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I: The Beginning of My First Short Film
This is the first post and introduction to documenting the process on making my first short film. I want to share my progress as a way to share, reflect and learn as I go, and to also feel some accountability knowing I need to make regular updates. If no one reads this, then it’s just me journaling I suppose lol. In this first post, I will share the idea for the film and why I went with the subject matter. Have you ever heard of a game called Arc Raiders? It’s a video game re
Mar 32 min read


There Will Be Blood | That One Shot EP4
There Will Be Blood is visually stunning, masterfully acted and a well produced period drama.
Sep 30, 20241 min read


The Screenwriting Formula: Book Review
The Screenwriting Formula: Why It Works and How To Use It When the New Yorker published an article on Scott Frank back in December of...
Mar 31, 20245 min read


Film Study #1: Camera Pan vs Track
Scene reference for this post: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring . Film studies are a great way to improve your storyboarding and other filmmaking skills. In this first film study we'll be breaking down a short sequence from the first installment in a great trilogy of films. This scene contains well crafted camera moves and subtle tricks to help make the audience feel what the characters are feeling. There are two camera moves we are going to focus on. The fi
Feb 16, 20246 min read


Top 10 Tips To Break in as Storyboard Artist
Over the past 10 years, I studied films, practiced drawing and explored tools to become a storyboard artist. This list summarizes the...
Jan 3, 20247 min read
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