Refined over the years, here's the broad strokes of how I develop an idea from a concept to a final draft.

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Here's my short film Apple Seed:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQicZKW7USE

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In this episode of Indie Feature Spotlight, we take a look at a documentary that explores the ever-blurring line between entertainment and exploitation. You can watch "Shut Up Little Man!" over at shutuplittlemanfilm.com.

When We Were Live's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1rNHInSNWX5mjaHIYyMuGg

Follow the production of "Have a Great Summer" over at: https://www.facebook.com/HaveaGreatSummerFilm/

In this episode of Indie Feature Spotlight, we take a look at a film that was made in the true spirit of the backyard filmmaking revolution, but (by the creator's admission) failed to live up to expectations. We take a look at Vincenzo Romeo's thorough and humble self-analysis and glean a few lessons ourselves.

The reddit post:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Filmmakers/comments/6wy91l/i_spent_the_last_two_years_shooting_a_feature/

You can check out the film for free on Vimeo:

https://vimeo.com/231249662

In this episode, we take a look at Thunder Road, the indie darling and SXSW Grand Jury Prize winning from writer/director/star Jim Cummings. We discuss the story behind how he got the film made, as well as what kind of a signal his choice to self-distribute sends to the indie film community.

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"Thunder Road" Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTjYRFZOf4I

Pre-Order the film: https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/thunder-road/id1429576660

"Thunder Road" Short Film: https://vimeo.com/174957219

The "Thunder Road" Script-Reading Podcast has since been removed, but if Jim tries that tactic again, he'll likely post here: https://soundcloud.com/jimornana

In the inaugural episode of Indie Feature Spotlight, we take a look at "Layover" (2014) directed by Joshua Caldwell. When a young Parisian's connecting flight to Singapore is cancelled, she is forced to spend the night in Los Angeles. You can watch "Layover" right now at layoverfilm.com