Why am I just now posting the finished video containing these filmmaking lessons in January 2023? Beats the heck out of me.
In Memory of Lenadams Dorris
These days, Facebook seems to be the first place you catch wind of any major life events in your circle of friends (or circle of random people you’ve “friended” on the internet if you’re less choosy about such things). Pregnancies. Births. Engagements. Weddings. Divorces. And, yes, deaths. The longer this platform exists, the longer I’ve […]
Surviving AFM
It’s been now more than a week since the 40th annual American Film Market (AFM) ended, and I’m still processing the experience (and catching up from four days of pounding the Santa Monica pavement). This week-long event, which describes itself as “the most efficient film acquisition, development and networking event in the world,” is where […]
Another 48 Hours
It was almost exactly eight years ago when I teamed up with a few friends, a few people I barely knew, and several I didn’t know at all, to write, shoot and edit an original short film in approximately 48 hours. Although I’d been dabbling in TV and film writing as well as short-form videos […]