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July
2008:
FILMGEN.COM has been
spun off into a short films blog. See what the internet has to offer in
the world of short format videos. Art pieces, brilliant animation,
documentaries, music videos, advertising, award winning shorts, viral
links you may or may not have heard of.
FILMGENERATION.COM
will continue to be an archive of original films we've put together in
the last five or six years and hopefully feature some new ones in the
future.
June
2008:
Have
you been hugged? Visit
the Hugs page for details
on the video contest Tony's entering and how you can win $25,000.
May
2008:
New
web site coming this summer.
April
17, 2007:
The
screening of Missing Pieces at VIFF
went well on Saturday. Tony's cousin attended in his place and reports
positive comments and laughs from the audience.
Tony
is leaving for an around the world trip at the end of April. This will
put Filmgeneration on hold for the rest of the year but feel free to
check out youtube.com/imisstony where he
hopes to upload quick travel videos along the way.
March
22, 2007:
Missing
Pieces is playing as part of the "LOVE AFFAIRS" program at the
Vietnamese International Film Festival in Irvine, California on:
Saturday,
April 14, 2007
3:00-4:50pm
UC Irvine Campus: HIB 100
March
6, 2007:
Great
news! Missing Pieces has
been selected to screen at the Vietnamese International Film Festival
(ViFF). The short film is currently scheduled to screen on April 14 at
the University of California, Irvine. (This is especially fantastic
because Tony is a UCI graduate) Check out the ViFF
site for updates or come back soon for screening times.
2007
has brought some interesting developments. Keep your eye on
Filmgeneration. Who knows where we'll be headed next.
January
23, 2007:
Just
a quick note, Missing Pieces will be screening at Denison University
tomorrow, Jan. 24 in Granville, Ohio. The film is traveling with the
2007 College Film Tour.
December
20, 2006:
Happy
Holidays. Tony just finished a new film called "Love
Blind", his own nightmare before Christmas. It's a little
tale of a very jealous ghost whose love never dies. The video stars
Ben Cubbedge, Maureen Davis, and Angela Eckert with
cinematography by Manash Das and Azad Jafarian.
December
16, 2006:
Tony's
slowly cutting his new film which has to be finished by Christmas.
Meanwhile, Azad Jafarian's been staying busy with the release of his
new short, Return to Sender, that has just
been uploaded to Cimafilms.com. Most of the film was shot in Chicago
with two actors (including Tony), a 45 scene outline (no script!), and
a small Panasonic Camcorder.
Azad
also shot an ad for a recent Quiznos/iFilm contest and took Second
Place with his video "Girl, Heartbroken". There's a quick clip of it
playing on VH1's "Best Week Ever" program this weekend. You
can catch Tony getting a face full of water on TV (it's in the last ten
minutes of the program) or watch the full video at iFilm.com.
Tony
and Greg's Holiday film from a couple years back has been uploaded to
YouTube. Feel free to spread the cheer by embedding HUMBUG
everywhere.
Of
course, don't forget to check out Missing Pieces on the
Independent Film Channel. The schedule is below.
December
2, 2006:
IFC Schedule
Update-
Media
Lab Shorts Uploaded, 25 min: Features short films submitted @
IFC Media Lab. This program
highlights not only the top, viewer-ranked films, but also films IFC
thinks you shouldn't miss. Unfiltered, uncensored, and absolutely
uncut.:
Monday, Dec. 4 @ 5:35pm PST
Tuesday, Dec. 5 @ 3:35am PST
Wednesday, Dec. 20 @ 4:20am PST
December Media Lab Results, 9 min: You watched, you voted, and here
they are .. top-rated selections from IFC Media Lab. Visit the Media
Lab to see shorts, cast votes, and submit your own film for
consideration. (full length short)
The entire film will air on their "December Media Lab Results:
Program B":
Sunday (night), Dec. 3 @ 3:55am PST
Saturday, Dec. 23 @ 11:50pm PST
And also on "December Media Lab Results: Program C":
Monday, Dec. 4 @ 9:45pm PST
Sunday (night), Dec. 24 @ 3:50am PST
All
Times Pacific Standard. Check your local schedule!
November
22, 2006:
Thanksgiving
greetings!
Missing
Pieces featuring Ashlie Victoria Clark and Tony Swarthout with music by
Ingrid Michaelson will be featured
on the Independent Film Channel in December. The full film will air on
'December Media Lab Results' and a clip of the film will air on 'Media
Lab Shorts Uploaded'. Wake up early or stay up late if you'd like to
catch any of it.
FIND IFC ON YOUR TV
AT IFC.COM
November
19, 2006:
It's
been a busy couple of months for Filmgeneration. Missing Pieces made
its world premiere in Honolulu at the Louis Vuitton Hawaii
International Film Festival. The short film screened in front of about
100 people and seemed to be pretty well received. Tony and Manash
had a fantastic time wandering around paradise and enjoying the spirit
of aloha.
