Coolidge After Midnite Honors ADRIENNE BARBEAU December 2nd, 2017 at Coolidge Corner Theatre
Watch this celebratory video of actress ADRIENNE BARBEAU at Coolidge Corner Theatre’s popular night-owl movie program—Coolidge After Midnight.
Coolidge After Midnight honors actress, singer, and author ADRIENNE BARBEAU at the Coolidge Corner Theatre. The Boston audience was treated to a 35mm film screening of THE FOG (1979), followed by a special award ceremony and Q&A with Ms. Barbeau.
Hosted by Mark E. Anastasio
December 2nd, 2017
Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Filmed and edited by Michael McVey.
Video runtime: 39 minutes.
Copyright © 2017 by Michael McVey. All rights reserved.
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Boston’s United Worldwide can cure severe cases of Limotosis. – Skiffleboom.com
By Michael McVey, Skiffleboom.com
Here is a commercial I directed and edited for United Worldwide.
The “Limotosis” commercial features United Worldwide owners Jason Dornhoffer and Terry Murtaugh. The video also features Skiffleboom regulars Kristen Hamill and cinematographer Seth Wood, both of “Manna.” This is also the second commercial I made featuring Shiddy Car Service.
“Boston’s United Worldwide is THE ONLY private car, limousine and chauffeur service that can cure severe cases of Limotosis.”
48 Hour Film Project 2012: BEST FILM Winners (by City), Skiffleboom.com
This is a list of all the full-length “Best Film” winners of the 48 HOUR FILM PROJECT, 2012 (as of April 24, 2013). These city winners were screened at Filmapalooza March 7-10, 2013 at the official 48HFP Awards Weekend. 10 of the best films of the 2012 Tour will be screened at the Cannes Film Festival‘s Short Film Corner in 2013.
Please note: Some filmmakers opt not to post their videos. Several filmmakers enter their 48 Hour films into various film festivals—festivals whose rules prohibit sharing their films online. Updates to can be left in the comments, full length films only.
Compiled by Michael McVey, Skiffleboom.com (Boston 2012 Best Film Winner, 48HFP – “MANNA“)
Albuquerque: “Where Sheep May Safely Graze” by Trinidad Mustache
Amsterdam: “Rauwtafel” by Tutti Crew
Asheville: “Hickory Dickory Dock” by Out of State Bank
Atlanta: “A Head Held High” by FUGO Studios
Austin: “Don’t Look at Me” by Out of State Bank
Baltimore: “Welcome To The Neighborhood” by Star Wipe Films
Barcelona: “Iron Man” by Los Churumbeles de Paca
Belgium: “<3” by Sjoerd de Bont
Berlin: “The Last City” by Tight Tonic
Boston: “Manna” by Skiffleboom
Brisbane: “The Fox & The Flightless Bird” by Team Rabriate
Buffalo: “Perdition” by Idle Entertainment
Cairo: “I’m Going to Space” by The Leaders
Chicago: “Module 47” by Back 40 Productions
Columbus: “Last Call” by CineMache
Dallas: “No Good Deed” by Bad and Classic Productions
Delhi: “Pen Chor” by Q
Denver: “Eleven 0 One” by Stranger Studios
Des Moines: “The Last Airbander” by Slater Maxwell Productions
Detroit: “It Came from Zarnek” by Camp Super Rad Fire
Dijon: “Pursuit” by CHapet Hill
Dundee: “GoodNewsBurningFire: The Musical” by Little Earth Productions
Edinburgh: “Coffin Up” by Dead Square
Fargo: “The Hardest Part” by Team Wilhelm Scream
Geneva: “Sinister Games” by Grahal
Glasgow: “Coast” by Uneffable
Granada: “Y yo Peor” by il Sceneggiatore
Greensboro: “Cake” by Amalgamated Filmworks
Hampton Roads: “Worst…Day…Ever!!!” by Synergy 757
Houston: “Crackerjack” by Raven Films
Hyderabad: “Anukokunda” by Vinoothna Geetha
Indianapolis: “The Days Before” by Invisible Magnets
Inland Empire: “Dark Horizons” by Men of Low Moral Fiber
Istanbul: “Nevred” by Nevred
Jackson: “The Retirement Party” by Eye Suck
Jacksonville: “Nora” by Moses von Holland
Johannesburg: “Beau Belle Cosmetics” by Team Pi R Squared
Kansas City: “Road Movie” by IZZO Productions
Kaohsiung: “Presence” by Mary Stewed Chicken Wings
Kraków: “48h TV” by Kinomelina Studio
Kuala Lumpur: “Misi Y.B.” by Splaspan
Las Vegas: “Super Awesome Buddy Squad” Light Forge Studios
Lisbon: “Os Indomáveis (The Unstoppables)” by GOLPE
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Little Rock: “La Petite Mort” by BrickHut [canwestartagain]
Los Angeles: “The Crossing” by B & C
Louisville: “Phenomenal Johnson” by Team HiHo!
