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🎥 Produced this comedy short last year. Looking forward to more projects with cool people in 2026 ✨🌈

Director: @kylebstephens
Actors: @nadinesalameh and yours truly
DP: @dgordonfilm
1st AC: @colepaxton
Editors: @heatheraalexis @kylebstephens
Produced (with): @kylebstephens
Sound: @maddog_goshorn

#comedyshort #queercomedy #lacomedicactress #indiefilm

CARNAGE ❤️‍🔥🔪

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OUTNUMBERED...by the mean girl pack 💅🐺

Tons of fun shooting this. Thanks to all of the talented women and crew that made it happen! ❤️

Directed by yours truly 😎

Never fear, your Script Super is here!! 🦸‍♂️

📸 - @lydstills

#scriptsupervisor #film #scriptsuper #kylebstephens #setlife

WEEK#8 It's been a busy few weeks of pre-production since my last 10 week program update. After a number of drafts on the script, casting, spending all of my money and rehearsals, the time has almost come for my shoot. We begin principle photography this weekend!Looking forward to the lessons ahead!
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WEEK#8 It's been a busy few weeks of pre-production since my last 10 week program update. After a number of drafts on the script, casting, spending all of my money and rehearsals, the time has almost come for my shoot. We begin principle photography this weekend!Looking forward to the lessons ahead!
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WEEK#8 It's been a busy few weeks of pre-production since my last 10 week program update. After a number of drafts on the script, casting, spending all of my money and rehearsals, the time has almost come for my shoot. We begin principle photography this weekend!Looking forward to the lessons ahead!
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WEEK#8 It's been a busy few weeks of pre-production since my last 10 week program update. After a number of drafts on the script, casting, spending all of my money and rehearsals, the time has almost come for my shoot. We begin principle photography this weekend!Looking forward to the lessons ahead!
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#film #shortfilm #horror #actor #director #screenplay #writer

WEEK#8 It's been a busy few weeks of pre-production since my last 10 week program update. After a number of drafts on the script, casting, spending all of my money and rehearsals, the time has almost come for my shoot. We begin principle photography this weekend!Looking forward to the lessons ahead!
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WEEK#8 It's been a busy few weeks of pre-production since my last 10 week program update. After a number of drafts on the script, casting, spending all of my money and rehearsals, the time has almost come for my shoot. We begin principle photography this weekend!Looking forward to the lessons ahead!
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#film #shortfilm #horror #actor #director #screenplay #writer

WEEK#8 It's been a busy few weeks of pre-production since my last 10 week program update. After a number of drafts on the script, casting, spending all of my money and rehearsals, the time has almost come for my shoot. We begin principle photography this weekend!Looking forward to the lessons ahead!
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Super proud to announce that my first short "The Dirty Animal" has been selected to be part of the official HRIFF 2024!!!

Thanks to all our amazing crew and post team that spent the effort and dedicated their time and energy to get this one over the finish line. Can't wait to watch it on the big screen. Here we come HOLLYWOOD!
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#FilmFam #film #hriff #hriff2024 #hriffofficialselection #filmfestival #firstshortfilm #cinema #movies #hollywood #actors

Week 2 in the books! 📚✏️

This week the group focused on creating a synopsis from the log lines that we came up with in week one. We were also assigned 1 movie to watch from each other member of the group.
My list was:
1. Existenz
2. Hotaru no mori e
3. Ghost
4. Nina Forever
So I was able to add a bunch to my "watched" list on Letterboxd, check out my ratings for them here: https://boxd.it/QBa3

The 1st draft of the script is already due next week! 🫠
More soon. On to week 3!
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#Kylebstephens #filmhowto #film #filmpodcast #movies #indiefilmmaking
#directing #directorslife #acting #howto #youtube #apple #filmfestival #hollywood #conversation #filmschool #writing #screenplay #script #writerslife #nofilmschool #discuss #talk #show #teach #learn #share #photography #cinema

