u/SixMinuteScripts

Synopsis: A troubled forensics professional returns to her childhood home for a weekend of soul-searching only to find mobsters waiting for her with a tempting offer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd0Fr4a-350 

Self-funded
2.5 nights of shooting
1 week editing
6 months post audio and colour
2 years of festival rejections

You can compare the screenplays to the film here:
Final Draft - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1D-Mbxfr_GGJzavrl5sXtpMsyBoGmYFqT/view?usp=drive_link Production Draft - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aFENMoEgV1xjrui7PuJFAAUz9faoFQVY/view?usp=drive_link 

You can follow the entire journey warts and all on Instagram (I get deep into producing)

https://www.instagram.com/crossroadsfilmjournal/ 

Or you can ask me anything here. I’m keen to give back and share what I learned.

All the best,
Michael

Synopsis: A troubled forensics professional returns to her childhood home for a weekend of soul-searching only to find mobsters waiting for her with a tempting offer.

Self-funded
2.5 nights of shooting
1 week editing
6 months post audio and colour
2 years of festival rejections

You can compare the screenplays to the film here:
Final Draft - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1D-Mbxfr_GGJzavrl5sXtpMsyBoGmYFqT/view?usp=drive_link Production Draft - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aFENMoEgV1xjrui7PuJFAAUz9faoFQVY/view?usp=drive_link 

You can follow the entire journey warts and all on Instagram (I get deep into producing)

https://www.instagram.com/crossroadsfilmjournal/ 

Or you can ask me anything here. I’m keen to give back and share what I learned.

All the best,
Michael

Synopsis: A troubled forensics professional returns to her childhood home for a weekend of soul-searching only to find mobsters waiting for her with a tempting offer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd0Fr4a-350 

Self-funded
2.5 nights of shooting
1 week editing
6 months post audio and colour
2 years of festival rejections

You can compare the screenplays to the film here:
Final Draft - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1D-Mbxfr_GGJzavrl5sXtpMsyBoGmYFqT/view?usp=drive_link Production Draft - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aFENMoEgV1xjrui7PuJFAAUz9faoFQVY/view?usp=drive_link 

You can follow the entire journey warts and all on Instagram (I get deep into producing)

https://www.instagram.com/crossroadsfilmjournal/ 

Or you can ask me anything here. I’m keen to give back and share what I learned.

All the best,
Michael

Hey filmmakers

Synopsis: A troubled forensics professional returns to her childhood home for a weekend of soul-searching only to find mobsters waiting for her with a tempting offer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd0Fr4a-350 

Self-funded
2.5 nights of shooting
1 week editing
6 months post audio and colour
2 years of festival rejections

You can compare the screenplays to the film here:
Final Draft - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1D-Mbxfr_GGJzavrl5sXtpMsyBoGmYFqT/view?usp=drive_link
Production Draft - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aFENMoEgV1xjrui7PuJFAAUz9faoFQVY/view?usp=drive_link 

You can follow the entire journey warts and all on Instagram (I get deep into producing)

https://www.instagram.com/crossroadsfilmjournal/ 

Or you can ask me anything here. I’m keen to give back and share what I learned.

All the best,
Michael

Hey filmmakers

Synopsis: A troubled forensics professional returns to her childhood home for a weekend of soul-searching only to find mobsters waiting for her with a tempting offer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd0Fr4a-350 

Self-funded
2.5 nights of shooting
1 week editing
6 months post audio and colour
2 years of festival rejections

You can compare the screenplays to the film here:
Final Draft - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1D-Mbxfr_GGJzavrl5sXtpMsyBoGmYFqT/view?usp=drive_link
Production Draft - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aFENMoEgV1xjrui7PuJFAAUz9faoFQVY/view?usp=drive_link 

You can follow the entire journey warts and all on Instagram (I get deep into producing)

https://www.instagram.com/crossroadsfilmjournal/ 

Or you can ask me anything here. I’m keen to give back and share what I learned.

All the best,
Michael

Hey filmmakers

Sharing a short film that was 2.5 years in the making.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd0Fr4a-350 

Self-funded
2.5 nights of shooting
1 week editing
6 months post audio and colour
2 years of festival rejections

You can compare the screenplays to the film here:
Final Draft - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1D-Mbxfr_GGJzavrl5sXtpMsyBoGmYFqT/view?usp=drive_link
Production Draft - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aFENMoEgV1xjrui7PuJFAAUz9faoFQVY/view?usp=drive_link 

You can follow the entire journey warts and all on Instagram (I get deep into producing)

https://www.instagram.com/crossroadsfilmjournal/ 

Or you can ask me anything here. I’m keen to give back and share what I learned.

