Category: Short Film

The Tear #23 – A Little Bit of Everything

phil points at a screen while editing the tear crowdfund sizzle

Good afternoon, There has been a lot going on over here for the development of The Tear. They’re small, but important on the journey to our crowdfunding efforts. First, we have secured the domain www.thetearsees.com and set up a very rudimentary landing…

The Tear Crowdfund Video is In Edit!

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Step by step. Inch by friggen inch. We are laying the foundations for the Tear. We shot the interview of me that will serve as the scaffolding of the crowdfunding video that I’ll be using on IndieGoGo and @fundition. Mark swung…

The Tear – Look Book Samples Part 2

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I’ve been very busy over here. Since losing our cinematographer, completing the visual mood boards / look book has been more imperative than ever so I can communicate what I need to the new one. Thankfully, I have made a…

The Tear Update #22 – Table Read

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Wasss happoniiiiing!?!? Just a little, late night table read for The Tear! I’ve never done a table read at what would usually be bed time, but it was the only hour we could all get together. I’m glad we did.…

The Tear – My Lenses Have Returned!

A thumbnail of Clavius cinema Lenses by Richard Gale.

Seven months ago I sent my set of Richard Gale cinema lenses off to England for a servicing. Only second generation designs, under the older brand Apogee, had some flaws that caused the focus gears on all the lenses to drift in…

The Tear Look Book Samples

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Been putting together some mood boards for The Tear. It will consist of well over a dozen pages by the time I’m done but I wanted to share with you a few samples of what has been completed so far.…

The Tear and Character Descriptions

the tear free art thumb

FOR POSTERITY… …and blockchain proof that I am the originator of all amazing ideas regarding The Tear! 🙂 Tonight, I’m uploading the pages explaining what the Tear is, along with some chronology, and fleshed out descriptions of our characters in…

The Tear – Logline and Short Synopsis

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FOR POSTERITY Here is V1 of The Tear’s logline and short synopsis from the pitch packet. More details from the packet will be coming shortly. I’m working on the Director’s Statement along with extra characters and more details about the…