Week 2 in the books! 📚✏️

This week the group focused on creating a synopsis from the log lines that we came up with in week one. We were also assigned 1 movie to watch from each other member of the group.
My list was:
1. Existenz
2. Hotaru no mori e
3. Ghost
4. Nina Forever
So I was able to add a bunch to my "watched" list on Letterboxd, check out my ratings for them here: https://boxd.it/QBa3

The 1st draft of the script is already due next week! 🫠
More soon. On to week 3!
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#Kylebstephens #filmhowto #film #filmpodcast #movies #indiefilmmaking
#directing #directorslife #acting #howto #youtube #apple #filmfestival #hollywood #conversation #filmschool #writing #screenplay #script #writerslife #nofilmschool #discuss #talk #show #teach #learn #share #photography #cinema

Just started the newest itteration of the 10 week program! During the length of this initiative, members will write, produce and shoot a full length short film within the span of - you guessed it - 10 weeks.

Follow along with us @10weekproductions as we post our progress each week. This was week #1 where each member shared a piece of their previous work with the group along with 3 potential log lines to develop further. Expect a post every week on our progress until the projects come to fruition! Week one down, 9 to go! 🙌🎉
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#Kylebstephens #filmhowto #film #filmpodcast #movies #indiefilmmaking
#directing #directorslife #acting #howto #youtube #apple #filmfestival #hollywood #conversation #filmschool #writing #screenplay #script #writerslife #nofilmschool #discuss #talk #show #teach #learn #share #photography #cinema

Just started the newest itteration of the 10 week program! During the length of this initiative, members will write, produce and shoot a full length short film within the span of - you guessed it - 10 weeks.

Follow along with us @10weekproductions as we post our progress each week. This was week #1 where each member shared a piece of their previous work with the group along with 3 potential log lines to develop further. Expect a post every week on our progress until the projects come to fruition! Week one down, 9 to go! 🙌🎉
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#Kylebstephens #filmhowto #film #filmpodcast #movies #indiefilmmaking
#directing #directorslife #acting #howto #youtube #apple #filmfestival #hollywood #conversation #filmschool #writing #screenplay #script #writerslife #nofilmschool #discuss #talk #show #teach #learn #share #photography #cinema

What an honor! 🙇🏻‍♂️🙏

Thanks to my buddy @eddievigilv
for having me as a guest on his podcast, "The Eddie Conversation". We had a lot of fun chatting about how to navigate the indie film world as directors. I watch podcast like this all the time for inspiration and guidance so it feels really surreal to be on the giving end for a change. Hopefully this can help others who are starting from square one like I once was. 🫡

Check out Eddie's podcast streaming on:

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-eddie-conversation-podcast/id1532935892?i=1000617848012

YouTube:
The Eddie Conversation Podcast #094 - Kyle Stephe…: https://youtu.be/r2_ChaIEcIc
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#directing #directorslife #acting #howto #youtube #apple #filmfestival #hollywood #conversation #filmschool #writing #screenplay #script #writerslife #nofilmschool #discuss #talk #show #teach #learn #share #photography #cinema

Film will take you to some interesting places.

I dont just mean locations either. Having story on your brain 24/7 allows you to come up with some crazy ideas. Listening to podcast, overhearing a nearby conversation while at the museum, viewing art while at said museum. When any of these types of things catch your interest, think of why? Why do I like this drawing? How does that sound bite that I just heard match up to my own, personal experience? What kind of character would use that piece of dialogue I just overheard? Asking yourself these questions generate amazing concepts which set the ground work for great scripts.
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#storytelling #story #screenwriting #indiescript #kylebstephens #indiefilmhustle #indiefilmproducer #filmmaking #blackandwhite #photography #filmlife #filmset #camera #Director #directing #actorslife #acting

Hans K. Misra 🧐

I'm dedicating this post to my good buddy @misrahans a talented, Writer/Director colleague of mine. Even though he's a good few years younger than me, I've learned a lot from him over the past few years of our friendship. Whether it's for help/ notes on a script, a philosophical question or discussions about directing/ filmmaking, Hans has always been someone I count on. I appreciate you buddy! 🤝
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Keep on keep'n on filmmakers

I acknowledge that I'm not holding that Ronin in the best way 😅
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