Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Colleen Keane. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Hi Colleen, thanks for joining us today. What was the most important lesson/experience you had in a job that has helped you in your creative career?

Throughout my years working in-house at production companies, I learned that it is never too soon to look at just the more than the creative aspect of a project. Things like music and clearances should be handled before the first frame of film is shot. Always have talent sign agreements before shoot. Making the film is fun. Selling it is work but delivering it is the most important part and something not taught in film school. Until your distributor approves of your delivery, you don’t get paid. Knowing that you have all the paper to back up your film is of vital importance and it is far easier to accumulate that paper during production than to chase it down later. What that delivery will look like depends on the distributor. I’ve seen two-page delivery schedules but also 27 page delivery schedules. I always suggest to film students that they intern one summer in a legal department of a studio or well-known production company. Yes, you will be filing but you can read every piece of paper that is filed. That is an education that you will find invaluable.

Colleen, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?

I have worked in the entertainment industry for over years. I started as an assistant at Imagine Films and worked my way to a Director level position over a variety of jobs. before striking out on my own. I spent two years at Imagine, 12 years at New Regency Productions, four years at Regent Films as well as tenures at MGM, Sony, and others. A frend asked me to produce his short film which is how I started producing on my own. About five years ago, I created Moving On Films with three colleagues. We recently released our first feature film, “Crypto Shaadows.” We have a slate of films and TV pilots which are currently in development or pre-production.

Is there a particular goal or mission driving your creative journey?

The mission statement we created for Moving On Films is to create studio quality content at an independent budget. My years at mini-major production companies and studio positions showed me where the fat is in budgets. Being able to cut the overhead by so much means we can put more of the budget on the screen., giving the best entertainment we can for the money. Each of our principles at Moving On Films has expertise in different areas which also keeps our costs down and broadens our ability to facilitate a project from option through ancillary release. A second part of that is fostering relationships with up-and-coming talent. There are so many extremely talented artists out there that just need a chance to show what they can do. I really enjoy that type of nurturing.

For you, what’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative?

I love watching a project go from an idea to a finished film. Working with the writer and director to bring their vision to fruition is so rewarding. To take an idea and shape it, shift it, walking the tightrope between the vision and what is commercial is never the same on any two projects. I’ve now produced about ten shorts, three features and a documenary and the path to completion on each was unique but always fulfilling.

Contact Info:

• Website: www.movingonfilms.com
• Linkedin: Colleen Keane

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