I want to be able to make films that feel like they are from another planet.



I am nearing the completion of my feature length script based on the book 'Edge of the Sword,' to which I have the option rights. Upon the idea of a friend, I have renamed the story to 'Freed Men.' As Barack Obama takes office today, I feel as though the finishing of my script at this time in history is amazing timing.
In two weeks or so it should be completed. Then distributed, revised, polished, and hopefully sold.

I have selected a few ideas I have been developing to function as my next feature length script. The one I am most interested in involves drug addiction in the early 1800's in England. Here is a picture of the author of the original work.

Outcall Trailer A

After 6 months of laboring, I finally have some edited footage from Outcall. Here's the first trailer for the film.




Its definitely a step up from anything I've ever directed. It's the first time a post 'screenwriting enlightenment' script of mine (with time spent on it) has been made into a movie.

Would you like butter on that?

I hate my job at Arclight.

I mean, I don't hate it, I enjoy free movies monday through thursday and I can tolerate most of the people there.

It's just that I hate getting hot butter squirted all over my arm.


I remember simpler times, when people didn't have Iphones and Facebooks and unnecesary stupid shit. I played handball a lot back then and was outdoors a lot more. I miss those times.

On a lighter note, not that anyone reads this, but I'm actually close to finally having a rough cut on Outcall, one of the big project's i've been working on. Nate turned to me as he was watching it and said "dude...how does it feel to have a real movie." That made me happy.


Edge of the Sword is now on page 100...

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take me to your hood

So this is basically gonna chronicle my film experiences/life experiences from now on.

I want to track the growth of my work and the mistakes I make and solutions I come up with. 

My 5 month project 'Outcall' is NOW IN POST. lookin great ;)

Here's the stream 

Outcall is done

and that's all i have the energy to write

The Stream

I shot a little film I'm calling 'The Stream' last weekend.

It was just me and my actors. There was a script, but we improvised lines and scenes. There was no artificial lighting, no non-diagetic music, no clunky equipent to carry around. One take for most of the shots. Pure, no budget, guerilla film making with an emphasis on story and acting.

And the thing is...it's probably the best thing I've done to date. 

So I learned a bit from this experience:

Fuck everything that slows you down or takes away from your vision. Focus on the story above everything, then directing, then acting, then presentation.

Film school students tend to focus on the last item in that last far too much. And what really shows is that they don't know how to tell a story.

I think the film fits under the Dogma 95 requirements. Check it out.

And check out the film Ballast...or at least the clips on its website. Go Lance Hammer.

I'll post the film soon.