I'm excited to announce I finished the Roby Project and will be premiering my short film "I Am Roby" in Abilene Texas on July 14!
The Roby Project: Day 368 "1 Year! The Longest Project I've Ever Worked On"
I most cases, I only have weeks, days or sometimes hours to be creative. The Roby Project just passed one year and that blows my mind.
The Roby Project: Day 296 "Crashing and Burning! Everything goes wrong."
There have been a few bumps in the road along the path to do my first documentary short film about my hometown but I just lost all my files and I'm starting over.
The Roby Project: Day 136 "Editing My Life Away"
Some people call editing the third phase of writing a movie. I call editing a documentary, a white hot mess! This is one of the hardest things I've ever done. Seriously.
The Roby Project: Day 41 "Last Day in Roby."
I've finally finished filming in Roby and found myself at the little cemetery reflecting on everything that's happened so far.
The Roby Project: Day 40 "First Things I Did in Roby"
The Roby Project: Day 39 "Quick Takes"
Randomness from “The Roby Project.”
The Roby Project: Day 38 "Making Your First Documentary Film... oh no!"
My dad used to tell me you learn by doing. I'm sure there's some statistic out there that backs that up but making my first documentary has been a steep learning curve. And the biggest lesson, managing your own expectations.
The Roby Project: Day 37 "Ghosts! Hunting for Lost Towns."
Believe it not, there's a few towns smaller than Roby in Fisher County and a dozen or so ghost towns. I thought we'd go try and find them.
The Roby Project: Day 36 "School Days, A Smart Little Town"
The classes maybe be tiny but the education is big time. I was impressed by, not only the teachers and administrators, but the pride of the people from Roby about their school.
The Roby Project: Day 35 "The Big Business of a Small Town"
It's always interesting to peak behind the curtain and see how a town runs. I was excited to talk with the mayor, city manager, the judge and a few other small business people to get the inside scoop.
The Roby Project: Day 34 "North Roby? Or is it Fisher? Or Rainbolt? I'm lost in my hometown?!"
I grew up in Roby my whole life. It's a tiny town that I explored every nock and cranny out of boredom. So you can only imagine how shocked I was to discovered there was a town only 4 1/2 miles north of Roby called North Roby that I'd never heard of!
0:18 / 4:14 The Roby Project: Day 33 "Big City Life vs. Little Town Living"
You might be surprised to learn how many people from Roby have actually been to New York. You might not be surprised about what they thought of the city.
The Roby Project: Day 32 "The Courthouse Controversy; Roby V. Rotan"
Growing up in Roby, you always knew there was a rivalry between Roby and a little town only 10 miles away, Rotan. It wasn't until I started asking a few questions that I found out where it all start.
The Roby Project: Day 31 "Doing Hard Time in the Roby Jail!"
There are many hidden little spots in Roby including the old jail. I decided to do a little “urban exploring.”
The Roby Project: Day 30 "The Art of Interviewing" (and how not to do it).
I'm half way through production and interviews. It's a really strange process going back to your hometown to interview people who knew you 30 years ago. But we're doing it!
The Roby Project: Day 27/28/29 "Road Trip! I hit the backroads of Roby and cruise the drag."
Roby is a one signal light town but everyone drives everywhere. You drive to work, home, to get groceries, everywhere. I decided to jump in the truck and do some exploring of my own. I grabbed a map and went looking for all the old ghost towns and fading towns in the county. I drive the back streets trying to remember where everyone lived. And I cruise the drag.
The Roby Project: Day 26 "First Day Filming, let the bloopers begin!"
So, I started interviewing people. Which means I've also started messing up. Day 1 of filming is a horrible series of screw ups and chaos. Oh, the joys of documentary production!
The Roby Project: Day 25 "DIY JIB, Let me explain..."
First day of preproduction for my documentary short film about my hometown, "The Roby Project." I'm getting ready to start shooting including building a DIY mini crane JIB for cinematic shots. Only it doesn't go as I’d hope…
The Roby Project: Day 24 "Hello Roby... first night (super creepy)!"
First night back in Roby, Texas and it's super creepy! It's pitch black even with a full moon and the sounds of coyotes echo off the nothingness! Can't wait to get started!