Sikumi Director Andrew Okpeah MacLean won the 2008 Sundance US Short Film Jury Prize with Sikumi “On The Ice.” He then participated in the Sundance Screenwriters Lab and Directors Lab to develop his feature of the same name. There’s a great video of him discussing it in this episod[...]
Posts Tagged ‘short films’
Sundance Shortslab Part 1: Development
On the last weekend in July the Sundance Institute hosted its first annual Shortslab, a day dedicated entirely to short filmmaking. I was lucky enough (for $150) to attend, and it was an amazing experience. This is the first part of a five-part section on the labs. Part 1: Development Miguel Arteta,[...]
August 2nd, 2010 - 10:25 pm § in Contemporary Short Films, UCLA Film School
Great UCLA Shorts: Pinkerton by Aleem Hossain
This is probably my favorite UCLA Short, a genre-bending joyride: A violent cop out for revenge meets an unexpected obstacle…[...]
June 6th, 2010 - 5:07 pm § in Contemporary Short Films
Blue Tongue Films
Blue Tongue Films is a loose Australian film collective responsible for such films as Sundance World Jury Prize Winner “Animal Kingdom,” Oscar-Nominated Short Film “Miracle Fish,” and the feature “The Square.” This article chronicles their rise to fame in the last[...]
March 25th, 2010 - 11:03 pm § in Filmmaking, UCLA Film School
10 Things I Learned On the 6-Minute Shoots
The six minute film is now over. We have completed our 7 week Thursday-Sunday rotation through all 7 positions: Director Boom Operator Assistant Director 1st Assistant Camera Gaffer Director of Photography Sound Mixer All seven people in my group (6 directors and 1 DP) went through this rotation sta[...]
August 22nd, 2009 - 7:25 am § in Contemporary Short Films
Contemporary Short Films: Our Time is Up by Rob Pearlstein
Watch on Youtube. The therapist in popular culture is hackneyed figure. Usually a small, stocky, jewish-looking man, his fate is to listen to the lucrative if dull problems of the rich, problems more easily solved with a bit of common sense. I know this is a comedy, and I watched it with my mom and [...]
August 12th, 2009 - 11:03 am § in Filmmaking
Choosing Your Collaborators
So you’ve finally come out of the pack and decided to make your first film. Congratulations! Even if it’s a small piece, you will most definitely need people to help you. In fact at least half of a director’s work is managing people. The first impulse is to look to your circle of f[...]
August 9th, 2009 - 8:02 am § in Filmmaking
Hosting a Short Film Screening; Things to Remember
A few weekends ago I went to a friend’s experimental short film screening. There were a lot of problems that inspired me to write this post. This is a short list to look at when screening your short films, from the perspective of an audience member. 1. Be Professional Every choice you make sur[...]
August 1st, 2009 - 8:25 am § in Contemporary Short Films
Contemporary Short Films: Manon On the Asphalt by Elizabeth Marre and Olivier Pont
Download on Itunes This short film successfully bridges the gap between literary narration and film. It begins with Madeleine Peyroux‘s lilting cover of Bob Dylan’s “You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go.” The song, coupled with an elegant title sequence that evokes[...]
July 23rd, 2009 - 12:00 am § in Contemporary Short Films
UPDATED Contemporary Short Films: Toyland by Jochen Alexander Freydank
“A film about ignorance, truth and the history of my country.” -Jochen Alexander Freydank Update: Jochen Alexander Freydank was rejected by german film schools five times. Finally, he decided to finance his short film “Toyland” on his own – and spent four years working [...]