Film Editing: The Creative and The Technical
Getting your film in the can is a major accomplishment that gets you one step closer to a final product. What you’ve accumulated, however, is nothing more than a plethora…
How to Get Distribution for Your Independent Film
Making a feature film and seeing the project all the way through from beginning to end is a major accomplishment that no one will ever be able to take away…
Directing Darkness Hunting and Everything I Learned from My Second Feature Film
Besides being eternally grateful for being able to make a second feature film, what else should you do from the experience? Learn. I learned so much from directing my first…
Darkness Hunting: Preparing for the Shoot
Once you gain knowledge and experience from your first feature film, what should you do for your second one? The answer - go bigger! I learned a great deal from…
Writing Darkness Hunting and How the Story Came to Be
What's the best kind of place to visit and research before you write your screenplay about a notoriously haunted location? Well, a notoriously haunted location, of course. After the long…
Directing The Devil’s Instrument and Everything I Learned from the Experience
What is one of the most important things a beginning director can learn from the experience of making their first feature film? Trust the actors. Directing is a difficult job.…
The Devil’s Instrument Pitfalls and the Creative Solutions that Solved Them
Without a constant barrage of problems to solve, human beings would have a hard time living up to their potential. There is a lot that goes into the making of…
What is Sound Design and How Do You Do It?
Sound design is many things; one of which is being the heart of every film. Sound design is all about creating a sonic world for your film to inhabit. The…
Casting The Devil’s Instrument and What I Learned from It
Who is going to be your new best-friend when you go to cast your next independent feature film? Modeling and Talent Agencies. If you are ready to start casting for…
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,…