Posted on Jul 3, 2018 10:36:43 AM by Fab Com in digital video production, in Digital Video, in independent short films, in short film, in digital video degree
One of the leading technical colleges in America is proudly going a little bit Hollywood. Three University of Advancing Technology Digital Video alumni—Killian Davies, Robert San Pedro and Patrick Kebert—used their skills learned at to create an award-winning military-themed short film, Instinct.
Posted on May 20, 2017 10:11:37 AM by Gage Roland in AI, in Blogs, in computer science degree, in Digital Media, in Geeky Stuff, in sci-fi, in short film
Technologist Ross Goodwin and Director Oscar Sharp combined their professions to create an AI that could write a screenplay. Feeding the neural network hundreds of Sci-Fi scripts like 2001 A Space Odyssey, Alien, Blade Runner, Fifth Element, Avengers, Ghostbusters, Hellboy, and a ton other recognizable names, "Jetson," the AI, wrote a script. Interestingly enough, by the time Jetson was finished writing the script, he actually requested to be called "Benjamin."
Posted on Apr 6, 2016 10:16:32 AM by Jordan Wippell in adaption, in Alejandro Jodorowsky, in art, in artists, in Blogs, in david lynch, in Digital Video, in documentary, in dune, in el topo, in filmmaking, in frank herbert, in inspiring, in Jodorowsky’s Dune, in mick jagger, in movie, in pink Floyd, in Salvador Dali, in science fiction, in short film, in the holy mountain, in tusk, in UAT, in University of Advancing Technology
In 2014 I saw an independent documentary that has always stayed with me to this very day. I saw the film just before I was about to head to the U.S in pursuit of my film career. Part of me was a little terrified at the prospect of leaving my home and trying to find my footing as a filmmaker in another country.
Posted on Mar 30, 2016 10:17:13 AM by Jordan Wippell in american sniper, in Ayman Samman, in Blogs, in charmed, in cinematography, in dictator, in Digital Video, in drama, in mask of zoro, in movie, in official, in once upon a time, in paul denigris, in program, in short film, in stargate, in thriller, in tony amendola, in toppled, in trailer, in UAT, in University of Advancing Technology
It seems like only yesterday that the UAT Digital Video team were driving out to the Casa Grande location to setup the first shot of Toppled. A month or so later, the trailer for Toppled has been officially released online and the hype has already begun.
Posted on Mar 10, 2016 2:47:16 PM by Jordan Wippell in Blogs, in class, in degree, in Digital Video, in film, in film school, in filmmaking, in formatting, in movie making, in professor, in screen writing, in screenplay, in sharon bolman, in short film, in skills, in structure, in UAT, in University of Advancing Technology
The backbone of any filmic medium is the script. When I first embarked on my endeavor to make a
serious short film, I had no clue whatsoever about the art of script writing. My High School at the time didn’t offer any form of education related to the formatting, grammar and skills needed to write a proper film screenplay.
Posted on Feb 18, 2016 2:40:17 PM by Jordan Wippell in art, in blog, in Blogs, in brandingo, in college, in Deadpool, in degree, in Digital Video, in director, in film making, in movies, in r rated, in short film, in superheros, in UAT, in University of Advancing Technology, in watchmen, in writer
When I first got into film making, there were two things I wanted to direct: a film based on the popular video game franchise Half Life and an adaption of forth wall breaking comic Deadpool.
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