SHAWN

A short film starring Jonathan Nathaniel and Sarah Jean Hodkinson.

Directed and Edited by Mark Zanin

Written by Oliver Brackenbury

Cinematography by Greg Winterton

Sound by Ali Khurshid

Special thanks to Ogden Funeral Home for letting us use their beautiful chapel.

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So yes, this is a sequel of sorts to Eggs. Same characters, different story with a different feel to it. We all really enjoyed working on Eggs, so the team re-assembled to produce two more shorts. Yes yes, there is another one on the way!

Oh and here’s some production stills I took for Shawn.

EGGS

A short film starring Sarah Jean Hodkinson and Jonathan Nathaniel. (IMDB page)

On April 26th it was accepted to play at the TIFF Lightbox as part of the Inside Out film festival and was first to be screened on May 24th as part of the Local Heroes short film event.

Directed and Edited by Mark Zanin
Cinematography by Greg Winterton
Sound by Kyle Hudson
Written by Oliver Brackenbury

Music by Belle and Sebastien

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The backstory to this is that Sarah and Jonathan were looking to pro-actively expand their reel, so they commissioned my good friend and frequent collaborator Mark to film two scenes for them. One scene was chosen from Sex & the City and the other was to be an original.

Knowing about the other scene, I tried to do something in a similar vein when Mark asked me to take on the writing duties.

As this isn’t being submitted to any festivals or anything, Mark went with some quality Belle & Sebastian music for the soundtrack. 

Finding ourselves with a little time to kill between location moves while filming Sweet Fever this past July, we decided to grab a quick promo for the series. 

Director - Mark Zanin

Featuring - Imogen Grace & Tiffany Martin

Writer & Editor - Oliver Brackenbury (That’s me!)

Source: sweetfever.tv

Using prosumer grade equipment in my own home, I began producing this weekly tongue-in-cheek review show just over three years ago to create a multi-disciplinary learning environment for myself.

Web series are a nexus of so many useful talents. Writing, video editing, graphic design, conducting interviews, copyright law, presenting, web design, online community management, e-commerce and even producing are all areas I’ve become more experienced with while making this show.

For most of the show’s run it was done in front of a greenscreen in a more formal and graphic intensive style, but recently we’ve switched to more intimate, pared down presentation.

You can see more at www.handfulofminutes.com

Source: handfulofminutes.com

This is the teaser trailer for Sweet Fever, a webseries and labour of love during my spare time. 

As happens on indie productions I’ve worn many hats, but am primarily the screenwriter, co-producer and co-creator. The series is a female-led comedy that involves colourful costumes, candy and professional pillow fighting. Contrary to the optimistic teaser, the first full episode should be going online some time early in the summer of 2012.

Check out the website for more information or check out some behind-the-scenes stills I’ve taken.

A title card for a longer video I was commissioned to do for a guy who likes to run roleplaying games with A/V to aid him. The “Get Ready” is a placeholder for the main content.

Music featured: “Silence” by Portishead, which I don’t have the rights to nor any desire to try and make money from.