July 11, 2009

HUMPDAY Winner of Sundance's Jury Award 2009 in Theaters this weekend!


Seattle-based filmmaker Lynn Shelton may be a happily-married mother of one, but the 43-year-old writer/director of “Humpday”—a comedy-drama about two childless thirtysomething friends (Mark Duplass, Joshua Leonard) who are drawn into a sexually-charged dare—had no problem identifying with her film’s antsy male protagonists. The movie was made under the ultra low budget conventions.

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July 08, 2009

POWER TO THE PIXEL: cross-media film projects PITCH!

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The Pixel Pitch is Power to the Pixel’s ground-breaking new pitching forum for up to ten of the best UK and international cross-media film projects.

We are looking for stories that can span film, TV, online, mobile and gaming to be presented to a select group of financiers, commissioners, tech companies, online portals and media companies in front of an audience of PTTP participants.

The selected project teams will compete for the 
BABELGUM
 PIXEL PITCH PRIZE of £6,000.

Teams will benefit from significant international publicity and be introduced to new international business and partnership opportunities as well as one-to-one consultancies.

Last year’s Launch saw four cross-media projects presented to international companies including Babelgum, Sony Computer Entertainment, BBC, YouTube, MySpace, Amazon, Channel 4, UK Film Council, Arts Council of England, Tribeca Film Institute.

How to apply?

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July 04, 2009

DO YOU WANT THE EXORCIST EFFECT? Talk to Kevin


Ok, as usual in a Saturday morning I was stumbling upon sites, and I found this! it really crack me up! and I was like, I need to blog about this... so what about getting in touch with Kevin, the master mind of this huge alarm clock in order to be part of your team as special effects adviser! 

You can borrow his bed too.

July 02, 2009

SOCIAL MEDIA FOR STORYTELLERS by Lance Weiler


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Lance Weiler is a critically acclaimed award winning writer / director. Recognized as a pioneer because of the way he makes and distributes his work - Wired magazine named him “One of twenty-five people helping to re-invent entertainment and change the face of Hollywood.” He has successfully self-distributed his films The Last Broadcast and Head Trauma to over 20 countries while grossing over 5 million dollars in the process. Always interested in experimenting with new ways to tell stories and reach audiences, Lance developed a cinema ARG (alternate realty game) around Head Trauma. Over 2.5 million people experienced the game across theaters, mobile drive-ins, mobile phones and online. He is the founder of the Workbook Project (.:wbp), the roving conference series DIY DAYS and a co-founder of From Here to Awesome. 
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The presentation above is an overview of how one can use social media to

extend a story and generate a conversation around their work. In the end social media can be an effective way to build an audience / community around a project and / or a body of work.


For those that aren’t familiar with Social Media, it represents a change in the way people create, discover, and share content online and off.

June 24, 2009

OPEN VIDEO CONFERENCE: The evolution of storytelling

This past weekend at the Open Video Conference Ted Hope producer of (21 Grams, The Ice Storm, Adventureland) and writer/director Lance Weiler (The Last Broadcast, Head Trauma) discussed how technology is impacting the art and craft of storytelling. As the industry shifts and audiences move from passive to active collaborators how does the art of storytelling change. What will emerge as new formats and how will they be funded and distributed?

For more from the OVC visit www.openvideoconference.org where all the videos from the two day conference can be found.

Definition of Guerrilla Filmmaking

  • Guerrilla? Gorilla?
    It's the same, Guerrilla Filmmaking refers to a form of independent filmmaking characterized by low budgets, skeleton crews, and simple props using whatever is available. Often scenes are shot quickly in real locations without any warning, and without obtaining permission from the owners of the locations. Guerrilla filmmaking is usually done by independent filmmakers because they don’t have the budget to get permits, rent out locations, or build expansive sets. Also studios tend not to use guerrilla filmmaking tactics because they could be sued, fined, or get their reputation hurt.

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