Since we had to hock our crystal ball in pre-production to pay for film stock, we’re forced to approach these post-production fund-raising efforts with full confidence that… Read more “Update: Post-Campaign Planning”
Author: Blake
Blake is a Filmmaker, Writer, and Sports Media professional from Austin, TX. He studied Film Production and Advertising at UT Austin. When not supporting University TV crews and NBA Entertainment on live sports productions, he likes to excercise, travel, hang with Snoop his Jack Russell, read, write and collaborate with other writers, directors, actors, editors and producers on new ideas for storytelling in the film/TV medium.
SPIELBERG KNOWS BEST – PART II
In college, we didn’t dwell on the reality that 7 out of 10 movies fail at the box office. Instead we focused on being the next Stephen Spielberg, or Howard Hawks, or Quentin Tarantino. When you undertake such a risky endeavor, lessons learned back in your “younger days” tend to bubble up to the surface…”believe in yourself.” As you put one foot in front of the other…
SPIELBERG KNOWS BEST – PART I
Mr. Spielberg makes it sound as if not “competing” via Sundance and not “competing” with marketing dollars (which is in the range of 25 to 50 million dollars, on average) is a choice rather than a force of nature. The reality is…
LARGE FORMAT CHANGING FILM LANGUAGE?
I haven’t seen an article on large format cinema lately, and since watching Roma on Netflix last year, I was excited to hear about the latest with… Read more “LARGE FORMAT CHANGING FILM LANGUAGE?”
FILM FUNDERS 101: What is OCN Lab Work, Exactly?
Background on Digital Cinema At the end of the 20th century, digital technology had not yet taken over in the Broadcast world, much less the film industry. … Read more “FILM FUNDERS 101: What is OCN Lab Work, Exactly?”
Update: Launch in T-Minus….Very Soon!
“You have to work on the business first before it works for you.” – Idowu Koyenikan A quick update on the project. Our latest planned launch date… Read more “Update: Launch in T-Minus….Very Soon!”
SUMMER LEAGUE POSTPONES LAUNCH
THE LATEST NEWS Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love what you are doing or learning to… Read more “SUMMER LEAGUE POSTPONES LAUNCH”
UPDATE: JUNE 2019
Happy Summer y’all! It’s been a busy month with shooting and editing going on. Yes, the shoot for our Indiegogo launch video is now in the… Read more “UPDATE: JUNE 2019”
UPDATE: APRIL 2019
In this video, you’ll see: Part II of my trip to Hollywood Part I was an homage to the film noir trend of the 1950’s. This one… Read more “UPDATE: APRIL 2019”
UPDATE: FEBRUARY 2019
The first trip to LA to work on the film went well. Check out the V-Log with the link below. Blake goes to LA to put… Read more “UPDATE: FEBRUARY 2019”