During production of Chip & Bernie’s Zomance I wrote a scene where a zombie’s head is knocked off by a baseball bat and lands on the floor. With no body attached this head was going … Read More
Dick Smith’s Blood Recipe
92 year-old Dick Smith passed away on July 30th, 2014 and there was not a person more loved in the makeup world than him. Known as “The Godfather of Makeup” his work has been the inspiration … Read More
Best Tip for Independent Filmmakers
After finishing the final cut of Chip & Bernie’s Zomance I sat back with my gal and watched my first feature film with her for the first time all the way through. During the entire filmmaking … Read More
What Are the Best Lights for a Green Screen
People use green screen effects too much, if you want to do a scene where you cut off an actor’s head I say do it. It’s only a little homicide, which one of us don’t … Read More
An Independent Filmmaker’s Backpack
Before you buy your next backpack to help you make the Citizen Kane of short films take a look at the Pelican ProGear U140 Urban Elite Tablet Backpack. Pelican known for reliable strong cases for all … Read More
5 Simple Steps to Mold Making
My creative team at Murena Films and myself needed to make some molds of weapons so we could make props that would kill a “Zombie” in our feature film, “Chip & Bernie’s Zomance”. We made … Read More