I’ve been cleaning up the front page of this site. Adding and subtracting things as needed. I don’t feel like changing my theme to the current trendy bare minimum look, but I have streamlined what I’m using. I added some… Read More »Site Maintenance
In the form of a blue line. I just wanted to let folks know that I’m keeping track of my progress on this novel. You can find the progress bars on the main page of this website. The next novel I’m to… Read More »Progress Bars, Activated
Today we shot for another couple of hours on the Bike Race movie. We managed to complete another fourth of the film before my young crew and I got too hungry to continue. Below are some screenshots of the shots we… Read More »Bike Race Shoot, Day 2
It seems to be taking me forever to write a simple three book trilogy. In fact, I’m crafting a five book trilogy. I have an established numbered book series known as the Star Saga. There will be nine total books… Read More »A Trilogy, Sorta
Our third short film started shooting today at the local grade school. We shot for about two hours and then broke for ice cream. We managed to complete three scenes from our movie titled: Bike Race. In a nod to… Read More »Bike Race Shoot, Day One
The cover art for the third book in the Star Saga series will need to depict a massive starship battle between Votainion warships and Alliance starships. I have one Alliance starship from the time period, the S. S. Sokol. I… Read More »Votainion Warship Build Part 1
I have two older still camera lenses left over from my SLR days. I proudly used Olympus cameras and lenses back then. These days, I use a Canon DSLR principally because it has really awesome video capabilities for the money.… Read More »Still Lens to Cine Lens
Outlining is an essential step in writing your novel that should not be skipped or skimped on. This is where the story comes together and the plot is figured out. For me, my story is fleshed out when I outline.… Read More »Outlining My Novel
Since I’ve gotten back into filming with my kids, I’ve been slowly building up a kit to make that job easier. Some folks have wondered exactly what I have now and what I would recommend to someone who wants to… Read More »My Filming Kit
Syncing Sound is not easy, but it’s an essential film making skill. This Saturday we shot a few minutes of video of my two sons reading dialogue from one of my books. (Use what you have laying around, right?) We… Read More »Weekend Practice Film Syncing Sound