From one film producer to the next. As we move toward the new year, many of us are asking the question, “How do we make this one better?” Well, for starters, it’s no longer 2020, so that should be a good first step… But let me digress. Like every new year, it should be about […]
Over the last few years I have spent a great deal of time dedicated to the topic of independent filmmaking. Although I have covered a wide range of topics, from distribution to screenwriting, there is one topic that rarely gets any focus. That topic is film acting, and it’s easy to make enemies when having […]
This could be the year for comedy movies? Well… It’s still 2020! A fiery political season is roaring to it’s stressful end. The world is crippled with a pandemic. The economy is in shambles. Our leadership looks to have failed us on every level. The world is on fire, and being pelted by global climate […]
To film your movie? or Not to film your movie? That is the question. This year we released what could be by definition my most successful movie ever. Our little supernatural thriller Abigail Haunting has become one of the most watched indie horror films of the year and has catapulted our company into the mainstream […]
Finding the story’s soul is the most important aspect of screenplay development. There is more than one way to write a screenplay. When consulting filmmakers on the topic of screenplay developing and budgeting, they often argue that their story cannot be told with a microbudget. Now I will confess, some screenplays are special cases, such […]
Are we looking at a broken Hollywood? Goals, and movie projects for that matter, are the same as fitness. The more you practice, the better you are, the better you feel, the more composed you become. Money can only help you so much. You can have the finest fitness equipment in your house, but if […]
Casting your movie is more than putting out casting calls. Last year I had the splendid opportunity to direct Abigail Haunting. The movie has taken off and been more successful than we could have possibly imagined. And although I have to say that timing with the pandemic helped with its success, I cannot take away […]
December 31st, 11:59pm, 2019 and you’re thinking of all the indie films you plan to make this new decade. You’re huddled around a small T.V in a friend’s garage to watch the countdown, or perhaps you’ve adorned your most lavish attire to brave your town’s most trendy pub. Either way, New Years 2019 boasted its […]
Attention content creators! The world needs you more than ever. The world is changing so fast that content creators are scrambling. In today’s tragic climate of inexcusable racial injustice, polarizing politics and pandemics, it is not difficult to find motivation to create a narrative. As a filmmaker, it makes me wonder how I can help the […]