Flying across our country
February 14, 2010 – 7:11 pmSouthwest 1803
LAX -> JFK
I tried to capture my state of mind in that moment. It’s not supposed to be pleasant.
Influences
- Nina Paley, All Creative Work is Derivative
- Hyper Jean-Luc Goddard (suck it, Kuleshov)
Video contains:
- Engine sounds
- Delta’s In flight Safety Video
- Barack Obama 2008 acceptance speech
- FOX, attempted shoe bomb
- NBC, Tom Brokaw, 9/11/01
- Osama Bin Laden 2004 speech
- Brassed Off, sampled in Tubthumping by Chumbawumba: Truth is, I thought it mattered.
- CNN, first 5 minutes of 9/11 attack coverage
- John F. Kennedy: We choose to go to the moon.
- My family singing Maot Tzur to me over skype
- First Moon Landing
- Ted Hope receives Trailblazer Award at Woodstock
- Battlestar Galactica miniseries
- CNN, Ivan Eland on the Terror Alert System
Music (not where I got the audio from, I had most of the MP3s:)
- Fischerspooner, Emerge
- Vivaldi, Four Seasons – Spring I
- Andy Suzuki, California
- Eartha Kitt, Santa Baby
- Beatles, All You Need Is Love
- Beach Boys, California Girls
- Alicia Keys, Empire State of Mind
- Beatles, A Day In The Life
- Simon and Garfunkel, 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin Groovy)
- Kelly Clarkson, Star Spangled Banner
- John Lennon, Imagine
Whee!
Our entry in the 140-second film contest!
December 17, 2009 – 1:15 amEdit: Our REJECTED entry in the film contest. Failure is one of the many steps towards success, and it was an awesome video to make. So…SEE THE FILM THAT NIKON DOESN’T WANT YOU TO SEE!!
Hey @rainnwilson, I’m lookin’ at you. I just uploaded our entry to the Nikon 140-second film contest, and if we win the prize is $100,000! I will find out in a few weeks if we have been selected to be among the top 50, and if that happens I’ll need all of your help in getting the word out and getting people to watch and comment.
For now, a comment on the Nikon website will really help and go a LONG way! Give it a watch–it’s a comedy short about my unemployed roommate:
Vacation vid #1
October 20, 2009 – 10:52 amOn my trip to Greece, Bulgaria, and Italy, I brought my small digital camera, which also functions as a full-resolution video camera. I try to keep shooting and editing video, even if it’s just something fun. For now, here’s the first video. I’ve got some beautiful panoramas made from up to ten images, which I will upload soon. Enjoy!
American Student Government Association Intro video
October 14, 2009 – 10:49 amFreelance work leads me to the most interesting places. I got a call recently from Butch Oxendine of the ASGA, which just a few years ago gave my student government documentary a favorable review in their monthly publication. I created the five-minute introduction to their annual convention in Washington, DC. Not only does it pay the bills, but it’s fun meeting new people and interacting with different organizations. I also got to recruit my friend Adam Robbins for the voiceover. Video coming soon – hit some YouTube hiccups.
Other recent freelance gigs include work with Meerkat Media on Pushback Network’s annual leadership summit, assistant editing on Isaac Solotaroff’s Wham! Bam! Islam!, and transcription for Rory Kennedy’s Moxie Firecracker Films and Stefan Forbes’ Interpositive Media. I’ve been afforded a rich diversity of work and I hope that continues to be the case!
Launch of Digital Democracy TV!
August 6, 2009 – 7:36 amI’ve been involved for a few months with the good folks at Digital Democracy, who are working with groups around Burma’s border to bring better communication technology to the region. It began with a study by co-founders Emily Jacobi and Mark Belinsky, which found a correlation between access to technology and self-identification as an activist. They have since been striving to improve the ability of leaders in the area to hold meetings and exchange ideas through technology.
My time with Digital Demoocracy began with an interview in May with a brief interview. After asking about my interests in the project, skils, and time commitment, Mark said casually, “just out of curiosity, what kinds of technology do you use?” When I told them about my MacBook and iPhone, a relieved smile passed over Mark’s face. “I’m going to like working here,” I thought.
Next week Mark and Emily leave for the Burma border region, and we’re launching a TV show that chronicles their adventures as they happen. Myself and another intern will be editing it from the US Subscribe via RSS or just visit the page from time to time: http://digitaldemocracy.blip.tv/. I will also be posting periodic updates on this blog.
In other news, the Sophie Barthes event was a complete success. Meeting her and Andrij was excellent, and they had a lot of insightful things to say about filmmaking and where true inspiration comes from. Thanks to everyone who came, and do check out Cold Souls this weekend! I leave in a few hours for Rhode Island for the film festival; it will be nice to see old friends and make some awesome new ones!
Watch Castle on High!
March 6, 2009 – 8:42 pmI used to have a password on this for film festivals. Screw ‘em. Watch it, share it (especially share it!) and enjoy.
The quality isn’t quite what you’d see on the DVD, but it’s definitely watchable. I’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments.
Click here to watch it!
If that doesn’t work, download it here (slower, same quality.)
Castle on High
January 31, 2009 – 10:05 pm46 Minutes
Watch it online! (password required)
Read the positive review of the rough draft on ivygateblog here.
Zac knows the Undergraduate Council of Students’ constitution by heart.
John has a hard time thinking of anything he’s really done in two years on UCS.
And Arthur has never been to a meeting – he’s too busy playing with his band!
Watch as the three candidates, cheered on by a crazy crew of characters, fight for the hearts and minds of a student body that just doesn’t care.
In the race to the top, anything is fair game!
Same-Sex Marriage Ad
December 1, 2008 – 12:00 pm2008
Running time: 25sec
Created for a television competition, this ad points out that the definition of marriage has been changed before, when we became more tolerant. Interracial marriage, it points out, was illegal in some states in 1967.
In fact, interracial marriage was illegal in some state constitutions until the year 2000!
See it on YouTube and post a comment!
Los Angeles, CA
The Great Debaters Re-edited Trailer
November 24, 2007 – 2:00 pm2007
Running time: 1:22
This trailer is made for a class, meant to promote urban debate in local schools with a creative re-edit of the official trailer from the Denzel Washington movie The Great Debaters with a 60 Minutes episode. I tried to keep the look and feel of the original trailer while changing the message. See the original trailer..
Weinstein Company / Brown GISP
Providence, RI
A Day For Danny
May 15, 2006 – 9:52 pm2006
Running time: 8:09
Filmed during my abroad program in the Czech Republic on 16mm color film with paid professional actors.
Filmová a Televizní Fakulta Akademie Múzických Umění v Praze
Prague, Czech Republic
