“Isn’t It Romantic?”: Route 202 Productions Wins Award in Best Shorts Film Competition (Microfilmmaking Press Release)

Posted by on Apr 12, 2017 in Featured, Industry, MicroFilmmaking, News, Press Releases, User Press Releases | 0 comments

– Paul Rothbart and Cooper Campbell, of Route 202 Productions, have won a prestigious Award of Recognition from The Best Shorts Film Competition. The award was given for their funny short film, “Isn’t It Romantic?”, which was the first project of their partnership. “Isn’t It Romantic?” features an exceptional story written by Rothbart and Campbell, who also played the lead roles with Rothbart directing and Campbell producing.

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NAB 2017 Pre-News: Frame.io 2.0 is Here (Industry Press Release)

Posted by on Apr 10, 2017 in Featured, Industry, News, Press Releases, User Press Releases | 0 comments

Frame.io, developers of the video review and collaboration platform for content creators, today unveiled Frame.io 2.0, a massive upgrade boasting more than 100 new features and improvements. A quantum leap forward in media sharing and client collaboration, Frame.io 2.0 brings speed and simplicity with brand new client Review Pages, a groundbreaking new capability that expands content review and sharing. In addition, the new release boasts deeper workflow integration with Final Cut Pro® X and Avid Media Composer®, plus a completely re-engineered player.

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Slim (Feature Critique)

Posted by on Apr 10, 2017 in Critiques, Critiques (Feature Narrative), Feature Length, Featured, Narrative | 0 comments

Slim (Michael Arell) is an overweight archaeologist who doesn’t seem to be going anywhere in his life… That is, until his boss sends him on a mission to find the mythical Golden Dustpan.  While Slim gets himself into far more trouble than he expected on his quest, he ends up learning about himself and who he wants to be in the world.

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Tiny Illumination: Lighting Micro-sets (Article/Tutorial)

Posted by on Apr 3, 2017 in Articles, Behind-the-Scenes, Featured, Industry, Lighting Tutorials, Lighting/Gaffing, Tips, Tutorials, Walk Throughs | 0 comments

From time to time I help out my friend Kate Madison shooting show reels for actors. The fun and the challenge is in creating and lighting little micro-sets to capture angles that look like they might be lifted out of a scene from a much larger production, all with limited equipment.

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Feature Film, “Nowhere, Michigan” Reveals Trailer: Launches Kickstarter to Complete Post (User Press Release)

Posted by on Mar 30, 2017 in Featured, Industry, MicroFilmmaking, News, Press Releases, User Content, User Press Releases | 0 comments

Fleeing the scene of a murder, David (Tequan Richmond) drives north, attempting to get as far as away possible. He ends up in a small, frozen town in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and reluctantly becomes absorbed into the town, forms unlikely relationships, and starts to build a new life for himself.

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