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Porait of Captain William T. Shorey and family, Oakland, CA 1898
William T. Shorey (1859 – 1919) was a late 19th Century American whaling ship captain known to his crew as the Black Ahab. He was born in Barbados July 13, 1859 and spent his life at sea. He became the only black captain operating on the west coast of the United States in the late-1880s and 1890s. He obtained his certification in 1885.
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This is the good history they dont want us to know about right here. More than slaves……..
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Terry Gilliam School of Film: 10 Lessons for Directors
- Growing up is for losers.
- Film school is for fools.
- Auteurism is out. Fil-teurism is in.
- Put your ideas in a drawer. Take them out as needed.
- All you’ve really got in life is story.
- Command the audience with your lens.
- Nothing can defeat a director who is one with his actors.
- Surround yourself with improvisers.
- Directing is not for the faint-of-heart. Or the sane.
- Be an enlightened despot.
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- Bonus Lesson: And whatever you do, don’t ever work with the Weinsteins.



