On the left is the second draft of the first feature I’ve ever written and what I hope will be my first feature film as a director… On the right is a 7-page short film I’ve written that will act as a proof of concept to help pitch the feature to studios. An amazing team has come together to help make this drama/horror short film happen (most tagged here). We shoot September 14th and 15th with a target release date to the Film Riot channel in late October! As always, I’ll be sharing the whole process along the way. Here we go.
On the left is the second draft of the first feature I’ve ever written and what I hope will be my first feature film as a director… On the right is a 7-page short film I’ve written that will act as a proof of concept to help pitch the feature to studios. An amazing team has come together to help make this drama/horror short film happen (most tagged here). We shoot September 14th and 15th with a target release date to the Film Riot channel in late October! As always, I’ll be sharing the whole process along the way. Here we go.
Prep day done. Ready to roll cameras tomorrow! #therecomesaknocking
Prep day done. Ready to roll cameras tomorrow! #therecomesaknocking
First location was fantastic. Some really great looks here. Definitely the front runner. As usual with low budget (and the fact that I always write very specific layouts) I’ll have to bend some of the original ideas to play here, but that will be the case with whatever location we land on. We have a few more to see this week, but what a gorgeous location this is! 🎥🔥 #ThereComesaKnocking
First location was fantastic. Some really great looks here. Definitely the front runner. As usual with low budget (and the fact that I always write very specific layouts) I’ll have to bend some of the original ideas to play here, but that will be the case with whatever location we land on. We have a few more to see this week, but what a gorgeous location this is! 🎥🔥 #ThereComesaKnocking
Really amazing night last night. Thank you to everyone who came out! Our good friends at @aputuretech did such an amazing job putting it all on. So a big thank you to them – and of course a huge thank you to @sigmaphoto for the venue and to @samyscinemaworks for all the gear!
Really amazing night last night. Thank you to everyone who came out! Our good friends at @aputuretech did such an amazing job putting it all on. So a big thank you to them – and of course a huge thank you to @sigmaphoto for the venue and to @samyscinemaworks for all the gear!
Really amazing night last night. Thank you to everyone who came out! Our good friends at @aputuretech did such an amazing job putting it all on. So a big thank you to them – and of course a huge thank you to @sigmaphoto for the venue and to @samyscinemaworks for all the gear!
Day 3 of location scouting. Options 3 & 4. Both were gorgeous houses that would be incredible to film in… but… the layouts just don’t work for what I need to tell this story. So, option #1 it is! Next up, scheduling out our shoot days with @isaacjl. #therecomesaknocking
Day 3 of location scouting. Options 3 & 4. Both were gorgeous houses that would be incredible to film in… but… the layouts just don’t work for what I need to tell this story. So, option #1 it is! Next up, scheduling out our shoot days with @isaacjl. #therecomesaknocking
Day 3 of location scouting. Options 3 & 4. Both were gorgeous houses that would be incredible to film in… but… the layouts just don’t work for what I need to tell this story. So, option #1 it is! Next up, scheduling out our shoot days with @isaacjl. #therecomesaknocking
Day 3 of location scouting. Options 3 & 4. Both were gorgeous houses that would be incredible to film in… but… the layouts just don’t work for what I need to tell this story. So, option #1 it is! Next up, scheduling out our shoot days with @isaacjl. #therecomesaknocking
Day 3 of location scouting. Options 3 & 4. Both were gorgeous houses that would be incredible to film in… but… the layouts just don’t work for what I need to tell this story. So, option #1 it is! Next up, scheduling out our shoot days with @isaacjl. #therecomesaknocking
Day 2, location 2. Definitely a different vibe, my original idea lands somewhere between the style of yesterday’s place and today’s. So there’s lots to think about. Some things work better here, others don’t. It’ll be a matter of where I want to bend. Two more locations to see on Wednesday, so no final decision yet. #ThereComesaKnocking
Day 2, location 2. Definitely a different vibe, my original idea lands somewhere between the style of yesterday’s place and today’s. So there’s lots to think about. Some things work better here, others don’t. It’ll be a matter of where I want to bend. Two more locations to see on Wednesday, so no final decision yet. #ThereComesaKnocking
Day 2, location 2. Definitely a different vibe, my original idea lands somewhere between the style of yesterday’s place and today’s. So there’s lots to think about. Some things work better here, others don’t. It’ll be a matter of where I want to bend. Two more locations to see on Wednesday, so no final decision yet. #ThereComesaKnocking
Wandering around LAX yesterday while waiting for my flight.
Rehearsals for tonight’s live event. Fun live fight scene shoot at the end. 👊🏻
Out hunting down goodies for ‘There Comes a Knocking’ with my production designer @jgrudak. #ThereComesaKnocking
Out hunting down goodies for ‘There Comes a Knocking’ with my production designer @jgrudak. #ThereComesaKnocking
Out hunting down goodies for ‘There Comes a Knocking’ with my production designer @jgrudak. #ThereComesaKnocking
Out hunting down goodies for ‘There Comes a Knocking’ with my production designer @jgrudak. #ThereComesaKnocking
Really excited to announce that Stefanie Butler (@stefbutler52) will be the lead in There Comes a Knocking. I’ve been wanting to work with Stefanie for a while now and wrote the role with her in mind, so I was thrilled when she said yes to the project! Can’t wait to roll cameras with her on the 14th! #therecomesaknocking
