My name is Adam Sergent and I am the founder and president of Bad Image Productions, Inc., as well as the writer, director, and producer of the feature films, The Devil’s Instrument and Darkness Hunting.

I believe that people can learn to do anything if the desire and work ethic is strong enough.

Making feature films is no exception.

I’m going to write about every aspect of independent filmmaking as well as some of my current and future projects.

Topics to be covered include:

  • Screenwriting
  • Pre-production
  • The Devil’s Instrument
  • Film production
  • Filmmaking
  • Casting for film
  • Shot selection
  • Location sound
  • Film lighting
  • Post-production
  • Video editing
  • Graphic design
  • Sound design
  • Sound Mixing
  • And more!

Most of the techniques and processes I will write about have been used in some form or another for a long time and I certainly didn’t come up with them.

The techniques and processes I have chosen to use out of the many that are available and the order and sequence in which I implement them are what I have found that works best for me.

And if it works for me, I know it can work for others.

I have learned from many different people and from many different sources. I have taken a piece from here and put it with a chunk from there until I eventually came up with a way of working that would allow me to be efficient and effective.

If someone can take a chunk of my knowledge and add it to their process, then I will know that I have truly accomplished something.

Here’s wishing everyone the best of luck with all of your endeavors, and I hope that you find something of value here.

You can find more about Bad Image Productions, Inc. on Facebook, Instagram, Company Website, The Devil’s Instrument Movie Website, YouTube, Behance, and IMDb.

From left: Adam Sergent, David Rice, and Damita “Star” Harris on location for the feature film, Darkness Hunting. Photo by Cheryl Sergent.