A young soldier bunkered down in a bombed out building thinks about his family and life back home while coming to grips with the destruction he is faced with on his tour of duty. 35mm shoot.artist: Still Remainssong: "The Worst Is Yet To Come"label: Roadrunnerdirector(s): Shane Drakeproduction co: Factory Features
Former Oil Factory rep Justine Smith has announced the companies and directors she will be independently repping through her new venture, Stompbox Creative. The list includes:
Revolver Films - Floria Sigismondi, Noble Jones, Wendy Morgan, Stardust, Bruce Dickson, Lisa Mann, Andrew MacNaughtan and Scott Weintrob
Partizan - Chris Applebaum only
Believe Media - Nick Brandt, The Brothers Quay, Eric Ifergan, James Frost, Jaume Collett-Serra, Anders Halberg and Katie Dawson
Strato Films - Paul Fedor, Paula Walker and Cat Solen
Contact info for Justine and Stompbox are included in the FREE Video Static mailing list.
The Revolver Film Co. has added the MVPA Award nominated directing team Shafei & Levitz to their roster. Also, Annie Tevelin has come on-board as executive assistant and Stompbox Creative is independently repping the roster. Former rep Leigh Watson left the company to pursue other opportunities.
This video stars actress Evan Rachel Wood and actors Terrance Stamp and Brady Corbett as passengers on a plane that is in serious trouble. Unlike the crash that is the subject of Bright Eyes singer Conor Oberst's opening monologue, this plane is getting repeatedly swallowed by a giant cloud puppet.
artist: Bright Eyessong: "At the Bottom of Everything"label: Saddle Creekdirector(s): Cat Solenproduction co: Stratorep: Stompbox Creative
The Blackouts "Let You Down" LucidBradley Scott, directorDescription: A girl on a bike finds a Blackouts flyer and decides to check out their show. Unfortunately, she neglects to check both ways for oncoming cars. Oops.
The Firebird Band "Satellite Delay" Bifocal/LucidBradley Scott, directorDescription: Electro new wave rock performance. A mix of chick and champagne scenes in a limo, split-screen sections and live footage.
This video places a distinctly creepy metal band into one of their favorite films, Night Of The Living Dead. That old trusty Green Screen lets the band perform at a couple of the film's locations and even interact with some of the characters. Wednesday 13 is fronted by none other than Wednesday 13, best known as the lead singer for the Murderdolls.
artist: Wednesday 13song: "I Walked With A Zombie"label: Roadrunnerdirector(s): P.R. Brownproduction co: Anonymous Content
MTV has announced a new online on-demand service called MTV Overdrive. Billed as "the ultimate broadband video channel." A sneak preview and an FAQ can be found at MTV.com; Those with a username and password can actually test drive a beta version the service. As is the case with many other video on-demand sites, MTV Overdrive uses Windows Media DRM and is not supported by Mac computers.
The official launch of MTV Overdrive will be April 25. Content will include full-length videos, MTV News clips, movie trailers and much more.
Skindred "Pressure" LavaVem, directorMarci Friesland, producerDNA, production companyDescription: A woman's clipped-out pictures of Skindred come to life as she tacks them to a board. She then adds backdrops and other people, items and fans to create a crazy performance scene. Soon things expand from the board to her desk and she decides to take a Polaroid and insert herself into the action. Very cool.
Lalaine will play all the contestants on a dating show in this fun and creative debut video. Lalaine is best known for her roles on Lizzie McGuire and several Disney Channel movies.
artist: Lalainesong: "I'm Not Your Girl"label: Reprise/Warner Bros.director(s): Smith N Borinproduction co: Merge @ Crossroadsrep: Labuda Management
