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The Hook At 4:30 AM on the Maid set, I watched a $50,000 cinema camera rig get canned because someone forgot to hit record on the audio. The DP was livid. The AD had to reset 40 background actors. And the sound mixer? He just shrugged and said, “That’s why I always run a backup.” … Read more
So You Want to Be an Actor? (Yes, You Can Start With Zero Experience) The Hook I stood in a restaurant set at 6:47 AM, wearing someone else’s sweater that smelled like moth balls, waiting for my big moment as “Restaurant Patron #3.” My job? Blink at the camera while pretending to enjoy a prop … Read more
When Netflix-Level Stabilization Lives in Your Pocket I was wrapping up a night shoot for Going Home last month. Phone in one hand, frantically trying to capture this gorgeous neon-lit alley in downtown Vancouver. The shot was perfect—moody, cinematic, exactly what the scene needed. Then I watched the playback. It looked like I’d filmed it … Read more
The 2 AM Reality Check LAX Terminal 1, 2 AM. My flight from Sundance just landed three hours late. I’ve got two Pelican cases stuffed with camera gear from Going Home post, a backpack overflowing with festival swag, and exactly zero energy left to deal with LA traffic. The Uber line snakes around the terminal. … Read more
B-Roll Footage: How to Shoot & Edit Like a Pro (2026 Guide) In Going Home, my short about two hard‑of‑hearing friends who bump into each other on a downtown street, I learned a crucial lesson about visual storytelling. When the cast signs, every gesture, every flick of a wrist, every raised eyebrow carries the weight that … Read more
18 Best Gifts for Filmmakers in 2026: Tested on Real Sets (Budget to Pro) Picture this: I’m on the set of Going Home in 2024, standing in a tiny apartment we’ve converted into a production space. The DP is trying to monitor focus on a 5-inch camera screen while I’m attempting to direct from three … Read more
How to Avoid Common Mistakes We were three hours into shooting Blood Buddies when the director called cut and went silent. Not the good kind of silent—the kind where you know something’s deeply wrong. The DP walked over, headphones still on. “We’ve got nothing,” he said. “The lav mic wasn’t recording. Three hours of dialogue—gone.” … Read more
How to Make a Documentary Film: The Reality Nobody Tells You Three months into shooting my first real documentary, I realized I’d been following the wrong person. We’d done ten interviews. Captured forty hours of footage. Built an entire narrative arc around someone we thought was the heart of the story. Then during interview eleven, … Read more
When Movement Saves Your Scene Second week on the set of Netflix’s Maid. We’re in a cramped trailer location—maybe 8×10 feet—and the AD calls for a “tense confrontation” between two characters. The script says: “ALEX storms in. PAULA turns away.” Simple, right? Except there’s no room to “storm.” One wrong step and you’re hitting a … Read more
The Hook Last summer, I wore my “Vote for Pedro” tee to a coffee shop in Vancouver. Before I could order, the barista—mid-latte pour—stopped and said, “Dude. Napoleon Dynamite. That movie saved my freshman year.” We talked for ten minutes. He comped my coffee. That’s the power of a good movie t-shirt. It’s not just … Read more