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Previous Issues 👇

My learnings from 3 days at the biggest film & video trade show (NAB 2025)

This week Toni and I attended NAB - a huge trade show in Las Vegas for all things media and...

Nightmare motels, hidden caves, and breakfast logistics

Last week, me and my DP/producer Casey flew up to Washington for our second (and final) location...

I’m making a wildly impractical film.

Today my DP Casey and I flew up to Seattle for a second round of location scouting for my upcoming...

A simple storytelling formula: Promise, Progress, Payoff

I came across a great series of narrative writing lectures with Brandon Sanderson, the best-selling...

How this short film won an Oscar

The Oscars marked a victory for independent filmmakers. The lowest budget indie film in the running...

Breaking down a simple Coen bros scene

In a rush today, my DP and I are about to (hopefully) finish the first round of shot listing our...

The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

Sometimes a book really hits you. I recently read one that’s made me rethink not only how I run my...
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