Coffee and Content: Building Worlds and Pushing Boundaries in Film

Great post RB! World building is now more than ever needed, given so many developments! One of massive sets takes my mind back to the first King Kong film's set (as recalled may be the first in introduction). It was even kept for a long time afterwards the production and used in other films. Particular note on how it all begins with concepts and miniatures. An exceptional blog for focus into futuristic projects!

The way sets are designed and built is so interesting! How it can go from a sketch to a model of a building to a film set is amazing!

Great post @RB. I really enjoyed the video on Post Production Financing you linked to and thought it was spot on. Logically, post production is the area most films go over budget, running out of funds. Two points to add, for one, post production houses often provide deals at this, and most stages of the production timeline, as reduced costs for equity. Secondly, a key point to potential investors is you are that much closer to delivery of the film or show being in post vs. the development or pre-prep stage, therefore a shorter window to market distribution and recoupment. Bravo!

I love SILO and it’s my favorite tv show from 2024 and keeps surprising me in 2025. Each episode makes me eager to wait for Thursday to see how the story develops. The hooks are just brilliant! Thanks for sharing RB, I will dive in the link you shared! I don’t have yet in my filmmaking career a roadblock that made me to push forward, only in my business life. I want to share with you: I founded the first global fashion company with cork skin accessories (cork from wine stoppers), and when MoMA (Modern Museum of Art) chose my brand to sell in their stores, I believed I had the best design possible. It was 2010. I created a new collection and held a fashion show for the media. A well-known fashion businessperson arrived, which made me quite proud because his word is law in the fashion world. He told me, "You did excellent work, but this design falls short of the higher-end brand markets in which you compete." And he was correct! It was disheartening for me because he was a large-scale customer, and I expected my brand to be present! This prompted me to evaluate how I could improve. I built a design team with the greatest creative designer I could find, rebranded, launched a new collection, and hit the market stronger than before. Later, the same businessperson arrived, and months later, my brand was being sold in his fashion house (2012). I discovered that nothing is impossible, and that obstacles can propel you toward your dreams!

RB, that was great, two great options, and easy to understand. Have a great Sunday everyone.

Thanks again for more great food for thought, Richard "RB" Botto!

Thanks RB! If someone already had a distributor I might even consider donating on IGG…! Have an inspiring week!

Thank you, Richard RB

There is so much that goes into production design and so many creative minds behind it- that was a fun watch! Thanks RB!

Good morning, RB. I did some rewriting on a feature script this weekend. I've also been resting/recharging for the week. I'm on Season 1 of SILO, so I'm gonna save the first video and watch it later. SILO is an incredible series! There's a lot about it to study. "It’s a great reminder that every detail—no matter how small—plays a crucial role in bringing a vision to life." You're right, and it's the details that help set incredible shows/movies apart from others. Fantastic advice and insight on getting post-production financing! The rewrite for the feature script I mentioned earlier in my comment was kicking my butt last week, but I kept working on the script/pushing forward, and I'm kicking the rewrite's butt now.

Love it!

I'll have to watch Silo tonight to see the mastery of the set designers (and colleagues) played out. What is already obvious is that everyone, from writers to producers, faces significant challenges in bringing a movie or TV series to the audience. Engineers, 3-D computer simulations, carpenters, costume designers, actors, directors, and staff -- all of them are "Builders" with a Capital "B." I salute them all. Thanks for posting, RB.