Dan August

Filmed October 1970 I have an analytic chart on my website that produces statistics about visitors to the site, including the number of visits to each of the 220 (so far) posts. The number of visits to the DEATH CHAIN … Continue reading →

FILMED January 1971 A major challenge when creating a film is to hook future audiences as soon as possible, to involve them mentally and emotionally with the situation and the drama’s characters. That was even more important when making films … Continue reading →

FILMED January 1971 Because of the inferior quality of the film clips, I recommend viewing the small frame APRIL FOOL! Oh I’ve already done that. I don’t think I should do it again. Although the opening credits said this post … Continue reading →

FILMED October 1970 APRIL FOOL — even though as I write this, it’s the middle of August. Why April Fool? I never directed a film titled ONCE IS NEVER ENOUGH. I didn’t direct that opening teaser sequence (although if I … Continue reading →

FILMED September 1970 A car chase! A shooting! A car rollover! A corpse! I was back! Two years after THE THOLIAN WEB I was again calling the shots that fired to start a story. I was back at the Goldwyn … Continue reading →

FILMED November 1970 Five months after fighting the sands of Point Dume I was still bouncing back and forth between sit-coms and drama. The comedy bookends were NANNY AND THE PROFESSOR and THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY; the dramas in the middle … Continue reading →