A Bit About Me
Hi, I'm Cole Whitaker! I live in the Hilltowns of Western Massachusetts with my wife and two daughters, all of whom have now been wrangled into movie making. A social studies teacher by day, I unexpectedly became an amateur filmmaker when my oldest daughter (4 at the time, and with nary a television in her life) asked, "Daddy, can we make a movie?," and I, for reasons still unknown given my utter lack of noteworthy knowledge, experience, or equipment, said yes. That first experiment resulted in the short film "School Day" as well as a newfound curiosity about how movies are made and their special magic as a storytelling medium.
My subsequent films, "Deep Sea" and "The Journey Home," continue this experimentation with turning my furtive journaling habit, primarily about my experiences as a father, into a public cinematic journey of curiosity, humility and, hopefully, humor. I hope these films will provide glimpses of the wonder and the beauty, the revelations and the purpose that can be found amid even the most exasperating and mundane moments of life and parenthood.
During the making of my third short, I also thought it would feel fun and professional to be able to say "(Title of My Movie) presented by (Cool Studio Name)" on the title screen, so here we are . . . short films presented by Secret Journal Studios!
A Bit About Me
Hi, I'm Cole Whitaker! I live in the Hilltowns of Western Massachusetts with my wife and two daughters, all of whom have now been wrangled into movie making. A social studies teacher by day, I unexpectedly became an amateur filmmaker when my oldest daughter (4 at the time, and with nary a television in her life) asked, "Daddy, can we make a movie?," and I, for reasons still unknown given my utter lack of noteworthy knowledge, experience, or equipment, said yes. That first experiment resulted in the short film "School Day" as well as a newfound curiosity about how movies are made and their special magic as a storytelling medium.
My subsequent films, "Deep Sea" and "The Journey Home," continue this experimentation with turning my furtive journaling habit, primarily about my experiences as a father, into a public cinematic journey of curiosity, humility and, hopefully, humor. I hope these films will provide glimpses of the wonder and the beauty, the revelations and the purpose that can be found amid even the most exasperating and mundane moments of life and parenthood.
During the making of my third short, I also thought it would feel fun and professional to be able to say "(Title of My Movie) presented by (Cool Studio Name)" on the title screen, so here we are . . . short films presented by Secret Journal Studios!
