Projects
My Next 12 Months Are Full
I am four weeks into a rotation offshore with no acting work until August, which has given me time to think about how I ended up with seven films booked through 2027. It all goes back to a bad shoot in a park in 2023 and a message from a DP.
Acting Tips
How to Network as an Actor Without Sounding Like You Want Something
I was at Film Bar Mondays a few months back. A guy walked up to a director I know, introduced himself, and asked to be...
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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.
Page 4 Films
The Festival Circuit, Honestly: Where to Submit, Where to Skip, and Where You’re Just Funding Someone’s Side Hustle
Most festival advice online is either pollyanna nonsense or written by someone selling you a course. Before I send Legacy into the festival ecosystem this fall, I wanted to write down what I actually know about how this works. Here's the honest map of which festivals are worth your money, which won't get you a deal but are still worth submitting to, and which ones are funding someone's hobby business with your $60.
Page 4 Films
Fractured Atlas 101: How Fiscal Sponsorship Actually Works (From Someone Who Just Used It)
Most filmmakers either don't know what fiscal sponsorship is, or think it's a grant. It isn't. Here's what I learned raising over $10,000 for Legacy through Fractured Atlas.
Projects
Why Some Films Get Funded and Some Don’t
Most filmmakers think funding is about the script. It isn't. I have two films in motion this year through Page 4 Films. One is fully funded. The other I'm self-financing. Same company, same producer, same year. Here's what I've learned about why each one needed a different approach, and why distribution is a research problem you have to solve before the cameras roll.
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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.
Offshore
Offshore Life. The Job I’m Going Back to
Four weeks on, two weeks off. I'm going back offshore as a client rep QA inspector on pipelay vessels. The rotation pays for the films. Here's what the work actually is and why I'm doing it again.
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.