A set of 4 bumpers for Fantastic Fest '09. All bumpers needed a child, a monster and to end on the word "fantastic".
I am Nick Robinson (site)
Nick's harrowing tale of meeting another Nick Robinson which brings his
life to an existential crisis.
Beastmaster,
Jr
A "swede" of the classic film, "The Beastmaster", Nick and friend
Thomas Humphreys teamed up to made the film even more grandiose using a
6-year-old child for the lead role and real animals. Won the Grand
Prize for the "Rewind Kindly" contest associated with the opening of
"Be Kind, Rewind".
An entry into the Alamo's "Unnecessary Sequels" contest, Nick and Thomas decided to bring back everybody's favorite bald albino and send him back to school, so he could finally use his powers for what they were ment for - partying.
Young Jean-Claude Van Damme becomes Young-Adult Jean-Claude Van Damme, a bumper for Fantastic Fest from Black Magic Rollercoaster.
Steve Wiebe's 'Don't
Talk' trailer
Donkey Kong champion Steve Wiebe visited the Alamo Drafthouse for Q and
A after his film "King of Kong" and decided to make it clear just how
wrong it is to talk during a movie. A popular video among Kong
enthusiasts.
Cellulophilia
Nick looks into the world of collecting 16mm film prints, an archaic
format in our digital world and finds how deep the love of film and
celluloid can go.
Shellfishing
A project from quite some time ago, but it remains popular. A
mockumentary on people who fish not with a line-and-hook, but with
high-powered guns. (Yes, this does actually happen)
My Best Friend's Birthday
Reamke
An exercise in working with established material, a scene from
Tarantino's lost film, which is given a little spin.
Cockfighter
Trailer
A huge fan of Monte Hellman, Nick recut a trailer for the classic
Warren Oates film, "Cockfighter", it's pretty fun.
I'm on Fire
Nick and Humphreys' first team up to give another look at a
classic.
