Focus of Project The first big question is do I got for all the money I actually need (to film, edit, and send to festivals) or focus the project on one specific event, and take it one step at a time, with future projects for different stages of the production. … Well, if you were 100% honest and your project budget is the bare minimum you need to complete it, then where is that couple of hundred dollars supposed to come from?
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Bots High – Feature Documentary Post-Production Workflow
Editing for Bots High, my first feature length documentary, is done! Picture is locked, music is getting wrapped up and sound design has started. I'm working on a variety of posts to cover what I learned, both on higher, editing theory level, and detailed, technical...
I’ve Got a Finished Movie, Got Rejected from SXSW, and Other Adventures From These Past Months
Damn, it's been long since my last post. Too long. It's not from forgetting - I have dry erase boards and notecards full of blog posts ideas. And Andrew and I have had countless conversations that end with, "This should be a Coffee and Celluloid Post." They just never...
Traveling to SXSW on the StartupBus
This Tuesday I'll be getting on a bus of about 30 entrepreneurs for a road trip from Miami to SXSWi in Austin, TX. During this trip these entrepreneurs will be working in teams to launch a company, in time to pitch at the conference. It's the Miami StartupBus. And...
New Bots High Trailer Gets Reviewed on /Film
A few weeks ago we finally got an official trailer up for Bots High. There had been one up for a while (well, first it was a teaser, then a trailer). The problem is it took way too long to get to the action. Here's the old trailer: And below you can see the hot spot...
The Biggest, Cheapest White Board You’ll Find
It's always been a dream of mine to have a wall covered in seamless dry erase board (yeah, I have weird dreams). But just imagine having such a large space to brainstorm, draw, write notes, etc. I wanted to have one for the edit suite of Bots High, and I had a...
Dropbox and Post-Production Hacks
Have a few hacks we discovered while editing Bots High. Our main challenge was how we (Andrew the editor and I) could streamline two computers working off the same Final Cut files (not simultaneously) to access the same footage. Some reasons for this - Andrew could...
Coffee Meets Celluloid: Caffeine as Developer
Interesting article on using coffee, tea, or vitamin c as a developer. Caffeine apparently works really well as a developing agent - how cool is that! Yes, it will take a lot longer (25 minutes for T-Max 400) and more light (rated at ISO 100), but if you're shooting...
Odessa Documentary Exploration – Storified
View "Odessa, TX - Research and Exploration" on Storify