Tag: Independent Film

Crowdfunding & Bringing Families Together in According to Camden

According to CamdenAccording to a Camden is a short film seeking crowdfunding by a group of talented filmmakers who also see themselves as nerds. Some of whom are going into their third year (or are alumni) of the Motion Picture Arts Program at Capilano University in North Vancouver and this project is taking place in between terms as a project. For executive writer/director Maelina de Grasse, she’s bringing years of her talent (having been in live theater as one of the dancers in Kaleidoscope Theatre‘s Rocky Horror Show) to a story she says is an honest and earnest piece of her heart.

“It’s funny, I don’t think I realized just how close to it I was … until I got to the point that I was pitching it for Off the Grid [a film program from May-June which allows students to turn their ideas into reality], at Capilano University,” said de Grasse.

She had to break down what the film was about. The idea did not come until after the script was done, and it looked at the themes of loneliness and isolation that many people — not just nerds — feel. She specifically wanted to explore the constant trials of figuring who you are and who you want to be in this crazy and confusing world.

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Lazer Team: First Trailer!

By James Robert Shaw (The Wind up Geek)

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The company of Rooster Teeth — which has over 8 million YouTube subscribers and has produced the ever popular Red Vs. Blue (a comedy series based on the HALO video game) — released the first trailer of their first feature film.

The film was financed by a successful crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo and it will see release sometime this year. It’s a sci-fi comedy that will see present-day Earth under yet another alien threat. The good news is that a protective alien race has sent a super suit for a special individual to combat this threat. The bad news is four complete morons discover the super suit after the delivery is interrupted. With the fate of the planet in their hands, is Earth doomed?

 
The film stars Burnie Burns, Gavin Free, Michael Jones, Colton Dunn, Allie Deberry and features Alan Ritchson.

When Hyper Reality Collides: The Frame to debut this Fall

By Ed Sum (The Vintage Tempest)

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Fans of mystery and the supernatural should find the trailer for The Frame engaging as they see reality and fiction collide. There’s no real interpretation as to what’s presented in this tease. The montage of shots shows a man running away from something. Juxtapose that with a closeup of an antiquated typewriter, perhaps some people will assume that he’s a writer who crafted a tale that people have read from and found its contents too much to handle. There’s no exact details as to what the plot is. For now the producers are keeping that a secret. With that philosophy, they succeeded at creating a trailer that truly draws viewers into wanting to see the movie when it releases this Fall.

The film stars newcomers David Carranza and Tiffany Mualem and features Christopher Soren Kelly from Ink.  Other cast members include: Cal Bartlett, Anthony Nuccio, Jordan Doll, Kent Randell and Shauna Earp.

Jamin and Kiowa Winans

Fans of Jamin Winans work and Double Edge Films will find his new film tantalizing. He crafted the artful sensation, Ink (2009) — a story about souls caught in a light and darkness war set in the world of the Dreamtime — and masterful Spin (aka “God is a DJ”), available on YouTube. Both his early works show a skill in mythic storytelling.

This new film may well follow a similar distribution model as Ink. It was self-distributed through the Internet via torrent sites like PirateBay. Winans and his producer/wife, Kiowa, embraced the piracy, citing the incredible exposure could only help the film. They believe that “Independent films’ largest battle is against obscurity, not piracy.”