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Two weeks later aaaaaaaaaand... we have a new episode. For everyone wondering why we haven't seen more of Dean so far this season, it's because we've been saving him for now. So, here he is. Enjoy. (And the Leo fans can rest assured that he'll be back soon...) Where can the new episode be...

Nice unpleasant anecdote, Steve. I spent the weekend learning the differences between Premiere 6.1 and Premiere Pro by cutting the next episode of my series on it. Lots of differences, both large (hello, improved Effects Manager and Undo History) and small (goodbye, keyboard shortcut audio...

I like the indie aesthetic because it allows me to tell stories outside the normal boundaries. Granted, it doesn't mean you HAVE to push the envelope every time out, but it certainly means you CAN. Less money invested means less money to be recouped, and therefore you don't have to appeal to The...

If you intend to show it at festivals, you'll want to get permission, and something as popular as Thin Lizzie will probably come with a fee. Any "public performance" of your film, especially one in which money is exchanging hands (such as festival fees, even if you yourself aren't seeing the...

Production-wise, editing-wise, it's pretty impressive. There's a few spots where the machine-gunning goes silent as the lone gunmen fire back that seems out of step, as well as a general "we're not actually in combat" feel from the actors, but the overall effect is pretty cohesive. Will there...

I agree that we're programmed culturally to react to nudity in a certain way. I believe that there's nothing wrong with a naked body, or with sex, or even with filming sex. The problem lies in exploiting it. Granted, to a degree, it's impossible NOT to exploit nudity ebcause even if you're...

Is it possible to admire the killer business instinct of the guy who's making the "Michael Moore Hates America" movie without being able to stomach anything else about the idea? Talk about cashing in...

By that rationale, to "direct" a documentary is to "stage" a documentary, which means that all documentaries that aren't filmed exclusively with "found footage" are false. That's a tough charge to back up. Equally tough is the charge that Moore is a Traitor or a Communist or Anti-American. I...

ZenSteve: Thanks for your comments! To answer: Yes, a DVD of Season One is in the works, including Director and Cast commentary, Deleted Scenes and a Behind-the-Scenes "Making Of," which seems to be standard issue. I'm the only writer for the series (as well as the only director, producer...

This post comes a few days later than usual because our site was temporarily down due to a physical relocation of the server, but STBD Episode 5 is now up and running. This episode follows up on the loose ends left dangling after the FLUX episode and features the return of Marjorie. Consider...

Thanks, Scott. I really enjoyed shooting at the event, and the people involved were very helpful. They were also incredibly busy, which meant no one had time to slow us down with paperwork and procedure questions. The audio did suffer a bit, but hopefully most scenes are still acceptable in...

Two weeks later, a new episode... Yep, right on time... This week, we veered off our schedule somewhat when I had an opportunity to film an episode against the backdrop of a local art event known as FLUX. We balanced the scripted scenes between footage of the characters interacting with the...

Thanks for the kudos. I'll be sure to edit the word "tubby" out from any thumbs-up I pass along to cast... Ambient office noise would have been nice, true. Then again, it would have inferred an office full of extras that I would someday have to account for, and that's a headache I'll nullify...

Rather than starting a new thread every time we launch a new episode of Something to Be Desired, I thought I'd just update this post. Seems like a good way to not clutter the board on a bi-weekly basis. Thus: A new episode of Something to Be Desired is now available! You can view it directly...

I'm in production on our ongoing web series called Something to Be Desired. Literally, I'm taking a break from editing the next episode (#3 of the season), due for upload tomorrow.

Much appreciated, steve. We do what we can. Knowing that people enjoy it is what keeps us going.

Something to Be Desired: Bi-Weekly Web Series Update Hey all; Something to Be Desired is an ongoing web series filmed in Pittsburgh and updated with a brand new episode every other Monday. The series is a comedy / drama that follows a group of DJs at an independent radio station, and falls...

Zensteve, thanks for the feedback. I know we're a little more "dramedy" than the web usually encourages, but I like to think we strike a good balance. Thanks for giving us a shot! I've noticed the scratchy audio on the MOV version myself, but in the beginning rather than the end. It seems I'll...

Hola; We're three episodes in on our new season of Something to Be Desired -- a Pittsburgh-based comedy-drama -- and I thought you might be interested in checking it out. The episode itself can be viewed via http://www.somethingtobedesired.com/media/ep1c.wmv (for the PCers) or...

Lots to look at. I haven't checked out the videos yet but I like the original Flash design for the main page. The new one looks a bit in need of borders to separate the paragraphs (could just be my screen size). Also enjoyed the flowchart of the many steps it takes to go from raw video to...