Journal

Notes from the edit room.

Writing on craft, accessibility, and the small decisions behind the work.

Accessibility
On filming what can't be seen

Notes on audio description as a directing choice, not a compliance checkbox.

Jun 2026Read more
Craft
The producer's real job

It's rarely the budget. It's protecting the two hours where the scene actually happens.

Apr 2026Read more
Podcast
Sound before picture

Why every video project on my slate starts with a conversation, recorded and unscripted.

Feb 2026Read more
Documentary
What eighteen months in the field teaches you

On patience, trust, and the footage that never makes the cut but changes everything after.

Dec 2025Read more
Craft
Cutting for the ear, not just the eye

A working note on pacing picture around sound design instead of the other way around.

Sep 2025Read more
Production
The permit is the film

Why the unglamorous logistics of access are often the real creative work on a documentary set.

Jun 2025Read more