Lyon: “Les Dernières Marches (The Last Steps)” by Le Loups Blancs
Machinima: “Crueler Heads Prevail” by Oblivious Films
Madison: “Filling In” by Firmament Films
Madrid: “Lacrimal” by El Mono con Platillos
Malaga: “Los Pájaros” by AAOI
Melbourne: “The Anti-Social Network” by Ready to Roll
Memphis: “Dead Giveaway” by Hero Shot
Miami: “Split” by Underlab Studios
Milwaukee: “Until Death” by Flip Eleven Creative
Minneapolis: “Coming Out” by Above-the-Line Entertainment
Nashville: “George” by Just a Little Bit Films
New Hampshire: “Coming of Age” by Purple Finch Moving Picture Society
New Haven: “Kitty Carlson and the Hunt for the West Brookfield Creeper” by Password 123
New Orleans: “The Adventures of Keith Flippen, Didgeridoo Player from the 3rd Dimension” by Zombie and the Brain
New South Wales: “Resurrection” by The Starwipes
Nijmegen: “Exorsister” by Thinkfish Media
Oklahoma City: “Living Dead with the Decays” by Option D Productions
Orlando: “Bottomless” by Startfest
Osaka: “Holiday” by Captain Movie
Paducah: “TimmyVision” by Burning Bush Productions
Paris: “Le Dernier Role de Jacques Serres” by Equipe Avec Volontiers
Philadelphia: “Silent Treatment” by Thing Two
Pittsburgh: “Letter Die: A Gamut Sibling Mystery” by Mike & Andy
Portland, Maine: “Shaggy & Lola” by Round Bale Pictures
Prague: “Hlavní Chod” by Láska
Providence: “Relax” by Stand Up Films
Rotterdam: “Sorry” by Team Jeroen Houben
Rome: “Abbiamo Tutta La Notte (We Have All Night)” by Diero Productions
St. Louis: “Imagined Slights” by Boxing Clever
Salt Lake City: “Tic” by Al Kessler Centennial Squadron
San Antonio: “The Cow Jumped Over The Moon: The Musical” by Merky Water Films
San Francisco: “Always There” by Straight to DVD
San Jose “O’kane 1.0” by Fish Eye Films
Savannah: “American Sugar” by Pink Squirrel
Seattle: “The Vespa Vigilante” by Golden Doodle
Seville: “La Próxima Parada” by Entreleones
Tampa-St. Petersburg: “F” by Klingon Tears
Tel Aviv: “Everything is Alright” by Hebet
Utrecht: “Broerloos” by Extra Strong Productions
Warsaw: “Ile stopni ma cieply Glos” by Sahimoto Pictures
Washington D.C.: “Advancing Age” by Big Honkin’
Fleet Foxes “Mykonos” at the Orpheum Theatre, Boston MA – 2011 [Skiffleboom.com]
by Michael McVey, Skiffleboom.com
A trip to see some Fleet Foxes with Mortimer Duckbrella + friends. Orpheum Theatre, Boston MA – May 17, 2011, HD FLIP + FCP. I stitched this video later that night.
The official Mykonos video is OUTSTANDING:
Such beautiful animation.
The door slammed loud and rose up a cloud of dust on us
Footsteps follow, down through the hollow sound, torn up.
And you will go to Mykonos
With a vision of a gentle coast
And a sun to maybe dissipate
Shadows of the mess you made
Pallid animals in the snow-tipped pines I find
hatching from the seed of your orphaned mind, all night
And you will go to Mykonos
With a vision of a gentle coast
And a sun to maybe dissipate
Shadows of the mess you made
Brother you don’t need to turn me away
I was waiting down at the ancient gate
You’ll go
Wherever you go today
You’ll go today
I remember how they took you down
As the winter turned the meadow brown
You’ll go
Wherever you go today
You’ll go today
When I’m walking brother don’t you forget
It ain’t often that you’ll ever find a friend
You’ll go
Wherever you go today…
(Face)ets: Pakistan and Yemen – Photography by Michelle Weitzel
By Michael McVey, Skiffleboom.com
I would say that one of the most interesting jobs I got at my sign shop, Sign-A-Rama Cambridge, was from Harvard University student Michelle Wietzel. She and her husband Billy traveled extensively throughout Pakistan and Yemen, and Michelle brought her camera. Throughout their journeys, Michelle took some fantastic pictures. In 2010, the Harvard Neighbors Gallery (Loeb House) exhibited a selection of Michelle’s photography, which I was asked to print.
It was a very fun job, and a welcome break from the monotony of corporate branding. At the show, Michelle and Billy gave me a running commentary on the images, sharing stories from their travels. Since I always carry my trusty camera with me, I got quite a bit of it on video. Flash forward to late February 2011, when I had a spare weekend for a quick edit and… voilà! A brief little video scraped together (more like salvaged) from the ever growing backlog!
