New Short Film: her song

"Do you know how hard this is for me?"

She responded with a warm smile, "I understand. But... Your song doesn't go on forever, that doesn't change how beautiful it is."

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her song
written and produced by Matthew Armstrong

girl -
Chelsea Criss

guy -
Matthew Armstrong

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Cinemagraph

INSPIRING... check these out!

Starting in-camera, the artists take a traditional photograph and combine a living moment into the image through the isolated animation of multiple frames. To quote supermodel Coco Rocha "it's more than a photo but not quite a video".  - from the about page of Cinemagraphs.com

Cinemagraph © 2011 Jamie Beck & Kevin Burg

http://cinemagraphs.com/

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Open-source Collaborative Video Editor

For all the video creators out there: Check out the video in the link. Does this an online collabotarive video editor sound like something you might want? I can see this having real potential in a number of ways.

Open-source Collaborative Video Editor ‘Novacut’ Seeks Crowdfunding
NOFILMSCHOOL | JULY 19, 2011
http://pulse.me/s/KR8W

Novacut is a work-in-progress HTML5-based collaborative editor that is currently fundraising on Kickstarter. It will run as a ... read more

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http://pulse.me

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The Value of Fleeting Moments: PHOTO

One of the most important things to remember as a photographer or documentary videographer is that there is no replacement for being in the moment. The best photo is often less about the pose and more about the motion. It's about being open and available to capture moments in life that are otherwise fleeting to our experience. 

• her hair being tossed
• his subtle movement of body
• the dandelion being blown... 

Can we help produce these moments? Of course. Whether you are just out and about or in a studio, you can always help motivate this moments into existence. But the point is this: the best camera in the world and the best photographer in the world can't produce in themselves the simple beauty of my son Malachi forcing his breath across this dandelion. 

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EXPOSURE - short film

Two friends experience the collision of art, exploitation, and the irony of human nature.

Written, Directed, and Edited by Matthew Armstrong

Director of Photography - Trenton Jones

Cast: 

"Chris" played by Eric de Llamas

"Eddie" played by Matthew Armstrong

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Christopher Nolan’s Early Short ‘Doodlebug’ - NoFilmSchool

Hey all you aspiring film-makers! Check this out for inspiration! 

http://nofilmschool.com/2011/05/christopher-nolans-short-doodlebug/

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Behind the Scenes of TMOG - What a weekend!

I was asked to help shoot and edit an upcoming film. I read the script and got excited. 

It's an amazing opportunity and a really good story. So I, of course, said yes. We just shot about half of our footage this past weekend. As you will find out if you get involved with film, the work is not easy. Two very long days later, I am so grateful for the challenge that this weekend provided me. We shot on one of the largest green screens in Texas, and let me tell you... this film is going to have some cool scenes that touch on the inner reality we all experience.

More details will be forth coming. We have the rest of our shoot coming up in a few weeks.

See the full gallery on Posterous

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A Fleeting Dragon Tale

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A Tangled Mess

I suggest everyone watch this film as a parable about themselves and see what you get. I watched Tangled today with my kids and must say this movie spoke to me on multiple levels and frankly, I'm a mess (in a good way). I'm sure a big part of my sensitivity right now is due to the way content is filtered through my own life drama... and there has been enough of it as of late to make me hyper sensitive I guess. Read more below...

 

I see stories like this classic tale as living parables that can reach into our humanity in ways that direct knowledge simply can't. I thought several times of the intuitive power that Rapunzel's story has to draw out deep things within us. Here I was with my three kids holding back the tears multiple times on scenes where everyone else seemed to take it in stride. I'm reminded again of the reason I was first drawn to want to make movies as a 15 year old. More on that some other time.

Matthew

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Feed a Child, Get a Puddin'

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The Language of Protest

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