It has been a long time since I wrote my last blog about the indie film industry, so let’s take a look at my latest rant. Exclusion and the gate keepers seeping from the main stream into the indie film world. So, let’s start with Gatekeeping in the independent film industry, here are some of the gate keepers who keep competent filmmakers out of the loop. Finance, this can come from many sources so let’s start with the most difficult one first, the gate keeper that is funding,

So here I go again with my opinionated views, this time on the effects of artificial intelligence. I will get straight to the point; artificial intelligence creates more issues than it’s going to solve. It will be a new indoctrination of upcoming filmmakers to know no other way, and that, for me, is really scary. I understand that it is assisting the indie and mainstream film industry, especially with pre-production, special effects, and editing. However, it also creates issu

Life can be cruel in many ways, not that I have anything to complain about; however, this doesn't stop us from overthinking. My...

Here I am again pushing my opinion onto any poor soul who will listen, this time it’s about independent film and the distribution of said...

So here I am again, ranting about what I love doing, filmmaking. I’m sure people think, why is he even bothering to make films? Let me...

As indie filmmakers’ reviews are very important, or are they? well, the aim surely must be that filmmakers want people to enjoy their...

I left school with no education and found myself relying on my gift of the gab along with my willingness to work hard and learn from...

What is this serpent you speak of I hear you ask? It’s a beast whose name haunts the dusty room that is our fond memories of edgy film...

I thought I would do a blog on how I see the independent film family supporting each other. OK I get that not everyone is going to get on...

Where to start really? Having a physical disability in the entertainment industry is more than challenging, especially when said...

We are currently all living in a weary world that is difficult to recognise from only twelve months ago; with COVID19, BLM and the...

When it comes to low-budget indie filmmaking, few have access to all the latest devices. If borrowing equipment for free is not an option...

As filmmakers we are always trying to get the best deal we can out of a budgets especially when in the low thousands or in our case hundreds. So this is my advice for the level of films that we are working with. Paying for actors and crew is the ethical and the nice thing to do, but is it the right thing to do? Well I don’t think so, because that is money that the film would lose out on especially in the horror genre when this money would be better spent on special FX. You m

As technical director at White Raven Films, my job is to ensure that everything 'works' on a technical level. At the beginning of a...