Hi Guys! ![:)](../../smileys/smile_new.gif)
Yeah, been quite a while since the last time I said "been quite a while." Don't know who's still around, but the showcase forum looked so lonely with the one thread, I figured I wasn't harming anyone by posting a shameless plug for this little passion project of mine.![;)](../../smileys/wink.gif)
Sorry, don't know how to play this video :(
http://vimeo.com/39256054
Back in summer 2010, I made a short film and posted it here. 18 months later, same camera, but more experience (across the board). It's a one man-cast, starring a good friend of mine I went to high school with. I graduated last May, now I'm in LA pursuing acting and "storytelling" in its many forms, such as filmmaking, in addition to running a web business geared towards helping actors get savvy with marketing themselves online. This December, my friend and I had a couple of days back in the same state and so we filmed this (having prepped for about 6 weeks ahead of time, mind you). If you get deja vu watching this, it's because we filmed within 50 miles of where "Hunger Games" was shot. Western North Carolina is one of the best kept filming locations in the United States (hell, the world), so under-appreciated. "Last of the Mohicans" is possibly the only film before "Hunger Games" to really utilize the epic landscape of the Blue Ridge Mountains. And like both those movies, we also have a waterfall scene, just on a much, much smaller budget, haha.
We wanted to make a longer narrative (script is written, ready to go) but time, money, manpower...weren't in our favor. This is what we pulled together, and I think it's legitimate enough to submit to some festivals. Vimeo is our first venue of online release, next up (before the deadline passes!) I'm going to submit a 1080p version to YouTube's http://www.youtube.com/yourfilmfestival, sponsored by two of my *major* idols in the business. We'll see what happens.![:)](../../smileys/smile_new.gif)
This film is probably not going to be to everyone's tastes. Let me rephrase that: it won't be to everyone's tastes. But if it speaks to anyone, or reminds them of something very close to themselves, maybe something difficult to express in person or online, then ... I'm very pleased.![:)](../../smileys/smile_new.gif)
And technical things, please, feel free to critique. I never went to film school. I taught myself everything by watching, reading, failing, learning, and growing. The best way, in my opinion, but it does leave me vulnerable (and, I hope, keep me humble).
Wish there were some more JK showcases still popping up. I'm a sucker for nostalgia.
Ross
![:)](../../smileys/smile_new.gif)
Yeah, been quite a while since the last time I said "been quite a while." Don't know who's still around, but the showcase forum looked so lonely with the one thread, I figured I wasn't harming anyone by posting a shameless plug for this little passion project of mine.
![;)](../../smileys/wink.gif)
Sorry, don't know how to play this video :(
http://vimeo.com/39256054
Back in summer 2010, I made a short film and posted it here. 18 months later, same camera, but more experience (across the board). It's a one man-cast, starring a good friend of mine I went to high school with. I graduated last May, now I'm in LA pursuing acting and "storytelling" in its many forms, such as filmmaking, in addition to running a web business geared towards helping actors get savvy with marketing themselves online. This December, my friend and I had a couple of days back in the same state and so we filmed this (having prepped for about 6 weeks ahead of time, mind you). If you get deja vu watching this, it's because we filmed within 50 miles of where "Hunger Games" was shot. Western North Carolina is one of the best kept filming locations in the United States (hell, the world), so under-appreciated. "Last of the Mohicans" is possibly the only film before "Hunger Games" to really utilize the epic landscape of the Blue Ridge Mountains. And like both those movies, we also have a waterfall scene, just on a much, much smaller budget, haha.
We wanted to make a longer narrative (script is written, ready to go) but time, money, manpower...weren't in our favor. This is what we pulled together, and I think it's legitimate enough to submit to some festivals. Vimeo is our first venue of online release, next up (before the deadline passes!) I'm going to submit a 1080p version to YouTube's http://www.youtube.com/yourfilmfestival, sponsored by two of my *major* idols in the business. We'll see what happens.
![:)](../../smileys/smile_new.gif)
This film is probably not going to be to everyone's tastes. Let me rephrase that: it won't be to everyone's tastes. But if it speaks to anyone, or reminds them of something very close to themselves, maybe something difficult to express in person or online, then ... I'm very pleased.
![:)](../../smileys/smile_new.gif)
And technical things, please, feel free to critique. I never went to film school. I taught myself everything by watching, reading, failing, learning, and growing. The best way, in my opinion, but it does leave me vulnerable (and, I hope, keep me humble).
Wish there were some more JK showcases still popping up. I'm a sucker for nostalgia.
Ross