March 2011
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Special Screening, Sponsors, Marketing...
I am holding a special screening fundraiser for the Friday Night Supper Program (a food program where I volunteer,) at the Somerville Theater on March 2011. It is currently sold out, which is a great feeling…but there is still a lot of work to be done.
The afternoon will start with a live acoustic set by a friend of mine and an amazing musician, Kate Vargas. We will then show the film I...
Yah Heard?
More exciting news/progress this week…
Local Boston film industry gurus, the Mass Media Mavens have signed on to be a media sponsor and local small business, Cambridge Naturals have agreed to be a prize sponsor for our audience raffle! We are proud and excited to be aligned with these two local sponsors.
Today, I am focusing on getting the word out about Filmshift 2011 on “the...
And So It Begins...
I have announced our Call For Entries and our Early Bird deadline ($15 per entry,) of May 1, 2011 for features and short film submissions to the Filmshift Festival 2011. (www.filmshift.org)
I did things a little differently this year than last year, and if you’re interested in specifics, I go into more detail below.
But first, a quick update on the progress of Filmshift and my film...
More Sponsors - Final Draft and Script Magazine
I am excited to announce that Final Draft, the gold standard of screenwriting software, and the industry leading magazine, Script, have agreed to sponsor Filmshift again this year. I am personally a big fan of both of these products, as I believe that they are essential tools for creating, crafting, and honing a filmmakers’ storytelling skills.
I spent today contacting Filmshift’s...
Sons of the Potomac
THE SONS OF THE POTOMAC FILM PROJECT
The “Sons of the Potomac” are the hilarious Improv Acting team of two of my friends, Jack and John, who I met through classes at Improv Boston. SoP will be performing a string of live shows at Improv Boston this April…Go to the Filmshift Festival Facebook page for more information.
The three of us have talked a bunch of times in the...
Progress Yo
I’ve found that many people don’t really understand what goes into setting up one of my film projects or what exactly organizing the Filmshift Festival means. So, over the next year, I am going to take some time to explain the process as it unfolds.
The truth is, all of what I now know about making films and all the advice I wish I had 10 years ago would be advice and knowledge that...
We fail if we cannot recognize that we...
As a director, writer, and producer of a number of independent films, music videos and screenplays, my work has been accepted into over 50 film festivals and screenplay contests worldwide.
If I were to include the films that I worked on as a Production Manager, then that number rises to well above 100 festival acceptances. This honor is a testament to the hard work, sacrifice, and Full-On...
July 2010
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Gaslight Anthem
The Gaslight Cafe was a spot in NYC where Bob Dylan played in the 60’s. It was a place where artists shared their ideas and pooled their inspiration together and created music that was really only important to them . It never made them famous, but it made them happy.
Films made Fo Tha Luv will last longer and mean more than films made to prove to everyone in high school that you...
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Heroes and Saints
If you see an independent filmmaker, or a socially responsible entrepreneur today, give them a pat on the back. They may not be Heroes or Saints, but endless hours of life sacrificed and hard-earned money spent all in the pursuit of a dream that they are passionate about earns them at least a pat on the back…just sayin.’
Music Is My...
This has been mentioned by festival directors, film school professors, and film production “how-to” authors time and time again…but I’ll say it once more:
Music is as important (and sometimes more important) as the acting, the cinematography, and the story of a film.
Forget this lesson at your peril. (“No, it’s much too perilous!”) Forget this lesson,...
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