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Michael Field
Dec 14, 20161 min read
Make Mistakes
For my final project in my graduate class of Advanced Multimedia Tech, I had to do a video with had an advanced 3D element. This class is...
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Michael Field
Dec 9, 20161 min read
What Process?
My writing process is all over the place. I wish I did the notecard thing and had all the scenes laid out in front of me. I tried that a...
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Michael Field
Dec 7, 20161 min read
It Takes More Than The Script
The Life Ends @ 30 team had a bit of good news this week. The short we made, Escape the Room, was nominated for a Writer's Guild Award...
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Michael Field
Dec 5, 20161 min read
To Sacrifice or Not To Sacrifice
Nothing! Sacrifice nothing for your story. In a perfect world, that sentiment works. But if you work within the independent film world...
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Michael Field
Nov 21, 20161 min read
One Up Again
Further proof that a writer never stops writing, nor do they forget their characters. When I posted about my experience with one of my...
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Michael Field
Nov 14, 20163 min read
Revisiting Running in Place
Think you need to see a therapist? Nah. Make a short film. I remember showing this short to some people and I'd always preface it by...
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Michael Field
Nov 7, 20161 min read
Short Film Showcase - Echo Torch
My last post was about short films and how much I like making them. How much I think of them and what they could offer. Why not show you...
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Michael Field
Nov 4, 20163 min read
The Short Film
I like short films. I know they're out of style for some. When the age of relatively low-cost digital tech arrived and the general ease...
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Michael Field
Nov 2, 20163 min read
Revisiting One Up
The story of two lost souls and a fruit pie. That was the tagline for the short movie, "One Up", which we shot in November 2004. This was...
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Michael Field
Oct 25, 20163 min read
Revisiting The Hero
Many years ago. (Actually, 14 years ago) Holy crap. That was 14 years ago!? Anyway, 14 years ago I ventured to make a short film with our...