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The Hardest Question to Answer: What’s next?

After an amazing ending to our Kickstarter project, people have been asking me “What’s next?”. It’s a great question and a hard one to answer. How do we keep up the momentum and gain more support for our project? Films are typically done with little … Continue reading

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Getting Ready for #140conf LA

It’s been very busy around here lately. Two weeks ago I spoke at the #140conf in Boston which was a lot of fun. That same day we launched our film project on kickstarter. There has also been a lot going on … Continue reading

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Financing the Dream: Using Kickstarter to Make it a Reality

Exploring Our Options Making a documentary is no small task, both financially and work wise. It was clear from the start that this project would require a capital investment if it was going to reach the level John and I … Continue reading

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On the Cutting Edge: The Equipment We Are Using, Part 1

With this project, John and I are trying out a number of innovative ideas. Besides open sourcing our thought process, we are looking at filming the documentary with some cutting edge technology. Traditionally, films are made with camcorders specifically designed … Continue reading

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Start of Something New: Making a Documentary

Sharing Our Story In 2007 I started this blog with my sister as a way to record our thoughts and help my mother with her book. Over the past three years we’ve posted almost 100 times and talked about everything … Continue reading

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