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Which is where I am, moving multiple independent feature film projects forward as a writer-producer, but with nothing to...
08/07/2025

Which is where I am, moving multiple independent feature film projects forward as a writer-producer, but with nothing to publicly announce or even tease. Movement is often one step forward and three-quarters step back. We're succeeding in adding attachments. But we're still short when it comes to funding a budgeted production and post-production... The indy feature itself is a format almost quaint in an age of TikToks and generative AI, and one you shouldn't build a career around, if you ever could....

Which is where I am, moving multiple independent feature film projects forward as a writer-producer, but with nothing to publicly announce or even tease. Movement is often one step forward and thre…

As I continue working behind-the-scenes nurturing co-production relationships and funding sources for indie film project...
12/03/2025

As I continue working behind-the-scenes nurturing co-production relationships and funding sources for indie film projects, there isn’t much (anything, really) to publicly show for my work. So, for this post, a walk down memory lane, and some modest observations on the trade I’ve pursued throughout my career… Source: DALL-E/ChatGPT More than 20 years ago, I was hired to script an educational/training videogame…...

As I continue working behind-the-scenes nurturing co-production relationships and funding sources for indie film projects, there isn’t much (anything, really) to publicly show for my work. So, for …

I've been wearing my film producer hat much more than my film writer hat these past months, immersing myself in budget a...
30/09/2024

I've been wearing my film producer hat much more than my film writer hat these past months, immersing myself in budget and schedule variations, financial forecasts, recoupment schedules, sales territories, co-pros (co-production companies) and so much more -- for the several feature film projects my producing partner and I are trying to steer towards full funding. Interestingly, we've been using an AI toolset to help generate proprietary return-on-investment forecasts (a tiny glimpse of one shown here; nope, not for…...

I’ve been wearing my film producer hat much more than my film writer hat these past months, immersing myself in budget and schedule variations, financial forecasts, recoupment schedules, sale…

Last month I traveled to Italy for the first time in my life. That meant plenty of pasta and Campari, of course, and vis...
07/05/2024

Last month I traveled to Italy for the first time in my life. That meant plenty of pasta and Campari, of course, and visits to the predictable tourist sites. But as a professional screenwriter, it also meant a consideration of some of the early days of dramatic storytelling, a topic that endlessly fascinates me. In the photo, I'm standing by a mighty Roman sculpture in the heart of Rome: Trajan's Column....

Last month I traveled to Italy for the first time in my life. That meant plenty of pasta and Campari, of course, and visits to the predictable tourist sites. But as a professional screenwriter, it …

Once in a rare while, I write something that isn't a screenplay, teleplay or treatment. The online journal Airplane Read...
23/02/2024

Once in a rare while, I write something that isn't a screenplay, teleplay or treatment. The online journal Airplane Reading was kind enough to publish my little essay about the years I spent professionally commuting by air (as a visiting college professor), encased in a meditation on the classic Byrds' song "Eight Miles High." Enjoy.

Once in a rare while, I write something that isn’t a screenplay, teleplay or treatment. The online journal Airplane Reading was kind enough to publish my little essay about the years I spent …

Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia. Writers are always seeking inspiration… Less than a month ago, I had the opportunity to...
02/01/2024

Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia. Writers are always seeking inspiration… Less than a month ago, I had the opportunity to visit Cambodia's Angkor Wat, the culmination of a trip to Southeast Asia. Angkor Wat is the largest temple complex in the world, built in the 12th century by the powerful and sophisticated Khmer empire, in service to the Hindu god Lord Vishnu....

Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia. Writers are always seeking inspiration… Less than a month ago, I had the opportunity to visit Cambodia’s Angkor Wat, the culmination of a trip to Southeast As…

During the 2007-2008 Writers Guild strike, I was on a studio picket line most days. Universal (see pic), NBC, Prospect S...
14/06/2023

During the 2007-2008 Writers Guild strike, I was on a studio picket line most days. Universal (see pic), NBC, Prospect Studios, Paramount, Fox one time (Fox was the longest trek from my home in Silverlake, and nearly impossible to park at for free). Picketing is not fun. Fortunately, the strike spanned the autumn and winter, so at least it wasn't blazingly hot....

