Over the past few months, I’ve been attending a number of U.S. conferences with big-name speakers from the industry-side of filmmaking (e.g. producers, sales agents, financial experts, distributors, etc.). Here are their top tips, distilled into a business guide for
Film Industry Networking – Tips for Newcomers
Everyone in the film industry talks about the importance of networking, but no one really explains how this works for first-time filmmakers. Here are some practical tips that I’ve picked up over the past few years that might help you
What is the Story About? – Shaping a Screenplay
I’ll start with a theatre story. In the early 1960s, Jerry Bock (composer), Joseph Stein (book writer), and Sheldon Harnick (lyricist) were working with Jerome Robbins (director) on a new musical set in Russia. It would come to be known
Fisher Jim – Free eBook for Kids
A Free Chapter Book for Kids Who Love the Ocean Meet Jim Tucker, a boy with a knack for fishing and a gift for death-defying adventures! Jim Tucker is having a tough year. His parents have decided to separate. He
Fisher Jim: Chapter One
For Jim Groves, Islander & Fisherman CHAPTER ONE “There’ll be no fishing tomorrow.” You ever have one of those days when Fate grabs you by the ankles and whacks you against a barbed wire fence? Well, that’s the sorta year
Fisher Jim: Chapter Two
CHAPTER TWO The catbirds woke me up instead. We’ve got three catbirds in our ash tree. Da calls ‘em Larry, Moe, and Curly. I call ‘em Foghorn, Leghorn, and Bugle. They’re loud as sin this time of year. Granddad thinks
Fisher Jim: Chapter Three
CHAPTER THREE When I die, the last thing I wanna see through my bleary old eyes is the Great Marsh. I’ve told you I live on the Fisher River, but I don’t think I said where the Great Marsh is.
Fisher Jim: Chapter Four
CHAPTER FOUR “You see anything?” “Nah. Stupid effing kid.” What with the swearing and the swishing, it took me a moment to remember where I was. Luckily, I had the good sense not to rock the Rita Anne. Judging by
Fisher Jim: Chapter Five
CHAPTER FIVE I’ll tell you true, one of the funniest things I’ll ever hope to witness was the sight of Barrington Reds bowled over in his catboat. All you could see were the bottom of his pants. The sail was
Fisher Jim: Chapter Six
CHAPTER SIX There’s a certain rhythm to living near the ocean that most people don’t understand. You see it a lot with city slicks who come up for vacations. They push against everything. In the traffic, on the causeway, down