When making films at my scale, which is to say “human scale,” shooting on location is the only affordable way to do it. And by “location” I mean as close to home as possible. My new #indiefilm mantra is: “My … Read on.
On Location in Petaluma
We’re On the Spectrum Between Ed Wood and Orson Welles
Great piece by Andrew Bloom at Consequence of Sound that expresses a notion I’ve been mulling since I first saw Tim Burton’s Ed Wood. Bloom drills down into the scene between Johnny Depp’s titular character and Vincent D’Onofrio as … Read on.
Burning Down the Art House, Part Three
This is Part Three of three-part series on my exploration of Art House Films. (Check out Part One and Part Two, or listen to the podcast on Soundcloud.)
Nostalgia, The Good Disease
I can’t tell you how many … Read on.
Burning Down the Art House, Part Two
This is Part Two of three-part series on my exploration of Art Films. (Check out Part One and Part Three, or listen to the podcast on Soundcloud.)
Death Becomes Him
Puberty. I remember it as a kind of … Read on.
A Girl, a Gun and an iPhone: All You Need to Make a Movie
Summer movie season is upon us. Well, it’s technically been here since May because, like climate change, Hollywood can adjust the seasons seemingly at will. At your local cinemas, iron-clad playboys flex computer-enhanced muscles whilst spaceships go where no man … Read on.