Goodbyes

I’ve had a great time in COMM350 and learned a lot, but this post isn’t so much about the class itself but moreso this blog. I’ve loved sharing my thoughts and interests with everyone on here. I’ve also loved reading about everyone else’s interests along the way and I’ve read about many topics I normally wouldn’t have. I’m going [...]

Too Shy

This will be the last post on short films from me, mainly because these films are all around 5-8 minutes long and after the peer evaluation I wanted to use shorter videos but… these short films are just very good. This film is called “Too Shy” and is from young filmmaker Ryan Hutchins. I was shown his [...]

Logorama

Another day, another short film. After the peer review I wanted to start using shorter videos. Ideally 2-3 minutes in length but no more than 5 minutes. While this video is beyond 5 minutes it is still undoubtably worth the 15 minutes it takes to watch. Logorama is an animated short that is comprised only [...]

INSiDE

This is the second post in my series focusing on great short films. For those of you who missed the last post it was about the animated short Alma. This time around we’re going to depart from the animated form and go with something totally different: a psychological thriller. INSiDE does a great job of getting us [...]

Alma

In Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Philosophy of Composition” he positions that a story is not worth reading if it cannot be read in one sitting. I completely agree with that statement and while he adressed it to literature I feel the same came be applied to film. I’d much rather watch a short film than [...]

Ted

When I was in high school I really loved movies and rock music. Shortly after high school I moved on to some new frontiers in film and music: television and hip-hop. Over the past few years my love for movies has really dwindled. I still try to watch them but most times I find them [...]

The Meaning of Life

What makes us tick? What makes us do the things we want to do? What makes everyone do the things they do? What made me write this type of post? What makes me want to do the things I do? What makes me want to make film? What makes me like writing? What makes me… [...]

A Glimpse Into The Future

If you haven’t heard by now Google confirmed a long-time rumor: Project Glass. The project involved a pair of glasses that will be used as or in conjunction with a smartphone to display all your applications right in front of your very eyes. This may sound a little obscure so if you haven’t watched the [...]

Timeline

So today is the day when Facebook claimed everyone’s profiles would be converted to Timeline. While Timeline is a great addition for brands and offers them more space for promotion and marketing, is it as pivotal for personal use? I tried to avoid the switch for quite some time. I’m actually working on a awesome [...]

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

I’ve never been a huge fan of history. Well I can’t say that really. I am a huge fan of learning and reading about history, but when it comes to film, I like my history far from it. I’ve never seen how someone could watch Saving Private Ryan and truly enjoy it. Sure you feel [...]

Prometheus

Earlier this summer I saw the teaser trailer for Ridley Scott’s upcoming film Prometheus. I was initially really psyched. The overall mystique of the original trailer and the premise of “finding the origins of mankind” really got me hooked. This movie originally began as a prequel to Ridley’s classic Alien but then it took on a life of it’s own. [...]

Solitary

Ever since the advent of SOPA and PIPA internet piracy has been more frowned upon then ever. In order to not support the illegal distribution of copyrighted video I recently joined both Hulu and Netflix. I have to say that I really prefer Hulu to Netflix. Netflix seems to have some of the cheesiest movies [...]

Back To The Future

Usually when I head to my hometown of Middletown, New Jersey I don’t expect much. Living in Manhattan, probably the busiest place on Earth, I feel like I can see just about everything on a day to day basis. From the people to the businesses to the sights, New York seems to be a sort [...]

Merely Mortals

This short film is the first project I ever worked on. I always had a concept I wanted to do to personify Death. I originally got the idea of a man in a room who controls the world through technology. When I was assigned to do a project with nonsynchronous sound I thought it would [...]

Ben and Jerry’s Launches Greek Yogurt Line

I always keep up with Ben and Jerry’s and they recently revamped their frozen yogurt line by dropping all their current yogurt products for their new line of Greek yogurt. Greek yogurt now accounts for one quarter of all annual yogurt sales so it didn’t take Ben and Jerry’s long to try and move in on that market. In their corner they have really [...]

Willis Earl Beal Has The Blues

This is Willis Earl Beal. His story is about as interesting as his music. Less than two years ago Beal, who is now 27 years old, was living in Albuquerque, New Mexico where he had been since leaving his home of Chicago, Illinois in 2007. He is an artist in many disciplines. He draws pictures, he makes blues [...]