solo moviemaking

Solo Filmmaker Casts Himself and Himself and Himself

Benjamin Lapierre is a solo filmmaker par excellence. In producing “9hr 17” he wrote the script, directed the action, chose the music, and edited the movie. He was also the film’s only actor. At times, three versions of himself appear onscreen simultaneously! The mind-bending result won “9hr 17” the LumaFusion award at the SmartFone Flick…

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High-tech Horror Short Traffics in the Familiar

Some of the best horror movies deal with familiar things. Examples from five classics are:  a motel, a flock of birds, a midnight swim, a fly, and a chain saw. In each case, the filmmaker takes something we know and maybe even use and gives it a little twist. This brings us to “La Voix,”…

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“Death Row”: an example of solo moviemaking

A great Hollywood truism is that moviemaking is a collaborative activity: You have a writer, a director, a location scout, gaffers, grips, the editor…the list goes on. This team approach certainly has resulted in a lot of magnificent films. But as Malyvann Keo demonstrates, there is viable alternative: solo moviemaking. FacebookTwitter

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