For good measure, I just posted the HD version of my Downy “Feel More Films” contest-winning short film from 2008. This premiered during the live broadcast of the People’s Choice Awards in January of 2009.
I just finished a new short film that I wrote and directed for a Gen Art/Fox Searchlight contest. It’s a tie-in promotion for Wes Anderson’s new film, “Fantastic Mr. Fox.” The winning four filmmakers were given costume designs and tasked with creating an instructional piece so that anyone could learn how to create a costume based on one of the film’s central characters. You can see my how-to video at the link below (in the featured videos section):
http://www.foxsearchlight.com/fantasticmrfox/
I’m happy with the how-to segment, but Fox Searchlight opted to post this abbreviated cut and offered a polite “no thanks” to the full narrative version as it was originally written. Now through the magic of the internets, you can see the full version, “The Animal Gang in How To Make A Rabbit Costume” below. It’s the version I prefer.
Here’s the final version of my Butterfinger commercial spec spot, “Zombies!” It was created for the “Nobody’s Gonna Lay A Finger On My Butterfinger” video contest.
Credits:
Written and directed by: Jesse Costello
Starring: Frank Bonomo, Steve Horak and Davram Stiefler
Frank and Steve are in a very funny NY-based improv group called CRUSH. They play weekly at the Magnet Theater. Go see ‘em!
Here’s what I’ve spent the better part of the last two weeks working on:
Here’s some more me news since I’m rebooting the site today: I’m one of ten filmmakers selected by Billboard magazine to take part in their “Music On The Move” contest. They gave us all little Nokia phones with 3 megapixel video cameras that do live streaming. We’re supposed to wander the world and record musical things as they happen, so occasionally you might see stuff pop up here related to that contest. You can see the live gallery here and my personal Billboard clip page here.
The contest runs through September, and the winner gets a trip to a U.S. music festival of his/her choice. I believe the winner will be determined by their page views, and as you can see, DavidJr is currently playing an entirely different game than the rest of us. I’ve met the guy before, and the dude is a videoblogging maniac. He is clearly giving it his all, and I am giving it my some.
Hey! My People’s Choice award-winning film, “Stripes 2″ was selected for a very cool website called The Hyde Tube. It’s a new talent showcase helping to connect filmmakers with prospective clients. You can see it here: http://www.thehydetube.com/tube.php?video=399
