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Our Side of Joy – Documentary Trailer 2

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Charise: A Portrait … Documentary Trailer 1

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Our Side of Joy – Documentary Trailer 1

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Finishing Funds – Donate to "Our Side of Joy"

Greetings, As many of you know, I am making Our Side of Joy, a film about the family dynamics of a large Cuban family through the eyes of identical twins, Michelle and Marlene Tamayo. Their story offers an in depth look into the unique bond between sisters, siblings, parents, kids, and significant others. Being two [...]

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Finishing Funds – Donate to “Our Side of Joy”

Greetings, As many of you know, I am making Our Side of Joy, a film about the family dynamics of a large Cuban family through the eyes of identical twins, Michelle and Marlene Tamayo. Their story offers an in depth look into the unique bond between sisters, siblings, parents, kids, and significant others. Being two [...]

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12 Step Guerrilla Filmmaking Checklist and Guide

Here is a basic checklist and guide for making a film guerrilla style from start to finish. Don’t be surprised to see how completely uncomplicated it is. You want to set a reasonable timeline for all of the pre-production tasks (a month or less). _____ 1. Acquire a camera, a good microphone, a tripod and at [...]

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Guerrilla Filmmaking – A Pep talk

One of the reasons I wanted to write a post about Guerrilla filmmaking is to help you put things into perspective when you are thinking about how to make films and what your goals are for making films. It is my thought that you have to really decide why you want to make films. For me, it [...]

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The 15 Minute Book Cover That Sells

A last minute decision to attend the Frankfurt Book Fair in Frankfurt, Germany taught me a very good lesson. I learned it’s possible to create great book covers in less than 15 minutes! I had 30 book covers to create in a week to take as promotional materials to the book fair. I was not only [...]

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Creative Writing Exercise – Using a Jump Starter

Exercise: Read the paragraph below and write at least four paragraphs to extend the story. There are no rules to what you can add. Once you start writing try not to go back and take it in another direction. Purpose:The purpose of this exercise is to help you get used to writing from your own creative [...]

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Character Development Exercise – Love, Compassion

Exercise: Write one or two scenes using a male and female character who are loving and compassionate not only to others but to themselves as well. They do not have to be a part of the same storyline/scene. Purpose: The purpose of this exercise is to help you learn and get used to using emotions to enhance the characters [...]

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