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…
preproduction: week 5 casting
the producer set up the auditions for 6/10 sunday 9am to 5pm. we rented a space at studio-stage in hollywood. i was lucky enough to have 5 people help me:…
preproduction: week 4 review
this was a busy week! – i had a casting notice on nowcasting, and the producer also put up notices on breakdown express and LA casting. there were thousands of…
watch MARTIAL ARTSY on atomfilms
martial artsy is online! it’s the short film that i spend last summer working on. check it out. http://www.atomfilms.com/film/martial_artsy.jsp
preproduction: week 3 review
– the rep at SAG called me back about the internet agreement. he said i basically just need to get the actors to sign it and that’s it. SAG just…