Crowdfunding KAISHAKUNIN Part – II
While Part I covers the our preparation for the crowdfunding campaign, Part II covers the experience of running once it has gone live. Now that the campaign ended back in late June, I’ve reflected on the …
True Story Sort of
The woman paused on the path, her dog loyally stopping by her side. “What are you doing?” she asked. “We’re making a samurai film,” I answered. She looked past me, past our crew, past our …
Dirty Deeds…Done Dirt Cheap
I could hear them laughing at me. I couldn’t blame them. If I were watching some guy rolling around in the dirt, rubbing soil and dead leaves over his clothes, I would have laughed too. Welcome to the …
Putting the Pieces Together
Sanj has edited a few rough cuts of the film (with feedback from John and me), and we are very close to picture lock and moving on to the final stages of post-production. (A rough …
Next Stop: Planet Frankenstein
Broken glass and bone crunches underfoot as you make your way down a hallway on an abandoned prison planet. Lights flicker overhead. Was that a growl? Something scrapes along a floor around the corner. Your …
Public Voting Contests – Worth It or Not?
If you’re active on social media, it’s likely you’re solicited by your friends to vote for them in some public voting competition or another from time to time. The winner is determined by the number of votes …
Trailer Released, Premiere Announced
The official trailer for “Kaishakunin” is now available! As you can see (and hear) in the trailer, the success of our Indiegogo campaign is allowing us to make something truly special. The costumes, the props, the locations, the …
Three Digital Assistants Walk Into A Bar…
With the September completion of our latest short film Kaishakunin, John and I were wrapping our heads around what our next film project would be, when an entirely unexpected idea came out of left field. John …
Animal Farm P.I. – A New Hope
Back around the end of November, I dropped some hints that John and I were working on a new direction for Small Basket Studios that involved digital assistants. As of the morning of February 5, 2018, …
We’re Burning the Boats. Now What?
“Burning the boats” is an analogy John and I have been hearing a lot the past few months. Traditionally, it refers to an order Hernan Cortés gave in 1519 when he landed with his men in …