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

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 ?

A few years back Chik-Fil-a started offering content on their app as brand sponsored programming and now it looks like many other large brands are doing the same . Dick’s Sporting goods has announced a new studio they will sponsor with their own content geared to the brands “vibe”. It funny to think that things are kinda going back to the beginning of TV how soap operas we paid for by advertisers , the name came from a “opera” sponsored by a soap company. Now we are coming full circle with brands finding new ways to advertise since traditional commercials are failing. What do you think of these new upcoming content opportunities directly coming from a brand ? What do you think will happen to streaming networks having to now compete with the advertisers that once funded their programming ? Will this create more opportunities for smaller producers and content creators or make it harder? It’s getting wild in Hollywood Love to hear people’s thoughts