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Oscars 2012 Documentary Short Films Recap

ndlela — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 20:36:05 +0000

Incident in New Baghdad
Director: James Spione

Saving Face
Directors: Daniel Junge and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

Dr. Mohammad Ali Jawad (the plastic surgeon from the film Saving Face)

The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom
Director: Lucy Walker

The Barber of Birmingham
Directors: Gail Dolgin and Robin Fryday

Sundance 2012 Shorts on Yahoo! Movies

ndlela — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:22:23 +0000

I watched the 9 short films from Sundance 2012 at the Yahoo! Movies and share my impressions about them. Make sure to watch them and vote. One of the filmmakers to win $5000. Watch the videos on Yahoo! Movies.

Here is the list of the films.

ODYSSEUS’ GAMBIT
DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER Àlex Lora Cercos

HENLEY
DIRECTOR Craig Macneill
SCREENWRITER Craig Macneill, Clay McLeod Chapman

DOL (FIRST BIRTHDAY)
DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER Andrew Ahn

LONG DISTANCE INFORMATION
DIRECTOR Douglas Hart
SCREENWRITER Douglas Hart

UNA HORA POR FAVORA
DIRECTOR/SCREENWRITER Jill Soloway

’92 SKYBOX ALONZO MOURNING ROOKIE CARD
DIRECTOR Todd Sklar
SCREENWRITER Todd Sklar, Alex Rennie

THE ARM
DIRECTOR Brie Larson, Sarah Ramos, Jessie Ennis
SCREENWRITER Brie Larson, Sarah Ramos, Jessie Ennis

AQUADETTES
DIRECTOR Drea Cooper, Zackary Canepari

THE DEBUTANTE HUNTERS
DIRECTOR Maria White

Independent Spirit Awards 2012: The Screeners are Here!

ndlela — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:38:42 +0000

I received my screener DVDs for the Independent Spirit Awards 2012.

Links

Sundance 2012 Shorts Online

ndlela — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:06:52 +0000

A great entertainment option this weekend and for the next several days is to checkout a selection of some Sundance 2012 short films being hosted by Yahoo! Movies. The short films will be available for streaming from January 19, 2012 to January 27, 2012. After watching the films, vote for your favorite and one of the filmmakers will receive $5000 to create more awesomeness. It is a total of nine films. Enjoy!

Happy NANOWRIMO!

ndlela — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 12:00:55 +0000

” For all those participating in this year’s NANOWRIMO (National Novel Writing Month), good luck, have fun and congrats on taking this journey. I am not going to be officially participating this year because of other artistic and personal commitments. I will be participating in some of the write-ins and other activities in New York and Boston. Enjoy your “thirty days and nights of literary abandon!”

Goodbye Steve Jobs! [February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011]

ndlela — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 12:33:39 +0000

What an amazing legacy! His vision literally changed life as we know it. If the only thing he had ever done was put together Pixar , he would have fulfilled the promise of many lifetimes. He was a true visionary and he will be missed.

Checkout this video from his Standford University commencement from June 12, 2005.

For more, checkout the New York Times obit and Seth Godin’s (short and sweet) obit. They are are for more articulate about this than I could ever be.

South Africa Partners 2011 Annual Celebration

ndlela — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:22:51 +0000

Here is a video I shot and edited of part of South Africa Partners‘annual celebration at the end of April this year in Boston. What an honor to be in the presence of such giants. Margaret H. Marshall and Albie Sachs are amazing and done so much to make life better for many, many people. Latoyia Edwards from NECN did a great job as host.

Happy Monday!

Video Tutorial: Harry Potter Effects (Film Riot)

ndlela — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:08:57 +0000

Here is a cool advanced tutorial from the good folks at Revision3/Film Riot. It is amazing how easy (relatively) it has become create effects like these Harry Potter effects.

Video Tutorial: 180 Degree Rule (Peter John Ross)

ndlela — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 12:04:51 +0000

Here is a great short video by Peter John Ross that does a great job of explaining the 180 degree rule. He has the series of these in a DVD out called “Moviemaking Techniques and Other Indie Film Tips”.

180 Degree Rule – Moviemaking Technique from Peter John Ross on Vimeo.

Music Video – Introdiction (Dir: Aaron Shrimpton & Scroobius Pip)

ndlela — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:17:34 +0000

This was the first teaser for Scroobius Pip’s upcoming “Distraction Pieces” record. Everyone is talking about this as one take. Did you notice the cut in the middle of the video?