My memory of that time is rather vague, but one incident does stick in my mind. Back when I was young I spent a couple weeks in the summer at “Art in the Park.” It was a program at Assiniboine Park in Winnipeg. We would go to different parts of the park and paint what… Read Article →
Monthly Archives: August 2011
A problem I run into all the time is that I spread myself too thin over many different projects. I find myself jumping back and forth between each project. In the end, I never finish any of them. It is only when I take a step back; consider each of my projects, and then make… Read Article →
I made progress on several of my projects this week. $100 Film Festival Film I got the test roll for my new $100 Film Festival Film (HDFFF2012). I was happy with how good it looked. I had been worried that the film was too old and wouldn’t work. I need to plan out what to… Read Article →
The relationship that transportation planners have with the public and media is an essential part of the job. But it is a relationship that can be strained by conflict. It doesn’t matter if a transportation planner works in the public sector or the private sector, in the end taxpayers have to pay. Researchers, like Zahavi,… Read Article →
Back in 2004, after I shot My Most Difficult Case, I decided that my next movie would be a feature. I felt I was ready for it, but seven years have gone by and no feature yet. I’ve started to consider some of the difficulties I’ve run into. I hope that will help me overcome… Read Article →
Lately I have asked people for their opinions about my idea for a movie about transportation planners. Some comments I got made me realize that many people have an unrealistic view of the economics of moviemaking. How Much Money Might I Make? So, what is the market for a movie about transportation planning? If we… Read Article →
The Crying Woman I got back to The Crying Woman this week. I got about 850 words done Thursday. The next day I couldn’t write if my life depended on it. I find this is a very hard story to write. I’m about 80 per cent through the story now. I hope to get the… Read Article →
I have embarked on a project to make a movie about transportation planning. This idea has been percolating through my mind for a long time and has a long way to go yet. Early Efforts I worked for over 30 years as a transportation planner. When I started to make films in the early 1990s,… Read Article →
“I never gave them hell. I just told the truth and they thought it was hell.” – Harry S Truman I don’t know why I didn’t think of this earlier. After all, all through my career I was frustrated by how people reacted to bad news. Time and again I ran into a lot of… Read Article →
