Boyhood
Mine and Emily’s thesis film Boyhood is in the finishing stages. In layman’s terms, that means the picture edit is locked, the sound d..
The Beginning of the End
It’s a rousing time; two weeks of class remain before the move to Los Angeles; we’ve made a breakthrough in drafting one of my feature..
The City of Broad Shoulders
Making the decision to go to grad school is hard enough itself, but that verdict marks only the beginning of the decision making proce..
The Cookie Crumbles
Every time I return home, something is different. I came back from a year’s travel in 2006 to twenty kilometers of arterial motorway t..
My Year in Review
It was roughly this same time last year when I had just finished my first semester in the program that I reflected on my reasons for grad..
Not All Who Wander Are Lost
It’s no secret among my fellow producers or any regular readers here that I’m a great admirer of JJ Abrams. So you can imagine my plea..
Close Quarters
“Smooth seas don’t make skillful sailors,” offered Katie, her words an effort to justify the madness. It’s week ten, and whether in fi..
The Latest Batch | Part Two
Last time around, I introduced the first half of the latest batch of Columbia’s graduate producers. Picking a film that somehow repres..
The Latest Batch | Part One
I did it last year. Producers had to introduce themselves by means of a film that somehow represents some part of them. It was groundb..
Back to School
Back to school last week. Despite that more than helpful JC Penney back-to-school commercial, I still didn’t know what to wear. I dug ..