Something different this week: published early, rather than late (my goal is once per week). The last one was something I’d written a while ago, just hadn’t got around to posting, as I’ve been rethinking this whole movie making idea, …
Month: May 2018
What I (think I) want in a DP
While the director is the main creative force behind a movie, and is ultimately responsible for answering to the producers (and thus to viewers), he or she is the ringmaster in a giant circus and needs lots of help to …
Economics of Indie
I’m being persuaded that I should cut out or rewrite a couple of scenes in my screenplay. On the one hand, I think the way I’ve written it is more visually interesting and tells the story better. On the …
Architectural Vision
In a discussion with someone who I hope will become an avid collaborator in the future, I characterized how I hope to work with cast and crew thus…
I view my role as the writer/director as an architect with a …
Reel, Beer and Pizza
So I have my first draft done for Treasure Hunt and struggling with building up my ego to start trying to find a Director of Photography, an Editor and a Sound Guy. I’ve read in a number of locations that …