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Whoops, almost forgot to mention that a film I produced (last year? Was it that long ago?) will be showing at the Fractured Lens Film Festival in Chicago. The film was written and directed by Rey Villar and, I believe, this is the second festival to accept the film. Congratulations Rey! We submitted the film [...]

I’m producing an animated kids show at the moment and putting together a team of people. I’m looking for a writer of Filipino descent, familiar with Tagalog and Filipino culture. Familiarity with linguistics and children a plus. We’re also looking at animators, recording facilities for voice over and mixing, sound effects design and DVD mastering [...]

It’s been a busy week! Last week I met with Christina Varotsis who just co-produced The Merry Gentleman starring and directed by Michael Keaton. The movie was shot locally and is playing around town right now. It’s a really nice, quiet film about a hitman who’s tired of his life until he meets a woman [...]

Ahhh, at long last the short film Reunion is finished! This is a short I jumped on to help co-produce for Rey Villar back in the summer of ’08. I think we shot it around June or July. We managed to get it in for the Chicago Filipino Asian American Film Festival in September in, [...]

Man, business plans are a pain in the ass, but they really make you look at your business from every angle. I’m glad we’re doing it for this mystery project though, because it’s made us really think about the business. I’ve been working on this one about four months now and I can finally say [...]

This is a very interesting series of videos, forwarded to me by a friend, that talk about the potential to make money off of short films. This is a panel hosted by Queer Lounge at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. Their focus is on gay content, but what they have to say is applicable to [...]

“How much does a music video cost?”, “How much does a website cost?”, or “How much does a commercial cost?” are the most frequent questions I get from potential clients. The answer is always: “It depends”. I remember, early in my career, when I was trying to hire someone for creative work and I would [...]

Ahhh yes. The cheapest Steadicam in the world (or should that be called the cheapest Steadycam?) I managed to follow the instructions well enough. The real problem was the drilling, but it turned out great! I can’t believe I’m geeking out over something so small, but I can’t stop smiling. The strange things I’ll go [...]

What to expect: First, call and tell them what kind of project you are doing and they will forward you the correct agent. Then, they will ask you for lots of personal information including address, phone numbers, email address, and who this policy should be written under. This information is for the policy application, essentially, [...]

First, let’s go over some of the terms you’re going to hear when talking on the phone with an agent. It’s a good idea to get familiar with these terms because they’ll throw them around pretty fast. The types of insurance coverage you’ll be looking at are: Annual DICE (Documentary, Industrial, Commercial, & Educational) – [...]