Tomorrow is guaranteed to no one. Neither is today. Not guaranteed, but largely spoken for. That’s how things shake out when you have a day job that somehow turned into a fairly advanced parall...

Since I started making films, technology has rapidly advanced, democratizing the ability to capture high quality content on almost any budget. High end miniDV cameras like the DVX-100 gave way to the...

Yonah Lewis and Calvin Thomas waste no time establishing the premise of White Lie, the new film on which both share writing and directing credit. The movie revolves around Katie Arneson, a young woma...

When you don’t have much (or any) money to make a movie, your instinct might be to shy away from incorporating action into your film. This is a mistake, as action scenes can be faster, easier,...

Background Mr. Misfortune is an independent feature film that I wrote, directed, produced, shot, scored, edited, etc (not because I’m an auteurist, but because there weren’t ample financi...

Films already have several applied classifications to help viewers find movies that they’ll enjoy. Ratings and genres are the two main taxonomies. When it comes to budgets, however, there are t...

The fear of failure acts a deterrent for everyone, in all aspects of life. Whether it’s expressing interest in someone, applying for a job, opening a business, signing up for a class, or speaki...