Category: Industry
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Chainsaw Fairytale Unleashed
I’m proud of my latest screenplay, CHAINSAW FAIRYTALE. It’s been in development a long time. Here’s the unusual bit, though. Usually, when I finish a screenplay I keep it close to my chest. Only a few, select people are able to read it. That’s not the case with CHAINSAW FAIRYTALE. As I conceived and wrote…
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Powertool Cheerleaders vs the Boyband of the Screeching Dead is out NOW in US/UK!
The release day of a film is always a little strange for me. The first time I ever experienced this was back in 2006, when a lack of product in the marketplace and the difficulties of digital filmmaking at that time meant that my homegrown midnight movie TrashHouse somehow got a wide DVD release across…
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The Promise (Your First Scene)
When I run Write a Movie in 30 Days, which is my travelling screenwriting seminar/workshop, I encourage writers to break their fledgling ideas down into 40 ‘Bits of Business’. I hesitate to use the word ‘scenes’ since people tend to take that very literally, and a bit of business might be three or four very…
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The Rodriguez List
Here’s a thing. We’re making a movie, as many of you know. We got a budget through Kickstarter, which was absolutely AWESOME. However, we’re still shooting a movie on a tiny, tiny fraction of a Hollywood budget (less than 1%) so we need to get any cool stuff we possibly can onscreen without breaking our…
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Powertool Cheerleader success on Kickstarter!
Our Kickstarter campaign for our new movie Powertool Cheerleaders vs the Boyband of the Screeching Dead closed this afternoon, having raised 100% of target! Thank you to each and every backer, sharer and those who were just cheering us on! We can’t wait to get back on set and bring you a toe-tapping, heart warming…
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Powertool Cheerleaders is LIVE!
Two and a half years ago, I was giving up on the screenplay for Powertool Cheerleaders vs the Boyband of the Screeching Dead…
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Going Live
We’ve been looking at testing out live streaming for years, actually. One of our most treasured schemes way back in the day would have involved live streaming the entirety of principal photography for one of our movies, with four cameras set up in different areas that you could skip between. Always thought that would be…
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New Podcast from Horrormaker!
If you haven’t yet checked out Jinx Media’s new podcast HorrorMaker, what the hell are you waiting for? We’re up to Episode 3, which just dropped this morning. The podcast features indie horror filmmakers in discussion with Jinx Media’s own Pat Higgins. This episode features the amazing MJ Dixon, CEO of Mycho Pictures, telling the…
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All FOUR Early Jinx Movies Now on Amazon!
When Amazon Video Direct launched last year, I was hopeful that it might finally provide a workable and user-friendly platform for people who make movies to get those movies into the homes of people who watch movies. Check this out: I was actively moaning that the industry as it previously existed was broken back in…
Pat Higgins and Jinx Media 