Women in Power: Mini Documentary
I made a mini documentary detailing gender stereotypes of women in power, but my weekly vimeo uploading capabilities is down. I will have to make another vimeo account. But I will post the video as soon as possible
From Indie to Hollywood
REEL - this video is currently uploading to the internet. Once it’s there, I will post it
This was a web/print series. I worked with a Panasonic camera, with different audio sounds- music, sound bites, and ambient sounds. Just trying to be creative.
“How about laughter as a thing?” -Marshall Townsend. Saturday, April 28, @ The Co-Op Counter Comedy Show.
FILMMAKING FOR NEWBS: Podcast #2- WELCOME TO THE AUSTIN FILM SCENE
This is the second podcast episode of Filmmaking for Newbs!, a how to supplement for aspiring filmmakers. On today’s show is my friend, Ben Snyder- a screenwriter, director and producer in the Austin Independent film community. Take a listen to the latest news about independent film scene in Austin, from someone who knows what he’s talking about, as well as some great advice for young filmmakers.
If you’re having trouble listening to the podcast on tumblr, here’s a dropbox link!
The Co-Op Counter Comedy Show Montage
If you’ve never been to the infamous the 21st Street, “Treehouse” Co-Op in Austin, Texas, than you’re missing out on a counter culture packed with jokes, beer, non professional strippers, raucous laughter, and amazing shows. The Co-Op Counter Comedy show, presented by The Texas Travesty, showcased some of the best young comedians from the state of Texas. This is a short montage of a long, and laughter filled evening.
[I shot this video on a Cannon T3I. And this was a project in editing. I wanted to see if I could make a cohesive montage of something like stand-up, where people are all standing in the same position, which sometime gives the sensation of a jump cut. I used the gassian blur video filter in Final Cut Pro to try and ease into most transitions, as well as very deliberate audio transitions.]
My first Podcast: Answers for Filmmaking Newbs! My guest is Anthony Spears, an Austin indie filmmaker who creates YouTube series!
Also it took me way to long to figure out how to put this podcast link on my blog. If you’re having issue, click here for the dropbox link.
Fools Follies: Photo Essay
Vortex, an Austin Venue on Manor road, is known for having colorful festivals. It’s a local Austinite hotspot. On April 1st, Vortex hosted Fools Follies. “A festival for the kids during the day, and a festival for the adults at night.”
Hula-hoops were thrown around the yard. Kids and adults hula hooped/danced to The Nematoads, a local Austin surf rock band.
Some of the kids were very talented. Spinning with three or more at one time.
Caterina Suttin, a professional hula hoop artist performs for the crowd. She’s been a professional hoop performer for three years. She’s been living in Austin for a year, but plans to travel to California and Hawaii in the upcoming months.
Caterina says she’s a jack of all trades but, “Loves anything with spirals.” She makes her own brand of jewelry, and she’s also well known for aerial yoga performances.
Caterina is also the inventor of “nooping.” A technique where you hula hoop with your nose. It’s always a crowd stunner, she said.
Next up to perform is a woman goes by the name of Baruzula. She performs a fire shadow puppet routine. She uses fire and shadows to create an art form that makes big things small, and small things big.
She calls her routine, “Baruza-Land.” She started fire dancing in 1984, and started incorporating shadow puppets in 1990.
At many times in her performance she ate fire, or lit her hands and arms on fire.
The shadow puppet show was a story about horses. There was incense burning, and exotic music playing in the back. The story was of wild Indian horses.
The adult show started after the shadow puppets. It was 18+, do to the burlesque and pole dancing performances. It was also a $30 ticket, so this is where my night at fools follies ended.
Source: videogeak
Honk Texas! Street Marching bands from all around the United States gathered in Austin for the second annual Honk Texas music festival. Honk festivals have been popping around the U.S. in the past few years in cities like Seattle and New Orleans. These bands are meant to startle and amuse their crowds. The crazier and louder, the better.
Blog Update: Been a while
It’s been too long! I’ve come up with some new project ideas:
1. Sxsw photo/video recap
2. Stop-Motion project! I’ve already asked my friends, The Bi-Polar Bears if I can use a song as the background. I’ll be using Adobe Affer Effects to put it together! This will most likely take a few weekends of work
3. Photo Project/Blog Post about Austin Independent Film studio Arts + Labor. Robin Shwartz, who was introduced to me by Proffessor Tracy Dahlby, said she’d show me how films are made.
4. Octopus Video Project! I love octopodes, and have been fascinated with these creatures for the past year. I’m planning a trip to Galveston to see these creatures up close!
5. My friend Johnny Glass, a local Austin musician asked if I could help him with a music video for a song they recently recorded called, “I’m Alive”
Mini Feature: The Secret Art of Dr. Seuss
by Ashley Dillard
I’m currently trying to write a script for a one minute movie. Kat Candler, a Professor at UT, as well as a recognized Austin film-maker made the suggestion to me. She says it really helps to define your skills as a movie maker, if you can make a full story in one-minute. (And there’s a better chance that film festivals will pick it up, since it fits very nicely into their schedules.
But where to get some inspiration? On Dr. Seuss 108th birthday, the city of Austin showcased The Secret Art of Dr. Seuss. While Theodor Seuss Geisel was never a film-maker himself, he was a genius with stories and characters. His creativity and imagination is a breathe of fresh air, when you have writers block.
Another video of this event will be published on The Daily Texan website this Thursday, with a story running in the paper. This is just a sneak peak/my take away for this blog.
The Secret Art of Dr. Suess will be at Art on 5th, in Austin until March 31st.
Longer Documentary
At the request of some viewers, I’m creating a longer version of the Outlaw Open Mic. It’ll have more interviews and more music.
I’m realizing one of the most difficult things about this documentary is the sound. I need some audio engendering skills for the next time I take on a musical project
Three Minute Mini-Documentary: Outlaw Open Mic
produced by Ashley Dillard
Is documenting moments considered documentary film work? Well here’s my first attempt. Created and published on The Daily Texan’s website originally, this is a step inside the Outlaw Open Mic, a gathering of like minded folk musicians every Monday night in west Austin. While, the open Mic is interesting, it’s the people who are the most interesting. These are some of Outlaws of Texas: “They’re good people, but they don’t always play by the rules.”
The Cults: Yeah You Know What I Mean (Music Video - Directors addition)
Directed by Isaiah Seret, Produced by Jason Baum, Rebecca Roven & Mindy Kelly.
I’ve fallen in love with this band, and this song. The video is a dark love story, amid powerful authoritarian social standards. The band’s artistic style and message is influenced by American cult figures and stories. They are interested in the way religious and social cult leaders are able to take over the minds and infiltrate the hearts of everyday people.
