Lucas McNelly Director | Writer

Portfolio

The Stagg Do

Role: Gaffer

They live Among Us

Role: Camera Operator

Favor

Role: Gaffer

Best Friends Forever

Role: Best Boy Electric

Terminal Legacy

Role: Second Assistant Camera

This is Ours

Role: Grip

Resume

Education

Geneva College

Class of 2001

Netflix

Class of 2005 · MFA

A Year Without Rent

Class of 2012 · PhD · Indie Film · Sleeping on Couches

Experience

February 1, 2017 to present

Waldoboro Half Marathon

Race Director

2015 to present

Long Winter Soap Co

Assistant to Marla Singer · Damariscotta, Maine

August 2013 to June 2015

Dream Local Digital

About Lucas

Lucas McNelly is the award-winning filmmaker behind such feel-good movies as UP COUNTRY, BLANC DE BLANC, GRAVIDA, and the screening series Indies for Indies.

His work has been featured all over the place. Maybe you've heard of him, maybe you haven't.

This is his webpage, which is pretty much just his film blog with some pages added. You can also follow him on Twitter.

Hire Me Reviews

Testimonials

“A brilliant director”

— Pericles Lewnes, The Annapolis Pretentious Film Society

“He's the best kind of filmmaker there is, the kind driven by a love of the art not a desire for a contract.”

— Jonathan Lapper, Cinema Styles

“Very unique ideas that are well thought of and put together.”

— Jeff, Sterling Law Offices

“An artist whose craft is informed by cinephilia and a writer whose cinephilia is informed by his craft.”

Matt Riviera

“He's the real deal.”

— Kent Beeson, Bridge Light Films

“A passionate, smart, effective filmmaker who doesn't just talk about the independent film community, but has done his damnedest to make it happen.”

— Tom Russell, Producer

My Services

Writing

Lucas writes a column for Turnstyle News called "Crowdfunding 201". That's probably the place to start.

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Consulting

I work on campaigns as well. Email me for information: lmcnelly [at] gmail [dot] com. My rates vary, depending on how much help you need. I almost never get paid unless your campaign is successful.

Directing

It is always important to contact people who know what they're doing. From the film history, it is evident that experience is provided.

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List of Writings with Turnstyle News

01

5/21/13: Kevin Smith's Missed Opportunity

02

5/15/13: How To (Not) Fail

03

5/1/13: Wish You Were Working

04

4/10/13: Not As Simple As It Looks

05

2/13/13: Champion of the Sun(Dance)

06

1/30/13: A New Model From Seed & Spark

07

1/28/13: Indie 3D?

08

1/25/13: Terms & Conditions May Apply

09

1/24/13: The Crowd Consensus

10

1/22/13: The Brave "New Frontier"

11

1/21/13: Bonus Perks

12

1/19/13: Google and the World Brain

13

1/18/13: It's Getting Crowd(Fund)ed In Here

14

12/27/12: 2013 Predictions

15

7/13/12: By The Numbers

16

12/11/12: Awards Season

17

11/13/12: Stretch Goals (Pro Tip: Dinosaurs Help)

18

10/26/12: "Burn" Fails to Catch Fire the Second Time Around

19

10/7/12: Asian Bad Guys

20

9/26/12: Kicktraq Predicts the Future

21

9/13/12: Three Things We Must Never Speak of Again

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