Blogs about: Hunter Lee Hughes

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Abhaya in the world....3 comments

hunterlh wrote 3 weeks ago: First sketch from costume designer Shpetim Zero of “Abhaya in the World.” (As opposed to … more →

Tags: Pre-Production, wardrobe, inside out, Outside-In, pre-production, shpetim zero, costumes, costume design, Abhaya

Storyboarding a Sequence: To investors and beyond...

hunterlh wrote 3 weeks ago: This latest set of storyboards from “Inside-Out, Outside-In” is being used to bling out … more →

Tags: development, angel investors, daniel berilla, Film Investors, holly elkjer, investor packets, investor proposals for film, james lee hernandez, jerod meagher

Inside Storyboards...1 comment

hunterlh wrote 2 months ago: This week, I began collaborating with filmmaker and storyboard artist Monte Patterson to design the … more →

Tags: Pre-Production, Actors & Director, creating an independent film, final image, Final Image Films, Independent Film, Indie filmmaking, inside out, Is Storyboarding Important?

Lost Youth Revisited via Don Bachardy Nude Portraits

hunterlh wrote 2 months ago: In 2003, I took a month-long stint as a nude sitter for legendary portrait artist Don Bachardy. He c … more →

Tags: Don Bachardy, nude portraits, portraits of don bachardy, paintings in film, shpetim zero, Set Design, Production design

Invitation - "Inside-Out, Outside-In"4 comments

hunterlh wrote 4 months ago: Very excited about our first public reading of “Inside-Out, Outside-In,” scheduled for T … more →

Tags: development, The Script, Inside out Outside in, Independent Film, screenplay reading, Screenplay development

Top Ten Things I'm Packing For Sundance2 comments

hunterlh wrote 4 months ago: Tomorrow morning at 5:30 a.m., I will brew the last of the Christmastime Urth Cafe coffee, pour it i … more →

Tags: development, sundance, jason fracaro, what to bring to sundance, top ten things to bring to sundance, packing for sundance, fatelink, sundance trip, jerod meagher

So you've raised $2,500. What do you buy first? Filmmaker-distributor Rob Williams discusses DIY indie filmmaking

hunterlh wrote 5 months ago: Rob Williams isn’t just a filmmaker, he and his partner Rodney Johnson have created Guest Hous … more →

Tags: Casting, interviews, Release, best investments for a young filmmaker, black briefs, Blue Briefs, casting an independent film, Guest House Films, How do i distribute my movie

Version 2.0: The Second Screenplay Reading4 comments

hunterlh wrote 5 months ago: An intimate, elegant screening room fittingly served as the locale for our second reading of “ … more →

Tags: development, The Script, Ann Russo, Bossa Nova, Charles Hoyes, Friends, GayDar, how to do a screenplay reading, jason fracaro

Halloween: The Soul Revealed through Costume, then Squashed

hunterlh wrote 6 months ago: It doesn’t take a social scientist to recognize that a Halloween costume is rarely just that. … more →

Tags: development, The Script, Script development, Halloween, analyzing halloween costumes, robin as a halloween costume, Existenz, herd instinct, da-sein

Mutual Self-Interest vs. Love (and why Dr. Phil and Oprah have it wrong...)1 comment

hunterlh wrote 6 months ago: This is the second post in a series on the themes of “Inside-Out, Outside-In.” The first … more →

Tags: development, The Script, mutual self-interest vs love, Dr Phil, Oprah, Oprah Winfrey, self esteem and love, Cupid and Psyche, William-Adolphe Bouguereau

Accepting your personal Steppenwolf

hunterlh wrote 6 months ago: In reading an excerpt of Herman Hesse’s “Steppenwolf” for my audio c.d. Existentia … more →

Tags: development, The Script, Zsa-Zsa Gershick, Steppenwolf, Herman Hesse, bourgeoisie, revising a script, existentialism, your writing as your soul

From the mouths of actors....the first reading.

hunterlh wrote 7 months ago: “Help us to see what we need to see, hear what we need to hear. Thy Will, not ours, be done, … more →

Tags: development, The Script, Inside out Outside in, screenplay readings, developing your screenplay, Zsa-Zsa Gershick, Alessandro Piersimoni, Justin Schwan, Rex Lee

New trailer out for 'Dumbass Filmmakers!'

Nathan Simpson wrote 10 months ago: So back in May I shared a trailer from Hunter Lee Hughes’ new LGBT comedy webseries ‘Dum … more →

Tags: Entertainment, LGBT, Funny, Comedy, True Blood, fatelink productions, webseries, Dumbass Filmmakers!, dale raoul

Balancing projects

hunterlh wrote 11 months ago: A brief word on balancing projects.  Sometimes you can’t. For the last several weeks, I’ … more →

Tags: Dumbass Filmmakers!, Balance, balancing-projects, balancing creative projects, Time Management, time management for creativity

Top Ten Things I Learned at Digital Entertainment Hollywood '12

hunterlh wrote 1 year ago: On the spur of the moment, I decided to attend the four-day Digital Entertainment Hollywood event at … more →

Tags: development, inside out, Dumbass Filmmakers!, Outside-In, Digital Entertainment Hollywood, Top Ten Things I learned at digital entertainment holly, internet tv, internet television, Cable

Interview: Carlos Pedraza talks indie film fundraising, indie film distribution, indie film success1 comment

hunterlh wrote 1 year ago: One of the benefits of getting into film festivals is meeting other indie filmmakers that inspire yo … more →

Tags: interviews, indie filmmakers, Carlos Pedraza, indie film fundraising, indie film distribution, Judas Kiss, Richard Harmon, J.T. Tepnapa, Something Like Summer

Developing your Micro-budget Film Business Plan (note: it's hard work, Elizabeth Banks)2 comments

hunterlh wrote 1 year ago: Thanks to all of you for supporting this blog so far! I’m thrilled that the last two postings … more →

Tags: development, Inside out Outside in, Elizabeth Banks, Surrender Dorothy!, Kevin DiNovis, slamdance, film budgeting, film business plan, movie business plan

Top Five Stupid and Smart Things I Did Producing my First Play3 comments

hunterlh wrote 1 year ago: Ramping up for the biggest project I’ve ever undertaken has inspired me to look back at the be … more →

Tags: development, apology, biggest producing mistakes with plays, Cody Bayne, Fate of the Monarchs, giving credit, Highways Performance Space, Multi Media, one man show

Top Five Smart and Stupid Things I did Producing my Short Film

hunterlh wrote 1 year ago: As I continue to develop my feature film script and prepare for the craziness of development/pre-pro … more →

Tags: development, Winner-takes-all, Filmmaking, Independent Filmmaking, top five smart and stupid things i did producing my sho, Camille Carida, elizabeth gordon, john matysiak, HYPHENATES


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