If you haven't watched the first Luv.Net, please watch it now! Me as well as the original cast and new actors are putting together the sequel for Luv.Net! The sequel to this story is highly intense and a complete thrill ride before you even sit down comfortably. All of the actors are extremely excited to jump back on board and put the film together. I can't wait to get started. I also need some help and support, as a strong contributor to the indie film community, I'm asking for a huge favor for any of you out there to please help support this film. You can do this by checking out my KickStarter Campaign for further details! More information about the film will be posted soon! Thank you so much for all of your support! Show Your Support Here
After entering in the YourFilmFestival contest, which has been featured on Youtube for nearly 5-6 months. The film festival is being put together by Ridley Scott and Michael Fassbender to send ten amazing filmmakers to the Venice Film Festival. One lucky winner will get the chance to get their film remade into a Hollywood film for half of a million dollars, along with $25,000 in their pocket. Unfortunately, Luv.Net didn't make it into the top 50, but with over 15,000 submissions sent in the competition was very stiff. After checking out some fellow independent filmmakers' work, I came across a film called, ' Fish' which made it into the top 50 semi-finalists. The film is based on two cousins looking to survive off of each other in the streets of Trinidad. They steal and commit very small petty crimes to get by, but steal from the wrong person. The film is both intense and keeps your attention the entire time. Every part of the film feels real and although there aren't any buildings blowing up or special video effects being used, the story gives a real edge. The quality of the film is absolutely gorgeous and puts you into the environment of the story. It is apparent the amount of work and dedication put into this film and I believe it deserves to be apart of the top 10 finalists in the YourFilmFestival contest. The film was created by Shaun Escayg, located in the United States of America. It was really great to see someone from America could put together a film that has a foreign film type of edge to it. If you really enjoyed this film as much as I did, vote for it on the YourFilmFestival channel on Youtube! Be sure to check out the other 50 semi-finalists that entered into the contest as well. The films may spark a new inspiration for you to get out there and start shooting!
Although I'm always sharing help and tips for other filmmakers out there, I thought I would share some of my own work. Of course all of my work can be found at www.vimeo.com/lindseypressley. Here is my latest short film I re-edited due to my discontentment. This film was shot in May of 2011 in 6 days right before my graduation from undergraduate school. The first release was July 4th after finally receiving the software needed to edit the film( Final Cut Pro). As time went on, I thought 'I could make this so much better if i take my time.' So, that is what I decided to do. The second release was on Valentine's Day 2012. I received some very positive feedback on it and look forward to shooting the prequel over the summer titled, 'E-manic'. This film is about a stalking maintenance man and a girl who finds herself in a triangle of drama. Take a look at this month's inspirational film, 'Luv.Net'. I wrote the script a couple of years ago and used full creativity, because I didn't think I would be able to shoot it, in turn it actually did work out. I had no crew of a sort. I believe I had one production assistant for about two days of shooting, other than that I was on my own. I held the camera and got to directing. I felt I had full control and a little help could have worked, but I still managed to pull it off. Either way Enjoy!
Nuit Blanche is a gorgeous film that has absolutely no dialogue but is beautifully edited and holds some awesome visual effects! It was a finalist in last year's 2011 Vimeo Video Awards. Check it out for January's inspirational video of the month! Click here for the Nuit Blanche video!
The color, quality, and lighting in this entire video is absolutely gorgeous. It was shot on a Sony NEX FS100. Let this become a great inspiration for lighting and high quality you could want to achieve.
