Ten Pages a Day: Getting Your Screenplay From First Page to First Draft
Traditional screenwriting is kaput, in my humble opinion. For those of you who follow my tweets and Facebook status updates, you might recall that a few weeks ago I finished the first draft of my...
View ArticleThe Tao of Crowdfunding: Three Ps for a Successful Indie Film Campaign
UPDATED: 2/18/13 –– Same three Ps. Even more recent examples! Long before I worked at Indiegogo, I was given the opportunity to step in for the company’s co-founder Slava Rubin for a presentation on...
View ArticleThe Tao of Crowdfunding: A Practical Guide to Crowdfunder Etiquette
So you now know some of the keys of a successful campaign from reading the first post in my Tao of Crowdfunding series, but that’s only part of the ongoing battle to find alternative sources for...
View ArticleCallbacks & Additional Casting for “Mating Dome”— The Next Trigonis Film
8/28/11 UPDATE: Callbacks and Further Auditions Announced! Following on the heels of my most recent short film Cerise, I’m pleased to announce that I’m getting ready to tackle my next short...
View ArticleMating Dome: Growth is Inevitable
The wood, steel and other raw materials for my upcoming short film Mating Dome have been assembled, and now it’s time to piece together this sexy sci-fi romp. This past weekend I had the honor of...
View ArticleTao Te Trig: The Flow, the Muse and the Working Writer’s World
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011 marks the day I started writing my very first book, The Tao of Crowdfunding for Filmmakers, for Michael Wiese Productions. Thirty days later, I’m about a hundred pages into...
View ArticleFrom Auteur to Author, Part 2: Crowdfunding for Filmmakers Arrives on Amazon
After six months of writing like a rock star, including one complete rewrite and two full revisions, plus another two rounds of copyediting with an editor, and most recently an in-depth review of its...
View ArticleFrom Auteur to Author, Part 3: Crowdfunding for Filmmakers Comes Full Circle
The circle is now complete –– I’m officially an author! On Saturday, April 6th, I had my first-ever book signing for Crowdfunding for Filmmakers: The Way to a Successful Film Campaign, published by...
View ArticleTEDx Talk: “Crowdfunding Today, Tomorrow, Together” Is Here
I'm very proud to present to you all one of the crowning achievements of my entire life (thus far) –– My TEDxJerseyCity talk called "Crowdfunding Today, Tomorrow, Together."
View ArticleCalling All Trigonauts! (‘Cause “Trigonaut” Sounds Cooler Than “Intern”)
The time has come for expansion, and I cannot do it alone! As many of you probably know, I’ve been putting out crowdfunding advice for filmmakers and various other content creators and storymakers for...
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