How To Direct & DP Your Film At The Same Time (Without Sacrificing Quality) I just finished directing & DPing my latest feature film, and wanted to share some thoughts on the…
PODCAST: From SXSW Shorts To Directing Bruce Dern in “Buck Alamo” – An Interview With Benjamin Epstein Today I am joined by writer / director Benjamin Epstein to talk about his acclaimed feature film Buck Alamo,…
How Make Better Films By Directing Intuitively Recently I heard a quote by Jeff Bezos (of all people) that resonated with me as a filmmaker.…
PODCAST: From No-Budget Feature To Green Light – Making My Biggest Indie Feature Film To Date After taking a brief hiatus while in production for our new feature Teacher’s Pet, I am thrilled to return…
From No-Budget Feature To Green Light: Everything I Learned Making My Biggest Indie Feature Film To Date Last week we officially wrapped production on our new feature film Teacher’s Pet, which has been in the…
PODCAST: “Anyone But You” Cinematographer Danny Ruhlmann On Achieving Beautiful Visuals In Camera In this episode I am excited to be joined by acclaimed DP Danny Ruhlmann, whose latest feature film Anyone…
5 Reasons To “Pre-Shoot” Your Movie This week we did a pre-shoot for our upcoming feature – a one day production that took place a month ahead…
The One Thing Every Filmmaker Needs To Do (But Isn’t) There is so much noise out there about what it takes to be a working filmmaker. Everyone has…
PODCAST: How To Make A $50K Feature In 5 Days And Land A Theatrical Release Today I am joined by filmmaker, director, and actor Scott Monahan to talk all about his brand new…
Filmmakers: Stop Thinking And Be An Artist When I first started as a filmmaker, I wasted so much time thinking about the “right” way to…
Why Most Film Grain Looks Fake (And How To Achieve Better Results In Post-Production) Adding film grain to your project in post is one of the best ways to create a unique…
PODCAST: Blink 182’s TOM DELONGE On His Debut Feature Film MONSTERS OF CALIFORNIA Today, I am thrilled to be joined by Tom DeLonge of blink-182, Angels & Airwaves, and To The Stars, here to talk…