So verging on a decade from looking out at the farm and asking myself what sort of movie I could realistically, but challenge myself, to make the movie can be watched by strangers. It is an odd/glorious/fearful thought, but most of all it is a relaxing one. There is still work to be done, but Read More…
Money Part 3: Crowd funding
I hate it! It angers me to no end. It made me question a number of things in regard to any potential filmmaking career I might have down the line. And eventually I look at crowd funding as a thing that isn’t designed for what I want to do with movie making. Previously when I Read More…
On Set Medic
First a brief point about my significant other. She (Amber) helped me in every stage of the project. From the earliest ideas of making the movie to notes on the script down through casting choices and set construction and right into production. She drove folks to and from set, filled in as location sound, and Read More…
The Other Brother
I’ve mentioned my family (brothers, parents and extended family) a few times in previous posts and their contributions to the movie. And while other members of the crew and cast had family drop by set on a couple of occasions, there was one other brother who played an integral part in the production. The films Read More…
The Engineer
On screen my dad has a small role in the movie, behind the camera though the old man had about as big a part in the production as any of the rest of the crew. He is a fan of westerns, so the idea of him not just helping to make mine, but also being Read More…
Doc & Troy
Troy is a figure much like my uncle Glenn was in terms of how I planned the movie. Where I knew I could count on Glenn for a mule team I had a feeling I could reach out to Troy for a horse or more if I needed them. Troy and I have known each Read More…
The difference between Craft & Work
Saying that a person’s craft and their work are the same thing is a view point I would disagree with. Then there is the idea that work is a thing many folks have to do to make money while using one’s craft is a thing some people feel lucky to get paid to do. Perhaps Read More…
Backup Mules
This is one of the unique things about me and my particular approach in attempting to produce a movie. I decided to make an ultra low budget western, mainly because I liked the script I had written, I dig westerns, but also as a way to set our film apart from others in the same Read More…