Momentary Milestones

by | Jul 15, 2013 | Film, Health and wellness, Inspiration

Indie filmmaking is tough. It’s very personal. It’s time-consuming. It’s risky. It’s often really expensive. But it can be incredibly rewarding. I remember a day when I asked a filmmaker how to get started. His answer? Just go do it. I was...

Sharknado!

by | Jul 14, 2013 | Film, Industry, Social Media, Tech

Want a great example of how social media and tech will continue to converge with filmmaking? Look no further than SHARKNADO, a movie that aired on SyFy this week. Everyone’s talking about it and I’m totally geeking out. It’s a prime example of a film...

Aspect Ratio

by | Jul 11, 2013 | History of filmmaking, Tech

A friend and fellow filmmaker, Rain Bennett, shared this video from Filmmaker IQ (@FilmmakerIQ). And I love it. Ohhhh, how I wish I’d seen this long before I started making my first film. Thought y’all might like learning about the history of aspect ratio,...

Saving Mr. Banks

by | Jul 10, 2013 | Industry

Two of my favorite actors, Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson, are going to be in a movie titled Saving Mr. Banks. I can’t help but get excited about this movie after seeing the first official still (via The Film State and Time). Tom Hanks plays Walt Disney. Emma...

Upcoming Deadlines

by | Jul 9, 2013 | Documentary, Film, Planning

The team is working hard to meet our deadlines on the documentary film. We have a few big deadlines next week. The pressure is definitely on. Right now I can tell you that we’re working really hard to get stuff together so we can finally start to share things...

Bankable Talent

by | Jul 8, 2013 | Inspiration

Bankable talent is a fascinating thing to me. There are actors who consistently select great projects to be a part of and I’ll go to the theater to see them almost every time. This isn’t a personal thing for me, obviously, it’s an industry-wide thing...