During the 2007-2008 Writers Guild strike, I was on a studio picket line most days. Universal (see pic), NBC, Prospect Studios, Paramount, Fox one time (Fox was the longest trek from my home in Sil…

SAG-AFTRA defines an Ultra Low Budget feature film as one costing less than $300,000. Stay under that marker, and your r...
27/03/2023

SAG-AFTRA defines an Ultra Low Budget feature film as one costing less than $300,000. Stay under that marker, and your required pay for professional actors is drastically minimized. Raising $300,000 is a lot easier than raising $1,000,000 (it's a lot easier than raising $350,000, actually). So I'm currently developing an Ultra Low Budget horror feature, with the hopes that my production company can attract investors at this price point....

SAG-AFTRA defines an Ultra Low Budget feature film as one costing less than $300,000. Stay under that marker, and your required pay for professional actors is drastically minimized. Raising $300,00…

Writer-producers stay under the radar unless they're lucky enough to have a project warranting trade coverage and awards...
03/01/2023

Writer-producers stay under the radar unless they're lucky enough to have a project warranting trade coverage and awards consideration. I'm certainly not in that category at the moment. And plenty of professionals pursue their careers without ever garnering awards or significant trade publication notice. The work, in the end, is what it's all about. Through my production banner Vista Bella Films, my production partner and I continue pursuing production fundraising for feature films (including…...

Writer-producers stay under the radar unless they’re lucky enough to have a project warranting trade coverage and awards consideration. I’m certainly not in that category at the moment.…

Professional news bulletins (i.e., blog postings) were easy in the years I served as a full-time professor: I'd be speak...
17/09/2022

Professional news bulletins (i.e., blog postings) were easy in the years I served as a full-time professor: I'd be speaking at a conference, on a panel or broadcast radio/podcast segment; producing an extracurricular event (that I was also promoting publicly); or just commencing a new academic year and teaching a new slate of courses (worth a mention, at least)....

https://tborst.wordpress.com/2022/09/16/this-cant-be-real/

Professional news bulletins (i.e., blog postings) were easy in the years I served as a full-time professor: I’d be speaking at a conference, on a panel or broadcast radio/podcast segment; pro…

Feature film screenplays generally run 80 to 120 pages (it's a simple metric: one page = one minute of screen time, appr...
27/04/2022

Feature film screenplays generally run 80 to 120 pages (it's a simple metric: one page = one minute of screen time, approximately). Unfortunately, their narratives are not "born" fully formed. There is no single path to developing a screenplay: some build the story via (physical or onscreen) index cards; others build the story via the writing of one or more outlines; some try to bull their way through the script by writing it from "FADE IN" to "FADE OUT" (the latter is not an approach I recommend)....

https://tborst.wordpress.com/2022/04/27/from-synapse-to-script/

Feature film screenplays generally run 80 to 120 pages (it’s a simple metric: one page = one minute of screen time, approximately). Unfortunately, their narratives are not “born” …

Almost immediately after my wife and I were vaccinated early in 2021, we booked a trip to the Yucatan peninsula for the ...
10/01/2022

Almost immediately after my wife and I were vaccinated early in 2021, we booked a trip to the Yucatan peninsula for the end of the year: feeling that the pandemic would definitely be waning by then, and travel would no longer be a concern. The joke was on us, of course. Delta. Omicron. We got our boosters the second we were eligible....

https://tborst.wordpress.com/2022/01/10/2022-and-optimism/

Almost immediately after my wife and I were vaccinated early in 2021, we booked a trip to the Yucatan peninsula for the end of the year: feeling that the pandemic would definitely be waning by then…

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