Michael Sutton – Frozen Prosperity I directed my first feature film (which was downright awful) in 1995 when I was 22 years old. We shot it on Eclair NPR and ACL 16mm cameras and recorded the audio on DAT. I cut the entire feature on a flatbed 6 plate moviola 16mm edit bed. I wasn’t… Continue reading Apocrita: A Bee Film – Michael Sutton
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Postcard from Nosy Be – Kevin Sempé
Kevin Sempé – Fox Road Films “I started working in the world of the image fairly young, at the age of about 15 years, assisting an experienced photographer on some of his assignments, during few years. I quickly left the photo camera for the camcorder and created my own company at 19 years old. I specialized… Continue reading Postcard from Nosy Be – Kevin Sempé
Creatures of the Deep – Ben Cox
Ben Cox is a relatively new filmmaker, who made his first film in June 2014. His mini-doc, ‘Creatures of the Deep’ profiles the work of metalwork artist Alan Williams, whose fantasy-inspired sculptures of undersea creatures are wrought from scrap materials and discarded tools. Ben Cox interview For this project I used my own camera the… Continue reading Creatures of the Deep – Ben Cox
‘Gonna Stop Killing’ by Carla Bozulich
Martijn Rijnberg – The Interview I have used my background in molecular biology to create scientific animations for quite a while, but I have always known that film is my real creative interest. Being able to have results so quickly, the ability to adjust footage with color correction, to play with it, to edit it… Continue reading ‘Gonna Stop Killing’ by Carla Bozulich
Color Up Competition 2016 Winners
FilmConvert’s annual film competition attracts hundreds of brilliant films and filmmakers every year, and 2016 was no exception. Below are the winners from each of our 7 categories, with notes from the judges. People’s Choice Award From over 16,000 votes cast by members of the public, ‘Farewell’ by Pece Zdravkovski was the winner of the… Continue reading Color Up Competition 2016 Winners
The Last Mambabatok – Foster Visuals
Director – Brent Foster While I’m Here, The Legacy Project is a passion project that we started after letting time pass and missing out on the chance to tell the story of a man who was near and dear to our hearts. He passed away, and in his memory, we started the project with the… Continue reading The Last Mambabatok – Foster Visuals
‘I Found You’ – Brendan Leahy
“My team and I really wanted to sell the retro style as much as we could while still using the strengths of a digital workflow. We were able to focus on getting clean images in-camera, then used FilmConvert in post to add in that throwback look!” Shot on the RED Epic-Dragon with Dog Schidt Optiks… Continue reading ‘I Found You’ – Brendan Leahy
Living On A Shoestring – Tamara Gabriel
https://vimeo.com/178014120 Tamara Gabriel is a freelance filmmaker based in the UK, where she focuses on making short documentaries and narrative films. Tamara Gabriel – the interview I’ve always had a passion for photography ever since I was a kid and was given my first film camera. A few years ago I decided to buy… Continue reading Living On A Shoestring – Tamara Gabriel
Alex Thraves – User Showcase
https://vimeo.com/alexthraves/chakratattoolounge Alex Thraves is a freelance filmmaker who produces online promo videos, events and weddings, and music videos. Alex Thraves – The Interview Give us a bit of detail about yourself – background, profession, how you got into filmmaking and your current role? I grew up in Southend-On-Sea, UK, surrounded by my father’s video cameras,… Continue reading Alex Thraves – User Showcase
Insane – Korn music video, dir. Ryan Valdez
Ryan Valdez directed the music video ‘Insane’, for the band Korn. Ryan Valdez – The Interview I am from New Mexico, currently a resident here in the great Los Angeles. I work as a freelance director and as a motion graphics/vfx artist in post houses for tv networks. Current clients range from MTV to A&E.… Continue reading Insane – Korn music video, dir. Ryan Valdez