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ABP Release: Clockwise: Part 1
ABP is proud to present Clockwise: Part 1, the first film in a sequel trilogy to our award-winning Clockwork.
It is now available on our website, vimeo, and YouTube.
We hope you enjoy it!
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Clockwise: Part 1 Premiere – July 18th @ noon
Clockwork, our award-winning noir machinima, will be screened at TMU Theater on Sunday, July 18, 2010 at 12:00 p.m. EST. The screening will be followed by the premiere of Clockwise: Part 1, the first chapter of the sequel trilogy to Clockwork. Below is a brief synopsis:
“Frank has killed the psychopathic Vinnie Moretti, but his war with the mob has only begun. Hiding out at an old run-down hotel, Frank receives a mysterious call from his last ally, police lieutenant Kevin Mayfield. But Frank is a wanted man, pursued by both the cops and the mob and his risky meeting at Mayfield’s apartment may end in blood.”
After these screenings, Phil Rice will premiere his hilarious comedy First, in which I have a small voice-acting role as part of a cast full of machinima creators.
The 3-film premiere will take place over the course of an hour. Phil and I along with some cast and crew will be in attendance to discuss the films. The event is open to the public, and requires nothing but a web browser to attend. Its going to be a lot of fun and we hope to see you there!
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Stop, Rewind @ DragonCon 2010
We’re pleased to announce that Stop, Rewind will be screened as part of the machinima segment at DragonCon 2010 in Atlanta, Georgia! This marks the first ever festival screening of Stop, Rewind and will be the third time an ABP machinima has been screened at DragonCon. The first was The Parable of Foot-in-Mouth in 2007 and the second was Clockwork in 2008. We’re thrilled to be a part of DragonCon once again!
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ABP Release: The Pattern
ABP is proud to present The Pattern, our first live-action release. It was created as my final project for an intro film class at Brown University and was shot partially on 16mm film with a Canon Scoopic and partially on mini-DV with a Canon HV40. It stars my friend Mike Johnson and features an original score by the talented Tommy Kraft.
Synopsis: Robert Bigham is a man fascinated by patterns. His latest obsession is an elusive serial killer the local papers have dubbed “The Gas Mask Killer”, but as Bigham begins to unravel the mystery behind the murders, the truth may be more than he can handle…
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ABP Update
Things may have seemed quiet around here at ABP, but we’ve been as busy as ever!
Ivy Film Festival 2010
This year I was co-programming director of the Ivy Film Festival, the largest student-run student film festival in the United States. Me, co-director Zack Bornstein, and our programming staff was in charge of going through all film submissions, making the final selections for the festival, and choosing the winners. It was an incredibily rewarding experience and we had a great crop of films from talented filmmakers all over the world. For the third year in a row, the Ivy Film Festival also included a machinima segment (the Ivy Film Festival Machinima Competition) which took place online at Machinima.com. The panel of judges included Michael Nitsche (Georgia Tech machinima professor), Barbara Meier (Brown University animation professor), and award-winning machinima directors Phil “Overman” Rice and Kevin “Xanatos” Cianek. These judges determined the winner of the Jury Prize—Darren by Chat Noir Studios.
The rest of the festival took place from April 13-18 on the campus of Brown University and included student screenings, pre-release films from Sundance, and panel discussions with industry insiders.
Among the attendees were machinima directors Piece “Shippidge” Shipp (2009 IFF Machinima Contest Audience Choice Winner) and Kate Lee and Sherwin Liu of Chat Noir Studios (2010 IFF Machinima Contest Jury Award Winner).
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