I am probably breaking some Videoblogging Week bylaw by posting a podcast that was not made this week. But the original Day 5 episode needed a little more tender love and care. The Fishtank Ferrari episode was one fragment of a bigger documentary project on tricked out cars. Sadly, the project was abandoned.
Credits:
Directed & Edited by Ajit Anthony Prem
Produced by Trevor Bayack
Shot by George Rivas
Sometimes, the best place to think is on the road. Music by Hisato Higuchi. Buy the album on iTunes. You can view or download the larger-sized photos or watch the slideshow.
Continuing on my travel theme, a look at the latest artform that is hitting our streets.
Credits:
Voice: Kelly
Song: Continental Balcony Twilight by Gnac. Buy album on iTunes
The first day of the event falls on April Fool’s, so there is no better way to kick things off than with a prank. Shot only a couple hours ago, it is fresh with all kinds of silliness.
So Videoblogging Week is upon us, which means participating videobloggers will post every day from April 1st to the 7th. Last year, there was a theme chosen by the community for each day. Since there is none of that this year, I decided my theme for the week will revolve around “travel”. As it stands, I only have three ideas of what to post this week, I am also busy with an editing gig, so I am hoping none of this deters from the week’s mission.
It is always intriguing to see yourself through other people’s eyes. Ajit wrote this and it is loosely based on the conflict in my creative life. It was shot, acted and edited by me.
To see more of my humorous videos, please go here.
I will be on a panel on videoblogging at the PodcampAtlanta (Un)Conference talking about SquiggleBooth. If any of you live in the area or can drive up, please do come and say hello.
The videoblogging panel will take place in Atlanta on Saturday, March 17 at 1:45pm in the Governor’s Hall room. I will stick around after the session, if anyone is interested.
Besides me, the other panelists are:
Kary Rogers - Inside Mr. KaryHead and Good Commitment
Erin Nealey - Mom’s Brag Vlog
Chris Daniel - nTune.tv and Chris Daniel’s Video Blog
Grayson Daughters - The Spacey Gracey Review
A pretty diverse group, it should be interesting. The discussion will be moderated by Ben Ramsey.
Directions and other info can be found here: http://podcamp.pbwiki.com/PodcampAtlantaSessions
Please register here: http://podcamp.pbwiki.com/PodcampAtlantaRegistrants
After filming a narrative short at Pete Wing’s castle in 1995, I returned to the castle to tape Pete over the course of several summers. Hours and hours of his ramblings were whittled down to this 10 minute documentary. I wanted to tape Pete until he finished the B&B extension but realized he was probably going to be working on the castle forever and I needed to wrap things up. Turns out, he discovered the taxes would be prohibitively expensive on the B&B so he and his wife, Toni, are trying to sell it and move to Montana. What will happen to Pete and castle is still undecided but here is a little artifact of this character and his folly in the meantime.
Synopsis:
At the age of twenty-one Peter Wing returned from Vietnam and started building a home for himself and his family using recycled materials. For thirty years he and his wife are proud owners of a medieval castle visited by hundreds of tourists every year. Wing’s Castle Documentary shares with us what a little perseverance and resourcefulness can accomplish and how one can draw inspiration from the most challenging of life’s experiences.
Apologies for not being more frequent. I have been quite busy with work. However, things should start getting back to normal very soon. There are a lot of exciting projects sitting in the wings waiting to be edited.
You are at the playground for videobloggers. No peeing in the pool and no poking eyes out.
March 10th - Banana Bus wins Best North Carolina Short at the All American Film Festival.
December 5th - MacMost article about Ajit's love for the Mac and his start in filmmaking (& Squigglebooth).
Dave Slusher, after watching the film at ConvergSouth, says "I highly recommend it. I think it should have won the fiction, and I voted it as highly as I voted anything but alas, it did not win."
October 20th - Screening at ConvergeSouth Film Festival.
September 29th - SquiggleBooth Retrospective at Ava Gardner Film Festival.
August 24th - No Fat Clips on Dear Stranger: "I hope you'll love everything of this short as much as I did..."
August 24th - Sara Hemar calls Dear Stranger "splendid"
August 3rd - Transbuddha calls Dear Stranger "gorgeous"