Last
week the film also played at the Ohio Independent Film Festival
in Cleveland. Ashlie Clark, co-star of Missing
Pieces, attended the fest and reports "whoopin' and hollerin'" from the
crowd. We found some new fans of the film in Ohio.
In December,
the film will air on the Independent Film Channel as part of their
Media Lab programming. We will update the site with the schedule as
soon as it's made available. The film features an alternate song by Ingrid
Michaelson called "Starting Now" that has been cleared for
broadcast television.
Today,
Tony wrapped shooting on his latest short film, "Love Blind", a little
tale about a very jealous ghost. He's aiming to have the film done by
Christmas.
Filmgen
wishes you a wonderful holiday and we invite you to check out our Ninja Dinner video produced
last year. Send the Revver link to a loved one as a special Thanksgiving
Day greeting.
October
5, 2006:
HELLO CLEVELAND!
Missing Pieces will screen at the Ohio
Independent Film Festival on Friday, November 10.
Check
it out at 8pm in the Cleveland Public Theatre - Gordon Square Theatre,
6405 Detroit Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44102
September
29, 2006:
Azad
Jafarian just uploaded a new video to Current.tv and he needs your
support and greenlights! If you like girls, lotion, frogs, and Tony's
gut check out:
Loreal,
Not for Women
While
you're at it, check out Tony's submission to IFC's Media Lab:
Missing
Pieces, v2
September
25, 2006:
Missing
Pieces will be screening at the HIFF on October 20, 2006 as part
of the "Altered States Shorts Program".
It
runs at 9:45pm in the Regal Dole Cannery Stadium 18 Theater, 650
Iwiliei Road, Honolulu, Hawaii.
September
1, 2006:
We've
got an exciting announcement! Missing Pieces will make its world
premiere at the Louis
Vuitton Hawaii International Film Festival in Honolulu,
Hawaii this October. Check back for program dates.
August
20, 2006:
While
shooting Azad's
new feature length challenge, Kirk noticed something similar about Azad
and Tony. And Dropped Call
was born.
August
3, 2006:
Love.
Lost and found. Missing Pieces,
the newest short from Filmgeneration.com is available for viewing.
Enjoy!
Stop
by the forum and let us know what you
think. Missing Pieces is also available at myspace.com/filmgeneration.
June
12, 2006:
Tony
Swarthout presents Missing Pieces. Starring the lovely actress, Ashlie
Victoria Clark, the short film follows a man through a day of bizarre
events which are explained when a beautiful woman shows up on his
doorstep.
Shot
over the last couple of months, Missing Pieces includes the talents of
cinematographers Robh Ruppel and Manash
Das and the make-up artistry of Shawniece Swain.
May
14, 2006:
Kirk
revisits the theme of a previous short in Retrospective.
Check out the previous short, Introspective
too.
May
2, 2006:
Kirk
shot a video to enter American Express' 15-Second
Clips Competition at the Tribeca Film Festival. His
topic: My Biggest Challenge.
Our
buddys Azad and Andy shot a couple of entries of their own: My
Alarm Clock and My
Indulgence.
Kirk
also finished shooting a new short film on Sunday which should be cut
and ready for you soon.
Tony
is continuing to shoot his short film this month which he hopes to
complete by June. Keep coming back for more and we'll keep shooting.
March
22, 2006:
The
other day, we discovered a film produced for Filmgeneration Remote back in 2004 by our
German friends, Sasan & Pejman. Watch what happens
when two men's paths cross in Delay
Effect.
Tony
is currently in pre-production on his 28th short video for
Filmgeneration. Please pardon our dry spell over the past few weeks.
We'll have some more work to show very soon.
March
3, 2006:
All
it takes is a little creative expression to get loud neighbors in the
same groove. The film that we promised to you by Christmas is finally
here. Greg Sweeney and Derek Syverud present a battle of drums and
turntablism called The Duel.
January
16, 2006:
Tony
spent New Year's hanging out in Germany. He shot some more random
vacation video on his Canon SD400 digital camera. After some very
haphazard editing of these clips, he created The
Winter.
Award
season is upon us. This is a great time to check out a couple of our
past films dealing with the Oscars. Best
Picture and Flix 2.
December
20, 2005:
In
a few hours last Sunday afternoon, Tony and Kirk put together a new
short video called Resolution.
Enjoy this little quickie about the drive to reach one's goals.
We
hope you have a safe holiday and we'll see you in '06!
November
24, 2005:
How
does a ninja Tony spend Thanksgiving Day?
Find out in his special holiday video greeting, Ninja Dinner!
