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I think many of us have seen the hashtag #filmmakerslife on social media, so I thought it would be a fun play on words to do a podcast where I interview my wife. We sat down and I asked her things like what her initial reaction was when she found out this is what I do, her favorite and least...

They are especially epic tonight:

A few years back, I was involved with producing a four part documentary series. We decided to do a run of both DVDs and BluRays. In order to get them replicated, we spent $500 on a piece of software called BluStreak Tracer. It's Mac only, but it let us convert a BDMV disc image to BDCMF which...

Hello! Tomorrow starts the first of two, week-long camps where I get to teach kids about making brickfilms! I'm pretty excited, and I think they are too since all my classes are full and have a waiting list. I'm starting this thread because I'll be sharing their films here when they're done at...

Tried to be a bit more ambitious this time. Took me about four hours to shoot. I wanted to try out the cameras the kids will be using, as well as try out how I want them to make backdrops using a display board and crayons. The most challenging part by far was timing things out. I had a...

The last time I did a brick film, I was in 8th grade and shot it on VHS. A lot has changed since then. The college where I teach continuing ed classes on YouTube and video editing asked me if I wanted to teach a camp for kids this summer and the first thing that popped into my head was to do...

I'm someone who always wants to be ready with my next project. As I'm writing this, post production for "Leap" is well underway and it's time I start playing with ideas for my next film. A week ago, I had no idea what I wanted to do next, but then I saw a trailer on Angel Studios for some...

I just got a new M2 MacBook Air from Costco for $900, and it came preinstalled with an app called "Freeform". I had seen this app on my iPhone 14 Pro as well and decided to see what it was all about. As I started using it, I realized that this could maybe be used to brainstorm a movie. You...

It's around 10:30pm here in MT. Saw a few of you were online. Just wanted to say hi to guys and hope that you're doing well!

I'm a huge fan of the Bourne series and was inspired by a sweatshirt I had to try and do an actor replacement. I made the clean plates in Photoshop and did all the comp in Nuke. This was all actually done back in April or March, not sure why it took me so long to post it. I've got a "making...

Made my first Digi-Double today! I had my wife scan me with Polycam (free version). Brought the scan into Blender and cleaned up the mesh and topology. Exported an FBX and uploaded that to Mixamo where I selected a running front flip. Brought the animation back into Blender, lit the shot...

Years ago, I used to use readthrough.com to help me get a feel for the dialogue and flow in my films. The voices were higher quality than the built in table read functions in Final Draft. I could also export an mp3 to use with my storyboards. I just uploaded my latest script to the current...

5. Roadracers: The Making of a Degenerate Hotrod Flick 4. The Gurella Filmmakers Movie Blueprint 3. What They Don't Teach You In Filmschool 2. The DV Rebel's Guide 1. Rebel Without A Crew What are some of your favorites? Can be instructional or motivational

I detailed a lot of the making of this over in my blog for the new Leap movie, but wanted to share the short film I shot with my neighbors for the challenge I was given - "Jaws, but in a Montana Lake". The acting isn't great, but technically I learned a lot doing this. Shot mostly in RAW on my...

I wanted to add product shoots to my services and needed an example, so I shot this. It was filmed in my kitchen with a black backdrop and two 4-bulb soft boxes. I think I should of had a little more light, but overall I'm pretty happy with how this turned out for my first time.

I just got the iPhone 14 Pro a few weeks ago and have been loving the camera. My previous phone was the iPhone 11 Pro, so this was a substantial leap. New to me was the "Cinematic Mode", which can create a nice Bokeh effect. I thought, what better way to play with it than to film my dog...

I've recently been experimenting with ACES color management and this is the result of what I've learned. In this video, I'll show you how I set up ACES, move footage into that space, and keep it there throughout the rest of the post pipeline as I move through Avid, Resolve and Nuke.

I started my business 6 months ago. Like many video guys new to working for themselves, I struggled with pricing. I've been doing weekly videos for this client since the end of December, shooting his Vlog, editing and uploading. Afraid of not landing the client, I slightly lowballed him. As...

Backstory: I've completed three independent feature films, plus countless shorts and adverts. My first feature was a no budget slasher I shot in 2007 for a budget of $600 called "Wulf". It played a few festivals and then I buried it, considering it my trunk novel. In 2009, I turned my back on...