July 14, 2009
July 13, 2009
Jason Eisener's "Treevenge"
Someone just reminded me of the fact that I never posted this film.
Beware... it's bloody and gorey for those who don't like that stuff.
But I found it to be incredibly awesome!
Halifax’s own Jason Eisener burst into the public eye a few years back with Hobo With a Shotgun - a fake trailer that won the Grindhouse contest sponsored by Robert Rodriguez and was subsequently added to North American prints of the double-bill feature. Hobo became an online sensation and fans began clamoring for whatever Eisener and crew would come up with next.
And what they came up with was Treevenge. An arborist’s nightmare, the coniferous revenge film turned the tables on everyone’s favorite holiday season by re-casting the humble Christmas Tree as the angry victim of an annual genocide with the time arriving to take revenge on the wielders of the axe. Treevenge is a blood soaked, splattery affair that provoked enormous reactions on the festival circuit, racking up awards by the armful as it screened at Sundance, Fantastic Fest, Fantasia, and too many others to name. With the main title art designed by my bud, Jim White and starring popular Nova Scotia actor Jonathan Torrens as the lead character, the only problem was that there was no way for audiences to actually see this short film outside of those festival appearances, until now!
Beware... it's bloody and gorey for those who don't like that stuff.
But I found it to be incredibly awesome!
Halifax’s own Jason Eisener burst into the public eye a few years back with Hobo With a Shotgun - a fake trailer that won the Grindhouse contest sponsored by Robert Rodriguez and was subsequently added to North American prints of the double-bill feature. Hobo became an online sensation and fans began clamoring for whatever Eisener and crew would come up with next.
And what they came up with was Treevenge. An arborist’s nightmare, the coniferous revenge film turned the tables on everyone’s favorite holiday season by re-casting the humble Christmas Tree as the angry victim of an annual genocide with the time arriving to take revenge on the wielders of the axe. Treevenge is a blood soaked, splattery affair that provoked enormous reactions on the festival circuit, racking up awards by the armful as it screened at Sundance, Fantastic Fest, Fantasia, and too many others to name. With the main title art designed by my bud, Jim White and starring popular Nova Scotia actor Jonathan Torrens as the lead character, the only problem was that there was no way for audiences to actually see this short film outside of those festival appearances, until now!
July 12, 2009
United Breaks Guitars
Last year Dave Carroll witnessed United Airlines baggage handlers throwing and breaking his $3,500 guitar. After being told he would not be compensated for the damage, he vowed to write three songs, make music videos and publish them online to get revenge. This is the first. It became the first YouTube video ever to reach 2 million views in under one week.
Read the full story at Dave Carroll Music.
July 10, 2009
An Interview with M-A!
Click here,
to read Mark Cappello's interview with Michael-Andreas of Collideascope over at Canadian Animation Resources.
It's a nice read, a great way for people to get more info about
the structure of the television animation business model in
Canada, how it got there, and where it might be going.
to read Mark Cappello's interview with Michael-Andreas of Collideascope over at Canadian Animation Resources.
It's a nice read, a great way for people to get more info about
the structure of the television animation business model in
Canada, how it got there, and where it might be going.
July 08, 2009
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