A journey of storyboards and directing my first dramatic film
Despite my being an incredibly dramatic person, drama tends to not be my artistic style. I’m a comedy person, see below.
But then I met Colin Hinckley, who loves drama and, specifically, horror. And we decided to write a horror film together called Buy In, a tense character study about…
By B.L. Castellini (aka 14 year old me)
All typos have been maintained.
CHAPTER 1: THE ‘PRISON’
“Kate, come on, You can stare at the clouds later! It’s time for our astronomy lesson.”
“Who cares about the stupid astronomy lesson? They’re all a bunch of dots to me.”
“Kate! If you flunk astronomy you will be stuck in this prison for another…
How to keep your momentum and take advantage of being stuck indoors
So 2020 is starting out wild, huh?
As someone who has been social distancing since birth, and as someone who’s been writing about and observing “homebody best practices for marketing your work” professionally for 3+ years, I wanted to aggregate some advice for those of you who are newer to…
Your finale isn’t your final chance to succeed
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On the internet, it’s always rerun time. For filmmakers, this can be really useful, because your project’s success doesn’t live…
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Comedy
Blank My Life
Wish Weasel
26 Words
My Astronaut
Lost in Moldova
Everything’s Fine: A Panic Attack in D Major
The Right Swipe
Gut Feeling
Pitches
Short Form Comedy
Short Term Rental
NAKED TALK
FRESH!
The Inventor
Nutritiously Nicola
Life On Earth
Shangri-LA
Gym Life
Life in the Dead Zone
37 Problems
Heavily Meditated
Dreaming Whilst Black
GRITZMORE Season Two
How To Know If You’re Dating a Narcissist
The Adventures Of Kuriko Oikawa
BOURGEOIS & MAURICE: YOUTHANASIA
NWAR
Bip
My Helpful Ghost Ancestor Roommate
Abracadavers
Learning Nature with Chris Locke
nature v. nurture
Drama
BLACKBETTY
F.A.M.
Macbeth — King of the Favela
Border’d
La Supercafetera
Short Form Drama
Subverse
Blackout
King Ester
Division Street series: Fish out of Water
SWITCH
Bless This Mess
Divorce Video Therapy
M
Near Human
Non-fiction
Ballin’ With No Balls
TASTE With Kevin Longa
Farm Crime
Canadiana
Natalie and Tara Try Stuff
The Very Hot Show
90-Second Pitch Competition
You Don’t Look Sick
ARTIES
Dozing
Kid Stuff
Gym Shorts
Three Trembling Cities Season 2
Tales From Pussy Willow
Tech Bettys
Dining In
Lone Star Middle
Ciao Downtown
APT 205
Trail Mix
Calvary
Geoff and the Ninja
Best Writing
M
Blackout
The Inventor
The Adventures Of Kuriko Oikawa
Everything’s Fine: A Panic Attack in D Major
26 Words
Pitches
Best Directing
M
Everything’s Fine: A Panic Attack in D Major
Division Street
Dreaming Whilst Black
Life in the Dead Zone
F.A.M.
La Supercafetera
Best Cinematography
M
King Ester
Abracadavers
Farm Crime
Macbeth — King of the Favela
Blank My Life
Lost in Moldova
Best Editing
Subverse
How To Know If You’re Dating a Narcissist
Life On Earth
Heavily Meditated
GRITZMORE
My Helpful Ghost Ancestor Roommate
Canadiana
Best Actress
Liv Morris (BOURGEOIS & MAURICE: YOUTHANASIA)
Alexandra Spieth (Blank My Life)
Kristy Best (How To Know If You’re Dating a Narcissist)
Olga Gutu-Cucu (Lost in Moldova)
Midori Francis (Bless This Mess)
Maia Absberg (FRESH!)
Natalie Bray (Nutritiously Nicola)
Best Actor
George Heyworth (BOURGEOIS & MAURICE: YOUTHANASIA)
Adjani Salmon (Dreaming Whilst Black)
Anthony E. Williams (F.A.M.)
Chris Locke (Learning Nature with Chris Locke)
Eric Robinson (Subverse)
Nick Sommer (Shangri-LA)
Michael Cruz Kayne (Short Term Rental)
Spoiler alert: you can’t become Beyonce overnight.
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As the primary show-approver on Stareable.com and now as the professor of a web series production class, I have a…
Every panel and event you have to look forward to at Stareable Fest 2019
All events at The Williamsburg Hotel — 96 Wythe Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11249
Draft your team, brainstorm content themes, and more!
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Step 6: Decide your content themes
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If you take nothing else away from this article…
The window to your series’ soul
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The easiest thing to get people to watch is a trailer. Whether they’re a friend, a family member, or a…
Bri Castellini
Writer, filmmaker, adjunct prof, and human bulldozer. Colorado>Oregon>NYC>LA www.BriCastellini.com
