Practical production for an evolving industry.
Practical production for an evolving industry.
I’ve Been Working in This Industry for Seven Years. The Industry I Trained For Is Unrecognizable. Is That Terrifying or the Best Thing That’s Ever Happened to Us? Seven years ago I made a deliberate pivot into film and television production. For the past six …
In Parts 1 and 2, I explored how tariffs, economic chaos, and general 2025 weirdness are rewriting the rules for production and finance. Now we arrive at the final act – the grand finale, if you will – of this cinematic shake-down: distribution. Historically, distribution …
Rethinking Film Finance in the Post-Studio Era In Part 1, I explored how the looming spectre of trade tariffs is already chilling co-productions, destabilizing Vancouver’s production flow, and making U.S. distributors about as warm and cuddly as a frozen finance exec in Q4. I also …
The Chaos in Trade Policy Signals a New Era for Independent Creators For those of us working in or around the film industry, 2025 hasn’t exactly been quiet. With Donald Trump back in office like a reboot nobody asked for, and a new wave of …
Hitting the wall that comes before creative independence…It’s a thing. A real thing. And nobody talks about it enough. 🚧 The wall isn’t doubt.It’s not burnout.It’s not fear of failure (though that’s often waiting nearby, too). It’s the skill gap between vision and execution. You …
Unreal Engine isn’t just software—it’s a lifeline for my creative soul. Okay, maybe that’s a bit dramatic, but honestly, sometimes it feels like that. Bear with me, and I think you’ll understand what I mean. We live in a world which rewards conformity. When we …
A Place for People Who Don’t Fit In I don’t need to fit into someone else’s system—I’m building my own. It started small: a blog, a few ideas for a series, some experiments in Unreal Engine. But the vision is much bigger. This is a place …
🎬🎨🎭🎧 You don’t need a studio to make meaningful work. You need the right mindset, tools, and community. The traditional entertainment industry is slow to change. It’s risk-averse, overly polished, and locked behind gatekeepers who rarely take chances on bold, new talent. But here’s the …
What If Finding My Place Was Never the Goal? What if my path isn’t about finding where I fit in—but about creating the place where others like me can fit in too? A platform.A movement.A business.A body of work. Something that doesn’t exist yet—because I …
I don’t fit into ‘the system’ because I was never meant to. I’m not broken; I’m different by design, and that difference—my unique way of thinking, questioning, pattern-seeking, feeling, and creating—is exactly where my strength lies. My Core Truths I don’t fit into traditional systems—jobs, …
There are places in the world where time collapses. In the summer of 2017, I boarded a plane alone and flew across the ocean to Scotland, chasing an itch I couldn’t quite name. I told people I was going to hike, to write, to practice …
It’s been a minute! I haven’t given up; I just haven’t had the time to post here. What have I been up to that has taken me away from you? Work, baby, lots and lots of work! I was worried about not having enough work …
If you’ve ever wondered how movies manage to keep a coffee cup from magically refilling itself between takes, you have a script supervisor to thank. These continuity wizards have always been the unsung heroes of film sets, quietly keeping the chaos in check. But in …
Ah, January—the month of fresh starts, ambitious plans, and, for me, revisiting the goals I’ve already failed to meet. You know how they say, “Shoot for the stars, and even if you miss, you’ll land on the moon”? Well, I think I may have overshot …
The Power of Generational Storytelling Whether it’s the heartbreak of This Is Us, the bone-chilling revelations of Hereditary, or the tear-jerking beauty of Coco, generational storytelling has a way of hitting us right in the feels. Why? These stories don’t just tell us about characters; …