Three West

New Short Flim

I’m taking a break from working on my two documentaries to make a new short film. I was going to film a short called Old Wounds but I’ve had to re-evaluate the project. I spent all last night going over the script and determining what would be needed to film the movie. Ultimately now isn’t [...]

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Setting The Standard: Reclaiming the Art of Filmmaking

What does the future hold for the art of making films? I’ve recently been visually consuming mass amounts of films from the 1950s to 2008 and all I can say is … WOW. It was quite disturbing to see the incredible decline in the quality of films in such a short time period. Equally disturbing [...]

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Filmmakers Beware: Giving Away Your Work For Pennies

Filmmakers beware! I recently decided to explore the idea of being paid for video content. In doing so, I came across an article, Getting Paid for Content, by Sheila Curran Bernard. I’d originally been out searching for filmmakers who had actually been paid by Current.com for their work. I found none. Current TV was requesting [...]

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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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What Kind of Filmmaker Are You?

So you’ve decided you want to make your own visual media or films. Well, now you have to decide what kind of filmmaker you are going to be. This is an introductory post and also appeals to home, small, and medium sized businesses who are considering making their own PSAs, Commercials and other promotional video. There [...]

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Back From Florida And Getting In Gear…

Well I’m back from my three week trip to Florida. I’m rejuvenated and feeling pretty good. I was able to make both of my films and I’m beyond happy with the footage I was able to get. I returned with over 20 hours of footage for both films. I’ve already imported it all onto my [...]

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One Of Those Moments

Today was one of those moments when I really realize what I’m capable of accomplishing and I’m quite proud of myself. It’s not like I haven’t had moments where I thought I was badass before, but this one is more like feeling mature and capable where before it was just capable. It’s a bit hard [...]

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