Film Making
Making Movies on Zero Budget is Not Something to Brag About
Nobody makes a film for zero dollars. The budget got paid by the cast and crew instead of the producer, and that's nothing to brag about.
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My First Offshore Rotation Back
After three and a half years away, I'm back working offshore in oil and gas. The money stress is gone and I have a reason to be out here now. Here's how the rotation fits around my acting and the films I'm funding.
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Mise: The Film Production Management App
I’m an actor and filmmaker based in Atlanta. I’ve been working on my first short film, Legacy (working title), and my first feature, The Session,...
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Ideas Are Cheap. Doing Is Not.
The talent gap between people is smaller than we pretend. The execution gap is enormous. There are wildly talented people who never finish anything. There are average people who finish constantly and end up running things. Finishing is the rarer skill.
Projects
Your Passion Project Isn’t Their Passion Project
A filmmaker on their eighth feature bragging about spending under $2,000? That's not resourceful — that's a pattern. If you've been at this long enough to know what a grip does and what an actor prepares, you know their work is worth paying for. Your passion project is yours. Don't make other people pay for it with their time.
Projects
The Indies Are About to Run the Table
The majors are getting bigger and making fewer films. The indies are getting smarter and making better ones. As an actor and filmmaker with skin in the game, here's why I think the math is finally breaking our way.