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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 »

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Why didn’t we think of this before?

04.9.09 @ 7:52PM Tags : costarica, script, thirdrail, travel, zdl

Along with The West Side co-creator Zachary Lieberman, this is my house in Costa Rica for the next two months. Why are we here? To get some work done. Really! More »