I just finished editing our second video for The Sewing Circle, a great band out of Sandusky, OH. It's for a song of theirs titled 'Love Games'. I'm very proud of the video and want to thank everyone involved. I think it's a major step forward from our last video for them. With every shoot it seems like we get better and better. If we all stay on this track, we're destined for greatness
Love Games
Making Of 'Love Games'
Five Cigarettes
Enjoy!
-Jon Nix
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Welcome!
Welcome to my Film Blog!
I'll give you a little bit of background on why I've started it.
About a month ago three filmmakers that I really look up to came to Cleveland for The Sixth Annual Lockwood Thompson Dialogues. This year's guests were Producer Ted Hope (The Ice Storm, 21 Grams), Spike Jonze (Where the Wild Things Are, Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, Jackass), and Lisa Cholodenko (High Art, The Kids Are Alright).
My friend and collaborator, Ralph Miller, has already written a fantastic blog for it over on his site. So, I'll direct you there, rather than waste my time trying to say something that's already been better said.
The big take away of the night was when I got the chance to ask a question to the panel. This, I think, produced the best content of the night and I'm not just saying that because it was something I asked. Their answers really showed a lot more emotion than the prior ones. Maybe because they could put themselves back there.
Not only that but I have them on film. I can go back and hear the answer forever. (Thanks to Ralph Miller and Anthony Snitzer for recording it!). Don't mind my gushing to Spike Jonze.
So, that's exactly what I'm going to do. I need to be prolific as hell! That's why I've started this blog. Not only to document but to pressure me into writing or shooting on the nights when I might just be too tired or lazy to get motivated.
Unfilmed, I managed to talk to both Spike and Ted afterward. Both were more supportive and warm than I could have ever asked for. Ted somehow managed to give even more valuable advice.
For the past couple years I've been considering selling my screenplays in hopes of them being produced or just for the money I'd be able to use on another project. I have seven full-length screenplays in total. All of which, I am constantly redrafting in hopes of making them better. When I told this to Ted, he very confidently told me not to sell them. Instead, produce what I'm able to (Shorts, Music videos, etc.). Once I've worked up some clout and people start knocking on the door I'll have go-to material. So that's what I plan to do.
Since the Dialogue I've managed to get some irons in the fire. These include sound/abstract visual experiments with my roommate and collaborator Jim Curtis and a web series (of which, almost a full season has been written) with my girlfriend Jamie Overstreet. I also will be starting on the process of reworking one of my first screenplays into a limited web series. Broken down into ten 10-minute episodes it will be a less daunting project to put out. And, with luck, it will come out great. I don't want to spoil details on the projects. Suffice to say that they'll be posted when they're ready.
I look forward to writing more and I hope that this leads to something really amazing.
-Jon Nix
I'll give you a little bit of background on why I've started it.
About a month ago three filmmakers that I really look up to came to Cleveland for The Sixth Annual Lockwood Thompson Dialogues. This year's guests were Producer Ted Hope (The Ice Storm, 21 Grams), Spike Jonze (Where the Wild Things Are, Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, Jackass), and Lisa Cholodenko (High Art, The Kids Are Alright).
My friend and collaborator, Ralph Miller, has already written a fantastic blog for it over on his site. So, I'll direct you there, rather than waste my time trying to say something that's already been better said.
The big take away of the night was when I got the chance to ask a question to the panel. This, I think, produced the best content of the night and I'm not just saying that because it was something I asked. Their answers really showed a lot more emotion than the prior ones. Maybe because they could put themselves back there.
Not only that but I have them on film. I can go back and hear the answer forever. (Thanks to Ralph Miller and Anthony Snitzer for recording it!). Don't mind my gushing to Spike Jonze.
So, that's exactly what I'm going to do. I need to be prolific as hell! That's why I've started this blog. Not only to document but to pressure me into writing or shooting on the nights when I might just be too tired or lazy to get motivated.
Unfilmed, I managed to talk to both Spike and Ted afterward. Both were more supportive and warm than I could have ever asked for. Ted somehow managed to give even more valuable advice.
For the past couple years I've been considering selling my screenplays in hopes of them being produced or just for the money I'd be able to use on another project. I have seven full-length screenplays in total. All of which, I am constantly redrafting in hopes of making them better. When I told this to Ted, he very confidently told me not to sell them. Instead, produce what I'm able to (Shorts, Music videos, etc.). Once I've worked up some clout and people start knocking on the door I'll have go-to material. So that's what I plan to do.
Since the Dialogue I've managed to get some irons in the fire. These include sound/abstract visual experiments with my roommate and collaborator Jim Curtis and a web series (of which, almost a full season has been written) with my girlfriend Jamie Overstreet. I also will be starting on the process of reworking one of my first screenplays into a limited web series. Broken down into ten 10-minute episodes it will be a less daunting project to put out. And, with luck, it will come out great. I don't want to spoil details on the projects. Suffice to say that they'll be posted when they're ready.
I look forward to writing more and I hope that this leads to something really amazing.
-Jon Nix
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