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Short Film Friday: Confessions of The Doorway Killer

August 20th, 2010 · 2 Comments

This was a demonstration on how to shoot an interview during the video production class at Welfare Reform Liaison Project in Greensboro, North Carolina, that I instruct. As the instructor, I was trying to show how to show drama with certain lighting and different tripod height. The students were then asked who would like to [...]

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Conversation with Independent Filmmaker Todd Tinkham

August 15th, 2010 · No Comments

I met Todd through another filmmaker friend, Ajit Anthony Prem. Our brief introduction left an impression on him…he casted me to play a bruiser in his newest film Southland of the Heart. I accepted and was part of magic that day. Not the kind of magic that I create but the magic of a crew [...]

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Upcoming Conversation with Independent Filmmaker Todd Tinkham

July 25th, 2010 · No Comments

Todd Tinkham is an accomplish Independent filmmaker from Hillsborough, NC. He type casted me in his film and I enjoyed every second being on his set. His crew was some of the most professional and kind that I’ve worked with. It felt like a close knit family and everyone was helping each other. So far, [...]

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Short Film Friday: MODERN WAR GEAR SOLID – ACT 1

July 23rd, 2010 · 1 Comment

My buddies are at it again. Micah and his crew went out and shot a very cool parody of two popular video games and came up with a great short action film. The idea behind this short is to get eyes and potential sponsorship for Micah’s next feature film called, “Beat Down Boogie.” A slick [...]

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Tags: Creative · Filmmaker · Video

Short Film Friday “Faces of Poverty: What’s Behind The Sign”

July 15th, 2010 · No Comments

You see the signs on busy street corners and you have your own ideas on what is behind the sign. This short film takes you behind the sign and educates you about what life is like for the homeless in a medium size city. “What’s Behind The Sign?” Came in first place in the first [...]

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Tags: Documentary · Filmmaker · Personal · Short Film Friday · Video

Messing Around with Luca Visual FX

June 28th, 2010 · No Comments

Another great new plugin for FxFactory. Take a look at the sample video and it opens your mind on things to do. I used this plugin today to make it look like someone was watching TV. Without this plugin it would’ve taken me some time to figure it out. But within 5 minutes of playing [...]

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Tags: Filmmaker · Final Cut Pro · Software

Short Film Friday: The American Dollar, “Anything You Synthesize”

June 25th, 2010 · No Comments

From the production team: “After hearing work from ‘The American Dollar’ we really felt the urge to create a music video for one of their new songs. Inspired by the music we had the idea of making a decaying world. One single cameramovement from left to right, showing a landscape, looping 9 times. Day becomes [...]

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Short Film Friday: Ben Pickle

June 18th, 2010 · No Comments

From the talented Nic Berry and his fantastic crew in Raleigh, NC area comes a fantastic short film. Winner! Best Short at The Ava Gardner Film festival!! Official Selection at numerous festivals including The Kent FF, Magnolia FF, NC Comedy Arts Festival, The Strange Beauty FF and Captain Zorikh’s New York City FF. Ben P. [...]

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Short Film Friday: Iceland, Eyjafjallajökull

May 21st, 2010 · No Comments

Absolutely stunning. Sean is looking for a sponsor so he can get more beautiful images and share with the world. A little about the shoot from the filmmaker Sean Stiegemeier… So I saw all of these mediocre pictures of that volcano in Iceland nobody can pronounce the name of, so I figured I should go [...]

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Easily Make a Skater Dolly

May 12th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Big thanks to Rob Imbs over at lovelyjunkie.com for this great how-to video.

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Tags: Filmmaker · Ideas