HOW TO ORGANIZE YOUR THOUGHTS DURING THE SCREENWRITING PROCESS
Be the first in your friends to like it We announced via email a few weeks ago (if you didn’t get it, sign up here) that Moskoff Media has hired us to make a short featurette film. Can you say,...
View ArticleLocation Scouting in Abandoned Buildings
Last week we went location scouting in an abandoned building. You should know up front that there were no “No Trespassing” signs posted anywhere. So we’re kosher. This was my view from outside,...
View ArticleNew Screenwriter on The Block
We’d like to give a big welcome to Layla O’Shea, the newest member of the Hoffman Productions team. Layla is a talented screenwriter, and a mother of three, whose feature films, THE INVISIBLE NOOSE and...
View ArticleScreen Test: Finding the ARK
As you may have gathered by now, we’re working on a sci-fi film called The ARK Report. It takes place about 100 years in the future. The goal of the main characters of the movie is to find the ARK,...
View ArticleMeet Our Production Coordinator
Pre-production of the ARK Report is chugging right along, and I just wanted to take a moment to introduce you to our fantastic production coordinator, Max Marian. Max credits his interest in film...
View ArticleWardrobe Design Inspiration from Chanel
So we’re working in pre-production on The ARK Report, and we’re only a month-and-a-half away from filming it. With the holidays in between, this does not leave a lot of time for a costume designer to...
View ArticleKickstarter Stats [Infograph]
Here are some interesting stats about Kickstarter campaigns from Appsblogger.com: 41% of kickstarter projects fail The most popular and competitive projects (based on the number of projects submitted)...
View Article5 Musts for A Killer Kickstarter Campaign
Producing a film is very expensive. To help cover some of the costs for the ARK Report, we’re planning to run a Kickstarter campaign. While looking into Kickstarter I came across some great guidelines...
View ArticleTHE SCARIEST THING – MAKING YOUR FIRST FILM
As you know, we’ve been contracted to make our first film. You know so far we’ve made mostly short promotional videos and commercials (I think we have close to 100 under our belts) but this is like a...
View ArticleMore Abandoned Buildings! Where Will We Shoot This Movie?
Oy. This looks like a lawsuit waiting to happen. We’re looking for an old, worn, industrial building in which to shoot The ARK Report in October. This time Shmuel was wise and didn’t bring me...
View ArticleWhat Does the ARK of the Covenant Look Like?
If you’re a regular reader here you know we’re making a movie about finding the Ark of the Covenant. No, it won’t be anything like Indiana Jones. It’s more of a sci-fi noir film, if that makes any...
View ArticleMeet the ARK Report Star: Katy Castaldi
We looked far and wide for someone to play the lead role in our upcoming movie, The ARK Report, that we’re producing with Moskoff Media. We saw hundreds of acting reels that were submitted to us....
View ArticleThe ARK Report: Makeup & Hair for Katy Castaldi
Remember Katy, whose audition video we posted here? She came in last week for a fun day of shopping, hair and makeup. I pulled our inspiration from magazines like style.com and Z!NK. Here’s Katy’s hair...
View ArticleShopping Trip! Wardrobe for Katy Castaldi for The ARK Report
So here we tried out different makeup and hair looks for Katy Castaldi, the heroine in our upcoming movie The ARK Report. And here you saw her awesome audition video that shows you why she’s perfect...
View ArticleA.R.K. REPORT – FINALLY WE SECURED THE PERFECT LOCATION
Wow, we did it. Hashem helped us with the most important location. Let me explain why. You know, the A.R.K. Report is a sci fi film about finding the Ark of the Covenant. It’s based on the theories of...
View ArticleA.R.K. REPORT ACTORS RUN THROUGH – ROLLER COASTER
Today we did our first run through with all the actors. It was the first time that I got to hear the entire script acted out loud. It was quite a roller coaster. There were parts that I really loved...
View ArticleCountdown to Production
It’s midnight AM on Friday, and production starts on Monday. Here’s my to-do list, with Shabbos in between. Pray for me!
View ArticleA.R.K. REPORT: OUR LAST DAY OF SHOOTING FOR THIS WEEK – WEEKLY WRAP-UP
We had a rough week of shooting. It was the first time that I work more then 14 hours a day, four days in a row. Man, I’m exhausted and I can’t wait for sleeping and Shabbos. Doing nothing then...
View ArticleThe Hero in Our New Sci-Fi Short, The A.R.K. Report
Before I share with you all of our adventures in production for The A.R.K. Report, I want to introduce you to the lead male actor in the film. Pascal Yen-Pfister is a true renaissance man. He did mime...
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