The Reel Deal
The Key to … ?
Our documentary project THE INNER SONIC KEY is coming along in a bit of a haphazard way. There have been a couple drafts and yes now it is going through another rewrite. We originally wanted to release it this spring, but now spring is around the corner and it isn't...
Lens Distortion
Manipulation. Exaggeration. Distortion. Filmmaking. Yes, those words can actually go together quite well. But so do these. Entertainment. Enlightenment. Education. Filmmaking. Say what now? Of course filmmaking is many things. It is what the filmmaker wants to make of...
Looking Ahead
Beyond the project we currently developing, The Inner Sonic Key, which is slated for release next spring, we are very excited about the project which is right behind that, Patterns of Creation. A very different project for us, but nonetheless one that fits with the...
Learning Curve
As a writer/filmmaker I have usually tried to take the highest path possible with the content I wanted to put out there. Even though there have been scripts I have been paid to write that for sure most would consider crassly exploitive. Yes, that seems to be the...
Moviemaking vs. Filmmaking
Have you ever considered that there is a difference between moviemaking and filmmaking? On the surface this may seem a bit odd, but I think there actually can be, on several different levels. First, some definitions from my own personal film dictionary. Movies. Major...
Bittersweet Applause
A little over two years ago, in April 2012, "Dreams Awake" won its first two film festival awards at Worldfest in Houston, TX. And from there it went on to win quite a few more around the world, which sent us traveling all over the place meeting all kinds of wonderful...
Quick Takes
Those of us over at Way To Go Media have a number of things going on, so I thought I'd update you. 1. Current Doc. The script for our next project, the metaphysical documentary "The Inner Sonic Key" is progressing rather nicely. We are also pulling together a lot of...
On Set
A couple weeks ago I just happened to be on the CSI TV show set out on location when they were shooting their season finale. Of course, it wasn't something that just 'happened.' It did so happen that one of the producers of the show was a classmate of mine. We had...
Best Laid Plans
The film industry, business, and creative world is very complicated and multi-layered in its planning, implementation, and exploitation. I have certainly seen it from many different angles in my long media life. From the very first time I took a film class, had my...