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.
2:06PM by Brandon McCormick | Cetagories: Blogs and Thoughts, Production
Bobby Watkins: Behind the Scenes from Brandon McCormick on Vimeo.
Enjoy!
Questions about the production?
Drop them in the comments and we’ll be sure to answer.
5:16PM by Brandon McCormick | Cetagories: News and Updates, Production
Whitestone is pleased to announce it’s next film in development. Bobby Watkins is a fairy tale about a little boy who figures out a way to make it his birthday every single day, but with unexpected consequences.
This is a tale most dreadfully true,
About a boy who had birthdays just like me and you.
We’re excited to be moving into preproduction on this project and plan on having the film completed by mid August. The entire film will have a 50’s vibe from production design down to shooting it to look like Technicolor. We will be posting behind the scenes videos, tutorials on how we create the look of the film, and even some live web broadcasting from set. So check back often, and we’ll see you on location!
1:53PM by Brandon McCormick | Cetagories: Production, Technical Stuff
Here is our first tutorial on how to use Final Cut Pro ‘Color’.
These are just a few clips from the finished film that will be released in a few days.
The file is 100 megs, so if you don’t have that kind of patience or computer, go to Vimeo HERE to watch it in HD.
Hope it’s helpful, and if you have thoughts or comments, be sure to leave them below.
Check back later this week for the full release of ‘Lest We Forget’, and some announcements on our next films in development.
7:59PM by Brandon McCormick | Cetagories: News and Updates, Production
Here is our first weeks preproduction vignette for our upcoming short ‘Lest We Forget’. This week covers our reasons for working with PASTE magazine, our first preproduction meeting and location scouting.
Please visit pastemagazine.com/savepaste to find out how you can be a part of supporting this incredible magazine.
Behind the scenes video and photography by Luanne Dietz.
Tags: civil war, paste magazine, save paste, short film, whitestone
11:50AM by Brandon McCormick | Cetagories: Film, News and Updates, Production
At Whitestone we value education in it’s purest form, through experience. Everyone in the Whitestone has learned to teach themselves and self propel themselves in their craft. In January of this year, we opened up a small initiative called the Protege program. In the first run, we’ve gathered 5 filmmakers to create their own film projects beginning to end. And while we’re still in the production process, it’s been a great success.
Today we would like to open a new division of the Protege program. We are looking for talented writers to become part of our Protege writers group. This is an opportunity to write towards specific subjects, get your work critiqued by our writers and filmmakers, and possibly get your script produced by Whitestone’s Protege filmmakers. This is not a job opening or a paid position, but focused and intensive internship with Whitestone that goes beyond just ‘running coffee’.
We will be accepting 5 applicants into the program. You can send an email introducing yourself and a sample of your work to writers@whitestonemotionpictures.com. Your work will be passed to some of the writers at Whitestone and reviewed. Don’t be afraid if you’re not some established writer, feel that your too young or too new. We’re looking for someone with a raw talent and a desire to learn. We are accepting applicants from anywhere in the world, as we will run the entire program online through collaborative writing software.
What to submit:
1. Tell us about yourself, a short paragraph describing yourself and your goals as a writer.
2. Give us a sample of your writing no longer than one full page. Anything longer than one page will not be read, please don’t send your thousand page novel about Che Guevara . Doesn’t have to be a screenplay, it can be in treatment form or just a short story you’ve written. We’re looking for a grasp on the basics of storytelling.
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