Matt Vasquez: Director of photography and editor in San Jose, California.

I’ve decided to try my hand at filmmaking. Any suggestions on an inexpensive camera that is user friendly for this writer turned filmmaker? And any other equipment I may need for a 20 minute short?

Hi, I live in the Bay Area. Let’s chat!

Hi everyone, my name is Matt Vasquez. I'm looking to connect with people in the San Francisco Bay Area for new projects and just learn from other people that share the same passion. Before leaving my full-time job, I was doing freelance work as an Editor and DP for the past 10 years. Looking forward to connecting with people from the Stage32 community.

Thank you for connecting with me, Matt!

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Hey Orign8, a few days ago we implemented a new privacy setting to give you the option of accepting private messages only from users within your network. Today, I discovered a bug with the way this option is set for new users. I just wanted to let you know that the bug is now fixed, so all members are now able to receive private messages from any other member (the default setting). If you'd like to receive private messages only from users within your network, you can change this setting here. Also, you can access your privacy settings at any time from the drop-down menu that appears when you hover over your profile photo in the upper right-hand corner of the page.

Hey Orign8, a few days ago we implemented a new privacy setting to give you the option of accepting private messages only from users within your network. Today, I discovered a bug with the way this option is set for new users. I just wanted to let you know that the bug is now fixed, so all members are now able to receive private messages from any other member (the default setting). If you'd like to receive private messages only from users within your network, you can change this setting here. Also, you can access your privacy settings at any time from the drop-down menu that appears when you hover over your profile photo in the upper right-hand corner of the page.

Hi orign8, we've just added a new section to your tool bar - Resources. Here you'll find links to the best acting, filmmaking, and screenwriting resources as well as a comprehensive list of film schools and film festivals. We'll be adding new categories and links regularly. One more thing, you can now find the "Messages" link in your sidebar right under your name. Enjoy!

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