A lot of filmmaking, especially independent filmmaking, is “hurry up and wait.”
We’ve been waiting for a while, but this past weekend the time came to hurry up. Saturday was devoted to casting and Sunday was devoted to location scouting.
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Hello, all! Time for some Alone Together project updates. Truth be told, this last month is has been an exercise in why it’s difficult to make your own project.
Read MoreBefore I worked in The Industry™ or adjacent to it, I was just a regular person who would watch movies and think, “aw man, props and stuff, that can’t be that hard.”
I’m still a regular person, but you know what I’m not anymore? The movie watching thinking that props/wardrobe/hair/makeup/etc is easy. Because it’s not. It’s actually really difficult. And it takes a lot of time and planning and literally watching paint dry.
Read MoreA lot of people seem to think that working in the film and television industry is luxurious, fulfilling, and always exciting. Sometimes it can be some of those things, but truthfully, most of the time it is not.
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