Author: Gwoods

Last week we did a “family style” shoot at the UDC Law School’s 2022 hooding ceremony. It was super chaotic and I almost broke down trying to put everything together. The plan was to stream the event and up until two days before it, I […]

For a time, we have been staying in some airbnbs around D.C. in hopes to start renovating our house in near Fort Totten. We have not yet started on that process which is disappointing however we have taken the opportunity to use some of these […]

We have been working on shooting some monologues for Excel to build up his Backstage profile as an actor. One monologue that he picked out was from a scene in Breakfast Club where the character Andrew is telling the rest of the kids in detention […]

My daughter Truth and her friend Erin wanted to do a video recording for their school’s Black History Month program so naturally I offered to shoot it and do a full-out production. The day they were ready to record, I set up the set at […]

I just shot Excel doing a monologue from the popular August Wilson play Fences using my Blackmagic Pocket camera. This monologue was an attempt to extend and display the range of Excel’s acting skills for his Backstage profile. The scene shows Cory yelling at his […]

Since the Covid 19 pandemic, Erica’s mother who is a pastor moved her church services online which opened up an opportunity for her to have Erica record some songs to play during virtual service. When we had the chance after settling into the studio, we […]

I had Truth sit in the studio with a camera and mic set up for about an hour to just chill and play like she would when she’s just messing around on her guitar. Erica, Excel and I left out from the studio and grabbed […]

My daughter Truth had her sweet sixteen last night at our studio. We rented out one of the spaces upstairs that belongs to a photographer who originally rented out the space we are in now. We went all out for this one since it was […]

We had Truth stop by the studio in between classes to record a cover today. She chose to sing What Dreams Are Made Of by Evann McIntosh. Her friend Kevin was also between classes so he came with Truth to watch the small production. We […]

We did a full production of Truth doing several cover songs, in anbnb in SW DC. The first song she chose was one of my favorites, Weird Fishes by Radiohead. I listen to Radiohead a bit obsessively. From the studio, in the car, or anywhere […]