Earlier this year we spoke to big and small screen techno-thespian David Hewlett about his feature film debut A Dog’s Breakfast and his wily wagging of the ‘long tail’ to tell folks about it. David and his team recently appeared at the Cinequest Film Festival with their movie, and the experience prompted David to pen these thoughts about some of the practicalities of making movies for first timers.
Having had a number of fascinating conversations with filmmakers over the last few days (I should say at Cinequest in San Jose. Great fun and a real film fan festival), I thought I’d try and put our thoughts down for the benefit of those considering taking the leap into feature film making.
