Tupelo Digs the Embalming
Last Friday night, The Embalming was screened at the 2nd annual Tupelo Halloween Film Festival where it was awarded Best Film, Cinematography, and Actor (Rhes Low). Frank Tuttle also won Runner-up for Best Screenplay. It’s a great event and it’s always so much fun to have your film shown to an audience. We’re starting production […]
The Embalming’s a Winner
Last weekend, my halloween short film from 2013 The Embalming was played at the Atlanta Underground Film Festival where it took home the award for best Horror Short. For a full list of winners click here. The film was written by fellow Ole Miss staff (and Karen’s hubby) Frank Tuttle who is also an award […]
Winter is Coming
We had a wonderful screening of the Toughest Job: William Winter’s Mississippi in Jackson last Thursday night to kickoff the broadcast premiere on Mississippi Public Broadcasting. Kudos to MPB for creating beautiful banners to match the poster graphics for the film. There’s an additional broadcast tonight on MPB at 8pm and a free screening in […]
Dobrý den!
Greetings from Prague, Czech Republic. We’re currently in production on a new project, documenting the Ole Miss Opera and their performance of Hamlet in the Czech Republic in the Spring. I’ve gotten the opportunity to accompany University professor Julia Aubrey who is directing the opera to Prague as she visits several opera houses to select […]
All Quiet on the Rebels Front
It’s been a while since I’ve updated the blog so I thought I’d share a little of what became of our documentary feature Rebels: James Meredith & the Integration of Ole Miss. After a truly olympian marathon editing process, the film premiered to a packed house at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing […]
Cameras and Candy
Last weekend, we shot this year’s addition to the annual OMTV Halloween short film series. This year’s film is called “Trick or Treat” and tells the continuing story of Todd and Margo. On their way to a Halloween party, they meet a mysterious girl. We shot the film at the Center for the Study of […]
exit
Here is our new short film “exit”. A science fiction film about a man who recieves a mysterious package on his doorstep. The title is all lower case because that makes it cool! Special thanks to Eric Feldman, Johnny Mcphail, Matt Minshew, Melissa Graves and everyone here at Media and Documentary Projects for all their […]
The Show Must Get Started
We began principal photography this weekend on this year’s community film for the Oxford Film Festival. Or rather, I suppose we started second unit shooting…or maybe we’ll call it pre-shoot pickups. Either way, actors were acting and cameras were rolling. The main shooting will be done the first week in January but this got us […]
O, Christmas Triage
At long last and just in time for the holidays, here is the Christmas short film we produced “O, Christmas Triage”. A comedy about a couple on their way to a Christmas party who meet an unexpected visitor. Actually, I think this film is about answering the age old question of how Santa Claus decorates […]
Here’s Johnny!
I spent the evening yesterday with Oxford actor Johnny McPhail shooting scenes for my upcoming sci fi short, “Exit”. There were some interesting challenges that we faced to get the setups I was hoping for. I wanted to get a really low (skimming the surface) dolly shot – pushing in on our main prop. We […]
Would you like to report a U.F.O.?
A few weeks ago, we started production on a short sci-fi film for Ch. 99 called “Exit”. It stars Highway 61 producer Eric Feldman and Oxford’s acting standard, Johnny McPhail. The story revolves around a mysterious unmarked package and a newly installed street lamp (with a really bright bulb). I’ve got a few more shots […]
Crew Call
This week, we had all hands on deck shooting a “State of the University” video with Chancellor Jones around campus. Special thanks to everyone involved who worked so hard for the last few days including Andy Harper, Karen Tuttle, Joe York, Rex Jones, Mary Stanton, Todd Lauterbach and Matt Minshew. – Matthew
Let's Jib It
Yesterday, our summer interns Felicity Flesher and Joseph Modirzadeh decided to beat the summer heat by spending two hours outside lugging our portable jib around campus. Here’s a few pics of the “fun”. The shots they collected will be utilized in Felicity’s upcoming video drawing from the best of the best of the footage she’s […]
"Preparation" – Ole Miss Football
As promised, here is the Ole Miss Football spot we produced last week featuring senior Running Back Brandon Bolden. A special thanks to everyone involved from Media and Documentary Projects and Athletics. Go Rebs!
We Need More Sweat!