Hopefully this diverts/informs a few dozen internet viewers, Harvard Neighbors Gallery gets some free PR, Michelle and Billy Weitzel get a video keepsake, and Sign-A-Rama Cambridge gets to show off their printing capabilities. Everybody wins! Except for my carpal tunnel. Maybe some Qat will help.
Abbie Barrett and The Last Date: “Disappointing You” Music Video
by Michael McVey, Skiffleboom.com
Here is a brand spanking new music video we made for Abbie Barrett and The Last Date. Song is called “Disappointing You” off the album Dying Day, (available on iTunes). www.AbbieBarrett.com
Bostonians will recognize Abbie Barrett and The Last Date from the Boston music scene. Her sound has been described as “not bad” and “good” by several people that are not related to her. Abbie’s blend of eclectic indie folk rock has inexplicably yielded her an Academy Award nomination for Best Special Effects in a Motion Picture for the movie “AVATAR.” Abbie Barrett and The Last Date are:
Abbie Barrett (Duh)
Alec Derian (Bass)
Jack Hamilton (Keys)
Josh Kiggans (Drums)
Steve Levy (E. Guitar)
Video by Skiffleboom:
Director of Photography: Seth Wood
Director of Photography: Sam Sacks
Producer: Kristen Hamill
Director, Editor, Producer: Michael McVey
Filmed in Somerville, MA. Music © 2011 Abbie Barrett. Video © 2011 Michael McVey, Skiffleboom.com. All rights reserved.
Secrets of the Harvard Map Revealed!!! from Skiffleboom.com
By Michael McVey, Skiffleboom.com
I draw and maintain illustrated walking maps throughout New York and Massachusetts.
This Harvard Map was completed in 2009. Most of the tourists don’t pick up on it, but there are some hidden secrets scattered all over the map!
You can pick up your own copy at Harvard Square, watch tour videos here, and take the Hahvahd Tour at www.UnofficialTours.com
“Galloping Gertie” – Student Film, Bunker Hill Community College 2008, from Skiffleboom.com
Galloping Gertie, 2008
Written and directed by Michael McVey
Bunker Hill Community College 2008 – Elements of Video Production
In 2008, I decided to go back to school and learn filmmaking. I enrolled in video and audio production courses at Bunker Hill Community College, Charlestown, MA. Galloping Gertie was my first video, made for a class called Elements of Video Production. It was an intro course for video basics like 3-point lighting and depth of field. It was a good class, thanks to the learned Professor Pastel and his classic film references. For our final projects, Pastel divided the class into small groups. I was elected our group’s writer/director, and I mustered up a quick little story that used our group as actors and our school as our location.
Marcelo Almeida as "The Agent."
I’ve included the original storyboards below: I wrote the script on cocktail napkins at a Cambridge, MA music bar called Toad during a friend’s shows. I wrote parts with specific people in mind – with my group members as lead actors, I cast my audio production Professor Palermo, as the Evil Professor.
The shooting day came, but most of the cast and crew didn’t show up for the shoot… so I recast on the spot. With a leading actor vanished from the group, the role of the Agent went to Bunker Hill’s resident AV squad leader, Marcelo Almeida. Professor Palermo was a no-show, and I ended up filling in. If you look at the storyboards, you’ll see the difference, as I drew that role for a big Sydney Greenstreet type.
We shot the whole thing at Bunker Hill over a couple of days in late Fall 2008. We shot on a Canon Elura 85 MiniDV Camcorder and edited it in Final Cut Pro. It didn’t cost a thing, and it was a lot of fun to make — I really had a great time making this goofy little project, and really enjoyed the process, even if the final result is ridiculous.
Stephan Brooks as "That Guy Who Was Made Uncomfortable."
When comparing the film against the storyboards, you may notice that the fight scene was originally set in a bathroom. Why you ask?
Apparently, we weren’t allowed to film Marcelo on BHCC campus bathrooms. He had landed in some hot water with the campus security earlier in the year. He was working on his own video project – a “re-imagining” of the Casino Royale Trailer. Marcelo brought a toy gun to school to recreate a James Bond bathroom fight. When security walked in on 007 filming fights in school bathrooms, they were not pleased. They confiscated the toy gun, but let him keep the tuxedo. Now that I think about it, that’s probably what caused his lutropublicaphobia.
And it was for these reasons we had to move the bathroom fight scene to a computer lab. We kept computer genius Stephan Brooks’ cameo as “That Guy Who Was Made Uncomfortable,” but it wasn’t nearly as awkward as it should have been. The lesson: stay fluid, especially with comedy.
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- Marcelo Almeida as “The Agent.”
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- Stephan Brooks as “That Guy Who Was Made Uncomfortable.”
Secrets of the Boston Map Revealed!!! from Skiffleboom.com
By Michael McVey, Skiffleboom.com
I draw and maintain illustrated walking maps throughout New York and Massachusetts.
This Boston Map was completed in 2010. Most of the tourists don’t pick up on it, but there are some hidden secrets scattered all over the map! You can pick up your own copy on the Boston Common, and take the Tour of the Freedom Trail at www.UnofficialTours.com
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