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Now What? 

Preface: Last month, in August, we were invited to screen our previous short film, Life With Wifey, at a pop up event in Los Angeles called The Great Film Club. This new community of filmmakers showcases short films every month, so it was a great opportunity to watch our finished film for the first time on a big screen in front of our peers. I’m […]

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Fly me to the moon (with Ai)

Filmmakers now have access to a charcuterie board of new AI tools. You can fire up ChatGPT and there’s a writing partner immediately by your side. You can use machine learning as an Assistant Editor, and boom, you’ve automated otherwise tedious editing tasks. I mean, for a poor creative like myself, having a robot-friend can really help enhance my low budget productions. So, in our […]

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How I used my iPhone and a vuvuzela to create a short film with my daughter

To commemorate every World Cup for the last decade, I’ve purchased a 4-pack of vuvuzela’s on Amazon and handed one to each of my children. And every time, my wife has thrown them into the trash without our permission. Unsure why. Also, rude.  This year, before my wife could find all of them, my daughter and I hid a blue one and made this film […]

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Making Shorts on a Budget: How to Utilize Your Offspring

Making a short is hard and expensive, so if you’re in a position like me where your kids have already taken all your money, why not put them to work! With their endless energy and ability to never stop talking, they’ll make for some great unpaid talent. So if you’re trying to upskill with some filmmaking R&D, forget calling Tom Hanks, because your kids will […]

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Breaking Stereotypes: The Brown Guy Who Works in Tech as a Filmmaker

I’m a brown guy who works in tech. I’m not an engineer. When people find out I’m actually a filmmaker, their brains short circuit like: “Wait, you’re not an engineer?” Okay, hi, yes, I see the confusion. I mean, I do fit the bill – athleisure, laptop, caffeine addiction. But no, I’m not an engineer, but I do work in tech – specifically, I’m a […]

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