Erik Franklin

Thanks for your advice/input! Helps a lot!

Has anyone uploaded a film to MeVue? How was your experience with them?

And they use Stripe to process payments. Is that legitimate? I got a little weirded out when they asked for my SSN.

#advice #help #filmmaker

Some art that I drew for fun during my downtime. #artist #comicbooks #comicartist #90s #imagecomics #diehard @imagecomics.com

My fellow creatives, what makes a villain totally unsympathetic?

We had one bit of advice in film school that I now find ironic "Don't cast your friends, use actors!"
Now, ironically, most of my friends are actors. Great ones. So I don't know what to do!

As I prepare the storyboards, look at the script, creature designs, vehicle concepts and ideas for fight choreography. I wonder what I’ve got myself into! It doesn’t matter if it is a lot of work. No one ever said filmmaking was easy, but the process is a blast and the results will last forever!

An old modeling pic from back in college. #model #actor

You were a blast! And probably why I've got a character (or a dozen) for you in mind for various upcoming films.

Some screen captures from my latest film, Don. I've been testing out some color grades. And yes, that last photo is me without a beard. See? I have acting range! #actor #filmmaker #director #indiefilm #editor #film #postproduction

Been designing creatures for the movie as I write it. I’m not going to lie, it is my wish that this gets a kickass action figure line someday.

Just had one of my wildest, craziest script ideas that manages to combine action, sci-fi and horror! Now to start outlining this baby!

So what makes a character relatable to you? Shared experiences, similar outlooks, or a wish fulfillment aspect?

A throwback shot to my friend Lindsay Arends first film. I was beyond honored that she picked me to co-star in her directorial and writing debut. I also learned so much from watching David Comeaux work behind the camera. Hope to act a lot more in 2025! #acting #onlocation #film #star

At the risk of sounding worse… I still haven’t seen it yet!

Excited for my interview to drop on Sunday! #actor #director #filmmaker #interview #comingsoon

Remember, when working on a film, always be professional. @rencaldwell.bsky.social
Can’t wait to work with them again! #actor #filmmaker #setlife #director

Thank you! Hope to get more roles like this.

Just a friendly reminder that, as an actor, it is important to have goals and dream roles. I knew I’d consider myself a professional once I was covered in stage blood and laughing manically. #dreams #goals #youcandoit #inspiration

I’m taking a look at revamping some public domain heroes, but deciding on which one is a unique challenge.

Oh yeah! I saw that one. As per usual you were great.

So, how do we feel about an indie superhero movie? Is the genre played out, or would you be willing to watch a good one!

I guess that I'm an optimist thinking that enough of us will survive to build a Fallout-esque wasteland.

Going through my story folder and realizing that I have a lot of post-apocalyptic stories/scripts… wonder what a psychologist would make out of that.

Two horror related drawings from a while ago. I liked how these turned out. #horror #artist #portrait #halloween #classic #karloff

So far pretty good! A couple of dated jokes here and there, but it was set in the 90s/2000s. Sure the CGI is rough, but it was the best they could do at the time. The acting is still the best part.

Nice! I’ve been rewatching Buffy, so this is excellently timed.

Doing some inking practice. I love using a quill. #comicartist #ink #comicbooks #manga #anime

Would love to audition (if applicable). Your last film turned out great!

As far as horror goes, I have three ideas I am excited about writing. 1. Ghost. 2. Bigfoot. 3. Slasher. Understand that one day I'll make all of these, but I'm debating which one to write first.