Write a better script!!! The INDEFINITE site has many posts covering the topic “write a better script”. For this post, only broad strokes will be covered. Develop Better Characters & Backstory Characters were but a whisper. The key players Amber,…
Crank Up the Action: Walkthrough The Script The production kicked off for a planned three-day sweat in the kitchen. The AC had to be off for sound. Windows were covered with black garbage bags to fake midnight. The cast and…
The Original Battle Royal Ending The final faceoff was scripted atop a gritty parking garage. Concrete pillars. A sea of battered cars blasting lights pointing in unison. Otto steps out. His crew lines up behind him. Steel barrels flash in…
The kitchen scene puts Jonas, Otto, and Amber in the spotlight. It lays the groundwork for these characters. The tension between Jonas and Otto is a stick of dynamite with a lit fuse. Then “The Man in the Mask” enters…
The death blow of “street thug” Nick Caminata was too tricky to capture in the kitchen. The hallway was cramped. “The Man in the Mask” actor (Joseph Janswig) could not lift the airsoft gun to aim at Nick’s head. Joseph’s…
We cranked up the chase scene with some “killer attack dogs.” Vinnie the pit bull and Tank the bulldog were the fierce guardians of that yard. The only time the dogs sounded “really” ferocious was when they played tug of…
The Contenders Otto jacked a van, tearing through the streets to his office. In his clutches is the last mysterious orange vial of solution. His crew is on standby for when he returns. “The Man in the Mask” stashed his…
The Upper Deck Luck sometimes means having the right friends. Co-Director Christopher Kuiper and I were shooting off emails to request backyards for chase scenes. We were given the green light for a chase sequence through a killer yard. The…
The alley was a symphony of shadows and disorder. The heartbeat of INDEFINITE pulsed with danger. We elevated the film’s intensity using the alley for multiple story moments. The Throat Stabbing The tension crackled in the air. “The Man in…