Jon Cvack was born and raised in the southwest suburbs of Chicago, studying Philosophy and Film & Media at Loyola University Chicago. His first feature film "Road to the Well" which he wrote and directed, is currently touring the festival circuit, having had its World Premiere at Dances with Films in Hollywood, going on to screen at San Diego International, Lone Star, Twin Cities, and Long Beach Indie Film Festival, where it won "Best of Fest" and Orlando Film Festival where it won "Best Supporting Actor". He's the editor of YellowBarrel.org, where he offers is thoughts on films, both old and new.
The crew deal memo is a form that provides protection between the production company (or financier) and crew. While it’s quite simple finding a crew deal memo template online, you’ll need to be careful with using those because they often use certain clauses and stipulations favoring one party over the other.Continue reading Mastering the Crew Deal Memo (with FREE Template)
Script breakdown sheets are the bane of a PA’s life.Nearly all screenwriting programs offer script breakdown software--allowing you to generate reports on characters, props, VFX, locations, you name it.Continue reading Breakdown Sheets: How to Mark a Script with Final Draft Tagger
If Sun Tzu wrote “The Art of Production” he’d probably say that every production battle is won before it’s fought. An effective battle plan is the shooting schedule, and it’s the difference between making our days and staying under budget.Even with the abundance of film scheduling software available, there’s no replacing working with department heads to ensure that their needs are met and situated within a reasonable time frame.Working from the script breakdown below, I highlighted some of the most common shooting schedule mistakes.Let’s get started.Download our free shooting schedule template right here.1. Day and Night FlipsA common beginner’s mistake…
