<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 23:15:48 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@brian-rhodes/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Head-shots are Pivotal for an Actor!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I hope all is well with you out there! I've scheduled an appointment for new audition headshots. Good headshots are so important to an actor's success and they can be costly. I suspect, on average, the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/filmmaking/@brian-rhodes/head-shots-are-pivotal-for-an-actor</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/filmmaking/@brian-rhodes/head-shots-are-pivotal-for-an-actor</guid><category><![CDATA[filmmaking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brian-rhodes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2020 01:57:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rhwg3x36ehqcFpDAgDYX1DacXazWqCmxkdQnoDCGLxhqaPGWL8oPNs8rfpf3szW8DsnyY8NpMkJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Setting up a New Studio]]></title><description><![CDATA[I hope all is well with you out there! Some big changes at this end. I'm moving out of Toronto to a small town east of the city called Trenton. We bought a new home there and I'm looking forward to finalizing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/filmmaking/@brian-rhodes/setting-up-a-new-studio</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/filmmaking/@brian-rhodes/setting-up-a-new-studio</guid><category><![CDATA[filmmaking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brian-rhodes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2020 02:00:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rhD4PT8BzPBHUx691rAPsvgLF12Pu9tG7vL5fYJoyMdtbwHxQr31G3eZa4Eop6Fv5LnPK5iFJdU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[HIVE On and Up!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Please follow our 'Filmmaking' community on HIVE. Join in the dialogue on all aspects of film as well as listen to some inside stories from my personal career in film. Here is the commemorative for the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/filmmaking/@brian-rhodes/hive-on-and-up</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/filmmaking/@brian-rhodes/hive-on-and-up</guid><category><![CDATA[filmmaking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brian-rhodes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2020 14:09:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45dxF76DahrtZau3o5exDQ5bZ1jUQQ7cpHqdp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's Great to be Back! Moving On and Upward with HIVE!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi again everybody! I'm really excited to be given the chance to post again. The changes are great. I'm so thankful to the Witnesses and others who invested the effort to make HIVE happen. Kudos to your]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/filmmaking/@brian-rhodes/it-s-great-to-be-back-moving-on-and-upward-with-hive</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/filmmaking/@brian-rhodes/it-s-great-to-be-back-moving-on-and-upward-with-hive</guid><category><![CDATA[filmmaking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brian-rhodes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2020 03:51:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonZ32EJw6nMctrTQ6kTQ3swaDmbMFtueFx9b2ZQm1jivmktmN3bWW3RcVYd3rG32BA8sFUsVRhV5EUu8DaL9peBwkPtc1MVz7PSLYd4A2bx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[TOOTTC is One for One in Film Festival Selection]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/filmmaking/@brian-rhodes/toottc-is-one-for-one-in-film-festival-selection</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/filmmaking/@brian-rhodes/toottc-is-one-for-one-in-film-festival-selection</guid><category><![CDATA[filmmaking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brian-rhodes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jul 2019 17:04:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eGPrkDPNmvcNFybRxDCTygEZcR7NtwYwzzS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Midnight Cowboy! A Great Film that Broke the Filmmaking Mold.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I met John Voight a few years ago. I was at a Film Festival with my screenplay now titled 'Better Left Unsaid'. We were having a drink. I don't agree with his politics but I found him fascinating. It wasn't]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/filmmaking/@brian-rhodes/midnight-cowboy-a-great-film-that-broke-the-filmmaking-mold</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/filmmaking/@brian-rhodes/midnight-cowboy-a-great-film-that-broke-the-filmmaking-mold</guid><category><![CDATA[filmmaking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brian-rhodes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2019 17:07:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45dvCy7VqKtZv86X4jNgGVr8rR3JBkMxbQv2a?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is So Much Time Spent on Polishing the Film Script?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Other than finding dedicated, passionate, resourceful and capable people, working the script is the best way to get the most effective result for the film!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/filmmaking/@brian-rhodes/why-is-so-much-time-spent-on-polishing-the-film-script</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/filmmaking/@brian-rhodes/why-is-so-much-time-spent-on-polishing-the-film-script</guid><category><![CDATA[filmmaking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brian-rhodes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2019 18:49:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eFa1v24idoVXhbbxpvreARVy3986u4fCBGa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Does 'Documentary-like' Mean in Film? 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Larry, if you're out there, you have permission to kick me in]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/filmmaking/@brian-rhodes/what-does-documentary-like-mean-in-film-watch-kids-by-larry-clark-and-harmony-korine-and-find-out</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/filmmaking/@brian-rhodes/what-does-documentary-like-mean-in-film-watch-kids-by-larry-clark-and-harmony-korine-and-find-out</guid><category><![CDATA[filmmaking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brian-rhodes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2019 13:54:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eAewYAQPRgaUAH4Lp69WYuPhgRmqvQiKfA6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA['Better Left Unsaid ' Signed a Re-write Screenwriter to Sample!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi Everyone! We've signed Nerio Bernardi to re-write a couple of scenes for 'Better Left Unsaid' I've attached a link following for two of those selected - scenes 33 and 35. I deleted scene 34 because]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/filmmaking/@brian-rhodes/better-left-unsaid-signed-a-re-write-screenwriter-to-sample</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/filmmaking/@brian-rhodes/better-left-unsaid-signed-a-re-write-screenwriter-to-sample</guid><category><![CDATA[filmmaking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brian-rhodes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2019 16:26:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e7vmS445XX3DrMsLwGuDw7o3qSgsmvLyRga?