A film is born 3 times.
First is when it’s written.
Second when it’s shot.
Third when it’s cut.
With 10+ years of immersion in these crucial stages of development, Michael’s experience has culminated in an expertise that would be invaluable to any independent production.
Screenwriting Services
An underappreciated aspect of editing is experience. The inexplicable refining of instincts that guide an editor as they cut footage.
As technology has advanced, we have become more and more removed from the gravity that this aspect of the craft holds, but its importance remains nonetheless.
Michael started refining his instincts while still in high school. Guiding him through the early days of YouTube, Esports before finally arriving at film school.
Now being privy to a top of the line editing system and a re-immersion into the craft via his new film Crossroads, Michael is looking to take on projects that are seeking to push the envelope.
Services Available:
- Feedback
- Script Doctoring
- Mentoring
- Teaching
Producing Services
Starting out like any other filmmaker with a blank paper and no clue on what to do with it, Michael slowly built up a base in the craft to support his filmmaking tribe’s projects.
With a brief stint in Europe, an opportunity was born to push the envelope. It was here that Michael was afforded the opportunity to make use of the priceless online events and communities that functioned in tune with the Northern Hemisphere’s timezone.
Within a few months of joining, he was running his own events on Script Camp, a non-for-profit international Screenwriting community in addition to nurturing a budding Australian community.
This culminated with being contracted to run a class on Scene Work at Newcastle’s True Screen acting studio.
Services Available:
- Producing
- Scheduling
- Budgeting
Editing Services
Since getting a crash course on producing while working on his first feature, Michael has developed a keen awareness of what an indie film needs and what it needs to let go of.
Once production has started, a forward motion begins that is often impossible to redirect at the independent level.
This is why it is of paramount importance to ensure that productions are beyond prepared before ending the pre-production phase.
It is here that Michael’s expertise comes in, having produced projects of multiple scopes and seeing them all the way to distribution.
A single consultation can make the difference and ensure that you have everything you need to see your vision through the battle that a film set often becomes.
Services Available:
- Narrative
- Music Video
- Advertisement
- Colour Grading