Recently, Dallas / Ft. Worth Filmmaker, Vu Nguyen sat down to talk with ShortFilmTexas.Com about his terrifyingly twisted short film “Insanity.”
Film Title: Insanity
Film Type: Short Film
Producer(s): Diana Camper, Vu Nguyen & Praveen Divakaran
Writer / Director: Vu Nguyen
Starring: Marrietta Harrison, Craig Foster
Q: What is “Insanity” about?
A: Insanity is a psychological thriller about a [...]
Austin Filmmaker / Musician Sergio Carvajal Talks About His Short Film “Los Ojos de Javier.”
Film: Los Ojos de Javier
Writer: Sergio Carvajal
Director: Sergio Carvajal
Location: Austin, Texas
Q: Where did you get the idea for the Los Ojos de Javier? Was it an original idea or based on a tale once told?
A: I suppose you could [...]
Austin Actor Jett Garner Talks Tarantino, Trouble at Sundance and His Role in a little Duplass Brothers film called “Baghead.”
Film Title: Baghead
Film Type: Feauture, Sony Pictures Classic
Cast: Ross Partridge, Steve Zissis, Greta Gerwig, Elise Muller, Jett Garner
Directors: Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass
Writers: Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass
Austin actor / filmmaker Jett Garner scored a [...]
San Antonio Filmmaker David Aguirre Talks About Music, Mistakes and Moving Forward After His Short Film “The American Romantic.”
Film: The American Romantic
Writer: David Aguirre
Producer: Dania “Niki” Aguirre
Director: David Aguirre
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Format: DV
Where did the idea for ”The American Romantic” come from?
I had an idea about life being like [...]
“On The Set” Interview with Austin filmmaker Byron Brown about his SXSW Selected Short Film “A New Toy.”
Film Title: A New Toy
Writer: Byron Brown
Editor: Robbie Bourland
Director: Byron Brown
Location: Austin, Texas
Format: HDV
Austin, Texas writer / director Byron Brown is a busy man with a lot on his mind. Having [...]
“On The Set” w/ Filmmaker Wayne Slaten - Part II
In January 2008, Houston filmmaker Wayne Slaten found out about George A. Romero’s “Diary of the Dead” Video Contest on MySpace. Being a huge Romero fan he immediately set out to develop a script for the project. This script would become a short film [...]
“On The Set” w/ Houston Filmmaker Wayne Slaten and his film “Last Stand” - PART I
Did you know that every 30 seconds another short film contest, for a film or product, is presented to the American public as a way to garner attention and gather free video content? Well, okay. I just made [...]
“Euphoria Man” Interview with Niki Aguirre.
Film Title: Euphoria Man
Writer: Davy Aguirre
Producer: Niki Aguirre
Director: Davy Aguirre
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Format: miniDV
What is the film (Euphoria Man) about?
The entire film is an allegory of breaking away from drug addiction. The film is about a young kid who is troubled after [...]
Film: The Intervention of Christopher Walken
Cast: Mark Spacek, Matt Dunn, Hannah Morgan, Jessica Roberston, Amanda Phillips, Richard Nance
Location: Austin, Texas
Q: Tell me about the film.
A: Well, obviously based on the title, The Intervention of Christopher Walken, it’s an intervention movie. The family and friends of this one character come together–and actually when the story picks [...]
Blood, Sweat and Tears: Adventures in No Budget Movie Making! (Part 2)
The Making of “Red Asphalt”: Part 2
by Brian Nelligan
Shooting The Film:
The first day of shooting I had all the actors park at my dad’s house and then we carpooled to the location. I didn’t want to have like ten cars on the set and [...]
