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CineVegas Film Festival

Posted By Wesley Scoggins | 01 December 2008

 
Submissions opened today for the CineVegas Film Festival. It's a Film Festival that has been running in Las Vegas for the last decade, and is a chance for you to get your film seen by lots of industry professionals. The Deadline is March 1st, 2009, so hurry up and start working on your films now. If you've already got something to submit, you can get a discount on your submission fees...

Sundance and YouTube Short Film Contest

Posted By Ryan Nugent | 01 December 2008

 

YouTube and Sundance have teamed up to present the short film competition "Project: Direct."  The winners get to go to this year's Sundance Film Festivaland meet with the Director of Programming.  

Contest Details: http://www.youtube.com/projectdirect

Direct an original short film that celebrates the films from Sundance's 25 year history.  You must incorporate 3 props:  a red phone,...

New Adobe video experiments: Object Manipulation

Posted By Wesley Scoggins | 30 November 2008


Interactive Video Object Manipulation from Dan Goldman on Vimeo.

Here is a new video from Dan Goldman a researcher at Adobe. It showcases some new novel interface options to make manipulating objects in your video surprisingly easy. Hopefully we see some of this technology in Adobe projects soon!

View the entire films from Episode 10 - Films to Give Thanks For

Posted By Bobby Miller | 27 November 2008

You've seen the clips from the show here.
Now, watch the films in their entirety below!
Did you like a film? Hate it?! Discuss it below with other filmmakers and film fans!
Also: If you really like a film, please visit the filmmakers sites and email them and let them know!


UNEARTHED
by Christina Spangler
Email the Filmmaker.
Visit their website.


PARDON ME...

Wesleys Weekly HOW TO: Pulsing Skin Bladder

Posted By Wesley Scoggins | 26 November 2008

 
Whether your character have fallen into a vat of toxic waste, or if he's been bitten by a werewolf, there might be a scene where you might need to make it appear as if their skin is pulsing or bubbling, and today i'm going to show you how to do a basic pulsing effect for cheap. 
 
 
 
First, decide on what part of the body you want this to occur, I am choosing my hand because it's...

Juno Song Short Film w/ Cable-Cam : BFX : Super Test Film

From the director of "Steve Nelson: The Movie" comes an epic tale about a singer, a song about puppies and smiles named Juno, and the talent needed to get a slot at a local open-mic-night.  Steve Nelson stars in and directs this BFX Super Test Film.

View/download the full version of the song HERE. No puppies or smiles were harmed in the singing or filming.

Tags : filmmaking, music, juno, funny, park, SteveNelson, OpenMic, ShortFilm, song, singing

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