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We made this short film 10 years ago for the 2001 Pepperdine Video Festival and ended up winning the award for Best Comedy. As college freshmen, this was one of our very first collaborations. Feeling a little nostalgic this week (has it already been 10 years?!), so thought we’d take a little trip down memory lane. We all gotta start somewhere. Enjoy!

~Mac

ROSA by Jesús Orellana

Stumbled on this short animated film by comic-artist Jesús Orellana today. Made with no budget, on his own, over the course of a year. It’s gone on to be featured in a number of prestigious festivals, and is now in development for a feature length film. Amazing talent here.

Link to the trailer: http://vimeo.com/28386215

~Mac

Why Don’t I Turn The Camera Sideways?

Our buddy, Andy Dreads, cut this cool BMX video of himself using a rather unconventional aspect ratio. He really suffers for his art in this one too. Enjoy!

~Mac

DUBSTEP GUNS

Seeing this kind of stuff gets me excited about Digital Filmmaking. A home computer and a couple digital camcorders is all you need now to blow people’s minds!

~Mac

2010 Awards Watch Roundtable: The Directors

There’s quite a bit here to take away. For any aspiring filmmaker, it’s worth watching.

~Mac

Some GREAT advice for all us aspiring filmmakers.

makingofmovies:

Director, writer, actor of Sundance hit The Freebie, Katie Aselton sits with fellow co-star Dax Shepard to share their advice on acting and filmmaking with MakingOf.com.