November
16, 2005:
This
week, we bring you another scene from the mind of Kirk Diaz entitled Whole Damn Thing. R. A. and Mikos
Zavros play a couple in trouble. Will he prove her wrong? Is
their relationship the only thing that's finished?
October
23, 2005:
Over
the weekend we laughed out loud while watching our friend, Scott
Gillies', video project. A parody of old school educational videos, "How to Impress Girls, Vol.
3: DANCING" will bring joy to your day. It features
the fresh moves of Andy Gouveia. The ladies will
drool and the fellas will pick up some excellent tips for their next
trip to the club.
Watch
the film
via Google's video sharing service.
September
18, 2005:
Kirk
Diaz is back from his five month trip to Mexico and he isn't wasting
any time. The idea popped up in Kirk's head the other evening so we
picked up the closest Canon XL-1 and just shot it. This week he
presents: Serenade for Julia.
August
11, 2005:
When
our buddy Azad flew out to New Mexico to make his short film, Lady
Liberty, which won Best Picture at the Duke
City Shootout, he asked Tony to make his own short film in
support.
Tony
started out with four random video clips shot with a Canon SD400
digital still camera while on a camping trip to Yosemite National Park.
His goal for the video exercise was to craft a short film based on the
brief clips. After coming up with an idea, additional scenes were shot
a week later. What resulted is a one minute film entitled, The Fall.
June
5, 2005:
It's
like we're starting all over from scratch. Get an idea one day, cast it
the next, shoot it the day after that, and post it the same night.
Watch
Unscripted
Afternoon, just another day in L.A. Special thanks to our
actors who braved freezing cold waters and ninja fights: Andy
Gouveia, Stacia Oemig, Christopher Botto, and Paul Schulz.
May
8, 2005:
What
do you do when you find out your car needs $1,300 in repairs? Make a
short film about your frustrations of course!
After
lunch Azad
Jafarian and Tony picked up a camera and shot another
improvised short film called "Boy
N the Hood".
May
7, 2005:
This
week Filmgen Remote brings you a short film by Danny Lee
entitled, Where the Big Kids Play.
Secret portals, giant children... check it out.
Just
because we miss Kirk so much since he's run off to Mexico for
the summer, we're also posting his 5-second short entitled "Red Shirt".
We're sending him a MiniDV camera very soon and hopefully he'll be
sending us some great short films, hecho en México.
Greg
and Tony have been swamped with various shoots and editing projects.
They're dying to shoot a new short, perhaps within a month. Nine more
"shorts about nothing" to do.
March
1, 2005:
Sure,
Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank, and Jamie Foxx may have been Sunday
evening's big winners but Filmgen's "Best Picture" is in the
Top 10 list of comedy short films at iFilm.
Not bad.
Filmgen's
Featured Players update:
Jenny
Chan, featured in the Stark: First Breath
video, just landed a role on the E! channel's Michael Jackson Trial reenactment
show. It airs daily while the trial is in session. She plays one of the
defense attorneys.
If
you're interested in Puerto Rican culture, you have to check out this
40 page coloring book that includes
activities, piragueros, Taino symbols, beach scenes, La
Borinqueña, historical facts and more, all about Puerto
Rico. Artist David Heredia, the man behind Missing
Shoes and A Bug's Wife, offers this book and more at his
official site: HerediaDesigns.com
Filmgen
filmmaker, Kirk Diaz is currently abroad on a language study program
for the next few months. The rest of the gang is currently planning out
the next short whenever they aren't swamped with work.
February
26, 2005:
Best
Picture premiered on the front page of iFILM.com
yesterday. iFilm streams a variety of video entertainment at speeds
optimized for your internet connection. That means those of you on
dialup can finally check out the video! Support our short film by
viewing it at iFilm.com.
If
you'd like to share your thoughts about our work or discuss anything on
your mind, visit the new FORUM. We'd love to hear any of
your comments, questions, criticisms, etc.
February
24, 2005:
Filmthreat.com
gives Best Picture three and a half stars, rating it "worthy of
attention". Check out Film Threat for hundreds of reviews of
everything film.
Before
you watch this Sunday's Oscar show, check out Best Picture.
February
17, 2005:
In
anticipation of the upcoming Academy Awards, Tony shot
Filmgeneration's biggest budget short film yet, entitled "Best
Picture".
This
video exercise pays tribute to this years Oscar nominated films
for best picture of the year, including The
Aviator, Finding
Neverland, Million Dollar Baby, Ray,
and Sideways. In the video, an awards
show fan dreams of becoming one of the honorees.
Best
Picture also features the talents of Delphine Banks, Brooke deRosa,
Matthew Gonzalez, Madeli M., and Maurice Williams.
Watch
Best
Picture!
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