This is incredible!!

World Builder from BranitVFX on Vimeo.

Red State U.S.A. Tour - Movie Screening + Kevin Smith Q&A

The Harvey Boys present:
Red State U.S.A. Tour!
Movie Screening + Kevin Smith Q&A
Thu, March 24 - 8PM
Tickets $60
...Presented by: AEG Live & Majestic Live

Ever since Clerks (co-winner of the Filmmakers Trophy at the 1994 Sundance Film Festival), Kevin Smith has been known for his sharp, subversive, comedic writing. He shifts from comedy to horror with Red State and aptly demonstrates that good writing transcends genre.
Red State begins by following three horny high school boys who come across an online ad from an older woman looking for a gang bang. Boys being boys, they hit the road to satisfy their libidinal urges. But what begins as a fantasy takes a dark turn as they come face-to-face with a terrifying “holy” force with a fatal agenda.

Instead of relying on archetypes and predictable formulas, Smith meticulously fashions all-too-real characters, utilizing exceptional performances (notably by Michael Parks) and an intelligent script. His realistic style gives the film an intimate feeling, heightening the terror to biblical proportions. Red State is a shocking new kind of horror film that aggressively confronts higher powers and extreme doctrines with a vengeance.

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LA Noir,a new game coming out from Rockstar, uses MotionScan to track actors facial movements for game animation. It's like a MoCap studio...in your face!

-Nate

"Survivors" by Errol Morris.

This is one of the most moving short films I have seen. If this doesn't elicit some kind of emotional response from you within it's eight minutes, you may not be a human.

-Nate

best game in the world? yes.

halo can suck it, this game is BY FAR better.

Is this going to be the new standard for distributing your films?

Surprising news hit Hollywood this week with Clerks director Kevin Smith announcing that he will forgo the normal bidding war for this latest film, Red. Instead, we will be dissing the 'old' way of distribution - selling it to a major studio and will be taking it on a pre-release 13 city road-show tour.

One question that they bring up is "as storytellers, why not instead use our creative abilities that resulted in a film in the first place to also creatively SELL that film directly to our public?"

So, it looks like Silent Bob will be not only be buying advertising for his film including billboards,print media and TV commercials, but he will also be renting out theaters across the country to exhibit his film before a full release. I'm also assuming that he will be in full control of the merchandising at the premieres.

Btw - my favorite quote from Kevin Smith on the matter: "Don't hate the studio; BECOME the studio. Anybody can make a movie; what we aim to prove is anyone can release a movie as well."
For the entire article in Studiodaily.com, click here.

Watch more on Kevin Smith's new movie here:

This is the opening cinematic for Fianl Fantasy XIII