PITCHING 3 minutes. I had just 3 minutes to pitch my film idea for an animated musical short to the roomful of veteran indie filmmakers. I had thought I was prepared. I had written a script, crafted what I thought was a decent logline, prepared a short power point presentation, and rehearsed the song. But …
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Where Story Begins First comes story. Let me repeat. Story comes first. Before you begin your film making journey, make sure you have a great story first. Don’t be tempted to get skimpy or gloss over this step—trust me you’ll regret it later. Story is the bones that you hang everything else on. If you …
” Down the Rabbit Hole” Several years ago, I joined a San Francisco–based film cooperative called Scarycow. After volunteering on a couple of projects as a PA and location scout, I embarked on a journey to create a short animated musical film based on one of my scripts called “The Fishy’s Tale”. This is a …
