Monday, February 27, 2012

DO OVER gets a logo! Plus - it will show at the first ever Sun Valley Film Festival!

We unveiled a logo for my short film "Do Over" designed by Laura Killian on our official Facebook page this morning. It gives a movie about a character who lacks style and flair some much needed style and flair.

Also pleased to report our third festival appearance so far: "Do Over" will show at the 1st Inaugural Sun Valley Film Festival in Sun Valley, Idaho. I don't think I'll be able to make the trip this time out, but I hope we're put smiles on the faces of Idahoans everywhere.

Here's the Sun Valley Press Release.

A reminder: "Do Over" will be screening at the 22nd Annual Cinequest Film Festival this weekend - March 2nd and March 4th - as well as on March 10th. The "Do Over" team will be in full force at Defcon 1, blanketing the festival with posters, postcards and plenty of sunflower petals (well... maybe we won't have any petals. That does give me a promotional idea though...)

Thursday, February 16, 2012

I'll be on a SXSW panel this year with Sandra Adair and Kyle Henry


SXSW picks its panels in an interesting way: It offers its audience a chance to submit ideas for panels online, full description and moderator options and all. Then the public vote on which panels they'd like to see at the festival.

This year, Kyle Henry - director of the anthology feature FOURPLAY, of which I edited three of the four segments - pitched an editing themed panel that aims to be of practical use to those who attend and participate. Many festivals have panels about editing that are very general and leave the forum open to talk about the entire process from any angle you want. These "general editing" panels are full of insightful wisdom and solid advice, but many times you can find yourself discussing editing too intellectually and amorphously or get bogged down in techno-babble. It's difficult to discuss and explore a craft that is as driven as much by your emotions as it is by your ability to push buttons without material in front of you for reference. I've been on a panel like that in the past where there were times I wish I could hand the microphone to Morpheus from The Matrix: "No one can be told what [editing] is. You have to see if for yourself."

The name of the panel that Kyle pitched this year is "In The Cut: Editing a Killer Feature Sample." By looking at actual samples on DVD in the room, we hope attendees will learn "what makes a sample hook viewers/funders and provide a clear, riveting example of your eventually completed work." By having samples we can actually refer to in the room, we'll be able to get very detailed and underline our discussion with something attendees will be able to see with their own eyes rather than trying to imagine what we're talking about. We'll still be able to touch on all the broader, big picture questions people have about the craft of editing, but at least we'll start with something concrete in our hands rather than asking, "Have you seen this movie I'm about to reference which I don't have a clip from?"

As much as I look forward to the content we'll be viewing and discussing, I'm also looking forward to being on a panel with two accomplished artists and masters of the craft. I have as much to learn from Kyle and Sandra as everyone else in the room will. Maybe I'll just keep my mouth shut and take notes from the best seat in the house.

"In The Cut: Editing a Killer Feature Sample"
Monday March 12th
5-6PM
Austin Convention Center - Room 13AB


Thursday, February 9, 2012

DO OVER news: Cinequest 22, Official poster and Facebook page


Poster designed by Yen Tan

My short film DO OVER - which I directed, co-wrote with Taylor Allen, and is produced by Andrew Logan - will be screening at the 22nd Annual Cinequest Film Festival this year!

Cinequest is held in San Jose, CA. Our screening dates are March 2nd, 4th and 10th.

Shorts Program 7: Comedy Shorts

So that's two festivals so far for my first directorial effort since Test Day. (DO OVER has its first screening this Saturday, February 11th, at the 8th Dam Short Film Festival.)

Also launching this week: The official poster for DO OVER designed by Yen Tan. If you'd like to know more about Yen - who is just as lovely as he is talented - he is the cover story in this week's Austin Chronicle.










Finally, DO OVER's Facebook page has launched: Visit www.facebook.com/DoOverMovie and "Like" DO OVER to keep up with the latest updates, festival news, media, and future funny quips we have planned!

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Michael Tully mentions FOURPLAY: TAMPA in his Sundance 2012 wrap up!

Michael Tully calls FOURPLAY: TAMPA "undeniably gleeful and sweet" and "the most out of control entry so far" in the FOURPLAY anthology. Read what else he says about TAMPA as well as other Austin, TX based filmmakers such as Kat Candler and David and Nathan Zellner.



Saturday, February 4, 2012

Vote FOURPLAY as Indiewire's Project of the Week!

Visit this page to vote FOURPLAY as Indiewire's project of the week. If it wins the most votes, it will garner more attention and hopefully direct traffic to our Kickstarter Page!

      A still from FOURPLAY: TAMPA, which premiered at Cannes and most recently screened at Sundance 2012