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NOTE: I’ve updated this post a couple times. See my latest notes at the bottom. I’m often asked how to optimize videos for websites like Youtube or Myspace. The eternal struggle is between quality and file size. My first uploads were Windows Media (WMV) files. Lately, I’ve been using Quicktime. My edit program of choice […]
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READ MOREWriter/Director Ben Radford gave me the go-ahead to put some scenes from Clicker Clatter online. You can check them out at Youtube: Clicker Clatter is an animated short that exposes television and TV journalism for the wasteland that it is. From scare-of-the-week programming to Katie Couric’s stupid interview questions, inane drug ads, randy rhinos, “boob […]
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When YouTube hit, everything changed. Now there are a thousand video sites where you can watch 400×300 pixel videos of your pets and favorite bootlegged moments from Family Guy. What’s next? JOOST is on the horizon, designed to bring high-end content and high resolution video. They’ve got deals with Fox, Sony, and Time Warner. That […]
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I just finished Draft 06 of Lake Midnight, a film I’m working on with John Vincent of Philrose Productions. This is the first time I’ve collaborated on a feature script, and it took some sweat to figure out how to do it. We began with the intention of doing a short film. We had a […]
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Every once in a while, I check out what Ari Lehman is up to. He’s been an advocate of my Friday the 13th short film (see past stories on this blog). Ari is a musician whose band, First Jason, has been playing to horror convention crowds — they know him as the 12 year old […]
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This past weekend in H.P. Lovecraft’s hometown of Providence, Rhode Island, a new festival dedicated to literary and film fandom took place. The Other Gods screened during PULP UNCOVERED‘s “Afternoon of Lovecraft” at the Rhode Island School of Design. Along with The Other Gods, the following subjects also played, courtesy of Lurker Films The Music […]
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“Delicious, occult eye-candy for the darker sensibilities of the soul.” That’s what the generous Brooke from the Supernatural Things blog had to say about H. P. Lovecraft’s The Other Gods. As far as compliments go, that’s a pretty nice one. Thanks, Brooke! —– In addition, Jason Olshefsky of jayceland.com had this to say about the […]
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I want to extend a hearty thanks to everyone who braved the cold weather for Monday night’s Emerging Filmmakers series. It meant a lot to have family and friends there for The Other Gods’ first local theatrical screening. I had a great time talking movies and seeing what other indie artists had to show. For […]
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Just a reminder for all Rochester film fans to come out this Monday night to the Little Theatre. Two pieces produced at Animatus will screen as part of the Emerging Filmmakers series. “H.P. Lovecraft’s The Other Gods” is a five minute short produced by yours truly, Mike Boas. This horror adaptation tells of a prophet […]
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At first glance, the website seems believable. Poorly constructed, perhaps, but it seems to represent a benevolent program that gives awards to worthy filmmakers. I’m speaking of the site for the Annual Program Without Frontiers. I’ve come to the conclusion that this “program” is nothing but a front. Under the guise of numerous fake film […]
