Monday was a day off, which was nice. Of course there’s not really such a thing as a day off. Today we were back at the pig farm. I think this is where Deliverance originated. Deep in their property I stumbled on bones (hopefully animal) spread all over the place. And I think there was [...]

This post is part of the Moviccino, taking you through the production of a movie from start to finish.

This post is part of the Moviccino, taking you through the production of a movie from start to finish.

I was thinking back to when I was on the Burn Notice set. I was already working most of the day, and they were running late and shooting until midnight. When we finally wrapped, one of the Assistant Director’s, thinking the late shoot must have been a shock, asked, “You still want to do this?”
I [...]

I plan to elaborate more on today, but in short production came to a halt due to brand new digital technology being finicky, General Tso chicken attacked my leg and car, and an actor was thrown a little too hard into a wall at the police station we’re filming at, smashing a giant hole in [...]

 
This will be short. Day 1 went off smoothly. The main issue for the day was to get a police car to film in, and that ended up working out through some word of mouth.
It was rediculously cold this morning in the middle of a pig farm. Pigs are also quite funny, as well as [...]

One big problem Undercover has presented that I haven’t had to deal with before is finding a crew. Normally set is considered a class, so having people to show up and work isn’t a concern.
However, since this is an extra film not part of the curriculum, we’ve had to scrape together a crew. It’ll come [...]

The days of Farmer Arable and Wilbur are long gone.
One of the main locations in Undercover is a pig farm, where a Muslim cop goes undercover to find a missing pig.
So, as Producer, I need to find this pig farm. In the process of this hunt I learned about the state of the farming industry [...]

It’s funny how much I take film slang for granted.
So to start from the beginning, there are six stages in making and releasing a movie: Development, Pre-Production, Production, Post-Production, Distribution, Exhibition.
Usually Development can take the longest - that’s when you’re writing the script, trying to get funding, trying to get Greenlit. When you hear it [...]

Just when I thought there would be a dry period of stories after I graduate1, Thoth gives me a goldmine. I’ve been asked by a recent graduate to co-produce a short film she just received funding for.
This film (tentatively title Undercover) will be the largest production I’ve ever worked on. 26 page script, 8 days of [...]