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The Hollywood / Doowylloh Sign

August 13, 2017 by Deb

Since I was a teen, I dreamed of walking behind the Hollywood sign. I wanted to see Hollywood with the word spelled backwards in front of me. My first trip to LA (when I was a teen), I saw the sign from Mulholland Drive, which as you may know, is on the hill next to […]

Filed Under: About Deb Patz, FILM, Inspiration, Work-Life Balance Tagged With: dreams, persistence

When a Dream Becomes a Need…

September 21, 2012 by Deb Leave a Comment

…then that dream will find a way of coming true. Best wishes making your dreams come true. In the meantime… Cheers & good shoot to you, Deb

Filed Under: Inspiration Tagged With: dreams

Ciné-surfer: Inspirational Quotations

October 21, 2011 by Deb Leave a Comment

Motivating Quotes.com : Dream Quotes have some great quotations of inspiration and thought-stimulation, especially about your dreams. George Lucas and Steven Speilberg are included in the list, as is John Barrymore and Jimminy Cricket (further down the list). My fav has to be Goethe’s… surf by and look it up. ThinkExist.com boasts it has more […]

Filed Under: Ciné Surfer, Inspiration Tagged With: callsheet, dreams

Magic Movie Moment: The Blue Brothers

August 26, 2011 by Deb Leave a Comment

A gleaming white big band plays “Minnie The Moocher” (The Blues Brothers, 1980) When Curtis plays the warm up number for the Blue Brothers at the end of the movie, there is a gleaming white big band behind him. The stage is impossibly clean and spacious. Their outfits are distinguished white tails. Whattaband! Whattanumber! We are magically […]

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A Dream Is…

August 12, 2011 by Deb Leave a Comment

“A dream is an idea of the heart.” – Me! Unlike Cinderella, I believe dreams can be made fully awake; there is harmony between heart and mind in its creation. Whether you realize the dream is up to your actions… What ideas are in your heart right now? Cheers & a good shoot to you, […]

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: dreams

Set Visit to the MIR Space Station

March 4, 2011 by Deb Leave a Comment

How cool to be filming on the MIR Space Station in space! That was my first thought when I worked on the “Mission to MIR” IMAX film. Yet as a non-astronaut, what are the chances of going on a set visit to MIR? Not very likely. As a matter of fact: impossible. Yes, here on Earth we tackled […]

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: dreams, imax, MIR, space, travel

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