With all the talk about AI (or is it SI now š) possibly killing us, I think this might be a good weekend to unplug.
Put down the phone. Close the computer. Get outside. Meditate. Write something with an actual pen. Sit under a tree. Talk to another human being. Spend some time with yourself.
Or......
Here's one of those blogs where I have to start by saying:
I am not a lawyer. Nor do I play one on TV.
Nothing in this blog constitutes legal advice. It's based on my experience and knowledge from working in the entertainment industry for many years. Learn from it, but by all means, do your own du...
Letās Talk Distribution (Because No One Gets Paid Without It).Ā What is film distribution?
Film distribution is the process of getting your movie in front of audiences through theaters, streaming platforms, television networks, or direct sales. Without distribution, a finished film has no way to gen...
I had planned on posting a Sht I Shouldāve Done* blog this week. But with so much happening in the world, it didnāt feel right to stick to business as usual.
Thereās been a lot to process:
the deaths of Rob & Michele Reiner,
the mass shooting in Australia,
the school shooting at Brown University,
a...
Ā Movies have been declared dead more times than I can count, and well before I became a filmmaker. Every decade, someone swears itās over.
Television was supposed to kill movies.
Home video was supposed to kill movies.
Netflix! (To be fair, streaming) was definitely supposed to kill movies.
And ye...
Hey Filmmakers,
When I directed Maya & Her Lover, I wasnāt new to the industry. I had over two decades of experience working on everything from gritty indie projects to big-name studio productions with HBO, Lionsgate, and Amazon. As I mentioned in my previous post, The Myth of the First Film, Maya ...
Hey Filmmakers,
Iāll let you in on a little secret: the industry loves to play theĀ āfirstāĀ card.
āFirst-time filmmaker.ā āDebut feature.ā āFirst nomination.āĀ You name it. Itās a marketing hookāone that helps build hype and make headlines. Because letās face it, people love a good origin story.
If y...
