Under The Tree Teaser Trailer

A naive young man enters the woods in hopes of finding enlightenment, but instead finds something much more terrifying. Starring Joe Raffanti.

Song written by Real Live Tigers/Performed by Tinyfolk.
http://www.myspace.com/tinyfolksings

Coming soon to a graduate school admissions office and a festival near you!

Autumn Update

Hey everyone, who checks this...

anyway!

So it is fall and for me that means Graduate School. I am applying to nine schools. Mostly comprised of production MFAs and a few MAs, these are the schools:

UCLA November 2nd, 2009
NYU December 1st, 2009
Columbia December 1st, 2009
AFI December 1st, 2009
USC December 1st, 2009
University of Austin December 11th, 2009
University of Auckland January 15th, 2010
University of Brighton January 15th, 2010
London Film School February 1st, 2010

*phew,

I've got a busy busy month ahead of me, but after December it eases back down a bit.

So what I love about the process currently is that while applying to grad school, one can be much more creative with these apps than undergrad applications.

Here are just a few examples of the writing and filmmaking I am working on to send to these schools:

Under The Tree
5 minute short film for USC, NYU, etc.

logline: A naive young man enters the woods in hopes of finding enlightenment, but instead finds something much more terrifying. Starring Joe Raffanti.

The Premiere
Ten page script to Columbia and international schools.

logline: A young and now frustrated filmmaker attends the premiere of his ex-girlfriend's new film only to be reminded of the great love they once had.

Tell Me What To Swallow
Treatment example for UCLA, USC, NYU, etc.

logline: Irina is a student stuck in a dying relationship, but with the help of an older woman named Arrah, she learns how to have conviction and set herself free.

These projects below aren't necessarily for graduate apps, but I am working on them now.

We Were Young And In Love And The World Was Changing
A short film/music video project for We Heart Arts, a charity music label in the UK.

logline: a couple go through all five stages of a relationship as music brings them together and tears them apart. Starring Angela Chandra and TBA!

I am also working in various stages on getting a few Existential Hero songs from Has Potential the music video treatment, including one video that will be entered in the VADO HD contest.

Oh, and I'm learning After Effects. It's been the most exciting thing ever.

Stay tuned folks for a trailer for Under The Tree in a few days!

Quick Updates

Don't ask me about the Until The Very Last Moment DVDs lol

moving on.


Music video I did starring Alexandra Gellner reprising her role as Charlotte. It is a cover of a Watercolor Paintings song and is on the UTVLM soundtrack!



Commercial I did for a tax appeal company:

Updates Post-Premiere

Festival DVD edition is out and about making the rounds to professors and festivals.

Submitted to Corwin Awards, possibly 500 bucks for script and 1300 bucks for short film if we win top prizes.

We didn't get into IVDV due to silly length restrictions and the weird category rules.

However, the film has been submitted to 7 other film festivals:
Toronto After Dark Film Festival
Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival
Ojai-Ventura Film Festival
DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival
Fanastic Fest (in Austin, TX)
Angelus Student Film Festival (in LA)
Hawaii International Film Festival

A comprehensive DVD is in the works. Hopefully for a June 1st release!

The Premiere!

Wow the premiere of Until The Very Last Moment was a wonderful success. We had families show up as well as many of the filmmakers of the short films before and we filled the entire theater, over 170 people!

I could not be happier at how it turned out, really I was so completely moved at everyone's response. I'm so proud of my cast and crew, we really accomplished something wonderful.

But it's only step one. =)

Now we have to get it out there for the whole world to see.

There will be updates on this page about new screenings and of course when the kickass comprehensive DVD comes out.

Stay tuned!

Until The Very Last Moment Score/Soundtrack

So here is the tracklasting for the Until The Very Last Moment Soundtrack/Score/Songs Inspired From The Movie.

Russ Woods from Tinyfolk did the score and the film features music from Secret Owl Society, Rambling Nicholas Heron, A Toothless Life and more!

1. Tinyfolk-"Thus Always Horses"
2. Secret Owl Society-"Waking Life"
3. Tinyfolk and Secret Owl Society-"Animal Politics"
4. Tinyfolk-"Class"
5. Tinyfolk-"T.V."
6. Tinyfolk-"Painting"
7. Tinyfolk-""i think some people are just really scared""
8. Tinyfolk-"Cult Cross"
9. Tinyfolk-"Gallery Interlude"
10. Tinyfolk-Showdown"
11. Super Famicom-"Is This Being Recorded?"
12. Tinyfolk-"Interview"
13. Tinyfolk-""this will save you before the end""
14. Tinyfolk-"Sylvia's Apartment"
15. Rambling Nicholas Heron-"Ocean Floor II"
16. Tinyfolk-"Drinking"
17. Tinyfolk-"Lunches"
18. Your Yellow Dress-"Bubble Guns"
19. Tinyfolk-"Attempted Suicide"
20. Tinyfolk-"Running Interlude"
21. A Toothless Life-"Hold Me Close"
22. Secret Owl Society-"The Underground"
23. Tinyfolk-"World's End"
24. Existential Hero-"Until The Very Last Moment"
*25. Bryce Isbell-"The East African Handshake Faux Pas"
*26. Isaac Arms-"800 Days"
*27. Gang Of Virgins-"Aubrey De Grey"
*28. Existential Hero-"Sailboat"

*Songs not in film

Coming to a CLLCT near you!

Until The Very Last Moment Premiere April 2nd, 2009 at 8PM

I can't disclose the "other short films" yet, but they'll be pretty awesome no doubt.

We might have a special guest as well.