nickelslick.com/blog/therapy/ Wed, 16 Dec 2015 06:00:00 GMT Therapy? is a short comedy about sex therapists and the people who listen to them. https://nickelslick.com/blog/partners-in-crime/ https://nickelslick.com/blog/partners-in-crime/ Fri, 01 May 2015 05:00:00 GMT A gritty detective short with a twist. Shot for the 48 Hour filmmaking competition. https://nickelslick.com/blog/future-of-food/ https://nickelslick.com/blog/future-of-food/ Wed, 22 Apr 2015 05:00:00 GMT I don't need to imagine what the future of food might look like; Chef Coté and her staff imagined it for me. The future of food is delicious! https://nickelslick.com/blog/eat-bugs/ https://nickelslick.com/blog/eat-bugs/ Wed, 11 Mar 2015 05:00:00 GMT Stay Weird, Eat Local Spotlights Robert Nathan Allen https://nickelslick.com/blog/stay-weird-eat-local/ https://nickelslick.com/blog/stay-weird-eat-local/ Sat, 31 May 2014 05:00:00 GMT In Texas, we eat less locally sourced food than any other state in the country. We wanted to know why, so we went out and asked some local farmers and their customers. https://nickelslick.com/blog/texas-food-crawlers/ https://nickelslick.com/blog/texas-food-crawlers/ Thu, 01 May 2014 05:00:00 GMT A show about food, by people. Or, is it a show about people by food? Find out when our talented group of food-eaters go eyeball-to-eyeball with some of the best grub in God's Country. https://nickelslick.com/blog/aint-easy-parking/ https://nickelslick.com/blog/aint-easy-parking/ Tue, 29 Apr 2014 05:00:00 GMT One day, finding a shady place to while away the afternoon with a sandwich and an Attenborough piece on insect colonies, I noticed a sort of social opera unfolding in the parking lot nearby. The lot was full and it was apparently premium real estate because several cars were queued up, waiting for spaces. https://nickelslick.com/blog/rpn-calculator/ https://nickelslick.com/blog/rpn-calculator/ Mon, 14 Oct 2013 05:00:00 GMT I loved my father very much, but growing up, I’ll admit I was a little intimidated by him intellectually. I’m not the biggest moron in the world, but let’s face it, designing spaceship components was never really in the cards for me. https://nickelslick.com/blog/bad-human/ https://nickelslick.com/blog/bad-human/ Thu, 10 Oct 2013 05:00:00 GMT Here’s the thing: If you see a sign that says “No Left Turn,” and you turn left anyway, you’re a bad person. Not 'bad' like Hitler or Lex Luthor. Not evil. But, like a clown who makes people cry or a doctor who makes people sick. Incompetent, I mean. https://nickelslick.com/blog/privileged/ https://nickelslick.com/blog/privileged/ Fri, 11 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT Homelessness is huge problem in America today. Harry had no idea just how big a problem it was.