A/V Experiment 1

*WATCH IN FULLSCREEN*

Here is the first of the a/v experiments that I've been working on with Jim Curtis and Billy Palmer. My job was to prompt them with abstract images that they would score. I created the visuals in After Effects. The music for this one was done by Jim Curtis. There are more on the way.

-Jon Nix

Out of Reach accepted into the Toronto Urban Film Festival

It's official! Our 1-minute silent short Out of Reach has been accepted into TUFF. We are one of 63 films selected from 375 submissions. Congrats to everyone who helped on it! You should all be proud.

-Jon Nix

Jesse Jusek Design

You're looking at an illustration of me, done by none other than Jesse Jusek. I was the winner this week of his weekly portrait victim contest. Go to his Design Page, "Like" it, and vote for one of your friends so they can have one just like mine.

Jon Nix

PS: Tomorrow is the 48 Hour Film Project Screening. I will be posting a blog about that soon and will keep this feed up to date on when the digital premier will be posted.

The 48 Hour Film Project

The 48 Hour Film Project starts in just a few hours. I'm nervous and excited. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a serious genre. And above all, I hope we can come up with something that surpasses our short from last year. More Updates on the 48 will soon follow.

TurnStyle's 2010 Submission to the 48HFP:

Ted Hope's Post

The other day I was ecstatic to see one of our videos linked on Hope For Film. It's a blog run by none other than Ted Hope. If you don't read it already than you should get on it because he posts some amazing stuff. I just want to thank Ted from everyone here at TurnStyle Films and esspecially thank Anthony Snitzer for shooting it.

 Didn't think I'd have one of my videos on indieWIRE until much longer down the line.



Here is the video he posted:

Out of Reach with Original Score

Without further adieu here is the updated version on Out of Reach, now with with Score.


I'm totally blown away by the depth and subtlety of the music. Jim Curtis and Billy Palmer really knocked it out of the park. I'll have more projects I'm working with them on out soon. It'll only get better from here on out.

If you enjoy the video, please like it on Vimeo and share the piece with others.

Starring Joshua Rex

Jon Nix: Director
Jamie Overstreet: Writer
Ralph Miller: Assistant Director
Yoshi Andrego: Director of Photography
Kayla Muller: Production Assistant

Original Score by Jim Curtis and Billy Palmer

More to come,

Jon Nix

Out Of Reach

Here is our 1-minute silent short for TUFF (Toronto Urban Film Festival) 2011. TUFF is a public film festival that reaches 1.3 million daily commuters on the ONESTOP TTC subway platform screens. If selected our silent short will play along with dozens of others for millions of people in Toronto.

It stars our good friend, and local artist, Joshua Rex. He did a great job, despite his fear of heights. Which, to me, makes the piece even better. For the most part the shoot went of without a hitch. It only took about three hours to get everything. The only small hang up we had was some unexpected company you can read about over on Jamie Overstreet's Blog.

I will be uploading another version of the piece once it has been scored by Jim Curtis. I'll be excited to see what he comes up with, and even more excited to share it.

If you enjoy the video, please like it on Vimeo and share the piece with others.

Starring Joshua Rex

Jon Nix: Director
Jamie Overstreet: Writer
Ralph Miller: Assistant Director
Yoshi Andrego: Director of Photography
Kayla Muller: Production Assistant

More to come,

Jon Nix

Lilith Kickstarter

Hey guys,

I just wanted to throw out a link to this Kickstarter. It's for a book of collected art from the film 'Lilith'. An indie psychological-thriller I worked on as an Art PA last year. If you've got a few dollars to spare this is a project that really deserves to get funded. If the project itself isn't compelling enough for you, the incentives are great on it. At the very least, take the time to watch the trailer. It's definitely a project I'm proud to have my name on.



Most posts coming soon,
-Jon Nix

The Sewing Circle - Love Games

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

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