Money, Part Two

Previously I talked about crowdfunding and how a lot of passion and no track record doesn’t really get you much in terms of financial support through kickstarter or indiegogo these days. For this I want to talk about a different way to acquire funds. One that might add a little more stress to your already Read More…

Money, Part One

  Crowdfunding So I have a view of crowdfunding that is probably a fairly common one. I think it has burned itself out as a place to get front end money for creative endeavors. Essentially Kickstarter, Indiegogo, and even new options like Seed & Spark are of little value to a no-name creative type with Read More…

Location Prep 1

I’ve got the woods and I can build a cabin in those woods, but things have to be sorted out before I can start construction. EXT. ROAD – NIGHT; is the location for the first scene of the movie. Essentially it is our main characters traveling along a secluded road, deep in the woods, headed Read More…

It’s not now or never

The deep set desire to make a movie hasn’t left me since I first thought of such a thing 15 years (or more) ago. Even before then I was always thinking of stories, and they usually played out in my head as movies. And at this point in my life I doubt the desire will Read More…

The Day Job

I work in a factory.The exact details are immaterial, but essentially I run a rather large machine that does a very specific task. Sometimes the job is physically demanding all day long, sometimes I get to work and the machine is all set up to run I literally watch the machine run and do minimal Read More…