‘spreading darkness’ on 35mm

dustin operating the moviecam compact on joshua eisenstadt's film 'spreading darkness'

by dustin on November 7, 2011

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 [...]

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the lasting effects of dayplaying

October 3, 2011
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It takes me so long to craft these blog posts, that this isn’t news anymore, but I got inspired to start writing this Friday afternoon after seeing the press release in Variety. BJ McDonnell is officially the director for the third installment of Adam Green’s “Hatchet.” It’s one thing to see your good friend get a huge [...]

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warbringer’s ‘shattered like glass’ arrives

September 28, 2011
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As I mentioned in a recent post, I spent Labor Day weekend shooting a thrash metal music video for director Davey Vorhes. Much like our first music video collaboration, the shoot consisted of two-12 hour days shooting in Los Angels. Century Media Recording artist, Warbringer, is a head banging quintet from Ventura, California. The single, ‘Shattered Like Glass,’ appears [...]

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nytvf award for ‘heavy metal nanny’

September 28, 2011
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Some good news to report out of the Big Apple: the star of the nonscripted docu-drama, ‘Heavy Metal Nanny,’ Christophe (I’m not going to reveal his last name here, because it wasn’t on the press release), was awarded “Best Nonscripted Character or Host.” – This pilot that I shot for director Randall Bobbitt played last [...]

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some choice clippings on ‘chillerama’

September 22, 2011
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I desperately need a new cell phone (can you say Nexus Prime or iPhone5?). Not only is my Blackberry Storm2 a terrible phone, but its camera is an embarrassment. I took that picture on your left from a distance to give some perspective not shown by typical red carpet photos. The lit up mausoleum was a [...]

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warbringer, chillerama, newlymovedins, and more

September 15, 2011
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It’s been a crazy few months and I haven’t been diligent with my blog. Some recent highlights include “Act Naturally” screening in Chicago last weekend to a packed house at the Chicago United Film Festival, “Chillerama” releasing it’s theatrical trailer along with numerous national tour dates, and shooting a webseries for Vanishing Angle and a thrash [...]

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‘graveyard shift’ takes new orleans

August 29, 2011
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April Wright’s short film, “The Graveyard Shift” will screen at the inaugural New Orleans Horror Film Festival. The exact schedule has not been released, but the festival runs from October 28th-30th. It promises to be an exciting time in The Big Easy with Halloween and Anne Rice’s Vampire’s Ball concurrently taking place. – We are excited about this opportunity as [...]

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‘act naturally’ gets a new website

August 23, 2011
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On a bad day, the official website for “Act Naturally” gets 500 views. On a typical day we get over 1,200 views per day. That’s impressive traffic for a movie that few people have seen with no money spent on advertising. A few months back, I discussed some of our grassroots marketing plan and it [...]

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‘act naturally’ plays chicago united fest, plus more behind the scenes

August 19, 2011
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In my delaying the release of this posting, I can also share some great news regarding everyone’s favorite film about two women who inherit a nudist resort, “Act Naturally.” On Saturday September 10th, our Chicago Premiere will take place at 4:30pm at the historic Music Box Theater (3733 N Southport Ave. Chicago, IL 60613) as [...]

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