At the start of 2012, I did a post about My Goals for 2012. Before I do the same for 2013, I wanted to look at how I did last year. Make Better Use of My Time Well, I don’t think I did very well with this. I got some projects done, but I didn’t… Read Article →
In this and previous posts, I looked at how I made some of my films for the festival. In later posts, I will summarise what I learnt from those experiences and suggest how you can make a film. I made If I knew . . . for the fourth festival in 1995. Like My Next… Read Article →
In this and the next post, I will look at how I made some of my films for the festival. In later posts, I will summarise what I learnt from those experiences and suggest how you can make a film. I made My Next Film for the tenth festival in 2001. I came up with… Read Article →
In this and the next few posts, I will look at how I made some of my films for the festival. In later posts, I will summarise what I learnt from those experiences and suggest how you can make a film. I made The Fence for the fifth festival in 1996. It developed over a… Read Article →
In this and the next few posts, I will look at how I made some of my films for the festival. In later posts, I will summarise what I learnt from those experiences and suggest how you can make a film. Who Shot the President started out as an idea for a feature film. The… Read Article →
In the next few posts, I will look at how I made some of my films for the festival. In later posts, I will summarise what I learnt from those experiences and suggest how you can make a film. I made Weekend in Calgary for the first Hundred Dollar Film Festival in 1992. This was… Read Article →
When the Hundred Dollar Film Festival first began, the idea was that you could make a film for under $100. Now, twenty-one years later, is that still possible? In this and later posts, I will to talk about how to make a film for the festival. As I wrote this post, it began to get… Read Article →
Pete’s Plan I got some comments back from some people on this story. I rewrote it based on their comments. I incorporated some new ideas I had as I read it over. It is a bit longer at over 1,000 words now. I think it is better too. I’ll read it over again next week,… Read Article →
I submitted my short story Pete’s Plan to Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine a few weeks ago. This week they sent me a note to say, “it does not suit the needs of the magazine at this time”. I was disappointed, but people were supportive. The magazine encouraged me to submit the story elsewhere. I plan… Read Article →
I worked on my film “Some Days . . .” this week. I want to submit it for the 2013 Hundred Dollar Film Festival. http://100dollarfilmfestival.org/ I originally did the film for last year’s festival, but I wasn’t happy with the image quality, so I withdrew it. I hope I get it right this time. I… Read Article →
