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.
3:36PM by Brandon McCormick | Cetagories: Film, News and Updates
We are proud to announce that we have officially begun pre-production on our newest film, “That’s Magic!”. Due out this December, That’s Magic! is a story of a magician who has become disillusioned with his craft and no longer believes in the idea of magic.
What we’re most excited about is the format that we’re pursing with the film. Our team is hard at work creating original musical pieces for the film, and we are looking to films like Mary Poppins and Nightmare Before Christmas for inspiration on the ‘musical singing’ format within the story. We believe this to be a throw back to the Disney films of old, with our own Whitestone twist on it.
We look forward to bringing this film to you very soon, and we’ll be posting pre-production updates as always so you can keep informed and up to date on the production. Check back often for updates, and get ready for That’s Magic!
12:24PM by Brandon McCormick | Cetagories: News and Updates, Uncategorized
Congratulations to the the Whitestone team for winning the Crystal Heart Award from the Heartland Film Festival for our film Watchmaker’s Son.
We’re honored to receive this prestigious award and have a shot at winning the grand jury prize at the festival. I will be attending the festival later this month and will post short updates on the ceremonies.
You can check out the film’s page here.
Tags: award, heartland, watchmaker's son
5:38PM by Brandon McCormick | Cetagories: News and Updates, Uncategorized
Here are some additional behind the scenes photos from photographer Luanne Dietz. More to come soon, along with a full behind the scenes film, so check back often!
Tags: behind the scenes, photography
5:59PM by Brandon McCormick | Cetagories: Film, Uncategorized
Ladies and gentlemen, we are very proud to present our latest short film “Awake O’Sleeper”
A Hero comes from the wilderness to cry out to the captives, pleading for them to awaken. This short film from Whitestone was in part inspired by “Plato’s Cave” and depicts the struggle of freeing the captives, whomever they may be. This film is set to the song by the same name originally written for this film by the talented Wright Brothers: Nicholas Kirk and Billy Wilkerson.
Do you hear the Lion roar?
Download the mp3 of the song here.
Tags: awake, awake osleeper, captives, Film, o'sleeper, truck, warden, western
8:57AM by Brandon McCormick | Cetagories: News and Updates
The camera is wrapped and the extras have gone home. Everyone high fives each-other and we all leave set knowing we worked our hardest. The crazy part is, making the film has just begun. Awake O’Sleeper is in the editing process, where it will stay for a few weeks. There are over 70 shots for the three minute film, and with those, about an average of 10-15 takes for each of those, resulting in about 6 hours of footage in the can. Sure seems like a lot, but sometimes that’s what it takes to get it right. One of my goals as a filmmaker is to have no regrets. No sitting in the editing room saying ‘oh, I wish I shot that this way’, or ‘I wish we took a better take of that’. So the pain on set becomes the excitement in the editing room. For Awake, I have a lot of great stuff to work with, which makes editing less of a chore and more like a fun search for what will make the piece incredible.
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Tags: awake, color, editing, final cut pro, o'sleeper, post, Production
