Page 23 – Jeroen Houben, Tim Arts, Stefan van den Boogaard

Jeroen Houben is a young filmmaker from Amsterdam/Netherlands. Born in 1987 he is currently studying Audiovisual Design in Rotterdam. He as already made some short films and has a pretty fancy website [1], too. The film "page 23" has been made during the 48 hour film project in Utrecht in 2011, together with Tim Arts and Stefan van den Boogaard [2]. The 48 Hour Film Project is a wild and sleepless weekend in which you and a team make a movie—write, shoot, edit and score it—in just 48 hours. On Friday night, you get a character, a prop, a line of dialogue and a genre, all to include in your movie. 48 hours later, the movie must be complete. Then it will show at a local theater, usually in the next week. In 2010, nearly 40,000 filmmakers made 3,000 films in 80 cities on five continents. This year, we're even bigger, with filmmakers around the world taking the challenge to make a film in just 48 hours. - The 48 Hour Film Festival Pagina 23 [3], the original title of this short film, has been written and directed based on the line: "Amazingly beautiful, yet hoplessly impractical." It is not surprising that this outstanding movie won the jury prize as best film, the prize for best editing and the audience award. The people at the 48 Hour Film Festival in Utrecht loved this film and so do we! [1] http://jeroenhouben.nl/ [2] http://cargocollective.com/theworkoftimandstefan [3] http://www.pagina23.nl/

Influencia

Xuxu is a painter - and an alcoholic. He has been sober for 6 months now but with the alcohol apparently his inspiration has gone... A very nice short film by David Dutton. Only natural light is used in the movie. The technique of narration fits very well! David Dutton shot this movie in Salvador da Bahia / Brazil with family and friends. What a nice outcome!

Chatter – window to another world

This short movie is more than thrilling! Really! It's about a girl using "chatter" to distract herself from problems with her boyfriend being far away. Chatter is  a website where you can meet random people to chat with. Suddenly she witnesses things that change everything - what is real, what isn't? Can you tell? Cyberspace is realer than we thought... This whole film & project (chatterfilm.com [1]) is pretty new and has just been out there for 10 days. Written and directed by Leo Resnes. Starring Karoline Stemre. [1] http://www.chatterfilm.com/

Inspector Gadget Reloaded

Is it a music video? A short movie? Watching this outstanding piece of art in fact it does not matter what you want to call it. The author had great fantasy. The protagonist is a 70s-style detective that collects information from another individual... Why? Well, see it yourself! Director: Eli Gunn-Jones Cinematographer: Devin Doyle Editor: Nicole Vaskell Producer: Miranda Freiberg

Foolishly Seeking True Love

"Handsome" has been very unlucky finding his real love. "Belle" might be the one for him - if fate does not get in their way... This really IS a very good film - shot on 35mm. It was written and directed by Jarrett Lee Conaway [1]. His talent has been supported by various professionals and we will definitely see more of his great work in the future! The title picture was published by libright [2] under a Creative Commons License. [1] http://vimeo.com/jarrettconaway [2] http://www.flickr.com/photos/jetbody/2605847143/sizes/l/

Finnish Summer

Marco Menestrina [1] shot this great video during his vacation in Tampere / Finland during the end of June and beginning of July 2008. If  you wonder why this video looks so professional: Mr Menestrina holds a bachelor of science degree in film production from the university of florida in Orlando. Plus, his equipment includes some of the best tools you can get your hands on. Enjoy the video - and don't forget to check out his website [2]! [1] http://www.marcomenestrina.com [2] http://www.marcomenestrina.com/

Phone Tag

A relationship is over. The person you love does not love you anymore. There are many ways to deal with lovesickness - the protagonist of this short film by Ruben Fleischer is desperate. Nick Thune and Olivia Munn are the actors in the age old game of Phone Tag.

Philosophy of skateboarding

Skateboarding has been a trend for almost three decades now. A trend? Well, to some it has been and still might be a trend. To others it is art - meditation - philosohy. As a skateboarder you see the city differently: You are always looking out for nice places to skate, you analyze the street surface, the surroundings. By this the skateboarder is a true urban being. The title picture was published by Claire Sambrook [1] under a Creative Commons License. Thank you! [1] http://www.flickr.com/photos/create_up/3447175877/sizes/o/in/photostream/