Although we may be filmmakers by trade, we are storytellers by nature. Venture into our world and let us weave a tale for you. We will tell you about life and love and fear and pain. We will show you laughter and tears, the devil and God. The story is the lifeblood of our world and nothing matters more.
…So lean close, and let us tell you a story.
6:38PM by Brandon McCormick | Cetagories: Uncategorized
A short vignette from Kyle Spain of the Protege Program about the importance of pick ups for a film. This piece features a pick up day for our upcoming film ‘Heartless’.
Pickups: The Mortar of The Story from Whitestone Protege Program on Vimeo.
5:47PM by Brandon McCormick | Cetagories: Uncategorized
Whitestone Motion Pictures proudly presents its first batch of film inspired t-shirts.
The following post is by Brandon McCormick, Filmmaker and Founder of Whitestone.
I’ve come to associate cheap things with crappy things. I’m not sure when this happened, but the whole ‘you get what you pay for’ mantra seems to have gotten out of hand. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t mind paying a premium for things that I love. I’ll gladly throw down my hard earned money for a great film in IMAX or an Apple product. Actually, it’s the inverse that frustrates me: The idea that if something is inexpensive, then surely it must be crappy. This M.O. really ends up in the manufacturer’s hand. Why make things of quality if you’re going to sell it on the cheap? Go ahead and cut corners, no one will notice anyway. Besides, what do people expect when they want something cheap?
I’m learning that inexpensive and cheap are two different things. I want the content we sell to you, our fans, inexpensive, if not completely free of cost. But that doesn’t mean we sell cheap entertainment. What we create comes with a great cost to ourselves and the artists at work. However, if we price things low, there is an association that what we made is cheap.
We won’t endure this trend any longer.
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11:19AM by Brandon McCormick | Cetagories: Uncategorized
The following blog post is written by Alex Watson, Key Grip at Whitestone Motion Pictures.
I don’t believe there’s a way to define “being successful”. It’s different for every individual. Let’s say a high-class business man is driving home from work in his brand new Bentley after just making a profitable investment or ending on a high note on Wall Street. He passes by a homeless man who has been playing his heart out all day on a beat-up saxophone just to earn a couple of bucks. Before he packs up for the day, he looks into his case and realizes that he has earned a little more money than he did the day before. So who was more successful?
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4:18PM by Brandon McCormick | Cetagories: Uncategorized
The following post was written by Elizabeth Keener actor in Whitestone’s latest film Heartless.
We as actors rarely get to be involved in something great…something we truly believe in. So, when the opportunity presents itself, you jump on it! That is how I feel about having the pleasure and opportunity of working with Whitestone Motion Pictures. Someone had sent me the audition notice and I was like “Hey, what the heck?!” So, I went and it wasn’t until after that I looked up their work (Shhh! that’s a secret) I was stunned. Moved. Touched. All of these responses came to me as I panned through film after film. It was then and there that I knew I had to be a part of their very unique “family”.
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8:15AM by Brandon McCormick | Cetagories: Uncategorized
The following was written by Dana Konick, Costume Designer at Whitestone Motion Pictures and Fashion Designer at Scarlet’s Cord
Her name was Mary Poppins. She was the icon of my young imagination, the muse of its development. She introduced me to belief, to magic, to breaking into song at any given moment and to telling stories.
When I think of Mary Poppins I first think of her silhouette. From the flat topped hat with flower sticking out to the fitted jacket and full skirt. And who can forget the bird handled umbrella and that bag, that magical bag! From the second Mary swoops in with the East winds until she leaves Michael and Jane to fly kites with their parents, you know EXACTLY who she is and you anticipate all she can do!
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