Luke Barnett

Thank you!

Getting there...

Illustration of a squirrel carrying a pile of books, walking towards a tree hollow full of books.

Me after saying I wasn't gonna buy any more books for a while

So thrilled to announce our film, SENSE OF EMERGENCY, was officially selected by HollyShorts 🫀✨

S/o @bradmjohnson.com & @lukebarnett.bsky.social - my boyz from the beginning.

Onward!!

My next short is a creature feature (err... creature short) and let me just say, exploring practical SFX looks and options is just THE BEST. Long live practical filmmaking.

Wrote another short. I guess now I gotta make it. Fun update coming soon on this one.

Also wanna clarify that this, like most in person beneficial connections I’ve made, is not “running into someone”. It’s meeting people, making friends, and then meeting more people and so on for YEARS. It’s a trust and comfort you get from in person hangs and recs that you just can’t get online.

To clarify, I don’t think you HAVE to live in LA to work in film/TV, BUT, I don’t buy the idea that there aren’t clear advantages for a single second. It’s like saying there is no real benefit to living in NY if your dream is to work on Wall Street.

Everyone here will say you don’t have to live in LA to work in this industry but I just got off an hour call with one of my all time favorite actors that absolutely 100% would not have happened if the director hadn’t met him in LA through real, in person relationships. Take it for what it’s worth.

I don't on this one, but thanks very kind of you and I do have one in the hopper that genuinely would need that!

Me trying to get a bunch of people who work on huge movies and TV shows to come work on my no budget short film.

TEACHER’S PET: First Look At Star Barbara Crampton In Creepy School Thriller Ahead of its premiere at Dances With Films Festival later this month, today brings a first look at high school-set thriller TEACHER'S PET, starring Barbara Crampton and Luke Barnett.

FYI: Ahead of its premiere at Dances With Films Festival later this month, today brings a first look at high school-set thriller TEACHER'S PET, starring Barbara Crampton and Luke Barnett.

How Director Luke Barnett Was Inspired to Create Viral Short Film ‘The Crossing Over Express’ After Receiving a Message From His Late Mother Luke Barnett received a video message from his late mother and transformed the experience into the viral short film "The Crossing Over Express."

I don’t normally send people to Twitter, but if you have a chance to watch @lukebarnett.bsky.social's short film “Crossing Over,” I highly, highly recommend it. Please and thank you ;)

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Thanks, Ellie!

Great night to watch LOVE & MERCY. One of the best biopics I've ever seen.

‘Dark Winds’ Casts Isabel DeRoy-Olson & Luke Barnett For Season 4 Isabel DeRoy-Olson & Luke Barnett Join 'Dark Winds' For Season 4

Late post but working on this fantastic show with these fantastic people has been just the best experience. I'm so very grateful. deadline.com/2025/05/dark...

Me renting one indie film on Apple for $.99.

Two years since Lance Reddick passed. I was lucky to play his adoptive son in a movie and even luckier to call him a friend.

Get at it this week.

A few things I would avoid in your pitch decks, just based on the fact that I see them in 90% of amateur pitch decks.
-That Nosferatu shot
-Mentioning A24/Neon
-More than one shot from Hereditary
-Get Out as a comp
-How much Terrifier 3 made (see also: Paranormal Activity, Blair Witch, etc)

The Circle of (Filmmaking) Life
-Make no budget passion project.
-Use it to get a slightly bigger feature off the ground.
-Use that to get meetings with much bigger producers.
-Land the 17th sequel to a tired action franchise.
-Use Fast & Furious 17 money to fund a no budget passion project.

Me to everyone who passed on my script when the movie gets announced.

Awesome.

hell yeah.

Ooooh, always looking for a good rec, good to know.

Fingers all crossed for you!

No feeling like it. Congratulations, Kim!

It's Sunday. I wanna hear the best thing that happened for you this week. Did you go to Hawaii? Finish a script? Have a good job interview? Move? Read a good book? Go on a date? Don't be shy, brag a little.

lol

Go make the most personal little movie you can. Trust me.