Editing 9: The Hackintosh crashes Jason’s progress and emotions. He shares how "Rebel without a Crew" TV show encourages him. Then Jason reflects on some scenes he was surprised by in the editing and the attitude of gratitude losing his editing

Editing 8: Looking at a Mountain

Dec 30th, 2019 10m 29s

Editing 8: Jason misses self-imposed deadlines for completing the film and discusses his honest feelings of the post-production slog. He shares his new deadlines. He shares great insight from Robert Cargill about writing that relates to editing

Editing 7: When is a Scene Done?

Dec 26th, 2019 13m 56s

Editing 7: What is most important in making a cut in the footage?Jason revisits Walter Murch’s book, “In the Blink of an Eye”. Jason tells how he implemented it to make a scene better. Hear Soderbergh insights about film being the only medium w

Editing 6: Establish Point-Of-View

Dec 23rd, 2019 17m 49s

Editing 6: Jason gleans from the movie Traffic on editing point-of-view and how to get into a scene. He shares how he’s choosing the take he likes as he edits a scene. Subscribe to the filmmaking journey as each day Jason chronicles his first m

Editing 5: First Scene

Dec 19th, 2019 9m 25s

Editing 5: Actual cutting of the footage is underway and Jason shares reactions of a first viewing. He shares some encouragement from Jeremy and how taking longer is actually what it takes to get where you want to be. Subscribe to the filmmakin

Editing 4: Emotional Ping Pong

Dec 16th, 2019 13m 8s

Editing 4: Honest fellowship with other filmmakers gives Jason perspective on life and career. He finds creative inspiration from a twitter thread of successful directors, James Mangold, Craig Mazin, and Chris McQuarrie, and shares what they ta

Editing 3: Resistance is Back

Dec 12th, 2019 7m 55s

Editing 3: Raw honesty from Jason as he shares his struggle with working on the film in editing. He shares what helped break the resistance and what may help you as well wherever you are in your creative process. Subscribe to the filmmaking jou

Editing 2: Composing the Future

Dec 9th, 2019 8m 45s

Editing 2: Jason meets with a possible composer. A post-mortem call with producers goes very well and Jason shares the excitement that comes out of that meeting. Subscribe to the filmmaking journey as each day Jason chronicles his first micro-b

Editing 1: Syncing Back To Reality

Dec 5th, 2019 11m 23s

Editing Update 1: The realities of post-production set in quickly with syncing sound to the footage. Jason discusses how the 90-day timeline is going. He shares how much footage they shot and tells how he passed the monotonous time of footage o

Day 67: Exhausted on Cloud Nine

Dec 2nd, 2019 11m 26s

Day 67: Jason reflects on becoming a feature film director and reentering family life. He discusses what the day after production entailed with returning equipment and taking a few days off. Subscribe to the filmmaking journey as each day Jaso

Day 66: Last Day of Production!

Nov 15th, 2019 16m 56s

Day 66: A day full of script and logistical drama, Jason has to rewrite the script for the last day and doesn’t know what to write. He also forgot to secure the location for the day and so there is a mad dash to try find a location on a nationa

Day 65: Eleven Weddings in a Row

Nov 14th, 2019 13m 13s

Day 65: Jason forgot to cast day players, but was able to secure two actresses last minute. He discusses location needs when shooting and the themes of the scenes. Jason discusses how he directs one of the scenes that wasn’t working and how thi

Day 64: No Script, No Location

Nov 13th, 2019 14m 36s

Day 64: After a late night with kids and little sleep, Jason gets up to write 8 pages in 2 hours before getting to set. Brooke finds a way to secure a difficult role and location we need that day. The cast and crew move out to Anson and get mor

Day 63: One Embarrassing Scene

Nov 12th, 2019 11m 38s

Day 63: With one scene to shoot on day 8, production has a relaxed feel. A day of rejuvenation was well needed and embraced. Jason talks about giving yourself a deadline and making it public might be the best thing to do to accomplish your goal

Day 62: Tragedy Strikes

Nov 11th, 2019 20m 6s

Day 62: There’s nothing that can prepare you for some things in life. Dealing with sudden tragedy is one. Dealing with sudden tragedy while making a film is what this day of shooting became. Jason tells the story of the evening as best he can a

Day 61: Time to Spooklight

Nov 8th, 2019 24m 53s

Day 61: Back to Anson, Texas for the first of two back-to-back night shoots, all 7 main cast members have a pivotal scene at the Anson crossroads. Jason discusses how the shoot day went, behind-the-scene antic dotes, and lessons learned from pl

Day 60: Four Location Moves

Nov 7th, 2019 22m 17s

Day 60: Finishing the basement, moving outside and across town twice... the production has a lot of moves but the nature of the scenes simplifies the production needs. Jason breaks down the scenes of the day, the missteps they overcame and a fe

Day 59: Safe in the Scary Basement

Oct 25th, 2019 17m 6s

Day 59: Inclement weather returns to town but filming is in a basement so production stays the course. Jason and Doug collaborate to solve lighting needs from out of story and then work through stepping on each other’s toes for the first time.

Day 58: Filming in Anson, Texas

Oct 24th, 2019 19m 12s

Day 58: Why chose the "Anson Lights" folklore to create a story around the for the film? Jason explains why they ran over an hour in shooting the first scene of the day. Jason also explains the tone of the film they are hoping to achieve, the e

Day 57: Tornado!

Oct 23rd, 2019 20m 27s

Day 57: Day 3 of production is set aside as another prep day. A tornado plows through Abilene while we all slept. Jason shares a perspective on life struggles from his wife. He talks through how they reworked the schedule and the priorities in

Day 56: Exciting Footage

Oct 22nd, 2019 28m 30s

Day 56: Day 2 of shooting. Jason talks crew dropping out, how positivity helps production, and the schedule of the day. He discusses how he directed a scene differently from the page for more emotional impact, why recording wild lines are impor

Day 55: First Day of Shooting!

Oct 21st, 2019 23m 49s

Day 55: We made it!! First day of shooting is here and not without it’s hiccups and new ‘resistances’ attacking us. Jason talks through the scenes they shot on day one, adjustments they made to scenes and why they chose these scenes to shoot fi

Day 54: Last Day of Pre-Production

Oct 19th, 2019 16m 41s

Day 54: Jason and Doug put off shooting another day in order to prep for one day. They go location scouting, talk one hour setup goal in each location, and the excitement of finding locations your DP loves. An actor for day one of shooting has

Day 53: Everyone Reads Script

Oct 18th, 2019 16m 21s

Day 53: Jason writes all day to finish the script moments before all the cast and crew table read it for the first time. Originally planned as the first day of shooting, day 53 is needed for finishing the script and prep. Jason adjusts a charac

Day 51-52: The 20 Hour Rewrite

Oct 17th, 2019 10m 17s

Jason writes all day and all night, for nearly 20 hours trying to rewrite the script. He discusses waking up with anxiety about not finishing it. Then Jason talks through the workshop they put on for the students at ACU and the process for shoo