Filmmaking

• Why you should be writing short films

  The barriers to entry for filmmaking have fallen. Anyone with a smartphone can be a filmmaker now, so… what’s stopping you? Start making short films.

• 25 Things About Directing Actors

  They’ll tell you that 90 percent of filmmaking is casting. What they don’t mention is that even if you get the casting right, you can still really screw it up if you don’t know how to work with your actors. Here’s 25 thoughts about directing actors, in no particular order.

• 3 Things to Never Say to an Actor

  Want the best performances you can get out of your actors? Here are three directing tips to help.

• 25 Things About Filmmaking

  These are some filmmaking tips I’ve picked up. You might agree or disagree, but I think you’ll find something here worth thinking about.

• How to Control Your Lighting For Higher Production Value

  Your best lighting tool isn’t a light.

• Use Shallow Depth of Field For a Cinematic Look

  Are you films missing something?

• The Art of Planning?

  A script page from my short film Roommates, showing my best laid plans for a short window of shooting.

• The Battle

  Roommates is now starting what I hope will be its film festival run. I don’t think I’ve mentioned this, but I’m super bad at waiting. I don’t want to wait, I just want to know — NOW. But I can’t, so… I’ll try to be patient. In the meantime, another GIF to share with you […]

• You Don’t Need Permission

  Stop waiting for someone’s permission to create something amazing — go out and make your own work.

• He Just Can’t Believe It

  A GIF from the short film roommates.