Last week, footage of Jonathan Majors and his co-star, JC Kilcoyne, accidentally falling through a window while filming a scene started circulating online. I watched the clip with very little context, and my first thought was, hmm, where was the stunt coordinator? Did no one else see how close they ...
Recently I was telling a story about happy accidents on set, and I brought up a short film I directed called Minor Blues. It was my second film, and I was (and still am, I guess) learning how to tell a story.
I wrote the script with my writing partner at the time — and she’s a really great writer. ...
Every filmmaker has that one story they wish they could redo — not because the film turned out bad, but because life had bigger lessons waiting behind the lens.
For me, that story starts with my grandmother.
Family Is the Original Studio
I come from a big family — the kind where family reunions a...