ReelCast Productions now has a working download store! The first movie for download is, Twas the Week Before Christmas.
This 5 minute movie tells the story about a little boy's wholehearted endeavor to honor the true Kind of Christmas. You can view a short clip from the movie here. Click Here to read more about the movie on the store site!
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"December 28 at 8:00AM filmmakers around the world will be producing a one-minute story on video. Twelve hours later they will upload their video to YouTube. Entries will be judged on Story, Cinematography, Sound, Performance and Editing. The winner gets $500."
Click Here for more info! I'm thinking about participating in this one!
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It is popular these days for the DVD of a movie to include at least one BTS (Behind the Scenes) documentary. However, it is very rare, especially in Christian filmmaking, to release a BTS book to go along with a film. Well, Burns Family Studios has done just that, and the book is incredible!
"Pendragon: Journey Behind the Scenes" is a 100-page book that takes you on an adventure to explore the making of this epic Christian film. Exclusive stories from the cast, inspiring interviews with the crew, and hundreds of newly released pictures have been carefully woven together to present an experience that will leave you feeling like you have been on the set and a part of the team! One of my favorite parts is the “Pendragon Fun Fact” sections sprinkled throughout the book.
How did you get so many people to help with the movie? Were you ever worried that you wouldn’t be able to finish? Where did you find the locations? Which sets did you build? How were the costumes made? Who made the swords and weapons? What was it like to be an extra on set? Why does Nick play the bad guy? How did you make that much fire? Are you going to make any more movies?
The answers to these questions are full of humor, scary accidents, friendship, innovation, and, of course, God’s provision. It is a lot of fun to read stories of the creativity and resourcefulness that were required to shoot an epic film on a shoe-string budget.
Topics Covered:
-Interviews with actors: Aaron, Marilyn, and Nick.
-Building the fort, creating the market, filming the opening night attack, details on the Sword Dance scene, and fun during the funeral scene.
-In-depth interviews with the costume, makeup, and weapon departments. (These are really neat.)
-Interviews with extras and also with the director.
-Building the team, writing the music, working with horses, running a camera (Yours Truly was interviewed for this section), creating visual effects, and supervising the sound design.
This is an inspiring story of what God did through two ordinary families who were willing to take a step of faith and follow His guidance. You will be encouraged and in awe of our amazing God!
Click Here to visit the Pendragon Store.
The Mysterious Islands Road Trip Concludes With Tonight's Premiere in Dallas, Texas!
The screening will be held on Wednesday, 16th at theLakewood Theater Door opens at 6:30 p.m., and the 100-minute film will start at 7:00. Following the screening, there will be a short Q and A with filmmakers and crew, along with a poster and picture signing with the cast and crew.
The cost of the evening's premiere is $10 per family, or $5 for individuals. Space is limited. You must R.S.V.P. to reserve your seats.
Click Here to reserve your seats and view directions.
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You can watch the film FREE tonight!
Tonight, at 7:05 p.m. Central time, gather your family and tune in to American Family Association's special online presentation, "Deserting Darwin: The Galapagos Re-Discovered."
Join "Nothing But Truth" host Crane Durham and in-studio guest Doug Phillips, executive producer of "The Mysterious Islands," as they talk with experts in science, law and apologetics. Then keep watching to enjoy "The Mysterious Islands" in its entirety--for free!
To learn more about the film, click here!
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This is a re-release of the short film I finished back in 2007. This time it has a new logo and new color correction! You can go here and see some pictures from back when we were filming it!
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In an unexpected turn of events, a young boy learns the truth about Santa and sets out to honor the true King of Christmas! This is a great short film to help emphasize Who our focus should be during the Christmas season!
Stay tuned, more news coming soon!
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An article Filmweavers recent film project The Penny has been published in the magazine Testify.
"It’s two in the morning and the thermometer is hovering around ten degrees. A small group of people huddles outside an outside an auto repair shop around a frost covered LCD monitor. My eyes start to droop shut and I reach for an energy drink to try and force them back open but the liquid is now frozen solid. Placing the can back down I turn to those around me. “Let’s go one more time. We’ve almost got this guys!” The small group of people bursts to life and scurries back into their positions. “Roll camera…”" You can read the full article here.
I posted a while back about the production blog for the upcoming film What If. Now that the project is in post production, director Dallas Jenkins is posting a weekly video update about the status of the film and basic "how to" for each step. They are 3-5min videos and I found it interesting to see the behind the scenes process that you don't usually hear much about. You can see the videos on the blog here.
"Looking to tap into the faith-based market, Vivendi Entertainment has acquired North American rights for Possibility Pictures' feature "Letters to God," and has set a March 12 release date.
"Letters," which recently wrapped in Orlando, Fla., centers on a 9-year-old fighting cancer who copes with the challenges of his treatment by writing letters addressed to God. His letters eventually find their way into the hands of a beleaguered postman who is battling his own demons."
"Vivendi Entertainment -- a division of Universal Music Group Distribution -- has more than 3,000 DVD titles in its library. It added a theatrical distribution arm last year and will release its first title, "New York, I Love You," on Friday.
Kristol said Vivendi plans to release four to six films next year with a focus on niches such as the faith-based and urban genres. "We are expanding the definition of specialty from traditional arthouse films," he added."You can read more here.
I haven't posted an update on the Pendragon project in quite some time. If you've followed my blog for very long, then you've heard of this fine family film but if you are new here be sure to check out the Pendragon movie website!
A new interview with Aaron Burns (Artos Pendragon) has been posted online. They asked a lot of fun questions such as:
- "In your own words, what it was like to work on Pendragon."
- "What resources have you found most helpful in learning how to make films and how to do it right?"
- "Could you tell us about some specific prayer requests that the Lord answered during the production of this film?"
- "What would you tell someone that is interested in making movies?"
Aaron Burns (excerpt)
"[Pendragon] almost started out as something we could do together as a family, and from that it grew. We were planning on being done in two years, writing the script one year, filming the next year, but just different things happened. Last December [2007] we saw the footage we had captured and we just prayed about it and felt that the Lord would want us to try to shoot for one more summer. So a total of four years, about fourteen weeks of shooting the entire project. And then we did the post production in about six or seven weeks."
You can read it here on GodHonoringMovies.com
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