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Blackwater Receptionist area Screenshot

Meet the Receptionist entrance of Blackwater, where you are greeted by an armed escort and high security. The security camera is fake. It’s just a little dome that has a blinking light in it, battery powered. We took some wall sticker tape and stuck it to the wall. This is a great little prop that […]

Celebrating 5 Years of Love and Encouragement to Live By

Love and Encouragement to Live By is now available on the Thompson Productions streaming platform, launching on the podcast’s 5-year anniversary. For two years, Jo Heather Dodson and Tammy Thompson came together each week to uplift and encourage listeners through honest conversation, faith, and Scripture. While they didn’t always see every topic the same way, […]

Why a Teaser Matters, A First Taste of Word and Deed

A teaser is meant to do one thing well: spark curiosity. It’s not the full story and it’s not meant to explain everything. A good teaser works more like an appetizer than a meal—just enough to pull the viewer in, set the tone, and leave them wanting more. The goal for the Word and Deed […]

A Sip of Wine and a Moment to Remember

Derrick’s POV – A Scene from “Word and Deed” I remember the way Valerie smiled at me that night. We were tucked into the corner of that cozy little Italian place just on the edge of town. It was the kind of place where the candles flickered with real flames, and the music hummed like […]

Seeing Through Derrick’s Eyes — POV Filming at Fika Coffee Bar

This week on Thompson Productions, we’re giving subscribers an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at a powerful creative choice in Word and Deed — POV (Point of View) filmmaking, and we captured it right on location at Fika Coffee Bar in Hampstead, MD. In most films, we experience the story from an audience perspective, that is, watching […]

When the Lockpick Kit Doesn’t Show Up: Making Movie Props on the Fly

In the world of indie filmmaking, things rarely go exactly as planned — and sometimes that’s where the real creativity begins. We were gearing up to film a key scene for Word and Deed involving a lockpicking kit — a prop meant to show up on camera in an important moment in the storyline. The […]