Post Tagged with: "producing a short film"

Alt Script: What the Heck Does Independent Filmmaking Mean?

I don’t think there is any term in the film/TV world more potentially confusing for a screenwriter than the word independent. What the heck does it mean when someone presses a business card into your hand with independent film producer printed on it? I have some personal views on what independent filmmaking means, but they’re [...]

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Balls of Steel: Lights, Camera, Anxiety Attack

On a cold, rainy day in February 2011, I witnessed a young couple arguing outside Starbucks. Being a bit of a voyeur, I tweeted their body language, capturing the heartbreaking tale of love at an impasse, all in 140-character bits. Months later, I turned that 45-minute tweet session into a short film script, Impasse, to [...]

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