About Richard Trombly

Journalist, director, producer, and screenwriter from Shanghai, China Richard Trombly is a storyteller with 25+ years of experience. He is an author, screenwriter and film maker. After attaining a B.A. From the University of Massachusetts with a degree in literature with concentrations in film and theater, he pursued a career in journalism. As a reporter for publications including major news outlets as well as national level magazines, he learned to interpret people's stories. He further developed his craft as a news editor to make the telling more factual, concise and powerful as well as assuring that there are enough details and depth to create a full and compelling story. In 2003, he moved to Shanghai, China to explore and report first-hand on the amazing developments transforming Asia. Trombly started working in the entertainment industry in 2005. He started with community-based film productions as well as co-founding Shanghai's East West Theatre. Since that time, he has produced several stage productions and has been involved in more than 30 short films and several feature films of various budget levels. He was the associate producer of two feature films and produced The Ghosts of Old Shanghai. Trombly wrote several screenplays and has been an editor, script doctor or ghost writer on several feature films. Trombly co-founded Obscure Productions films to assist in international co-productions and support the local film community as well as to produce and direct his own screenplays. He has directed several short films, two of which have been selected in international film festivals and his current animation/live action project ANALYSIS is in post-production at Crashdown Studios. http://www.linkedin.com/in/richardtrombly

Making a movie in 48 hours? Meiwenti!

Richard Trombly By Richard Trombly In Chinese, Meiwenti means “no problem” and it is an attitude that is essential for dealing with the hassles and problems inherent in independent film making in China. My friend and fellow film maker, Joe Fiorello, recently had an experience that put that to the test and proved what a flexible film […] http://dlvr.it/2vRc2l www.obscure-productions.com richard@trombly.com

Alternative support for Indie short

Richard Trombly by Richard Trombly I have been working hard on my short film www.indiegogo.com/analysis I have been perfecting the script and shot list and developing the funding while assembling the creative team and acting talents. and things are coming together wonderfully. But this project is still in need of your support. Please go to our site […] http://dlvr.it/2vRc2x www.obscure-productions.com richard@trombly.com

A Neighborhood’s Demise – Jin Nongtang

Richard Trombly There is nothing quite like the openness of so many of the Chinese people I have met. People are always willing and eager to invite you into their homes and share their hearths no matter how meager and they will always assure that you have eaten the best they have to offer. This was a […] http://dlvr.it/2vRc2g www.obscure-productions.com richard@trombly.com

Small Production Makes Big News

Richard Trombly by Richard Trombly I have been in Shanghai preparing for the upcoming production of my short film Analysis http://www.indiegogo.com/Analysis this past week. This involved making some strong progress in developing my script, helping my lead actress define her character, scouting locations and meeting with some of the production talents like cinematographer Jeffrey Chu to begin defining […] http://dlvr.it/2vRc2R www.obscure-productions.com richard@trombly.com

The Business of getting the China visa

Richard Trombly China recently has been tightening its requirements on visas. Please check with your local consulate http://www.china-embassy.org/eng/hzqz/t84229.htm before planning to travel to China. All foreigners must have a visa to enter China and in most cases you will need to be invited to China even for a Type-L tourist visa. A Type-F business visa will require additional […] http://dlvr.it/2vRF0D www.obscure-productions.com richard@trombly.com

Arabica Roasters

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The Mars Initiative is a unique approach to funding a Humans to Mars mission.

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Hulk to the power of PI

Richard Trombly I like the fact that Ang Lee is willing to take risks. He took a huge risk with envisioning  a more cerebral version of the comic book character the Hulk. He admits fully that he took some wrong steps with Marvel’s franchaise but it lead to progress in the CGI industry and  probably also lead […] http://dlvr.it/2WffnB www.obscure-productions.com richard@trombly.com

Hedda brings a fiery performance to Shanghai

Richard Trombly First time helmer Exir Kamalabadi received strong reviews in bringing this challenging piece to the East West Theatre in Shanghai. Kamalabadi leads a cast of Shanghai regulars like the ardent performance of Sara Garcia as Hedda and the solid professionalism of Paul Collins as her former flame Eilert Lovborg as well as some refreshingly new faces […] http://dlvr.it/2T3RsM www.obscure-productions.com richard@trombly.com