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Sapience: The Search For Wisdom

NEW DOCUMENTARY NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT

Sapience: The Search For Wisdom is an independent feature documentary being produced in Toronto, Canada.

“Driven by a lust for infinite economic growth on a planet of finite resources, our way of life is coursing toward catastrophe. But the danger is largely masked. In a highly mediated world where swelling numbers of people spend more time in front of screens than they do with other people, or in nature, our reckless pursuit of wealth has had disastrous consequences for the future of humanity.”

The team behind the project recently began their Kickstarter campaign and released a pretty awesome trailer.

I loved the use of animation and CG in the trailer. Particularly the way they staged their interviews in a post apocalyptic setting.

For more on the project visit their site sapiencefilm.com.

Follow them on Twitter @SapienceFilm.

Be sure to stop by the Kickstarter page for a ton of info on the project.

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More Indie Trailers & Short Films

January 30th, 2012 | Posted by jasonmckinnon in Filmmaking | The Post - (0 Comments)

If you have a project you would like to see promoted on The Athletic Nerd email me at jason@17west.ca.

Note: There are a few offensive words as well as violence in these clips so adjust your speakers/eyes accordingly. Viewer discretion is advised and such.

THE CODE

The Code was produced for the Splatterfest Festival in Houston where it won 11 awards: Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Editing, Best Kill, Best Splatter, Best Special Effects plus 4 audience awards. It’s currently posted on Funny Or Die.

Visit the Facebook page for more.

RED KINGDOM RISING

This fantasy horror film is inspired by Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. It’s about a terrifying fairytale world in which Mary Ann must come to terms with her horrific past.

OVERTURN: AWAKENING OF THE WARRIOR

This upcoming film was shot in the Ukraine featuring a cast from 8 countries.

Visit their website www.overturnmovie.com for more.

LEON HOUSE

This dark comedy is currently being completed on a micro budget. Keep your eyes on their YouTube page for more. Specifically a strange and cool Super 8/Stop Motion experimental short called Woman In A Cloak.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: THE SHORT FILM

This short is currently being submitted to film festivals.

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The Climb Is Now Available Online

January 22nd, 2012 | Posted by jasonmckinnon in 17 West | Filmmaking | The Climb - (0 Comments)

NEW SHORT FILM ON 17WEST.CA

17 West Productions is pleased to announce the release of a brand new short film: The Climb. The movie centers on Cameron and Destiny and their struggles living on the street. Each of them must face their terrible pasts in order to move on. While Destiny lost all hope long ago, Cameron holds to his belief that he will find a way to change things one day.

The short film stars Michael Clarke, Alyssa LaPlume. It was written & directed by Jason McKinnon and produced by Eric Gamache.

Check out the trailer below and head over to 17west.ca for the whole film.

Check out The Climb’s archives for more on the production.

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The Climb: The Journey Ends

January 22nd, 2012 | Posted by jasonmckinnon in Editing | Featured Posts | Filmmaking | The Climb - (0 Comments)

LOOKING BACK. LOOKING AHEAD

When I first decided to make The Climb, it was always meant to be an editing experiment. I just realized that’s a lot of pressure to put on myself as I took over a year and a half to get it done. It should be flawless right? I’m not the person to judge such a thing.

We produced The Climb with about 300 bucks and a lot of help from our talented cast and crew. We made it because it’s fun to be on a film set. It’s fun to make movies.

I’m a professional editor but my experience is almost entirely in a live television environment. Having footage to work with at home has been amazing… But as I exported the final film a few weeks ago, I found myself a little saddened. What footage am I going to work with now?

The obvious answer is to shoot another film but I’m getting married this year! 2012 is also a year I’ve dedicated to screenwriting in between planning the massive event this fall. And so I realized I probably won’t cut another short film for at least a year and half and potentially longer… It’s a little sad.

Having said that, I do plan on shooting some footage when I can in creative ways. I always like to have a couple active projects in After Effects to pick at. It’s addicting.

In the end, I think I cut The Climb using a variety of styles just to experiment and I had a blast. But a film is meant to be completed so I’m happy to have it done. I’m going to miss cutting footage for the next little while but, thankfully, developing new projects is just as fun.

A New Poster For THE CLIMB Has Arrived! | Independent Short Film Toronto

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Producing A Low Budget Short Film

50 POSTS ABOUT INDEPENDENT FILMMAKING

We filmed The Climb over a weekend in May 2010 for about $300. It was the first project we developed after I launched this blog so there was a ton of coverage here.

There are posts about every topic including budgets, screenwriting, stories from the set, post-production, marketing, promotion, trailers, posters and more.

Now that the film is completed I thought it would be useful to gather every post in one place. So check out the entire story of how we produced The Climb.

WATCH THE ENTIRE FILM HERE