Becoming a Multi-Faceted Creative, and The Movie-Making Process with Filmmaker & Podcaster David Power

David Power is a multi-purpose creative pro based in Brooklyn, NY. Since moving to New York, he’s worked in music recording & production, written several business books, penned screenplays, and helped write and perform in comedy films. His latest project is a podcast documentary of how a feature film is made.

Our conversation covers creative practices and routines, as well as the often-nebulous world of film & video, including how to collaborate on a script and using crowdfunding to launch projects at scale.

Catch up with David on his website, DavidPower.com, or through his show, SureFirePodcast.com

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Show Notes & Links

David’s office is a multi-purpose room (writing, video editing, audio recording, podcast production)

Acoustic paneling

GIK Acoustics

Reverb

Anechoic Chamber

David started making films based on his own whims and desires

The Lonely Island

Saturday Night Life

D*ck in a Box

David is currently podcasting the production of a feature film

Michael Goldburg & Dave Chan, filmmakers

Iron Mule Comedy Film Festival, NYC

Seed & Spark, film-based crowdfunding platform

Transcontinental Railroad

Contractions (in dialogue)

David’s podcast episode on crowdfunding

Crowdfunding article on The Busy Creator blog

Kickstarter and pitch videos which now are their own project and format

Cathryn Lavery on The Busy Creator Podcast, episode 65

American Sign Language (ASL)

Does Google Docs have an offline version?

Centered, Courier text for screenplays. Why?

David has assembled a 3-monitor desk setup over the years

Island of Misfit Toys

Crysis

Ivy Bridge, Intel’s best chip from Spring 2012

David worked in a corporate environment for many years; no longer uses an alarm clock

Prescott watches one event on broadcast TV each year: The Oscars

Presidential debates in 2016 were streamed on Twitter

DavidPower.com

Sure-Fire Podcast

 David Power on Facebook

 David Power on LinkedIn

Tools

Trello

Slack

Google Docs

FinalDraft

BitBucket (on the web)

SourceTree (on the desktop)

Dropbox Paper

Dell PC Tower from 2009

VEGAS Pro by Sony Magix

Cakewalk by Sonar

Hackintosh

Mac Pro

Techniques

Soften the corners of a room to dampen reverb/echo

Develop characters first, give them a voice and backstory, and then place them into a three-act structure. (Or not).

Collect all notes and ideas; save them for later and vetting each one before writing

Build a project management software workflow that actually reflects the way you work

Don’t store files in Slack; that’s not the place for permanent items

Use Plain Text formatting as a universal standard

Build a Hackintosh if you can’t afford a Mac Pro (which you probably can’t)

Habits

Cross-promote, tag, and share your social links with your collaboration partners

Exercise first thing in the morning

Meditate, eat, drink coffee before starting work

Use a floating lunch hour

Wake up without an alarm

Don’t actively seek out news (minus industry happenings)

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