For this superhero action short, production was restricted to filming an entire action scene in 8 hours with amateur stunt performers.

As the director, I storyboarded the entire fight, created animatics, and edited a sample scene together that the crew referenced for every single shot.

This allowed the entire film to be edited before it was shot so that the crew only filmed the exact bits and pieces that were needed so that no time was wasted on set.

Marketing starts in pre-production and writing. For this complex business thriller, the entire indie marketing campaign was based off audiences understanding the complexity of it.

The title of the film wasn’t even revealed until two weeks after the films release as audiences took a quiz to see if they were smart enough to watch the film.

Additionally, short-form content, fliers, street interviews, and more were utilized to launch the film into digital release.

For my senior thesis film, I figured “Why not make it with SAG actors?” So I worked for three months to get Cullen Moss from Netflix’s Outer Banks attached.

Although it was more of a producing challenge than anything else, I worked for two months with my AD to fit an eight-day shoot into four days. And we still finished an hour early all four days.

PAs have one of the toughest, most confusing jobs on set, but it doesn’t have to be that way.

I take time to make sure they’re prepped and know what to expect so they can do their jobs well and be set up for success on whatever projects they tackle in the future.

Handwritten notes, specific praise, personalized gifts, favorite candy, more handwritten notes… I love encouraging people because it makes set so much better.