Tag Archives: short film

Robert Rodriguez directs short film The Black Mamba

Director of Sin City Robert Rodriguez just made a short film for Nike featuring Kobe Bryant, along with cameos from previous Rodriguez collaborators – and it’s awesome. Continue reading

Music Video Renaissance? Kanye West’s Runaway

In the last year we have had three major music video events, with artists using the medium to launch videos as short films with a pace more lyrical than the usual heart attack-inducing editing style of music videos.  I commented on Lady Gaga and M.I.A.’s videos earlier this year, and now Kanye West has grabbed headlines with his 34-minute museum installation “Runaway.” Continue reading

I Am Now an Award Winning Filmmaker

My latest short film, Dawn of the Living, just earned two awards at the Golden Video Awards here in Edinburgh:

Best Actor: Andy Edwards, Dawn of the Living

Best Film: Dawn of the Living

In case you missed it, here’s a trailer for the short, Dawn of the Living

I’ve made three short films (4 if you include a small youtube video) and this is the first time I’ve won an award for my filmmaking, so it was quite an honor to receive this award.

Next filmmaking item is to finish editing my documentary for a class (it’s so nice to get a grade for making a film).  Despite the fact that this is my first foray into documentary filmmaking, it should be pretty good.

Dawn of the Living Trailer

Here’s a trailer for my latest film, Dawn of the Living.  You can buy it for $5 and you’ll also get a DVD with Neighborhood Watch (zombie patrol units find themselves in bad situations) and Hank vs Ninjas, Nazis, and a Chupacabra, which is self-explanatory.