
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...


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...


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...

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...


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...


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...


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...


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...

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...


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...