Documentaries Doing Good: Dispersed

Documentaries Doing Good: Dispersed

by | Jun 19, 2012 | Film

My friend Todd is making a documentary titled Dispersed. It’s a film about fracking–the process used to extract natural gas from deep within the earth–as well as off-shore drilling. Until Todd started working on the film, I had not heard the word...
Funding Future Films

Funding Future Films

by | May 16, 2012 | Film

  Now that we’ve wrapped post-production on Abandoned Allies (and we’re planning screenings), I find myself constantly thinking about future films and how to fund them. I’m shamefully hooked on filmmaking, and anxious to do it again. [Mind you,...
Pitching to a Producer

Pitching to a Producer

by | May 10, 2012 | Film

People pitch ideas to me regularly. It can be a lot of fun. Here are a few tips on pitching to a producer, but feel free to add your own in the comments. Know What’s Important Ask yourself, “What’s important to this producer?” Then pitch an...
A Focus on Short Docs

A Focus on Short Docs

by | May 7, 2012 | Film

I’d like to hone my craft and become a better story-teller. To do that, I’d like to focus on short docs in the immediate future. I want short, seemingly straight-forward stories to tell in 20 minutes on-screen. I want to build a dedicated team at the...

KCRW’s The Treatment

by | Apr 30, 2012 | Film, Inspiration

A friend of mine, Andy Poe, has helped me a lot while making Abandoned Allies. I really enjoy his company, his friends at the BriteSpot Collaborative, and the many convos about making films. Andy also turned me on to KCRW’s The Treatment with Elvis Mitchell, a...