ArinCrumley Tagged Articles at Cinematical
OpenIndie Seeks to Open World to Filmmakers
Filed under: Distribution », Exhibition », DIY/Filmmaking », Cinematical Indie »
"These two are f**king brilliant, and we here at Cinematical wish them all the luck in the world moving forward." Erik Davis, our editor in chief, wrote those words last year in reference to Arin Crumley and Susan Buice, the two creative, enterprising filmmakers behind Four Eyed Monsters; he also detailed what they'd done to connect their wild, resolutely original flick with audiences in the most unexpected places. Now Arin Crumley has indeed moved forward, and he's ready to tell the world about it.
He's especially interested in reaching filmmakers who've completed their latest masterpiece but don't know how to reach their intended audience. Crumley has joined with Kieran Masterton to develop a new web resource called OpenIndie. As explained in detail by Eric Kohn at indieWIRE, Crumley and Masterton are hoping to raise $10,000 from filmmakers by October 29 to fund the project. The idea is to build awareness for a movie through social networking. That's already happening via Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, and YouTube, but Crumley has grander plans. "OpenIndie.com is the only site we are aware of that lets users keep a list of the films they want to see and regularly add new films to that list," he told indieWIRE. It "displays the demand for that film to any other member of the site, who can then organize a screening should they see fit."
That's the model used to build interest in Four Eyed Monsters, and it proved very successful. So if you've killed yourself to make your own movie and you know it's the best it could possibly be, why not check out OpenIndie to learn more? How else will the world ever know about your intense dysfunctional family drama / hilarious anti-romantic comedy / soul-searching zombie epic?
Video Fix: Saying Goodbye to 'Four Eyed Monsters'
Filed under: Independent », IFC », Fandom », DIY/Filmmaking », Trailers and Clips »
It's been a wild run for the duo (Arin Crumley and Susan Buice) behind Four Eyed Monsters. They first premiered their little gem of an indie back at Slamdance in 2005, and since then the flick has just taken on a life of its own. Arin and Susan have been everywhere with it -- multiple film festivals, premiering it on YouTube, in Second Life, self-distributing it to theaters around the country, answering questions in this forum, in that forum -- and in the process they've created 13 brilliant video podcasts (or diaries), which not only document their experience as filmmakers, but also as lovers.
I can't even begin to explain how much they've accomplished in the three years since finishing the film (feel free to visit their website, their YouTube page and check out this two-part interview with Arin on Cinematical), but I'm proud to call them friends and I'm happy IFC decided to put out their DVD (which apparently comes with all 13 video podcasts and a compilation CD). That said, Spout is hosting a final Q&A with Arin and Susan now that their DVD is out and in Borders stores -- and in typical Crumley/Buice fashion, the two artists are providing answers via video.
So in honor of this final Q&A, we present to you Episode 1 of their 13-episode video podcast/diary. Seriously folks, if you've never watched them and have no idea what I'm talking about, head on over to IFC and check out the episodes in order. Or, better yet, buy the DVD and make a weekend out of it. These two are f**king brilliant, and we here at Cinematical wish them all the luck in the world moving forward.
'Awesome' New Film Fest on the Way
Filed under: Independent », Distribution », Exhibition », DIY/Filmmaking », Contests », Cinematical Indie »
I don't like the word "awesome" very much. At least, not for the last 10+ years. Every time I hear the frakking word, it sends my brain back to high school and that whole cheerleader chant: "A-W-E-S-O-M-E! Awesome, awesome, to-tal-ly." AH! That being said, the word still means all of that super-cool stuff, so maybe this new festival will help reclaim the word in my tired-of-cheerleader-chants brain. indieWIRE reports that a new fest called "From Here to Awesome" is getting set up as a "New Discovery and Distribution Festival."Co-founded by Lance Weiler (Head Trauma), Arin Crumley (Four Eyed Monsters), and M dot Strange (We Are the Strange), the new Awesome Fest is now accepting video submissions from filmmakers "explaining why they think their film is 'awesome.'" Through the wonder of the Internet partners MySpace, YouTube, and Current TV, audiences can zip through the submissions and vote on their favorites. In the Spring, the ten top picks will get screened in theaters, on the net, and zoomed onto your portable device of choice.
But here's the kicker -- any and all revenue is going directly to the lucky filmmaker. As if that wasn't enough, the filmmakers keep all of their rights. Weiler says: "Less and less films are getting traditional distribution deals. From Here to Awesome is an attempt to answer some of the largest issues facing filmmakers today -- discovery, distribution, and sustainability by putting the power to distribute in the hands of the filmmakers and their audiences." Good luck, fledgling filmmakers!
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