John Muir is regarded as the godfather of the National Park System in the United States, and has been an inspiration for generations of environmentalists. Michael Coleman’s film ‘Coming Home’ was shot in John Muir’s home and in the landscapes he loved. Interview with Michael Coleman My goal for this film was to give it… Continue reading Coming Home – a film about John Muir
Tag: documentary
‘Mud and Guts – The Search for Water in La Gonave, Haiti’
Website: mudandgutsmovie.com Interview with Director Justin Greiman Give us a bit of detail about yourself – background, profession, how you got into filmmaking and your current role My path into filmmaking has been a slow and meandering one. I spent most of my early adult life on the road touring in a band where I… Continue reading ‘Mud and Guts – The Search for Water in La Gonave, Haiti’
User Showcase – Tom Martin
Tom Martin – Forward I’ve wanted to be a filmmaker since being inspired by The Empire Strikes Back when I was 5 years old. I spent my childhood watching films and went on to study Film Studies at The University of East Anglia in the UK. I graduated in 2010, bought a second hand Sony EX1 and… Continue reading User Showcase – Tom Martin
Apocrita: A Bee Film – Michael Sutton
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
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
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
Watch the FilmConvert Competition Winners 2015
Watch the top films from the 2015 Film competition Every year we hold an annual film competition. It’s a great opportunity for us to see what all the talents filmmakers in the FilmConvert community have been working on, as well as a great way for you guys to showcase your work. We’re always very overwhelmed by… Continue reading Watch the FilmConvert Competition Winners 2015
Loic Zimmermann, ‘A Solitary Mann’
Loic Zimmerman is a filmmaker and art director based in Los Angeles. His new film, ‘A Solitary Mann’, profiles the contemporary painter Jeremy Mann, in an impressionistic and absorbing portrait. Loic Zimmermann – www.loiczimmermann.com I’m very influenced by the cinema of the 70’s in general, Martin Scorsese, Sydney Lumet, Sam Peckinpah, Francis Ford Coppola, … but… Continue reading Loic Zimmermann, ‘A Solitary Mann’
Oggi Tomic – ‘Finding Family’
‘Finding Family’ is Oggi Tomic’s extraordinary story of growing up as an orphan of the Bosnian war in the United Kingdom, and his decision to head to Bosnia 20 years on from the snipers and shelling in search of answers from his long lost family… Camera Settings Source Camera: Canon XF300 Film Stock: FJ Velv… Continue reading Oggi Tomic – ‘Finding Family’