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Reddit flash fiction Rome Sweet Rome snapped up by Warner Bros.

October 14, 2011October 20, 2011 Doug Groves Film, James Erwin, MEU, reddit, reddit.com, Rome Sweet Rome, time travel, Warner Brothers1 Comment

Rome Sweet Rome, a sci-fi adventure story that first found life online, has been bought up by Warner Brothers, and destined for the big screen. The story itself was penned by James Erwin, who besides writing flash fiction in response to random questions, is a two time Jeopardy champion. The inspiration? So I’ve been watching HBO’s Rome and Generation Kill simultaneously and it’s lead me to fantasize about traveling back in time with modern troops and equipment to remove that self-righteous little twat Octavian (Augustus) from power. Let’s say we…

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Splitscreen: A Love Story shot on Nokia N8

July 8, 2011July 12, 2011 Paul L Film, Nokia, Nokia N80 comment

Winner of the recent Nokia Shorts 2011 filmmaking competition, Splitscreen: A Love Story is a short film shot entirely with Nokia’s N8 mobile phone (in 720P @ 25fps). The surprisingly watchable footage uses dual frames to represent two ‘days in the life’ — one set in Paris and one in New York — with the shots arranged to show the two lives proceeding in harmony, half a world apart. (They don’t stay apart, though. Watch and see.)

Hanna film review

April 19, 2011April 19, 2011 Peter Brunton Film, Hanna, Joe Wright, review0 comment

Hanna. An original thriller by Seth Lochhead, and directed by Joe Wright. Not exactly household names; this is Lochhead’s first film, and whilst Wright has a substantial number of titles under his belt, he’s hardly known for action movies. His biggest previous success? Pride & Prejudice. Yeah.

A Filmmaker’s Decision: Canon 60D or Nikon D7000?

January 21, 2011September 26, 2012 kingpinlei Can 60D, Film, Nikon D7000, review2 Comments

Part 1 Everyone around here knows I’ve been looking around for a new camera for a while. Being an independent filmmaker who shoots primarily narrative-based (fictional) films, I have certain specific requirements that are very different to the requirements of a photographer. Now that DSLRs have come into their own – especially with indie/low budget filmmakers – when the camera manufacturers enabled Full 1080p HD video recording capabilities on these DSLRs, it has opened a world of possibilities for the indie filmmaker. Before, the choice was a bit clearer when…

Halloween Video Playlist Part 2

October 9, 2010October 12, 2010 Pete Chapman Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Film, Halloween, Joe Medchuck, TIFF Bell Lightbox, U of T2 Comments

The first time I ever saw “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari”, it was in a U of T, Film History class. The teacher, Joe Medchuck (who later went on to be an Executive Producer on “Ghostbusters”) saved his comments for after the screening. He repeated the standard citations about the film. That it was daring in design and revolutionary for its time but added with his typical good humour that although it was revolutionary, there are virtually no films that have been made since that look even remotely like it….

A shadowy figure reviews Break Up Club

October 5, 2010October 12, 2010 Paul L Break Up Club, Film, laroquod, review, shadowy figure, TIFF, tiff 20101 Comment

While attending the Toronto International Film Festival, I admit it was mere whimsy that kept me checking my server for another hacked file, perhaps referencing one of the films I’d seen. But I never found one, and I had come to feel quite the grandiose fool for suspecting myself the target of some film-reviewing internet conspiracy, based on a single freak occurrence. That is, until last night, when I found this…

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Halloween Video Playlist Part 1

October 4, 2010October 6, 2010 Pete Chapman Call Of Cthulhu, Cthulhu, Film, H.P. Lovecraft, H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society, horror, HPLHS, video2 Comments

What will you be watching on Halloween? As a ramp up to All Hallows Eve here is the first in a series of suggestions… If classic science fiction deals with the question, “What if?” then the steam-punk or historical revisionist work amuses itself with, “If only…” When H.P. Lovecraft’s “The Call of Cthulhu” was published in Weird Tales in 1926, the technology existed to make a silent movie of it, if only anyone had been so inclined. In 2003, a group of H.P. Lovecraft fanatics; a live action role-playing group…

TIFF 2010: Monsters Q&A with director Gareth Edwards and cast

September 21, 2010September 22, 2010 drsquid Colin Geddes, Director, District 9, festival, Film, Gareth Edwards, Midnight Madness, Monsters, Q&A, sci-fi, Scoot McNairy, TIFF, tiff 2010, Toronto, Whitney Able2 Comments

Monsters, directed by Gareth Edwards, was one of my top picks for this year’s TIFF. I had heard some good things about the film – some were calling it this year’s District 9, made at a fraction of its budget. Going in, I wasn’t really sure what to expect. It turns out that aside from the fact that Monsters and District 9 both feature their aliens in a ‘real-world’ setting, the two films have almost nothing in common. In actual fact, Monsters totally surprised me — it is unlike any…

TIFF 2010: Submarine Q & A with Richard Ayoade

September 16, 2010September 20, 2010 drsquid ben stiller, comedy, craig roberts, festival, Film, premiere, richard ayoade, sally hawkins, screening, submarine, TIFF, tiff 2010, Toronto, united kingdom, yasmin paige9 Comments

The Q & A session with director of Submarine, Richard Ayoade and the cast (Craig Roberts, Yasmin Paige & Sally Hawkins). Though I am only attending a handful of films at this years TIFF, Submarine was one of my must sees. Richard Ayoade (many of you might know him as Moss from the IT Crowd) brought his debut feature to Toronto, and this Q & A shows how funny he is in person. Yes I AM the guy who asked the the last question from behind my camera, and was…

Fan Expo 2010 – The Big Crunch

August 30, 2010 Doug Groves Anthology Project, Comics, Fan Expo, Fan Expo 2010, Film, PC gaming, PS3, Pure Pwnage, Xbox 3601 Comment

With the end of the last weekend of August comes the end of Fan Expo, by far the largest gathering of fans from across the geek spectrum in Canada, and third largest in North America. 2010 also marks the third year that we at RGB Filter have stormed the gates with video cameras and mics in hand to interview artists, writers, game designers and the occasional geek celebrity, meaning that I’m personally looking at about 6 hours of footage to pour through. One of the consistent highlights of Fan Expo…

Raindance Canada Sept. & Oct. Events

August 26, 2010September 25, 2010 kingpinlei canada, Film, filmmaking, Raindance Canada, seminar, workshop0 comment

Write and Direct Your First Feature! Sean McConville teaches a five night evening course that will reveal how to launch your career as a feature filmmaker by designing and writing a screenplay that is doable and inspiring you to make it into a movie.

Nikon D3100 Officially Announced by Nikon

August 19, 2010August 20, 2010 kingpinlei 1080p, camera, canada, D3100, DSLR, Film, filmmaking, HD, indie, manual movie mode, Nikon, Nikon D3100, photography4 Comments

First reported by Nikonrumors.com and turning those very loud rumors into reality yesterday when Nikon officially announced their new D3100 DSLR along with their new batch of lenses. This is very cool as it becomes the first Nikon DSLR to be able to shoot HD in glorious 1080 @24p! The Nikon Canada website has the D3100 listed with a street price of $569.95 for the body only, and $699.95 for the D3100 Kit with AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f3.5-5.6G VR Lens. This is great news for indie filmmakers!