I was in Trader Joe's the other day and when I got to the counter the cashier placed my basket on top of a stack of baskets that were flipped over, he looked at me and said "sorry it's ghetto" I told him "it's fine, it just means you're creative." Ghetto rigged has been used …
Finding an audience
Who's going to watch my film, that's the question I had when fumbling around with Facebook ads or boost or whatever the hell it's called. After running a small marketing campaign I realized I could add specific movies to the audience makeup. Then it hit me, my audience is me, plus or minus about five …
And away we go…
We launched our crowdfunding yesterday for my film 2 AM and even though we didn't get a huge sum on the first day I'm excited that we will make our goal. I know a lot of people that want us to succeed because they know how important this film is. I want to show people …
Real artists ship
Marketing guru Seth Godin talks about this in his book Linchpin. Shipping really means getting your work out there. As an artist, it can be nerve-racking to think about putting work out because we fear the response. That hasn't gone away for me but I know it's a part of the process. So tomorrow at …
meditation + gratitude = happiness
No matter how turbulent the ocean is at its surface, if you go deep there's a peaceful stillness there that isn't disturbed. That's what meditation is to me.
Spike Lee is a real one
You can't just sit around and think you can get lucky
Elon Musk Helped Me Clarified My Film
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/teslas-elon-musk-whats-changed-in-a-decade/ I watched Elon Musk on 60 Minutes last night, he was interesting. What blew me away from watching it and seeing his first 60 Minutes appearance is his vision. It was not only clear but it hadn't changed. Tesla Motors goal is to accelerate the growth of electric cars. It wasn't to make billions …
Kevin Hart, You Live by the Tweet You Die by the Tweet
Kevin Hart stepped down as host of the Oscars after anti-gay tweets resurfaced. He's since apologized. I don't believe Kevin is homophobic now but in our society, we tend to look at past behavior through present-day eyes. Kevin is now a crossover star and as the biggest comedian in America right now you are held …
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Simplify that S#*t and Move On!
Choices can overwhelm us, think about it. You can go through the billions of Netflix or Amazon Prime videos and complain there’s nothing to watch. I have 6,000 films in my queue right now. There’s a reason a lot of successful CEOs wear the same thing because they know even the small decisions eat up …
Just Make Your Damn Film!
A lot of filmmakers want to make a feature film but most fall short. For me I wanted my first feature to be great, I wanted it to be like Reservoir Dogs. Over the past few months, I've learned that just making a film is an accomplishment itself. You want your film to be good …
