Adventures In Short Movie Making

I recently finished shooting all the scenes for my next short movie Shady Brady's, a comedy based on my short story Diridon Station. I shot one scene on Friday August 22 in a house in Santa Cruz. The scene will be about a minute long and shooting took just under an hour, which is light speed … Continue reading Adventures In Short Movie Making

Second Short Movie Challenges

My latest short movie project is a comedy titled Office Supplies. It is a story about an office worker looking for a certain office supply, but in his search discovers that his co-workers are insane. Movie has five speaking roles, and so far I have four actors but the fifth role will be the hardest … Continue reading Second Short Movie Challenges

Screening Of TWENTY

TWENTY, a feature movie I co-wrote with the director Hilary Davidson, had its first screening on December 2 at CreaTV in downtown San Jose, CA. Cast, crew, and their guests arrived at the venue in the early afternoon. I was expecting a subdued gathering of about 20 to 30 people to show up, watch the … Continue reading Screening Of TWENTY

Escape From Jury Duty Premiering Tonight!

My comedic short movie Escape From Jury Duty will premier tonight on the Community TV of Santa Cruz program Phil Harmonic Presents at 7PM PST, and can be seen locally on channels 27 (Xfinity, Santa Cruz) and 73 (Charter, Watsonville). Show will also be webcast, go to https://communitytv.org/watch/ then click the 27/73 tab. The format … Continue reading Escape From Jury Duty Premiering Tonight!

Short Movie To Air On November 17

My short movie Escape From Jury Duty will debut on Community TV of Santa Cruz on November 17th and will also be able be webcast. The plot of my short comedy is about potential jurors coming up with absurd excuses to get dismissed from jury duty, something most people find identifiable. Movie was shot on … Continue reading Short Movie To Air On November 17

Movie Making Challenges

Finally shot all the footage for my short comedy Escape From Jury Duty on Sunday on September 3rd. I had my cast, my skeleton crew, my rented camera, and a conference room at the Satellite Workspace reserved to double as the jury assembly room. All the stars seemed aligned as I entered the Satellite at … Continue reading Movie Making Challenges

New Short Movie Project

I've embarked on a new short movie, it's a farce about people trying to get out of jury duty and is based on a piece of flash fiction I wrote and posted a year and a half ago. https://robertkirkendall.com/2022/01/15/jury-duty-a-flash-fiction-piece/ Already have most of the cast, only need one more actor with a speaking role and … Continue reading New Short Movie Project

Scene From My Screenplay On Zoom Tonight

The Wine Box Players are presenting online performances of nine short scripts, including a scene from a screenplay I'm writing that's an adaptation of my stage play Electric Serenade which was performed last month at Theater for the New City in New York. Showtime is at 7PM east coast time and 4PM west coast time. … Continue reading Scene From My Screenplay On Zoom Tonight

New Project: Short Movie

This summer I'm going to make a short movie. It will be my first, so I'm very excited! So far I have five pages of script, two committed actors, and a director of photography. I'll be able to rent a camera, lights, and other equipment from Community Television of Santa Cruz. The story of the … Continue reading New Project: Short Movie

Leaving Paradise: Winner

My screenplay Leaving Paradise is an award winner at the Multi Dimension International Film Festival. There are many film festivals under the Film Freeway umbrella and MDIFF is just one of them, but I'm grateful for any victory that comes my way. And this is just the beginning of the effort to get this little … Continue reading Leaving Paradise: Winner