All the best,
Michael

Hey filmmakers

Sharing a short film that was 2.5 years in the making.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd0Fr4a-350 

Self-funded
2.5 nights of shooting
1 week editing
6 months post audio and colour
2 years of festival rejections

You can compare the screenplays to the film here:
Final Draft - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1D-Mbxfr_GGJzavrl5sXtpMsyBoGmYFqT/view?usp=drive_link
Production Draft - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aFENMoEgV1xjrui7PuJFAAUz9faoFQVY/view?usp=drive_link 

You can follow the entire journey warts and all on Instagram (I get deep into producing)

https://www.instagram.com/crossroadsfilmjournal/ 

Or you can ask me anything here. I’m keen to give back and share what I learned.

All the best,
Michael

Hey filmmakers

Sharing a short film that was 2.5 years in the making.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd0Fr4a-350 

Self-funded
2.5 nights of shooting
1 week editing
6 months post audio and colour
2 years of festival rejections

You can compare the screenplays to the film here:
Final Draft - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1D-Mbxfr_GGJzavrl5sXtpMsyBoGmYFqT/view?usp=drive_link
Production Draft - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aFENMoEgV1xjrui7PuJFAAUz9faoFQVY/view?usp=drive_link 

You can follow the entire journey warts and all on Instagram (I get deep into producing)

https://www.instagram.com/crossroadsfilmjournal/ 

Or you can ask me anything here. I’m keen to give back and share what I learned.

All the best,
Michael

Hey Aussies

Sharing a short film we made in Sydney.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd0Fr4a-350 

For anyone interested in filmmaking:

Self-funded
2.5 nights of shooting
1 week editing
6 months post audio and colour
2 years of festival rejections

You can compare the screenplays to the film here:
Final Draft - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1D-Mbxfr_GGJzavrl5sXtpMsyBoGmYFqT/view?usp=drive_link
Production Draft - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aFENMoEgV1xjrui7PuJFAAUz9faoFQVY/view?usp=drive_link 

You can follow the entire journey warts and all on Instagram (I get deep into producing)

https://www.instagram.com/crossroadsfilmjournal/ 

Or you can ask me anything here. I’m keen to give back and share what I learned.

All the best,
Michael

Hey Aussies

Sharing a short film that was 2.5 years in the making.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd0Fr4a-350 

Self-funded
2.5 nights of shooting
1 week editing
6 months post audio and colour
2 years of festival rejections

You can compare the screenplays to the film here:
Final Draft - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1D-Mbxfr_GGJzavrl5sXtpMsyBoGmYFqT/view?usp=drive_link
Production Draft - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aFENMoEgV1xjrui7PuJFAAUz9faoFQVY/view?usp=drive_link 

You can follow the entire journey warts and all on Instagram (I get deep into producing)

https://www.instagram.com/crossroadsfilmjournal/ 

Or you can ask me anything here. I’m keen to give back and share what I learned.

All the best,
Michael

With a lot of what we write being more geared towards getting a career jump started I wanted to share each iteration of my short film in case anyone wanted to jump between writing for spec and production. Enjoy.

I started by writing in my usual spec style. With that said I always intended to turn this into a film so I was a little more specific with the props than usual. (It’s also been 3 years, don't judge).

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1D-Mbxfr_GGJzavrl5sXtpMsyBoGmYFqT/view?usp=drive_link 

Then I turned it into something more suited to shooting - specific and spaced out (I like to cross out lines as we get shots). We also secured the location at this point so I made sure the screenplay reflected it.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aFENMoEgV1xjrui7PuJFAAUz9faoFQVY/view?usp=drive_link 

Finally, there’s the short film itself. You can check out how the writing translated to screen and of course what didn’t make it in.

Synopsis: A troubled forensics professional returns to her childhood home for a weekend of soul-searching only to find mobsters waiting for her with a tempting offer. (15 minutes)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd0Fr4a-350 

Ask me anything. I got a lot of help on my journey and I’m happy to pay it forward.

All the best,
Michael