Tom Rhodes
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"Tom Rhodes" is an American comedian, actor, presenter/host, and travel writer.

When Comedy Central began in the early 1990s, Rhodes became the first comedian spokesperson they signed with. Much of his commercial success came during this time. He was later the star of NBC's Mr. Rhodes, Dutch Yorin Television's Kevin Masters Show starring Tom Rhodes and RTL Travel/Yorin Travel. In addition to venues in the United States, Rhodes has also performed in Hong Kong, Tokyo, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Beijing, Shanghai, Jakarta, Bali, London, Berlin, Munich, Zurich, Lausanne, Vancouver, Stockholm, Sydney, Melbourne, Basel, Geneva, Copenhagen, Toronto, and Honolulu.

His podcast Tom Rhodes Radio often features other comedians or people he meets while traveling. He writes for The Huffington Post Destinations section and often documents his travels on his YouTube page. He has released three comedy albums, the most recent being Colossus of Me in 2012, and two DVDs which feature his performances and interviews with locals across the world.

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I think it's safe to say it's the only time any kind of film has been made at a film festival and premiered at the same festival.

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First-time filmmakers have so many mistakes, digital video will allow you to go try something and if it doesn't work, you can do it again.

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But with digital technology, it will really shift the power.

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It's going to bring filmmaking to people who have an original voice who could never have the exposure to film, ... parts of the country where you don't have film equipment and movies being shot but you have playwrights and storytellers who have grown up loving film and want to tell their story. I think you'll get a fresh new round of stories.

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We're worried. We don't know what's gonna happen.

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It's going to be a huge destabilizing force to the studios.

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We got great help throughout Austin with hotels, landmarks, the airport, ... Everyone sort of worked together, waived their fees.

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We learned our first lesson on Monday night, ... Everyone sat down to watch the day's first dailies, and the first 10 minutes of the tape was black. No one checked to see if it was recording correctly.

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