Short Films
Neill Blomkamp’s Micro-Budget Short Film: Alive in Joburg
Neill Blomkamp’s Micro-Budget First Film: Alive in Joburg If you are a fan of District 9 well you are in for a treat. Alive in Joburg is the short film that started it all. With amazing visual effects and a unique style, you can see writer/director Neill Blomkamp’s talent. Neill went on to direct Elysium…
Read MoreDamien Chazelle’s Short Film: Whiplash
Damien Chazelle’s Short Film: Whiplash Whiplash is a 2013 drama short film written and directed by Academy Award winning director Damien Chazelle. It depicts the relationship between an ambitious jazz drummer and an abusive bandleader. It is the short that the Oscar winning feature film is based on. If you want to listen to…
Read MoreDavid F. Sandberg’s Short Film: Lights Out
David F. Sandberg’s Short Film: Lights Out David’s story is the “lottery ticket” moment I speak about so often on the show. His journey in Hollywood is remarkable, inspiring and scary all at the same time. He created a short film called Lights Out. That short was seen by famed filmmaker and producer James Wan (Furious…
Read MoreQuentin Tarantino’s Micro-Budget First Film: My Best Friend’s Birthday
Quentin Tarantino’s Micro-Budget First Film: My Best Friend’s Birthday We all have to start somewhere and Quentin Tarantino is no exception. Unlike popular lore, Tarantino did not come bursting through the indie film gates with Reservoir Dogs as his first film. Before you go out and see any of Tarantino’s films you should watch his first…
Read MoreThe Coen Brothers’ Short Film: Tuileries (Paris, je t’aime)
WATCH: The Coen Brother’s Short Film: Tuileries (Paris, je t’aime) Part of the feature film Paris, je t’aime, Joel and Ethan Coen created a wonderful addition to the anthology film called Tuileries. The film stars Steve Buscemi and is about a man that breaks the unspoken Parisian rule of not making eye contact with other people in…
Read MoreChristopher Nolan’s Micro-Budget First Films: Doodlebug & The Following
Christopher Nolan’s Micro-Budget First Films: Doodlebug & The Following When Christopher Nolan was seven years old, he started making movies. It all began when his father took him to see the first release of Star Wars (1977) and the theatrical re-release of “2001”. He borrowed his father’s Super 8 camera and started shooting short films with…
Read MorePedro Almodovar’s Short Film: Salome
Pedro Almodovar’s Short Film: Salome Pedro Almodovar’s Salome is a micro-budget indie film the auteur director made in 1978. It’s a fascinating watch. Enjoy. WATCH Filmtrepreneur’s Micro-Budget First Films Collection Christopher Nolan: Doodlebug & The Following Quentin Tarantino: My Best Friend’s Birthday Neill Blomkamp’s Micro-Budget First Film: Alive in Joburg The Coen Brothers’ Micro-Budget…
Read MoreOliver Stone’s Short Film: Last Year in Viet Nam
Oliver Stone’s Short Film: Last Year in Viet Nam One of Oliver Stone’s first films, Last Year in Viet Nam presents part of his personal experiences after coming back as a war veteran from the Vietnam war, trying to cope with terrible memories from the front and the recurring sensation of isolation, anguish, and alienation…
Read MoreDavid Lynch’s Micro-Budget Short Film: The Alphabet
David Lynch’s Micro-Budget Short Film: The Alphabet The Alphabet (1968) combines animation and live-action and goes for four minutes. It has a simple narrative structure relating a symbolically rendered expression of a fear of learning. The idea for The Alphabet came from Lynch’s wife, Peggy Lentz, a painter whose niece, according to Lynch in Chris…
Read MoreThe Coen Brother’s Micro-Budget Short Film: World Cinema
The Coen Brother’s Micro-Budget Short Film: World Cinema Commissioned by the Cannes Film Festival, the Coen Brothers wrote, produced, and directed the short film “World Cinema.” The film stars Josh Brolin dressed like his character in No Country For Old Men and going by the name Dan. He debates with the theater’s ticket taker (Grant…
Read MoreTim Burton’s First Short Films: Vincent and Frankenweenie
Tim Burton’s Micro-Budget First Short Films: Vincent and Frankenweenie While at Disney in 1982, Burton made his first short, Vincent, a six-minute black-and-white stop motion film based on a poem written by the filmmaker, and depicting a young boy who fantasizes that he is his hero Vincent Price, with Price himself providing narration. The film…
Read MoreAcademy Award® Winner Damien Chazelle iPhone Short Film: The Stunt Double
Academy Award® Winner Damien Chazelle iPhone Short Film: The Stunt Double This is a pretty amazing short film created by a master craftsman. Is Vertical Cinema a thing? Sure seems like it. Go on a journey through cinema history is reimagined for the vertical screen in Damien Chazelle’s “The Stunt Double,” a short film shot on iPhone…
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