This is an open call for actors, filmmakers, editors, musicians, or anyone with talent or just enthusiasm to have some fun!

The 48 Hour Film Project takes place on June 15th through 17th. I expect to shoot the morning of Saturday, June 16th, for most of the day. Editing will take place Saturday night through Sunday up until the deadline time.

We have 48 hours to make a short 3-7 minute film based on certain criteria obtained at the kick-off party on Friday, June 15th.

Criteria (or elements) that will be chosen that night include:
- A Character
- A Prop
- A Line of Dialogue
- A Genre (to be chosen out of a hat at random)

My team is called Lame Title Productions and I already have a wonderful selection of talented people, but I’m always looking for more talent and production help!

We’re completely amateur and we’re just out to have some fun and make a film. This will be a no-budget production.

If you’d like to contribute any equipment or costumes, send me a message or email me at:

anthonyriva (at) gmail (dot) com

For more information on the 48 Hour Film Project, go to http://www.48hourfilm.com/sanfrancisco/

To see some of my work, go to:
http://www.youtube.com/prophecyboy1230
or
http://www.anthonyriva.com (select my film category from the menu on the right)

Important Dates to remember:
June 15th, 7pm - Kick-off party
June 16th, 8am* - Call time for talent and crew
June 17th, 7pm - Film Submission Deadline
*Time subject to change.

The film will be screened the week following June 17th with the other submissions. Date and Time TBA.

watch the trailer! love it! read the book! then come with me to watch the movie!!

I’M SO EXCITED! I’M UNBELIEVABLY EXCITED FOR THIS MOVIE THAT I’M WRITING ALL IN CAPS!

watch the trailer here!

from Gizmodo:
Here’s an eye-opener from Group Math, who learned the lyrics to “Typical” backwards, shot the whole thing in one take, and then when it was edited, reversed the whole thing and came up with this magnificent and entertaining little piece. Gadget angle? Spot that 80s-era Korg RK-100 Keytar. – Charlie White

i had posted this before. but this is a re-edit and (i believe) a much better version.

Josh has trouble joining the party in his own apartment because he just recently went through a break-up.

Submitted film as part of ZIFF36 (Zeitgeist International Film Festival 36 Hour Film Project).

Required prop: roll of toilet paper.
Required line of dialogue: “There’s no doubt, we do it for the children.”
Required character: Oscar Justino.

so as a little experiment i’ve been wanting to do for awhile, i thought i’d throw all of my photos (over 4000) from iphoto into imovie and add music to it. i set each photo at .03 seconds a piece and the results were epic!

well, to me at least.

it’s like seeing my life flash before my eyes, well, about a little bit over two years of it anyway.

i’m so glad that i don’t really ever delete any photos i take. i keep even the crappy ones, the ones out of focus, the hundreds of shots of one action. i knew they’d come in handy eventually.

to me, this is like the ultimate slideshow! so, check it out if you want, let me know what you think! it would be nice to know what it looks like to an unbiased eye. as for me, i’m partial to these images. i know their stories. i’m especially attached to the emotions they incite.

i put up two versions. one really small and one larger version. i had a medium version, but the compression ruined the rhythm of the whole thing and it was just too choppy.

if you are able to, i say download the larger version.

Large (426X320, 45mb)

small (160X120, 9.3mb)

you’ll need quicktime to view it.