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A GRIP'S TRUNK, A RED CARPET, AND THE WORST THING I EVER READ IN THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
How I Got My First Feature Film Made (Part 2) by Jeff Fisher You can read Part 1 of this story here. After a thousand “No’s,” a last-minute financing miracle, and some casting luck, I landed in Minneapolis ready to shoot my first feature film. There was just one problem: the snow — the entire reason we picked Minneapolis — was gone. “Dead of Winter” was going to need a new name. But that turned out to be the least of my production hurdles. TWENTY-TWO LOCATIONS, TWENTY DAYS Fi

Jeff Fisher
Aug 1610 min read


How I Got My First Feature Film Made (Part 2): Six Schools, One Red Carpet, and The Hollywood Reporter Bombshell
On the set of KILLER MOVIE by Jeff Fisher You can read Part 1 of this story here: https://www.reeltalkwithjeff.com/post/how-i-got-my-first-feature-film-made-part-1-dead-bodies-paris-hilton-and-a-thousand-no-s After a thousand "No's," a last-minute financing swing, and some epic casting luck, I arrived in Minneapolis ready to shoot my first feature film. There was just one problem: the snow was gone. "Dead of Winter" would need a new name. But that was the least of my worries

Jeff Fisher
Jan 612 min read


How I Got My First Feature Film Made (Part 1): Dead Bodies, Paris Hilton and A Thousand No’s
by Jeff Fisher With Paul Wesley and Kaley Cuoco on the set of KILLER MOVIE Sometimes your first feature film gets born out of the most challenging circumstances. For me, it was February in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. 17 degrees below zero. No cell service. No internet. Just me, my dog, howling wind, and an endless parade of locals telling me horrific accidental death stories. This is how my first feature "Killer Movie" came to be. THE SCRIPTED DREAM Even though my short films

Jeff Fisher
Dec 3, 202510 min read
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