“Synchronize”: an experiment in animation
Elise The’s beautiful and haunting animated video—”Synchronize”—was an Official Selection at the Disposable Film Fest 2012. The film is visually and narratively complex, FacebookTwitter
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“No Use for the Good Old Days”: animated music video
Filmmaker Mark Garfield used an iPhone to create this stop-motion music video for the song “No Use for the Good Old Days.” The band is Echoville. FacebookTwitter
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“Unknown”: the art of one-person moviemaking
New Delhi filmmaker Akhilesh Tripathi wrote, directed, starred in, edited, and scored this astonishing sci fi short.
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“Julie Drinks”: a music video introducing Willodean
“Julie Drinks” was directed by Renee Faia and produced by Sheri Hellard. This iPhone 5 video showcases the founders of Cheap Lullaby Records Eric Holden and Randy Wooten in their new band, Willodean. Here, they’re joined by singer Dan Barrett from the Austin roots band Porterdavis. Renee is a musician as well as a director. You can see her performing…
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“MKE Lagoon”: aerial cinematography with a GoPro
Aerial photography isn’t new. A French photographer Gaspar-Felix Tournachon took the first still photos from a ballon in 1858. Half a century later, in 1909, an unknown German cameraman shot the first aerial movie—”Wilbur Wright ind seine Flugmaschine.” By the 1920s, Hollywood moviemakers were producing spectacular aerial footage that featured everything from wing walkers to dramatic crashes.…
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Why you should enter video contests!
These days, you don’t have to trek to Madison Avenue to be a Mad Man. As it has done with so many genres, the Internet has democratized commercials. Now indie moviemakers can earn cash creating video ads. But there’s more to it than money. According to Justin Johnson, founder of Online Video Contests (OVC), entering contests is…
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