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 …
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 …
Emerging Producer
Leah Flagg is an emerging producer and screenwriter. She strives to tell the stories that speak difficult truths, that have an impact on individual perspectives, and promote positive change in our communities. Leah has benefited from the Tricksters & Writers screen writing fellowship and WIFTV’s Emerging …
Pandemic Producing
We have been on a steep learning curve since August 2020, finding ways to continue filming safely during a pandemic. Working in both mainstream tv and independent film productions, we have been on the front lines keeping cast and crew safe at all stages of …
The GREAT PAUSE
Just as we began to approach our inaugural production season for WHITE RAVEN PICTURES, the film industry came to a grinding halt. Our production calendar is shifting in blocks of several weeks at a time, as we hit the pause button. With our first short …
Moving on . . .
It’s a new year and after jumping into the deep end working in Vancouver, I’m coming up for air. Briefly. I have all new ideas about the process of film making, building on the ones I was inspired by last year on independent productions and …