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About Trigonis

Published poet, writer and storyteller, DIY filmmaker, part-time professor & full-time ambassador of the written world currently authoring The Tao of Crowdfunding for Filmmakers.

Mating Dome: Growth is Inevitable

Posted on October 6, 2011

The wood, steel and other raw materials for my upcoming short film Mating Dome have been assembled, and now it’s time to piece together this sexy sci-fi romp. This past weekend I had the honor of sharing the set with … Continue reading →

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An Inner Child Enkindled (or, A Happy Epilogue to “So Long Spandex…”)

Posted on September 24, 2011

Those of you who’ve read my recent blog post “So Long Spandex, but Thanks for Stretching Yourself So Thick” will know that I’m not the happiest comic book camper regarding DC Comics’s “New 52” reboot of the world’s greatest superheroes. … Continue reading →

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So Long Spandex, but Thanks for Stretching Yourself So Thick

Posted on September 19, 2011

I’ve been an avid comics lover for most of my life. Back in the day I was more drawn to the artwork of Jim Aparo, Norm Breyfogle and Dick Giordano (various Batman titles), and eventually Jim Lee (WildC.A.T.S.) and Todd … Continue reading →

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Cagney, City for Conquest, and the Invention of the Postmodern Protagonist

Posted on September 6, 2011

As many of you may know from reading my late night tweets and Facebook updates, I’ve been immersing myself in James Cagney movies ever since I stumbled on his old residence in New York a couple months ago. This phase … Continue reading →

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Pepper Coat & The Ghosts of Girlfriends Past: Making My First Music Video

Posted on August 22, 2011

It was bound to happen, I suppose. All those weekends spent at my brother’s house watching Headbanger’s Ball and being disturbed by the visual tales told alongside the sounds of Tool, Nine Inch Nails, and Alice in Chains actually paid … Continue reading →

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Callbacks & Additional Casting for “Mating Dome” — The Next Trigonis Film

Posted on August 11, 2011

8/28/11 UPDATE: Callbacks and Further Auditions Announced! Following on the heels of my most recent short film Cerise, I’m pleased to announce that I’m getting ready to tackle my next short film––Mating Dome, a sci-fi comedy which “exposes” the true … Continue reading →

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The Tao of Crowdfunding: A Practical Guide to Crowdfunder Etiquette

Posted on July 26, 2011

So you now know some of the keys of a successful campaign from reading the first post in my Tao of Crowdfunding series, but that’s only part of the ongoing battle to find alternative sources for financing our creative projects. … Continue reading →

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The Tao of Crowd-Funding: Three Ps for a Successful Film Campaign

Posted on June 27, 2011

Recently, I had the opportunity to step in for IndieGoGo co-founder Slava Rubin for a presentation about crowd-funding at a seminar sponsored by the New York Women In Film and Television (NYWIFT). Though the seminar was primarily focused around grant … Continue reading →

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Auteurs Rising: Filmmaking’s First Act Revisited

Posted on June 14, 2011

I recently had a brief but insightful discussion with a screenwriter friend of mine about just how long it should take to write a short script. Apparently, someone mentioned she’d taken a while to finish her fifteen-page script,  suggesting that … Continue reading →

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Not My BFF: Five Lessons Film Festivals Can Learn from Bergenfield Film Festival

Posted on May 9, 2011

On Cinco de Mayo, traditionally a time for celebration and revelry, my short film Cerise screened at Bergenfield Film Festival in my home state of New Jersey. “Screened” probably isn’t the most appropriate term––“Stretched along,” “skipped throughout” and “stopped occasionally” … Continue reading →

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