It may seem like it has taken forever but Killdeer has achieved picture lock. We often say that you don’t ever finish a film but you just run out of time. Certainly, it has been a while since we wrapped principal photography. Also, I have another film in the can to edit and we’re in…
Principal photography for Killdeer wrapped nine months ago but I am still working through the edit. In my defense, I had another short film (Heart Monitor) to edit, another short film (The Last Artist) to shoot, and preproduction to begin on a feature film (Retirement Party). We’re busy little beavers. (Or ducks, depending on which…
As previously mentioned, Killdeer has 158 takes that might need to have the video and audio recordings synchronized. (Some shots are MOS, which is filmmaking slang for being without sound.) While synchronizing a take is straightforward, even a short task done 158 times begins to add up. Adobe Premiere has a feature to synchronize audio…
Killdeer is a short film. While the Academy defines a short film as less than 40 minutes, the functional limit for the festival circuit is generally less than 10 minutes. (I have no idea of how exhibition online, e.g., YouTube, has affected the length of short films but I wouldn’t be surprised if it had.)…
Here are some BTS shots from the production of Killdeer in mid-August.
Principal photography for Killdeer wrapped on the 20th of August in 2025. Because I had a bonkers crazy pants idea of shooting two short films in 2025, the first of those short films, Heart Monitor, had precedence in the post-production queue. As post-production for that film has completed (with one notable exception) it is now…
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