shooting is wrapped!
after a couple months of writing and pre-production, i am wrapped with shooting! we shot 2 days at my office this weekend and got every single shot on the shot…
some floorplan notes and sketches
here are some notes i was scribbling. they look like jibberish, but the notes make sense to me. this is an important part of the brainstorming process where i play…
next projects
i’m not even done preparing for my shoot this weekend, but i’m already thinking about my next projects. – i already have the short horror script that i wrote before…
preproduction week 7: countdown
today is wed. we’re having the tech scout tonight to see if we’ll need more lights, make sure there won’t be any sound issues, figure out logistics of where to…
preproduction week 7: 4 days left to prep
i’ve been working on my floorplans, storyboards, and shot list. i spent a lot of time trying to find the starting positions for all the actors. the opening scene has…
preproduction week 6: pile it on!
i have 8 days left before i shoot. i’ve been locking down cast, figuring out my storyboards, floorplans, and shotlist, designing some props, and just preparing in general for the…
preproduction week 6: i shoot in 11 days!
i’ve been counting down in terms of weeks, but the shoot date is getting close so i have to start thinking in terms of days. then during the shoot, i’ll…
preproduction: week 5 review
– i had casting all day sunday. – after looking at a bunch of DP reels, i narrowed down the list and met with a couple of them. the decision…
another festival
i just found out my short film Martial Artsy was accepted into the 2007 DC shorts film festival! it’s held sept 13 – 20, and i’m going to try to…
frameforge 3d studio
has anyone used this program? i’m thinking of getting it. it’s pre-visualization software that seems more useful than hand drawn storyboards because you build the virtual set and determine camera…