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‘act naturally’ wins audience choice award and gets coverage in usa today

dustin — Thu, 10 May 2012 23:22:21 +0000

Great news for nudists and enthusiasts of our independent film, Act Naturally: we won the Audience Choice award for “Best Narrative” at the closing ceremony of the 6h Annual United Film Festival – Los Angeles on May 3rd. One of the stars, Katie L. Hall, who also served as a writer and producer on the film, posed with [...]

having trouble securing footage to update your reel?

dustin — Sun, 06 May 2012 23:14:46 +0000

Perhaps the most frustrating aspect of this industry, is that after you pass the giant hurdles of getting a job and successfully executing your duties on set, is the fact that some projects never see the light of day. - And no, I’m not acting disappointed that every feature I’ve shot hasn’t made it to the big [...]

‘act naturally’ is available for rent on prescreen for $8 and will play united fest london

dustin — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 23:20:22 +0000

I’m happy to report that our United Film Festival – Los Angeles screening at the Vintage Cinemas Los Feliz 3 was a great success. It was also the first time that many of us have all been in the same room since wrapping principal photography back in March of 2009! The entertaining (in my humble [...]

skittles launches world-wide trale lewous campaign

dustin — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 01:16:56 +0000

There is something fancy about a World-Wide Commercial. We often hear actors talking about booking a National Commercial, but you can’t deny that the whole globe is a little wider of an audience… That is just what the hilarious Nathan J. Barnatt accomplished with his off-the-wall character, Trale Lewous. - Nathan is no stranger to the national [...]

‘the a-plate’ gains domestic distribution and will play the boston international film festival

dustin — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 01:10:41 +0000

Some very exciting news coming out of New England, as the feature film that I shot in June of 2010 on location in Nashua, New Hampshire has signed with Osiris Entertainment for domestic distribution. Terre Weisman’s feature romantic comedy, “The A Plate” will also screen at the upcoming 10th Annual Boston International Film Festival on Monday April 16th [...]

‘act naturally’ to play united fest in nyc & la

dustin — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:39:57 +0000

Our friends at the United Film Festivals continue to show their support for “Act Naturally” and have invited us to screen at the 6th Annual United Film Festiival – Los Angeles during its residency in Los Feliz from April 26th-May 3rd. We will also screen a few weeks later during the 5th Annual United Film Festival [...]

the newlymovedins is featured on funnyordie and hits youtube

dustin — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 22:55:53 +0000

I briefly mentioned this gig back in a post from September, so I won’t repeat myself (much), but I’m happy to announce that the entire series is now available for your viewing pleasure on YouTube so watch, like, comment, and subscribe! We are also featured on the FunnyOrDie homepage on this wonderful Pi Day! Be sure to [...]

chali 2na releases ‘against the current’ promo

dustin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:23:09 +0000

This blog entry should be called, “My day at the Fish Tank with Chali 2na and The James,” but I have already established a pattern for when I blog about work and that wouldn’t jive with the other entries. In any event, that is a perfect summation of the 16 hours that the three of [...]

the james updates his directing reel

dustin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:29:10 +0000

My frequent collaborator, The James, has updated his directing reel with clips from our latest two unreleased projects. I always love it when he takes the time to update his reel as I have shot every frame in there for him. Not a whole lot more to say about it other than the fact that [...]

‘spreading darkness’ on 35mm

dustin — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 22:59:16 +0000

I got an email in July to shoot some 35mm film. - Naturally, I thought it was SPAM or contained some serious typos. - It is no secret that I have a deep love for celluloid. Sadly, it had been far too long since I had the chance to shoot with it. I’m not going [...]