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Previous Issues πŸ‘‡

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...

Screenwriting like it’s 1975

This issue is a first for me - I'm writing it out on a 50-year-old electric typewriter my girlfriend...

RIP David Lynch 😒

As I write this, it's a sad day for film - David Lynch passed away. Love or hate his work, he was...
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