I’m like most everybody else I know, thinking about how AI is changing how we work and what that means for those of us working in the film & TV industry. This will go badly if producers treat AI as a cost-cutting mechanism, strip jobs …
The Industry Isn’t Broken. It Was Built This Way.
Ted Hope published a list this week. 224 things wrong with what he calls TheFKATheFilmBiz. It’s worth reading because seeing it all in one place is clarifying in a way that’s hard to look away from. I’ve been in this industry long enough to recognize …
Leaving Film’s Old Model Behind
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 …
Distribution in an Era of Borderless Audiences
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 …
Film Finance Shakedown!
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 …
Tariffs, Turbulence, and the Tectonic Shift in Global Filmmaking
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 …
When Vision Outpaces Skill: Hitting the Wall
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 …
One Frame at a Time: Why I’m Learning Unreal Engine
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 Space For Divergent Creatives
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 …
8 Ways to CREATE Without a Studio Backing You
🎬🎨🎭🎧 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 …
To Find Your Place Or To Build It – That Is The Question!
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 Have Never Really Fit In—And That’s My Superpower
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, …
Creator Journal: How Orkney Inspired Revolution
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 …
Creator Journal – Filmmaking on the Edge
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 …
Script Supervising in the Age of Virtual Production
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 …