How We Directed Our First Western Feature Film

Im super excited to share the behind the scenes with all of you of my first Feature film "5 Outlaws and a Saddlebag"

This film was directed by myself and good friend Joey Palmroos. A lot more exciting news to come so stay tuned.

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[RobertZivko]

Love how you guys are positive and having such a good time.

[AdamAsdel]

Proud of you dude!! Stoked to see the final film

[jordanyatsevich]

There will never be enough westerns in the world. I'm writing a couple myself. This looks amazing!

[RyanBergez]

Way to go🎉 huge congrats and can’t wait to see your movie 🙌 thanks so much for sharing your journey with us! Cheers 🥂

[MarioSoMedia]

So excited for this and congrats on making this feature with Joey! You both have come a long way!

[arcecreative]

What a great video. Thanks for sharing your experience with us! I can’t wait to watch it!

[FlyingJackalope]

Super pumped for you guys and really want to see this.

[lovellcamel]

Congratulations! You made it, just can't wait to watch the film somewhere!

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Truly inspiring and what a great story. Looking forward to seeing the film.

[MilutinMujovic]

I've been following you for a while now, and this truly makes me happy. You are lucky to have a friend like him who shares the same passion as you. I'm still looking for someone like that.
Seeing you two on set working together and creating this amazing movie really puts things in perspective. I wish you keep doing more od this, and can't wait for the premiere! :)

[kieranlynch]

I find this so inspirational! Well done mate! 👏

[PanDownTiltLeft]

On our first film, everything went perfectly. We planned and contingent planned EVERYTHING so that we would not be caught off guard. And it worked. Except for one minor detail that we did not count on. As we were setting up on the first day of shooting, I got a call from our lead actor that was in 90% of the shots. He had to bow out due to a callback from Universal Studios for a small speaking role that he had auditioned for months before... I could not begrudge him cancelling for the chance that he was given. I was not pleased though and now had to punt.

I had a friend on set that was going to PA for me. The rest of the crew asked me on several occasions if he was the lead actor due to his good looks. When I got my cancellation I decided it was time to see if the PA could act. I approached him about it and he was onboard. I offered a script to him to go through the lines but he demurred stating he had already memorized the entire script. We did a quick screen test on location with him and I was shocked. He was a complete natural. Better than the original actor that I had booked.

We got lucky...

[jillbrandenburg]

Huge Congratulations!!! That was some serious problem solving you had to do on the fly and you guys did it! You and Joey make such a great team. The cinematography is beyond stunning. I have no doubt that this is just the beginning of a great partnership and many more epic films to come. Jackson loved working with you both. One of his favorite projects to date. Westerns are awesome!! Please do more. 🤠🐴

[JoannaGryzewska]

I'm genuinely impressed by the hard work and dedication you and your team put into bringing your creative vision to life on the big screen. It's inspiring to see how you overcame unexpected challenges along the way. I eagerly anticipate the final results and can't wait to experience your creativity in action! Keep up the great work!

[cinemabykin]

it is amazing how you are now making a feature film now. its gonna be lit i am sure.

[scottmichaelmedia]

Yeah buddy! Love that you did a recap video and talked a lot about what went into it and how things felt in the moment. Perfect ending 2 shots to this video too lololol

[scofieldvisuals]

This Is super cool! I wish More people did this. P.S. The tips from your videos is shaping me as a filmmaker, and you did It all for free. You are truly a legend 🚀

[Fendeguard]

I would love to see you guys do a budget breakdown and what you thought was most important to throw money into. As a fellow low budget filmmaker, I'm curious what you valued most. (smart to rope in a bunch of gear through sponsorships) Also, I'd love to hear you talk about casting. In any case, excited to learn more and hear more about this project. Awesome work, looks fun.

[danielmenka]

Great experience. Hi5 from West Africa

[DavidBrewerESKLIFE]

Very proud of you guys bro❤ this was incredibly inspiring keep going 💪🏽