BattleBots is back on TV! Many of the teams from Bots High are competing in the show.
Projects
Strike, Kickstarter, and The New York Times
My documentary Strike: The Greatest Bowling Story Ever Told kicks off The New York Times’ new Made with Kickstarter series.
Wave of Buzz for Dolphin Lover
I'd say it's been a hell of a week, but the week isn't over yet. Last Thursday was the second and last screening of Dolphin Lover at Slamdance. Shortly after that we received an honorable mention for short documentary from the jury, which was awesome....
The Trailer for Dolphin Lover
Our poster is getting some buzz. Film premiering tonight! https://twitter.com/alisonwillmore/status/558689832377937921
Getting all those Kickstarter rewards out with Shyp
Though we live in a digital world, for anyone that’s run a Kickstarter campaign, the reality of manufacturing and shipping is a frustrating, hair pulling event. Obviously if your campaign is for a product this is to be expected, but I’m specifically focusing on films...
Heading to Park City
Exciting news to kick off 2015. Papa Machete, the film I co-produced in Haiti, will be having its US Premiere at Sundance. Dolphin Lover, a short doc I produced, shot, and edited, will be having its World Premiere at Slamdance. Excited to finally head out to Park City...
Experimenting with Natural Looking HDR in Zion
When NAB wrapped in April I wanted to take a few days to explore some of the great national parks in the area. So I rented a car and did a small camping road trip through Zion and Bryce Canyon. The south of Utah is an insanely beautiful assortment of one national park...
Production in Haiti – Rum, Sugar Cane Fields, and Cap Rouge
Been in Haiti for the past few days for the currently untitled Haitian Machete Fencing Project. It's a short doc on Tiré Machet, a martial art of machete fencing mastered and taught by professor Avril. It's going to be very cinematically shot. We've got the Sony FS700...
Hands-On Review of Shooting with the GH3 in Juarez
I returned from a shoot in Juarez, Mexico, using only the GH3. Bottom line - it's an amazing DSLR. I also rented some of the new Panasonic lenses. Everything in the video above was shot with the GH3. You can read my full review at Filmmaker Magazine. Filmmaker:...