Recent content by JLV02

I don't think film school can hurt, but it certainly isn't a necessity. I think it really depends on what you want to do in the industry and the type of person you are. If you've never been very good at school it may be better just to skip film school. However, if you find it harder to self...

As a Christian, many of my films have Christian-based themes and symbolism, but they aren't really 'Christian films' like Fireproof or anything. Think of Martin Scorsese's early work and it's Catholic themes. For me, its more of an expression of self. I like to tell stories about the human...

I'm pretty introverted in my personal life, but I'm very confident and extroverted on set. It's all about having the confidence in your vision and explaining it to everyone as clearly and assuring as possible. If you doubt yourself about something, don't let anyone on set know you're doubting...

Thanks for the advice, everyone. We had one rehearsal and after the rehearsal, which went fine with our scripts in hand at all times, I informed both of them that they needed to have their lines down by the shoot date. They were unpaid, but both have acted in several short films and one is...

So this weekend I directed a script I wrote for a short film. Our crew was great and everything was looking really good. We only had one, MAJOR issue. Both lead actors didn't KNOW their lines! I don't mean like a flub here and a flub there kind of thing. They legitimately couldn't get through...