Hi Internet land!  My name is Steve Gast, writer, director, producer and occasional plastic dummy for Scallywag Entertainment.  Back on October 31, 2008 my employer Dow Chemical encouraged me to pursue my dream of making film in the form of a severance check.  This picture was taken that day and you can see I was bursting with gratitude.

Ok, maybe I wasn't thrilled at the thought of losing a paycheck, but since then I have become overwhelmingly thankful for everything I've gained.  Maybe it was a coincidence I dressed up as a pirate for Halloween, but the universe was definitely pointing me in the direction of Scallywag. 

Over the next three years, I met my film family, wrote and directed three short films, produced and worked on several more, spent long unpaid hours on set having a blast with insanely talented people who helped us stockpile festival awards, and travel to both coasts where I met both famous actors and inspirational peers from all over the planet.  There has never been a better time to be a filmmaker and I am excited to help Scallywag take its place in the global film community. 

This blog is designed to help do that as I am told they get the internet all over the world.  (Not sure if that's true, but if so I want to say hi to my friends Ross and Fergus in the UK - What's up mates?)  Here we will keep everyone up to date on all things Scallywag as we tackle funnier shorts, bigger projects and dare I say it, our first feature film.  Yes I dare.  I invite you to join on this adventure, sailing the high seas of independent film.  Also bring a friend.  And some Cheetos because you can never have enough Cheetos.

If you're interested in watching the stuff we film (and you have to admit watching is waaay easier than reading because there's no annoying "words" to deal with) then subscribe to our new YouTube channel here:

http://www.youtube.com/user/mrgecko65?feature=mhee