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Big Day! The TOOTTC Press Kit is Now in Play!]]></title><description><![CDATA[What a relief! The Press Kit was more technically complicated than I thought it would ever be. 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The dialogue is good, but as I said in an earlier blog, I need help]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/filmmaking/@brian-rhodes/our-feature-film-better-left-unsaid-needs-a-polish</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/filmmaking/@brian-rhodes/our-feature-film-better-left-unsaid-needs-a-polish</guid><category><![CDATA[filmmaking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brian-rhodes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2019 20:40:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eQmbi8a8WJQzSuuMzE8H33EQNSiNX5x3uNN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What a Surprise! Always Something Interesting with TOOTTC .]]></title><description><![CDATA[Somewhat out of the usual. TOOTTC get s a direct and an immediate response from an adjudicator at the Smith Sound Film Festival. Although a small film festival it appears Mr. Bonnell and his colleagues]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/filmmaking/@brian-rhodes/what-a-surprise-always-something-interesting-with-toottc</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/filmmaking/@brian-rhodes/what-a-surprise-always-something-interesting-with-toottc</guid><category><![CDATA[filmmaking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brian-rhodes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2019 17:43:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e8MZBfTtx5MiQZ4Zm8nReCzQwADHkdF7GAr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The First TOOTTC 'Film Festival' Submissions Have Been Made!  ]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/filmmaking/@brian-rhodes/the-first-toottc-film-festival-submissions-have-been-made</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/filmmaking/@brian-rhodes/the-first-toottc-film-festival-submissions-have-been-made</guid><category><![CDATA[filmmaking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brian-rhodes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2019 18:30:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAN5nbZp9BXyv6DuSyScBp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Posted TOOTTC Film to IMDb and a Distributor Called!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exposure for your film is key. The Director for 'The Order of Things to Come' posted the details of film on his personal IMDb page along with the the Film's trailer. Well because of the film's trailer]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/filmmaking/@brian-rhodes/posted-toottc-film-to-imdb-and-a-distributor-called</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/filmmaking/@brian-rhodes/posted-toottc-film-to-imdb-and-a-distributor-called</guid><category><![CDATA[filmmaking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brian-rhodes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2019 14:59:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMzvjY6b9GSKqW2TwNxv2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["The Order of Things to Come" It's in the CAN! Next Stop Film Festivals!]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/filmmaking/@brian-rhodes/the-order-of-things-to-come-it-s-in-the-can-next-stop-film-festivals</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/filmmaking/@brian-rhodes/the-order-of-things-to-come-it-s-in-the-can-next-stop-film-festivals</guid><category><![CDATA[filmmaking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brian-rhodes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2019 22:11:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e3u73Qkc1Tyu7uNE2dzUcvUN1wFFNi25yup?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The First Screenwriter's Critique on 'Better Left Unsaid' is in! ]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/filmmaking/@brian-rhodes/the-first-screenwriter-s-critique-on-better-left-unsaid-is-in-a2bf6e67b22ccest</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/filmmaking/@brian-rhodes/the-first-screenwriter-s-critique-on-better-left-unsaid-is-in-a2bf6e67b22ccest</guid><category><![CDATA[filmmaking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brian-rhodes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2019 13:22:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eKwSj5rtFAzgBu9N7qbi9kceFzXQdqD8U6a?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The First Screenwriter's Critique on "Better Left Unsaid" is in!]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/filmmaking/@brian-rhodes/the-first-screenwriter-s-critique-on-better-left-unsaid-is-in</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/filmmaking/@brian-rhodes/the-first-screenwriter-s-critique-on-better-left-unsaid-is-in</guid><category><![CDATA[filmmaking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brian-rhodes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Mar 2019 01:36:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e6gJSSSgDXr9TphebC4iQTxzG9wcuj4hQm4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA['Better Left Unsaid" our Feature Film has Found a Producer]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/filmmaking/@brian-rhodes/better-left-unsaid-our-feature-film-has-found-a-producer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/filmmaking/@brian-rhodes/better-left-unsaid-our-feature-film-has-found-a-producer</guid><category><![CDATA[filmmaking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brian-rhodes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2019 18:52:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eBAqpQwrCF6jPjqviKrHywh21xjFtqa75ci?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 'Where Would You Go' Challenge!]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/filmmaking/@brian-rhodes/the-where-would-you-go-challenge</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/filmmaking/@brian-rhodes/the-where-would-you-go-challenge</guid><category><![CDATA[filmmaking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brian-rhodes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2019 15:23:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eMyhNedMm2PBmWKYpN3cEK2Lk9hR8VfdiVC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Filmmaking is All About Story]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/filmmaking/@brian-rhodes/filmmaking-is-all-about-story</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/filmmaking/@brian-rhodes/filmmaking-is-all-about-story</guid><category><![CDATA[filmmaking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brian-rhodes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2019 14:33:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eQMteJUixrizj36oEMMSnvEwFJkm1MoLMKk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>