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The National Screen Institute is hosting screenings of James Reckseidler‘s scorned women revenge short Defensive Aggressive as part of it’s NSI Online Short Film Festival.

I’m not entirely sure how long the film will be up for so check it out while you have the chance.

And be sure to stay til the end credits to see me take credit for such things as:

• 1st Assistant Director
• 2nd Unit 1st Assistant Camera
• Assistant Editor
• and many more*

Back in February, I posted a short film by a filmmaker in town named Kurt Harder that I really liked.

Well, over the summer, dude went out and made a feature film!

The film is Cody Fitz and the trailer that they put out for it looks pretty damn slick.

For whatever reason, I was directed to the Vimeo account of one Scott Fitzpatrick and while while browsing his films I realized I’d already seen one at last year’s $100 Film Festival.

The film is called Down and is a great super 8 one take film that friend’s of mine and I have been talking about since we saw it because the transition technique is so fun and well accomplished.

So, I now present to you – DOWN!

On October 22nd, you can come out to the Horror 2 Group Show and Sale at House Gallery (2607 35 St SW Calgary, AB) and check out the first ever public showing of the Tilt-Shift Horror Vignettes that Derek Bisbing and I created!

Here is the official facebook invite to the event for those of you who are into that sort of thing.

Calgary filmmaker Sebastian Salazar is putting on Slamberta, a screening of local and Alberta short films, and CGY & Day Job have been selected to screen in the program!

If you’re in Calgary, you can catch Slamberta 7pm on Sunday Oct 2nd  at Melrose Cafe and Bar.

For more info, check out the Slamberta facebook or twtvite page.

My new short film, Beef Barley Brothers — written by Chris Turtle and starring Jayson Therrien & Josh Bertwistle, is finished!

Check out the teaser trailer below and watch the blog for updates on festival screenings.

This weekend we shot four horror vignettes I wrote and produced.
The project was directed by Derek Bisbing for a Halloween-themed art show at the end of the month in Calgary.
The vignettes were little slices of horror cliches done in single wide angled takes with a tilt-shift lens.

I’ll put up the dates of the art show when I can and the individual vignettes after that.

In the meantime, check out the set photos courtesy of Azriel Knight!

Day 1: Summonings & Zombies

Day 2: Slashers & Clowns

If you weren’t able to make the Calgary Filmmakers Challenge screening a few weeks back, it now has a vimeo channel up showcasing some of the films created for the challenge.

Currently, you can check out Jeff Hanni’s Dead and Gone, Keely Bruce’s It Happened and Jim Thalheimer‘s A Mime to Die.

The latest edition of the Calgary Filmmakers Challenge is screening this Wednesday (doors: 7, films: 8 ) at Concept Lounge.

We’ll be screening an early draft of the short I produced with James Reckseidler & Jen Bysterveld, The Battle of Karansebes.

Plus new films by Murray Smith, Chris Bragg, Keely Bruce, Jim Thalheimer and Jeff Hanni.

These were the criteria for this year’s Challenge:

THEME: Based on true events
CHARACTER: Mime
RANDOM ELEMENT: Butt cheeks
TECHNICAL ELEMENT: Inverted shot

Check it out more details on Facebook or at CalgaryMovies.com