Pre-production continues on “The Girl Who Wanted to do Something Big,” our 5-minute family film that we’re planning to shoot (as our entry in the LDS Film Festival‘s family film category) mostly during the evenings between the holidays. Gathering props. Selecting wardrobe. Timing shots (that 5-minute limit is brutal). That sort of thing. We’ve decided that we’re … Continue reading
5-something. I’ll take it. When it comes to waking up, it beats the usual 3-something. … Oops. I didn’t do that one thing from last Sunday at church. Better late than never? Probably not, but I’m doing it anyway, because that’s how I roll. Be right back. Back (see?). I’ll do better next time. Or … Continue reading
Garrett Batty went for it. No, I’m not talking about the filmmaker’s hugely successful efforts to produce a faith-based movie playing to audiences nationwide, although that’s pretty impressive, too. No, I’m talking about his daring move in a jam-packed filmmaker’s presentation last week at a film festival, where he spoke of his experience in bringing … Continue reading
After I went to the 10th LDS Film Festival three years ago, I wrote a blog post where I attempted to use a thing call “math” (sp?) to make a case for how five people could save LDS film (especially if you’re one of them). (You can find that post here.) When it comes to media, … Continue reading
It had been a long week at work in Texas. Ken, Josh and I were really looking forward to coming home. But then we met a pair of guys who put our eagerness to come home into perspective. Elders Taylor and Wright hadn’t been home in two years. I did the math — that’s 10 … Continue reading
Notes to Self 