I’m sure you’ve heard the stories, they’re grim. Seems every day there is another article in the Hollywood Reporter or Variety about the economy taking it’s toll on making independent films. Last week at the American Film Market (AFM) everyone looked dazed and disappointed.
Archive for November, 2008
Making an Independent Feature Film Today
Posted in Red Camera, Unconventional Media, feature film, internet, new media, webisodes, tagged "Sky is falling", AFM, American Film Market, Anthony Kaufman, Arin Crumley, Banks, Blue Horseshoe Productions, camera, creative filmmaking, credit, credit crunch, DV Tape, erotic journey, Film incentives, Film Specific, financiers, Four Eyed Monsters, global sales, Hollywood Reporter, independent film, Indiewire, investors, ipod, Los Angeles Film Festival, Los Angles Times, Mark Gill, Miramax, new media, niche markets, old movies, Paramount, Press Play movie, Press>Play, Rachel Abramowitz, RED, Red Camera, science fiction, self distribute, sexually, Slamdance, Stacy Parks, Sundance, Susan Buice, The Film Department, Tivo, Travelin Trains, Unconventional, Unconventional Media, Variety, video vulture, Warner Brothers, xbox, YouTube on November 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Need for Speed:Undercover now available
Posted in Red Camera, Unconventional Media, internet, new media, video games, tagged Need for Speed, EA, Unconventional Media, Joseph Hodges, Eric Mofford, video games, American Cinematographer, Moving Pictures, Which Road to Take, EA Blackbox, Maggie Q, RED, Moviemaker, IGN, Mercedes-Benz, Audi R8, Porsche 911 GT2, racing on November 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Need for Speed:Undercover from Electronic Arts (EA) is finally available at retail stores in North America and on November 21 in Europe. The live action in-game movies were produced by Eric Mofford and directed by Joseph Hodges for Unconventional Media. In the game, the player is recruited by Federal Agent Chase [...]
MovieMaker Magazine
Posted in Red Camera, Unconventional Media, internet, video games, tagged internet, Moviemaker magazine, Need for Speed, New Orleans, Paraplex, Press>Play, Production, Red Camera, Unconventional Media on November 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There is an interview with me on Unconventional Media and the production of “Need for Speed: Undercover” online for MovieMaker magazine. Click on the magazine link. We also talk about the RED camera and upcoming projects including the Paraplex in New Orleans and the feature film “Press>Play.”
Halloween in New Orleans
Posted in Paranormal, Unconventional Media, new media, tagged Ann Rice, Canal Street, Daena Smoller, Dr. Larry Montz, French Quarter, Ghost Hunts, Halloween, Halloween in New Orleans, interactive, ISPR, Mardi Gras, New Orleans, NewOrleans.com, Paranormal, Paranormal activity, paranormal activity films, Paranormal Investigation, Paraplex, Parapsychology, psi testing, Psychic Boot Camp, Research Center, Science Museum, Supernatural, Swamp Tours, UFO, Vampires on November 8, 2008 | 2 Comments »
So I’m finally recovering from a crazy Halloween and post election euphoria. I spent Halloween in New Orleans which has become almost as big an attraction for the city as Mardi Gras. I was there to finalize my partnership with Dr. Larry Montz and Daena Smoller of the International Society for Paranormal Research (ISPR) and [...]
2009 A True Story
Posted in internet, new media, webisodes, tagged 2009 A True Story, internet, John McCain, Martial Law, web series, webisodes on November 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A quick follow up to the previous blog about webisodes. I just started watching a series that went up in April that I think is outstanding. “2009 A True Story”
The story is from two different perspectives, a young woman who has just recently moved to Los Angeles and her brother, [...]