OK folks so here we go December 21 in Eugene Oregon will be the third 60 second cinema challenge where everyone gets to submit a one minute film actually one minute and 15 seconds with credits that will be screened in front of a live audience for a vote to win one of three awards Are you gonna join in? We would love to see what you’d make and we wanna start a group here to help keep each other accountable for making it happen. This is the third cinema challenge that I’ve put on. It’s always turned out to be as sold out. Show with a lot of fun and anybody from anywhere in the world can join this even if you can’t make it to the live event, I’m thinking about possibly Streaming the live part of the event so people could be part of it online as well so if you wanna join in comment down below, “hey I wanna be part of this “ and I’ll send you a link so that you can register your team

Boy when I. Rains , it Portland's haha Well got back from Eugene yesterday helping shoot an upcoming short holiday film called Forbidden Fruitcake . Had a great time and we got some great shots Then boom woke up to rain today and it looks like I got to reschedule some shoot in the coming week because they are supposed to be outdoors and I don’t really feel like getting my camera wet, or have actors standing in the rain. Have you ever had to reschedule a shoot ? Love to hear your stories

A Quick BTS shot of our greeen screen session for an upcoming short film by Mike Schwab called “The Forbidden Fruitcake” . Tom is playing John Marley in the film a ghost that appears in a snow globe with some advice. Tom rocked his performance as usual , and is such a great person to work with , you rock Tom! I setup the green screen in my garage , used two work lights from above to light the green screen , then one soft box w/grid as the Key light about 45 degrees to his front left and a reflector on the other side for some fill bounce. And a soft box at 100% for the backlight for separation from the background .

Happy Wednesday all ! Here’s a quick tip video on some things to try in 2026 What do you have planned for 2026?

So Filmmakers it’s that cyber Monday thing again , what new things are you wishing for this season ?