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What Would You Like to Do if Money Were No Object?

03.19.13 @ 10:08PM Tags : career, diy, finances, lifestyle, travel

Being an artist of any kind is difficult, and it’s even more difficult if you dedicate yourself fully to that art. Most people don’t choose to be musicians, or painters, or filmmakers because they want to make a lot of money. There are plenty of professions that will yield a better salary than being a filmmaker, and most of us will never reach that 1% in the entertainment industry who never have to worry where their next job is going to come from. I think as any kind of artist, it’s important to keep asking yourself if you’re doing what you want to be doing in life. Take a few minutes to watch the video below that forces you to ask yourself, “What do I desire?” More »

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Could an Equation Determine Whether a Movie Will Be Successful?

01.22.13 @ 1:30AM Tags : distribution, finances

The movie industry is no stranger to equations and analytics, and many of the decisions they make are based on such numbers. It’s very often a gamble, however, because no system is perfect in its predictions, and there is no guaranteed way to anticipate many of the other factors that go into these releases. But what if you could develop a mathematical model that could accurately predict how successful a movie would be? That’s what the Tottori University Department of Engineering in Japan is attempting to do with their own equation. Check out the video below: More »

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Why I Lived out of a Suitcase for Ten Months (And Why You Should Too!)

07.8.10 @ 1:06PM Tags : career, diy, finances, lifestyle, meta, travel

It hasn’t been easy writing a blog about filmmaking without having a project of my own to show since my 2007 fly-by-night production of The West Side. The main reason for this? I tried to get something made in the studio system. 200 pages of screenplay and twenty-something meetings later, I arrived at the conclusion that I should’ve stuck to the DIY route. However, there’s another reason you haven’t seen a new project from me in a while: I haven’t had access to a camera, to actors, or to much of anything, because I’ve been living out of a suitcase for ten months. Why did I decide to do this — and why do I recommend others do the same? More »