On Thursday, we spent the afternoon at Vaught Hemmingway stadium on campus filming an upcoming commercial for Ole Miss Football with Senior star running back Brandon Bolden. The spot is a “Nike-esque” commercial with Brandon going through a rigorous training regimen in preparation for the upcoming season ending with a leap that’ll make Superman jealous! I […]
University of Mississippi in Southaven Spots
Here are two versions of the 2011 University of Mississippi in Southaven Institutional spots we produced last month. For more information on UM Southaven click here.
Meet Me in Southaven.
Last week we spent a few days in Southaven to produce a 30-second regional spot for the Ole Miss Southaven campus. The commercial will showcase several Ole Miss students from all walks of life who are earning their degree at Southaven. It was a great chance to use our Red One Digital Cinema Camera and […]
Engineering Anniversary Video
Here’s a video we produced for the dedication of Brevard Hall and the celebration of the 110 year anniversary of the School of Engineering at the University of Mississippi. It brings together some of the notable alums of the department over the past twenty years sharing their experiences and offering insights into why this remarkable […]
Law School History Video
In addition to the retrospective on Robert Khayat, we also produced a video documenting the history of the law school and its many homes at the University of Mississippi. Written and Narrated by John Sobatka. Edited by Matthew Graves.
NAB Day 3
Whew! They always say be careful what you wish for. I wanted to see the exhibits and today I most definitely did. NAB can make your eyeballs explode there’s so much to look at it. It’s like a media explosion and the best way to contain it is just to take your time, collect as […]
Viva! – The Sequel
So it’s that of time of year again. The time of year I feel the call deep inside me to come to Las Vegas and drool over all the new gear that the broadcasting world has to offer. It’s NAB time! This is my second venture to the filmmaker’s candy land and I’m excited to […]
MDP shines at the OFF.
I hope you will indulge my expressing the pride I feel for the folks I am lucky enough to work with every day. Their talent was showcased at the Oxford Film festival. Nice job Micah Ginn and Matthew Graves–“The Hanging of Big Todd Wade,” Matthew Graves–“Oh Christmas Triage,” and Joe York– “Mississippi Innocence,” which played […]
Snow Day(s)
Matthew Graves doesn’t know anything about a snowcation. While the rest of us were enjoying a day on the “slopes” of Oxford, Matthew was there to record it. Enjoy!
Ole Miss Rifle
Here is the final cut of the promotional spot we did for The Ole Miss Women’s Rifle Team a few weeks back. Special thanks to Coach Boothe and the Rifle team for allowing us to come out and shoot, especially Senior Colleen Tillson. Best of luck to the team as they continue their season. – […]
Let's Shoot This Thing
Last week we spent some time with the Ole Miss Rifle team producing a spot for them. Here’s a look behind the scenes of the shoot. I have a tendency while shooting to ask for one more take 5 or 6 times before I actually mean it! Check back in few days for the final […]
Matthew Graves is a Giant
Media and Documentary Projects producer Matthew Graves has been a very busy young man. This weekend we get to see the fruits of his labor kicking off the halftime show as Ole Miss hosts Auburn. Matthew has produced a 3D commercial featuring all of the varsity sports heros cast as giants roaming the Ole Miss […]
Class Is In Session
Micah, our new student worker Matt Minshew, and I were out and about on campus this morning documenting the first day of class. It was cool to see the students starting the semester. They seem so excited. Maybe we should document the 2nd week of class and compare. Anyways, here is the short highlight video […]
Almost There
With only 1 more day to go until the world premiere of “The UnRetireds”, what would a fake action movie trailer be without a blooper reel to accompany it? Check back tomorrow afternoon for the finished trailer!
Let's Break it Down
It’s been a while since I’ve posted so I wanted to come back with a bang. Micah and I recently wrapped up the 2010 Summer Film Workshop where 12 high school and college age kids put up with us for a week of film theory lectures, tutorials, and film screenings. As part of the class […]
Class is In!
Micah and Matthew have been helping create a new generation of filmmakers this week teaching the University of Mississippi’s ninth annual Filmmaking Workshop. The class is four days of intensive instruction in the techniques of filmmaking as well as an opportunity for students to get hand-on experience with all aspects of creating a film. Stay […]
