DOG-e Studio

My 14th SAG-Aftra short film shot on January 10, 2026. Four failed attempts over five years. Just saw the rough edit...yeah, we have another winner. Right Crew, Right Cast...finally. Props, Costumes, and my t-shirt traveled 6,000 miles to L.A. and back to VA.

Two years ago I was living in L.A. I had a meeting with Max Timm of International Screenwriters Association. He looked up my IMDb page and shook his head. What? “You might as well give up now.” Why? “You have too many awards.” Want me to give some back? “You’re missing my point.” Obviously. “If you had a dozen or even twenty awards, you could get a Lit Man.” But now? “Everyone is going to wonder why you don’t already have one” Might be because everything I’ve done has been on the East Coast and I just got here? “No, you’re never going to make it, just quit.” I sat in my 8’ x 8’ “apartment” with no A/C or bathroom for two days wondering if I had given up everything and everyone that made me feel safe to drive 3,000 miles because of a silly dream. “What if he’s right” I kept asking. And on the third day I answered. “Okay, if 250 is too many, what if I double it?” So I began writing an additional 35 feature screenplays to my already 25. I shot two SAG-shorts when everyone said no L.A. Crew would work for free. When the Strikes shut down Hollywood and I could no longer enter writing contests either, I moved back to VA. I shot my 12th short film in the “black hole” of the film industry. (I saw Capt America last week and was the only one in the theater.) I’m already Green Lit to shoot two more shorts this year. I just received my 450th IMDb Laurel and am on schedule to meet my goal of 500 by the end of this year. In 2026, I’ll ask for another meeting with Mad Max and when he looks at my IMDb page I’ll quip “I’m sorry, I thought you meant I didn’t have enough.”

Getting ready to shoot our 13th short film starring Donald Imm as Solo Lead and Marc Goodman as D.P./Editor. Script already has two Laurels so should do well on the festival circuit. As always, anyone coming on board as Producer or Asst. Producer would share in all IMDb Awards. Great (and cheap) way to establish an Awards Ribbon on your own page.

I'll take it. :)

They put my Discovery I.D. Episode on Amazon. What an into to my character at 16-minutes in, "She has no idea what is lurking on the other side of the door." My first Close Up. Shot at night, in the rain. I had my own. P.A. with an umbrella.

Dates From Hell Season 1 See what happens when the search for love turns into a fight to the death as men and women share their personal stories of how something that started out as dinner and a movie quickly transformed into a terrifying tale.

Ahhh, L.A. memories. "Nice to meet you, gotta go." 5-minute Skype meeting with Lit Man Nicholas Bogner just now.

Mastering the Art of Receiving Notes with Nicholas Bogner, Lit Manager and Producer - Coverfly Affirmative Entertainment literary manager and producer Nicholas Bogner shares his tips on receiving notes on your screenplays.