The Paperwork All Film Distributors Will Ask For
What is one thing that all film distributors will ask for, other than the film itself? The paperwork. After your film is complete and you go to make a deal,…
The Post-Production Process and How I Go About Doing It: Part 2
If film post-production could be summed up in one word, it would probably be a toss-up between editing and processing. I’m going to pick up where I left off in…
The Post-Production Process and How I Go About Doing It: Part 1
What is the most overlooked and least understood part of the filmmaking process? It would have to be the last leg of the race, or post-production. Once production is complete…
Stories From the Set of The Devil’s Instrument and What I Learned from the Experience
What's the best thing about being on a film set, other than the fact that you're making a feature film? The stories that you accumulate along the way. There is…
Those Pesky Ideas and All That I Know About Them
Why did I decide to write about ideas and everything that I know about them, even though this extremely ambiguous subject terrifies me? Because a whole lot of people, including…
The Production Process and The Rules That I’ve Learned to Follow
What do most people think of when you mention making a feature film? Why, production, of course. There is a good reason why most people think of production first when…
How I Prepared the Set of The Devil’s Instrument for Success
Preparation is Everything. Period. I had a lot of time to prepare for The Devil’s Instrument and I was more than happy to have that time. The more you prepare…
The Pre-Production Process and How I Go About Doing It: Part 2
How does everyone know where to be and what to do on a film set? Because they have a schedule. I’m going to pick up where I left off in…
The Pre-Production Process and How I Go About Doing It: Part 1
What is the most important part of the filmmaking process? Hands down and without question, it would have to be pre-production. There are three main parts to filmmaking: pre-production, production,…
Why I Made The Devil’s Instrument and How the Story Came to Be
Why does a filmmaker reflect upon the processes that went into creating the story for a film that he has made? Because people ask him certain questions about it. I’ve…