As some of you know, my primary creative focus has been screenwriting for a while. However, I’ve never shared a script before. My latest installation is a new short film script called “Painless.” The story focuses on an MMA fighter with Congenital Insensitivity to Pain disorder (CIP) who is haunted by a tragic past. This is something I hope to refine and shoot over the next year, and I’d love your thoughts on it.
Read MoreStores are opening. Restaurants are opening. It seems life as we once knew it is slowly opening again. I also believe minds are opening and hearts are opening. We humans are funny creatures. On one hand, we spend the majority of our time and energy trying to maintain equilibrium. On the other hand, life outside our equilibrium is what has enabled our species to progress this far.
Read More“Empty Spaces,” the title track off Eliot Bronson’s new record, describes life post-breakup when you’re just getting back on your feet again. It reminded me of when I broke off my engagement almost a decade ago. We were living together in a quaint Craftsman bungalow that was half her, half me. The weekend of our split I stayed with a friend so she could move out. When I walked back into the house it was half empty. It stayed that way for nearly six months as I began to put my life back together.
Read MoreSeven years ago I got to fulfill a dream of mine by speaking on the TEDxPeachtree (now TEDxAtlanta) stage. The premise of my talk was that limits create unlimited creativity. There’s nothing more daunting than a blank page, so it becomes easier to create when you’re presented with constraints(full talk HERE).
In the film world, no one does this better than the 48-Hour Film Project. Every year, thousands of filmmakers all over the country get together over a single weekend to start and finish a short film from scratch. That feat, in and of itself, is incredible. But to make things more interesting (and to ensure no one cheats) they reveal creative limitations an hour before it begins that everyone must abide by. Those include a prop, a line of dialogue, and a character every film must use. On top of that, each team draws two genres out of a hat. It’s up to the team whether they use just one or both of the genres.
Read MoreTwo years ago, out of frustration over a TV idea I had not getting off the ground, I buried myself in YouTube videos, bought a camera and some lights, and decided I was going to shoot it myself. Little did I know what kind of impact that decision would have on my life…
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