Rul # 16: No matter what the media says about you, be satisfied they spell you name correctly.
I have the dubious distinction of having directed music videos that Al Gore’s ex-wife,Tipper Gore, used to demonstrate to Congress the...
Rule # 15: Humility is a highly over rated virtue
Fans of movie and television celebrities would like to believe that their favorite artist is someone down to earth—someone a fan could...
Rule # 14: Never play/show to an empty house
Charles Champlin, former critic for the L.A. Times, chose my first feature film, KGOD (aka Pray TV) as his entry into the USA film...
Rule # 13: No six people laugh at the same joke
I directed six pilot episodes of a VH1 TV series called Shoot the Band, which was patterned on the popular cable show Mystery Science...
Rule 11: If you craft it well, they will come
Although there is great pain in casting, there is also joy. We had refined, acted, and knew every scene of the movie KGOD, a.k.a. (later...
Rule # 10: Do anything to finance your dream
With the increasingly sophisticated and less expensive high definition cameras and editing equipment available to us today, making a...
Rule # 7: Do Your Own Thing
If you’re writing a screenplay or making a video or movie, the only way to be noticed is by crafting something that is unique. The many...
Rule # 6: Movies about subcultures appeal to audiences
2012’s acclaimed Academy-award nominated movie, Beasts of the Southern Wild, is a cinematic look at a culture and locale most viewers...
RULE # 5: Life Lessons are learned by living
Even though I didn’t go to film school, the most important thing I gained at USC was an elective class called “Monday Night at the...
RULE # 4: Hollywood's still the Promised Land.
Many union rules, location costs, traffic control and the lack of tax and cash incentives have caused production in Hollywood to plummet....