Film Ninja Clan managed to write, shoot, edit and score a short film in 48 hours. Not only that, but it turned out pretty damn good for only having 2 days if I do say so myself.
A HUGE thank you goes out to the Film Ninja Clan. If you are crewing up for a project and need some talent check the credits. I don’t hesitate to recommend ANYONE on my team.
Details and video after the jump…
I am proud to announce that I have assembled a kick-ass team to take part in the 48hr Film Project in Seattle. Dubbed the Film Ninja Clan, our team is made up of some of Seattle’s most talented filmmakers, which is good ’cause we’re gonna need ‘em.
For the uninitiated, the 48hr Film Project is exactly what it sounds like. We will have 48 hour, and not a second more, to write, shoot, edit and score a 4 – 7 minute short film. The catch is that the genre of the film will be chosen at random on the night of the kickoff. Additionally, we will be required to utilize a specific character and a specific piece of dialog within the film. Complete details are available on the 48hr Film Project website.
Aurora Auto Wrecking!
It turns out that not all stories have fairytale endings. Despite being the one and only BMWoW!, the Bothell police chose to interpret the fact that it didn’t run, had expired tags, a flat tire and a broken window as signs of an abandoned vehicle. As such, it was marked for tow. If it would have been towed by the police it would have effectively quadrupled the production budget for the commercial and sent my bank account in the wrong direction in general. With options running out, I called AAA, had it brought to AAW and after several intense rounds of negotiation settled on a price of $300.
The BMWoW! is a parody of the infamous ShamWow and Slap Chop infomercials as well as a short commercial for the BMW I am selling. As of this posting it is in fact for sale. If you live in the Seattle area and would like more information please contact me at thebmwow@gmail.com or visit filmninja.net/bmwow.
Nice! Rectify and The Addict have been invited to be on openfilm.com. I didn’t even know about this website but I finally posted Rectify on YouTube now that they support higher definition films and one of the openfilm programmers saw it and contacted me. What makes openfilm.com so cool? I’ll give you 3 reasons:
Head over to openfilm.com to see for yourself or just watch Rectify below.
*Jimmy Shaker Day is one of my online idents. Bonus points to anyone who knows where I got it from. 
So I’m back from L.A. and the entire experience was awesome. DIY Days was a complete success. Here is the breakdown of the day:
In this, the first FilmNinja podcast, I had the honor of interviewing independent filmmaker and radio pirate Jeff Pearson. Sharp witted and well spoken, Jeff tells us about where the idea for the film came from and what it took to get it made.
Last March I posted a blog entry on the Rectify site about entering Rectify in the From Here To Awesome discovery and distribution festival. I am pleased to announce that Rectify has been chosen from over 120 entries to be in the FHTA showcase. For those who don’t know what’s up with the festival here is the official blurb:
