5 Bad Habits That Will Hold You Back As A Filmmaker

Every week I write about all the productive things filmmakers could be doing to push their careers ahead:…

3 Methods To Better Stylize Your Film In Post-Production

I just finished the first assembly cut of our new feature film, and am now in the process of…

PODCAST: Building An Audience Of 11 Million With Filmmaker & Yoga With Adriene CEO Chris Sharpe

In this episode, I am thrilled to be joined by filmmaker Chris Sharpe – who you may know…

Re-Inventing Micro-Budget Film Production: Why The Old Rules No Longer Apply

For decades, there has been one prevailing philosophy on micro-budget filmmaking. It’s that same basic set of rules…

PODCAST: Designing Final Cut Pro, Making Indie Films, And Publishing Books With Mike Wohl

In this episode I am honored to be joined by Mike Wohl – an award-winning filmmaker who has…

No-Budget Filmmaking: 3 Ways To Increase Production Value

I’m currently editing my latest feature film, which was shot for just $6000 over the course of 15 shooting days.…

Picture Wrap: Shooting Our Micro Budget Feature Film Over 11 Months

It’s been exactly 11 months since I chose to embark on the ultimate feature film experiment. At the time,…

How To Optimize For Luck In Filmmaking

Luck plays a huge role in the success of any filmmaker. Whether we like to admit it or not.…

3 Ways To “Splinter” Your Independent Feature Film

In the world of blogging, podcasting, and social media, there is a commonly used tactic called splintering. The…

My On-Set Production Day Workflow For Micro-Budget Films

Producing a successful micro-budget film is about optimizing your on-set workflow to capture the most amount of footage in…

Making many small films > making one big film

I once went 5 years without making a single film. Today I’m on track to make 4 features…

Before & After: Digital To Super 35mm Film Transformation

Below is a quick example of a digital to film transformation workflow, completed in just 3 steps. If you’re trying…