The Running Wild Blog
Articles on the craft of filmmaking and the films we create.
MOVIE MONDAY: Western Movie Reviews – Week Seven – Brimstone & The Struggle
Each Monday, I am sharing reviews of Westerns I studied to prepare for making 12 Westerns in 12 Months during 2020. I am watching these films not from an audience perspective but as a filmmaker, as a student of the genre. Week Seven: Brimstone & The Struggle...
Productions Wraps on THE DEATH RALLY: The Latest Installment of our Wasteland Series
On June 2nd, we wrapped production on the next installment in our Wasteland series which began with The Mad Man of Miami and continued with The Seven Blood. This new installment is titled The Death Rally and was filmed during the wasteland event Detonation 5 at...
FRIDAY ANNOUNCEMENT: Merina Khan Hired as Director of Photography on A GUIDE TO GUNFIGHTERS OF THE WILD WEST
We are excited to announce that Merina Khan has come on board our team for the 12 Westerns as the Director of Photography on A Guide to Gunfighters of the Wild West. Khan will bring her cinematography skills to this Western/Comedy which starts production in April of...
12 Westerns: Darrell White Joins the Cast of TEXAS RED
We are excited to announce that Darrell White has joined the cast of our Western TEXAS RED. He will play Ben Chester White, an African-American cowboy who became involved in the Texas Red ordeal and was tragically lynched many years later. This will be White's first...
MOVIE MONDAY: Western Movie Reviews – Week Six – How the West Was Won (“The Rivers” Section)
Each Monday, I am sharing reviews of Westerns I studied to prepare for making 12 Westerns in 12 Months during 2020. I am watching these films not from an audience perspective but as a filmmaker, as a student of the genre. Week Six: How the West Was Won ("The...
12 Westerns: Actor Dorsey Carson Joins the Cast of TEXAS RED
We are excited to announce that actor Dorsey Carson has joined the cast of our Western TEXAS RED. Carson will be playing Jefferson County Sheriff John Millsaps Johnson, one of the Mississippi lawmen who participated in the hunt for Texas Red. Dorsey Carson has...
FRIDAY ANNOUNCEMENT: Creek Wilson Cast in Lead Role for the NATCHEZ TRACE Films
Actor Creek Wilson has joined the cast of our Natchez Trace movies. He will play the lead role of Samuel Mason, perhaps the most notorious outlaw who committed crimes on the Trace. Wilson will play Mason in both of our two films about this bloody history. The Natchez...
MOVIE MONDAY: Western Movie Reviews – Week Five – Meek’s Cutoff and The Baron of Arizona
Each Monday, I am sharing reviews of Westerns I studied to prepare for making 12 Westerns in 12 Months during 2020. I am watching these films not from an audience perspective but as a filmmaker, as a student of the genre. Week Five: Meek's Cutoff and The Baron...
12 Westerns: Actor Shannon Williams Joins the Cast of TEXAS RED
We are excited to announce that actor Shannon Williams has joined the cast of our Western TEXAS RED. Williams will be playing the character Angus, a bitter man who leads the raid on Texas Red's cabin. Florida-based actor Shannon also appeared as one of the leading men...
12 Westerns: Filmmaker Diary – April 2019
These are diary entries, tracking my progress and process making the 12 Westerns in 12 Months project. Every now and then I will be publishing these daily notes that were taken on my phone. They have not been edited at all. To learn more about my 12 Westerns...
