by Travis Mills | Jun 23, 2022 | Tips for Filmmakers
DOES SCRIPT PAGE COUNT REALLY MATTER? By film industry standards, a page of a script is supposed to equal a minute of on screen time. Therefore a 90 page script will in theory turn out to be an hour and a half movie. Though this is the Hollywood rule,...
by Travis Mills | Jul 5, 2019 | 12 Westerns in 12 Months
We are excited to share with you the second round of roles from our two-part Natchez Trace films for which you can audition for at our Mississippi Casting Call on July 21st. Click Here for all audition details. Also, below you will find sides to prepare for these...
by Travis Mills | Jul 3, 2019 | Current Projects
I’ve decided to publish some of my yet-to-be produced screenplays. Over the next six months, I will publish one a month. I’m starting with a film I wrote called ON THE SEVENTH DAY: Click Here to Read This film is based on a news story from Alabama about a...
by Travis Mills | Dec 31, 2017 | How to Make a Low-Budget Film
How to Make a Low-Budget Film A New Video Series with Filmmaker Travis Mills In Episode 1, I talk about the strategy of writing what you know when developing a script for a low or microbudget movie. For a Skype session to learn more about how to make low-budget films,...
by Travis Mills | Aug 16, 2017 | Uncategorized
Filmmakers don’t read enough. There’s a shameful lack of curiosity in most of my peers. Why are they not pouring through the biographies and interviews of their favorite directors? Why do they not have subscriptions to the last remaining film magazines? We...
