On Set for New Film ‘Paranoia’
I was called to work on the film Paranoia. I was brought as a union background actor and spent most of the day driving my car in a city street shot. This was the first day of shooting as the production crew transformed downtown Philadelphia into Midtown Manhattan bringing in numerous NYC taxis and relabeling […]
Negotiating the New Amazon, Part 2
http://studios.amazon.com/ I did not intend to write a follow up to my earlier post now know as Negotiating the New Amazon, Part 1. But my 45 day option review period has come and gone and I thought my observations may be useful to others. First, a basis from which to begin: I have been aware […]
Negotiating the New Amazon
Over a year ago our beloved seller-of-all-things Amazon.com launched an entity called Amazon Studios. This was to be a competitive environment for the display, promotion and possible production of motion pictures. I discussed the parameters of the competition with friends and colleagues and read the materials over and over myself. In the end, I decided […]
Announcing SAG Member Status
I am proud to announce that I am now a card-carrying member of the Screen Actors Guild. Although I will no longer be able to accept non-union screen work I am excited to be eligible for the expanding opportunities that SAG status presents. With this change I had to rethink my local representation. This has […]
3-D Still Sucks
Renown film critic Roger Ebert regularly writes and Tweets about the film industry (@EbertChicago). Many of his articles are on his perceived failure of 3-D films. Here’s a recent quote: The notion that we are asked to pay a premium to witness an inferior and inherently brain-confusing image is outrageous. The case is closed. This […]
A Query To Myself
From time to time someone will contact me through my website with a query of some kind. This is to say, these folks are asking for something. Reflecting on the past year, I have received more of these than ever. However, these messages are often vague, confusing, disruptive and abrupt. Usually, if a query has […]
What’s in a Title?
For the first time, I am changing the title of one of my spec scripts. I have a horror/creature feature that can be described as a Jersey Devil tale previously titled The Pines but I have renamed the script simply Jersey Devil. Log line and greater description here. Now, I have retitled optioned material before. […]
Announcing ‘The Blog’
In my search for a more efficient way to get news out about my projects and encourage discussion on a range of topics, I have adopted The Blog. The goals of The Blog include getting the word out on my own projects and experiences but also to generate discussion on your projects & encourage the […]