December 2008
8 posts
2009 Wish List
- More time to write
- Nikon d90
- Magic Bullet Looks
- 2nd Dell 24 inch monitor
- A talented producer to collaborate with on films
- A talented writer to collaborate with
Accepted
We Are Croissan’wich got accepted to the Beverly HIlls HD Film Festival. This will be the first time going to a festival with my film in it. I think every other time I’ve been to a festival I came away resolved to make a film. Then naturally I wouldn’t do it for one reason or another. And over many years of doing that, I ended up pretty frustrated with myself.
This...
Two Misses
In the last few days I found out We Are Croissan’wich did not get accepted into Sundance or Slamdance.
When I made this short, I was really just intending to make it as a way to learn. The goal was never to make a film that would go to festivals. Our slogan on the set was “We’re not making Apocolypse Now.” In other words, let’s just do our best without too much...
WatchSome footage I came across shot with the Canon 5D Mark II in HD mode. Looks a lot like film. I’ve read it has an audio input, too so you can use an external mic.
No Longer Waiting for Sundance
I got an email from Sundance last night saying our short was not accepted into the festival. I told my friend Dave this and without missing a beat he said “Congratulations!”
“Dave, I said I got rejected.”
“Congratulations! Most people never make it this far. Last year you were just a lazy person who didn’t even submit to Sundance and now this year,...
WatchAn excerpt from my short, We Are Croissan’wich. For anyone who’s been fired from a job, this is what it feels like.