Hello,

You might not have heard my name, but you’ve probably seen or heard of some of my work. And if you haven’t seen my work, you’ve seen work by my students as many of them are now working professionals in the entertainment industry. They include people like Boo Jang (Asian film star), Dan Angel (Producer at Universal Studios), Lou Horvitz (Director of the Oscar Telecast), Maria Giese (writer/director), and Will Gotay (Stand and Deliver).

Since I teach both directing and producing and work as both a director and producer my students can be found all over the world: from the United States to Jamaica, from England to Israel and countries in between. They work behind the camera in all phases of the industry (and even a couple who are in front of the camera) and many of them are enterprising producers working at studios or independently throughout the world. Writing the book THE INDIE PRODUCER'S HANDBOOK, Creative Producing from A to Z was my labor of love. I would always take a student with me on every one of my projects and new experiences would prompt new ideas that I would bring back to the classroom. My students kept telling me to write a book since there is no substitution for the practical experience. SoI kept that idea in mind and began writing it one summer when I was teaching in Kingston, Jamaica and here you have it. With this site I will continue to relay experiences both past and present that may help you. Maybe they live in the back of your mind in some unconscious crevice and they will be useful to you when you need them.