Dreamweaver Collective had a full day of events this past Saturday!

Born out of Boise’s restless, collaborative music underground, The Joy of Music isn’t a series so much as a conversation—one that started the way all the good ones do: by accident. When filmmaker Rick Walters watched classically trained violinist Alyssa Joy Claffey walk into an open mic and improvise fearlessly over his most tangled song, something clicked.

Play Studio was packed as Dreamweaver Collective kicked off pre-production for its biggest film yet.

Dreamweaver Collective’s Production Design Labs resume for 2026! We’re building a ton of cool stuff for our upcoming short film production in March.

Take a look behind the scenes at Dreamweaver Collective’s “One More Stop” - made for the Idaho 48-Hour Short Film Festival!

See some behind-the-scenes photos from Dreamweaver Collective’s short film “Perfect”!

See some behind-the-scenes photos and videos from Dreamweaver Collective’s “The Sound of Night” production!

I recently led a video shoot at JUMP, teaming up with Clemy’s Crew to support their upcoming benefit concert and mission. We set out to create a genuine, heartfelt interview with founder Scott Thompson, something that would resonate with potential donors.

Dreamweaver Collective is happy to finally make all of its 2024 short films public! Watch LAST FRAME, THE THING IN THE DARK, and TAKE ONE on YouTube now.

Dreamweaver is getting ready for the Idaho Film Fair, by taking some photos for the poster and promotional materials. Take a look at the awesome costumes used in this film!

This weekend, the Dreamweaver Collective shot “Costumes” - a short film written in our Screenwriting Lab and produced in our Production Labs! Take a look at some of the cool behind-the-scenes photos from the shoot!

Halloween’s not quite over for JUMP’s Dreamweaver Collective - we spent all of yesterday decorating the set for our upcoming short film set at a Halloween party! We’re shooting this film, titled “Costumes”, tonight, tomorrow, and Sunday at our shooting location in Nampa! Look here and on our Instagram for pics and videos from the set.

Lars C. Larsen, an extremely talented Stop Motion Animation artist who has worked on films like Coraline, Kubo and the Two Strings & Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio taught an incredible Stop Motion Animation workshop recently.

Dreamweaver Collective hosted veteran art director Colie Buck to lead our volunteers through a workshop on graphic design.

The Dreamweaver Collective has just completed a successful VFX test for our upcoming short film Costumes. This test focused on creating a convincing super speed effect — a key visual moment in the story.

Jessica Nebeker, a Studio Community Project participant, leads us through the journey of designing, engineering, and fabricating puppets for short films. Learn about the workflow from Fusion 360, into 3D printing, physical assembly, and finally the filming process of these wonderful art pieces.

Want to learn how to take your movie’s sound to the next level? Dreamweaver collaborator Justin Elias has created these tutorial videos on the post-production sound editing process. Take a look to start learning how to make your movies sound professional! And listen with headphones if you can!

Want to know how to make your movies look more like, you know, movies? Gerald Adamson, director of the Dreamweaver productions “Take One” and “Last Frame”, has put together a series of tutorial videos on the essential post-production process of color grading.

Cohen, one of our regulars in the PLAY studio has been cooking up some hot tunes over the last several months. Here’s what he has to say: “Back in March, I put a band together for a performance at Illumibrate, but I ended up deciding it wasn’t the right fit for the event. About a month ago…

Our Nonprofit Showcase is a program that provides select nonprofits with a high quality Public Service Announcement (PSA) valued at $5,000-$8,000 dollars. This program is incredibly popular. So far we have uplifted nonprofits like The Idaho Diaper bank, Breaking Chains Academy and the Idaho Dental Foundation.