Hi, and welcome to the MovieStuff website. When I
started building telecine units in my garage almost 20
years ago, I could not have imagined how this tiny
business would grow into the leading supplier of home
movie scanners worldwide for private and professional
use. To date, we have shipped over 15,000 units around the
globe, with destinations I will likely never live to see
in my lifetime. We have provided scanners for small mom
and pop shops as well as high end customers like the
University of Southern California Hugh Hefner Archives
and the Academy of Motion Picture Film Archive in
Hollywood. I take a certain pride in knowing that my
efforts to offer quality archiving tools at a reasonable
price has enabled countless individuals to save precious
memories from fading into history.
Over the
years, I have had a number of customers ask about my
background and how I came to be in this business.
Without getting too long winded, let me just say that
destiny is a funny thing. I was working as a film and
video producer in Houston, Texas, doing special effects
and building optical printers in the pre-digital days of
film production. Then, in July of 2001, my life changed
when Tropical Storm Alison flooded our house with about
3 feet of water. We were ostensibly in a no-flood zone
so, of course, we had no flood insurance. A total loss,
not only of property, but of the ability to make an
immediate living. I had already built a few projector
based movie scanners for some friends on the newfangled
"interweb" and they encouraged me to start selling them.
Tropical Storm Alison gave me the nudge I needed. Out of
desperation, I quickly put up a website and, within 30
days, had about 30 orders. By the end of the first year,
we were shipping about 200 units. By our second year,
350 units. Since then, we have been shipping over 600
units annually.
As
satisfying as this business is, I also have other interests and
projects. Although I have a modestly successful background
as an inventor, I am also a trained artist,
specializing in landscape and western art. For those
interested, you can see my gallery HERE.
As previously mentioned, I am also a film maker, having
written and directed hundreds of commercials and many
low budget feature films, such as The
Jet Benny Show, which recently featured on Quentin
Tarantino and Roger Avary's podcast The
Video Archives, and Forever Evil,
a supernatural feature
of some notoriety within the
world of 80's horror films .
I'm also a
stop motion animator. You can see some of my
personal film projects HERE.
And, finally, I'm a published author. I've written articles for a
variety of film related periodicals such as Super 8
Today and
have been profiled in several cine magazines. I am
currently working on several
books of fiction and my current novel,
"The Razz" can be found on
Amazon.com HERE.
It's a sci-fi suspense piece
set in the near future and deals with the
ramifications of teleportation.
On a personal note, I was
born in 1958, so I'm old, and I currently
live
Austin,
Texas
with my lovely fiance,
Mindy and our useless
cat, CryBaby.
I have two beautiful
daughters:
Kelsey, who is a
registered Doula
(birthing
assistant), and
Remington, who works
in find jewelry.
Both have inherited
my creative
streak.
Kelsey has been
gifted with a
beautiful voice and
Remington has
developed into a
fine artist,
herself. As you
might imagine, I am
very proud
of them
both.
Thanks for stopping by and
let me know if you
have any questions. I look forward to
meeting you.
My
best,
Roger D. Evans
owner,
MovieStuff, LLC
512-284-7197
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