SchartWorks Films


Well, we've kind of been making films for a while now, but we're consolidating things a bit and now we've got our software and films all under one banner.

That's right. SchartWorks now encompasses not just great Mac OS X software but also films. Pickins are a bit slim right now but there is sure to be more to come. We've got four short films up for your viewing enjoyment right now with one more in post-production and one scheduled to go into production tomorrow. You'll have to wait for those, but for now you can feast your eyes on one of these:

People Vs. Rommel - Some impromptu footage of my dog, Rommel, and my cat, People, that I shot and decided to edit into a semi-coherent action/comedy when I got Final Cut Pro [new window] late last year. I like this movie a lot.

Imperfection (Super8) - This one is a short claymation film about not quite getting it right. This was made for my first film production class at SIU [new window] and is my first real attempt at stop-motion as well as my first foray into actual Film - shot on Super8 black and white reversal stock. I was fairly happy with the results.

Imperfection (DV) - This is basically the same film as above but this version was shot on a friend's Canon XL1 (a SWEET MiniDV camera) and thus has slightly different angles and was edited a bit differently. It shows the color of the puppets I made very well.

Cleaner - This is another school project. Again shot with B&W reversal stock. It's something of a documentary about my soon-to-be-wife's father's dry cleaning business. While perhaps a bit slow I was happy with the way it turned out (exposure, framing, editing, etc...).

Anyway, check them out if you've got a few minutes (and some bandwidth) to spare. Don't forget to check back for my next two films. I'll tease you a little bit and just reveal their titles: The one in post-production is entitled "Boonga" and the one I am planning to start filming tomorrow is (tentatively) called "Hunger." One more teaser: "Hunger" is another claymation project and I am expecting much better results this time around.

Cheers!

Posted: Sat - April 24, 2004 at 11:53 PM        


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