I was a guest on #ScriptChat (via Twitter) this past Sunday to talk about my experiences on bringing your script to life. ScriptChat is an amazing networking community of screenwriters who chat, share and learn about the wonderful process of writing. Learn more about this group here. It was great connecting with so many talented and enthusiastic writers. The hour quickly flew by and I spent about 30 extra minutes trying to catch up to all the questions. I started [...]
Here’s Part 1: Directing your own script I will be a guest on #ScriptChat (Sunday: March 27th – 8pm EST) to talk about my experiences on bringing your script to life. Learn more about this group here. Here’s the second video sample of bringing a script to life on the screen. This is a sequence from DEATH OF THE DEAD penned by Bo Buckley. It features the gifted actress Christina Rose and Logan Fry (the perfect straight man for this [...]
My latest sizzle reel…years in the making. These clips and scene work feature a TON of talented performers and crew people I had the honor to work with over the past few years. SHORT VERSION EXTENDED VERSION (featuring scene work) – psssst my cameo is at 04:03…I’m in the ski mask FILMOGRAPHY: HOW DO YOU WRITE A JOE SCHERMANN SONG (2011) DEATH OF THE DEAD (2010) WHAT’S UP LOVELY (2010) DISMAL (2009) NEW YORK LATELY (2009)
We got a glowing review from one of the top film sites in the country! “…delivers a lot of laughs…” – AINT IT COOL NEWS READ THE FULL REVIEW HERE MORE INFO ON THE FILM
Here are preliminary sketches by the uber talented Brian Maze for an upcoming comic book for DEATH OF THE DEAD. Needless to say I can’t wait!
Had another great year at the Flyway Film Festival! I had the honor of screening 2 films (WHAT’S UP LOVELY and DEATH OF THE DEAD) this time around. Both showings were pretty packed for this intimate festival tucked away in the charming town of Pepin and Stockhom, Wisconsin. Both films had great feedback! @BillElverman tweeted that WHAT’S UP LOVELY is “an artistic masterpiece, Jenn Dees gives best indie performance of year so far…” @loopmovie said that DEATH OF THE DEAD [...]
I’m excited to announce that FETE FILMS — an emerging film screening series — will be presenting DEATH OF THE DEAD on November 18, Thursday at 7pm in Hoboken, New Jersey. Both Christina Rose and myself will be in attendance for a Q&A after the screening. We hope to see you there! LOCATION: Paul Vincent Studios – MAP 49 Harrison St Hoboken, New Jersey TIME: 7pm-10pm – cocktails/mingling before and after the screening COST: $5 More info on Fete Films [...]
REEL TO REEL’S Tyler Baptist writes: “…a mash-up between a Zucker Brothers comedy and a Troma film…manages to have audiences laughing out loud while retaining a surprising amount of heart not commonly seen in the genre…” CLICK HERE FOR FULL REVIEW CLICK HERE to find the review also covered on SOUND ON SIGHT
Here’s a 2-part interview that Reel To Reel radio did with Christina Rose and myself during our visit to the Dark Bridges Film Festival’s screening of DEATH OF THE DEAD. Special thanks to hosts Skot Hamilton and Tyler Baptist for including us on their show — and for staying after the screening even though it was very late at night. Here’s a teaser…..during the interview Christina and I hint at our next film project in the works for after “SCHERMANN [...]
This past weekend CHRISTINA ROSE and I were invited to the 1st annual DARK BRIDGES FILM FESTIVAL up in Saskatoon (Canada)! We were very excited to attend to screen DEATH OF THE DEAD and connect with a whole new audience up north. Here’s our quick travelogue: NYC –> SASKATOON (Fri, Sept 24) Such choices at the airport The 6am flight was a little too early for us Arriving in Saskatoon! It was a bit chilly compared to New York – [...]
Here’s Steven Seda’s heartfelt (and unscripted) review of DEATH OF THE DEAD which begins around the 01:40 mark. It’s fun to see him geek out about it which means he’s a true fan. Gotta love it. UPCOMING SCREENINGS: Dark Bridges Film Festival (Saskatoon, SK – Canada) Saturday, Sept 25th - Midnight Screening – (I’ll be there at this screening with actress Christina Rose) Flyway Film Festival (Pepin, Wisconsin) Saturday, October 23rd - screening time tbd – (I’ll be there for this exclusive [...]
As technology improves each year (making everything better and more affordable), it makes me just hope to keep up with my own growth as a filmmaker and visual storyteller. I’m dancin’ as fast as I can. Looking at my trailers brings back fond memories of the people and experiences that have come and gone in the past 7 years. I am who I am today because of them. HOW DO YOU WRITE A JOE SCHERMANN SONG (2011) (Canon 5D, Canon [...]
How cool is this?? I’m psyched that we created a film that would elicit someone to do this. Pretty amazing. Artwork by Brian Maze
This is very surreal in a wonderful way. Although “Death and Lovely” sounds like a nice film title….I’ve got 2 feature films — WHAT’S UP LOVELY and DEATH OF THE DEAD — hitting the fest circuit/film screenings at the same time. I’m not sure if this will ever happen again, so it’s pretty cool to see such contrasting works finally hit the public. It’ll be interesting to see the response each will get. I hope to see you at one [...]
click images to enlarge Where DEATH OF THE DEAD Premiered on Sept 4, 2010 (Gateway 8 – Gettysburg, PA) dream come true – people waiting in line (with popcorn!!) to see a film I made! (a 2nd screening was added because the 1st one was sold out) the reason I make films… My wonderful cast (Jack Abele & Christina Rose) The convention booth (surreal to see banners for my films — DISMAL and DEATH OF THE DEAD — together) like [...]
This is pretty sweet! One of the best and most popular film news sites that I dig and visit often — TWITCH — covered DEATH OF THE DEAD and its midnight screening (Sat Sept 25th) at the Dark Bridges Film Festival (Saskatoon, SK – Canada) It’s so amazing that I had to take a screenshot to show our film’s coverage sitting next to other high-end productions (including Soderbergh’s CONTAGION!!). A little as this may seem, I must admit it’s a [...]
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