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…
Month: September 2017
When no one is getting paid & everyone is looking forward to lunch
There is a cliche in low budget, everyone working for free, film making; Pizza is something you can feed everyone with for cheap, but shouldn’t. The flip side of this is the idea that if you feed everyone well they’ll forget they’re giving you days of labor for essentially nothing. On our movie we didn’t Read More…
An Insane Man’s Schedule
First an excuse; I’m a man that is constantly in a fantasy land. By that I mean I make up shit in my head. Sometimes I write it down and share it with other folk, a lot of the time I don’t. My point being that I sometimes have a tenuous grasp of reality. And Read More…
Little moments of unforeseen joy
As I think I’ve said a few times in these recent posts, I spent a fair amount of filming stressed out, and rarely enjoying the moments. I was always either very focused on what was happening in front of the cameras or thinking about what we had to do next. I wouldn’t have been opposed Read More…
Director & Cinematographer
If your DP and you haven’t shot something, with purpose, prior to your first day on set you’re obviously going to have a number of rough moments at the start. Now when I say ‘with purpose’ I mean something that is on a schedule and is aiming at a final product. Think a short or Read More…