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Gene Blalock
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FILM DIRECTOR | PHOTOGRAPHER | MUSICIAN | ARTIST | ACTIVIST | EARTHLING

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Carnival of the Forgotten: a fun photoshoot on a gloomy evening.
#photography #potrait #burton #gothic #fantasyphotography #fantasy #carnival #circus #dream
November 18, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Even though I have a commissioned painting calling my name, I still found myself winding down with a little sketch before bed. Sometimes you need a quick creative pause to keep the spark alive.
#latenightsketch #commissionedpainting #artistlife #artinprogress #sketchtime #creativepause
November 6, 2025 at 10:34 PM
In the hush before midnight, the world forgets to breathe
Pumpkins flicker like trembling hearts in the dark
Old secrets rise with the fog, knocking on closed doors
And shadows remember the names we try to forget
#halloween #spookyseason
November 1, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Filming in the city by the bay.
#filmmaker #director #filmdirector #sanfrancisco
October 26, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Found a relic: the lyric notebook for my first band, THAT AWFUL NOISE. We were a chaotic mix of Violent Femmes & Dead Milkmen. We weren't geniuses, but my god, we were alive. #punkrock #punksnotdead #punk #lyrics
October 20, 2025 at 1:26 AM
The Paris Catacombs will soon close for renovations, but on Nov 2, the night after Halloween, visitors can descend one last time into the dark tunnels lined with skulls and bones. From 7:30 p.m. to midnight, experience the eerie silence before the gates close on Nov 3. Tickets open Oct 26. #paris
October 19, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The Doctor’s House in Glendale was built in the 1880s and once home to generations of doctors who cared for the dying. When it was moved to Brand Park in the 1970s, something else came too. Visitors report footsteps, missing tools, and a pale woman in white watching from the window. #haunted #spooky
October 13, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Back in the studio! 🎧 Mixing the big musical number from our last feature. The cast is absolutely crushing it. So much talent in one room! #MusicProduction #FilmScoring #BehindTheScenes #director #musical
September 18, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I like staying in Video Village about as much as I like photos of myself. Which is to say, not much. Directing isn't about observing from a distance; it's about feeling the energy of the scene firsthand, That's where the truth of the moment is born.
#filmmaking #director #indiefilm #film #setlife
August 21, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Beginning the last few days of pick ups for my lastest feature.

These final days hum with that bittersweet film alchemy, exhaustion mixed with the profound ache of letting go. Soon comes the quiet after the storm, carrying the memories that will outlive all of us.
#filmmaker #director #indiefilm
August 10, 2025 at 10:57 PM
They say you can never go home again. It’s true, but not because the places change (though they do), but because you change.

The journey isn’t about geography. It’s about recognizing how far the protagonist has come.

#Film #Filmmaker #Journey #YouCantGoHomeAgain #director #storyteller.
July 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Swapped LA's endless sun for Lynchburg's signature humidity. Forgot how the air here wears you like a second skin. Yet, stepping back into these scenes, the light diffuses differently.

#Virgina #Lynchburg #Hometown #Cinematography #Film #director #filmmaker
July 13, 2025 at 5:42 AM
This sign marks more than a border; it's a lens change. What stories live in these hills, along these rivers? What light waits to paint Lynchburg? Every place holds its own rhythm waiting to be felt.

#VirginiaC #Filmmaker #LocationScoutingLife #FindingTheFrame #Lynchburg #director #film #location
July 13, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Crossing frames.
The “Welcome” sign isn’t just a border, it’s a threshold.
New landscapes, new light, new stories waiting to be framed.
Raleigh, the next scene rolls soon.
#NorthCarolina #FilmmakerLife #RoadTripDiaries #filmmaker #film #director #RaleighBound #JourneyNotDestination #FrameTheMoment
July 11, 2025 at 8:52 PM
GA to NC Road Trip: Sometimes the most compelling frames aren’t the grand vistas, but the quiet moments of recalibration on the shoulder. Reminder: even detours are part of the journey’s narrative.

#RoadTripDiaries #FilmmakerLife #FlatTirePhilosophy #UnexpectedScenes #filmmaker #director #film
July 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Lately, I’ve been photogrammetry/ lidar / 3D scans, but this is my first time scanning a dog. #3D #lidar #photogrammetry #film #filmmaker #directir
July 10, 2025 at 4:54 PM
One final Atlanta. Every city becomes a character in its own right, leaving imprints on the story. Packing bags for North Carolina feels like turning a page, bittersweet closure for this location, anticipation for the light and lens of the next chapter.
#atlana #georgia #filmmaker #film #director
July 10, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Spooky, scary skeletons doing spooky, scary things. Atlanta, GA
#spooky #scary #skeleton #Halloween #everydayishalloween
July 9, 2025 at 11:36 AM
We traverse continents to shift horizons, yet the most profound voyage is learning to see the familiar world, and ourselves within it, with eyes forever renewed.

Pour toujours dans le rêve,

#filmmaker #director #teavel #adventure #journey
July 7, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Swapping sparklers for specters! The countdown to Halloween begins! 🎃 114 days untill spooky season! 👻 #Halloween #SpookySeason #EveryDayIsHalloween #LetTheHauntingBegin #Creepy #GhostAndGoblins
July 5, 2025 at 7:29 PM
June 18, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Location scouting is always an adventure! Even if a spot isn't quite right for the original plan, discovering unique places is half the fun.

#LocationScouting #Filmmaking #SetLife #ScoutLife #FilmProduction #BehindTheScenes #director
June 16, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Luck twists thin on days like this. Is it superstition... or something *else* stirring? Happy Friday the 13th. #FridayThe13th #Ominous #Supernatural #Uncanny #Dread #HorrorVibes #Darkness #LuckRunsOut #SomethingWatching #Unsettling
June 13, 2025 at 3:22 PM
June's Full Moon: The Strawberry Moon.
Named by Native American tribes for the strawberry harvest time, not its color!
#StrawberryMoon #FullMoon #Moon #MoonGazing #NightSky #Astronomy #MoonPhotography #JuneMoon #Lunar #LookUp #Space #Photography #LosAngeles #NaturePhotography
June 11, 2025 at 9:06 PM
I recently attended the Griffith Observatory’s “All Space Considered. It was a fantastic dive into the evolving world of astronomy and a reminder of how much we are still learning about the universe.

#astronomy #space #spaceexploration #science #cosmos #griffithobservatory
May 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM