Production

Playground Wrapped…

Posted by on October 28, 2013 at 7:23 am
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I’m still buzzing from a jam packed day of production. Juggling so many details while writing, producing, directing, and acting in this short was a high order. I’m thankful it all went really well. We have the footage from Playground going into the AVID now. I was very impressed with my cast and crew today. […]

Early Morning…

Posted by on October 27, 2013 at 6:12 am

Tomorrow we go into production on Playground. This is our first film to use a RED Epic, and I’m very excited about it. I’m also super jazzed for the visual effects aspect since we haven’t touched on that much in our other films, yet Brad does it all the time at work on Cosmos as […]

Green Screen Climax…

Posted by on October 26, 2013 at 5:41 am

Brad and I just did final tweaks on the script Playground. Our climatic end has the need for special effects, and we just pumped it up even more. Since Brad is the visual effects editor on Cosmos, he knows a great deal about what can be done with the use of a green screen, and […]

Shooting on the Epic…

Posted by on October 25, 2013 at 4:37 pm

I just attached our DP, Carlos King. He will be shooting on the RED Epic which is what they use on several of the Hollywood features at the theaters today. It’s an awesome camera, and I’m excited to finally be shooting with it. This is a great way to test out the workflow with the […]

Gearing up…

Posted by on October 25, 2013 at 3:51 am
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We are gearing up for our shoot this Sunday, and the cast is in place… Marc Yellin will be playing the role of the Cop. He’s best known for being the host of Fear Factor Australia. Lars Slind will be playing the role of the Masked Man. Lars did a great job in my film […]

Casting…

Posted by on October 24, 2013 at 2:29 am

Today has been an extremely busy day since we are shooting a film this Sunday. I am going through actor reels and cinematographer reels as we will be shooting on the RED. There is some amazingly talented people out here. I love L.A.! I also love being behind the camera, so even though we will […]

Horror Flick…

Posted by on October 23, 2013 at 8:01 am

It’s written, the casting notice is submitted, and we’re on the hunt for our stunt coordinator. Now I need to create the props list, schedule and bible for the shoot. We are hoping to shoot it this weekend. Part of the challenge we set for ourselves is to see if we can do such a […]

No Time for Sleep…

Posted by on October 23, 2013 at 5:29 am

Today I spent the day writing a short that will likely run a half hour. It’s going to have a bigger budget as well, so if we do this one, I’ll need to get investors. It’s got a lot of twists and misdirection, and writing it is like piecing together a really intricate puzzle. I’ve […]

Picking a Genre…

Posted by on October 22, 2013 at 3:40 am

When it comes to writing a film, be it a short or a feature, my ideas usually come in the form of love stories, dark dramas, mysteries and action flicks. For me, I like variety too much to just settle on one genre, which is why I love Epics because they combine several genres together. […]

Trilogy…

Posted by on October 20, 2013 at 6:51 am

Mapping out an Action Trilogy tonight. Three feature films that I am having a blast outlining. I can’t wait to start writing them. There is so much interesting stuff happening between the characters that I just can’t fit it all in one film or even two. These films will appeal to a male audience, and […]