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Meet the Filmmaker: Kate Lowell, “The Battle”

The Battlehttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm5644019/

532683_163460457150427_1034368496_nQ: Why did you become a filmmaker?
KL: I became a filmmaker because moviemaking is the most intimidating thing to me. There’s so much that goes into it. Nothing gives me a sense of accomplishment more than hitting the export button on a film filled with sweat, blood, and tears. Let’s face it, filmmaking is hard work! It’s a love/hate relationship for sure.

Q: What are we going to see at the EFP? Has it screened elsewhere and what are your plans for it?
KL: You’re going to see the best worst Valentine’s Day film ever. This project is the epitome of self-indulgent filmmaking. It was purely for fun, because why not! Patrick approached me a few months back and challenged me to make a comedic and totally inappropriate Valentine’s Day film specifically made to screen at the February EFP. So here it is!

Q: What else are you working on?
KL: This film above all has made me realize that I love producing. I had always thought directing was my thing, but no longer. Producing is where it’s at! Pre-pro is where the magic of film happens for me! I’m currently trying to get on as many people’s projects as possible to intern as a producer and production manager.

Q: Where can people go to find out more about you and your work?
KL: Add me on Facebook! I’m constantly posting updates about my work. Also, check me out on imdb. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5644019/.

Q: Is there anything you’d like to say about The Emerging Filmmakers Project?
KL: You guys rock my socks off!

The Battle will screen February 19th at The Emerging Filmmakers Project.

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Meet the Filmmaker: Brandon Reich-Sweet, “The Rabbi’s Toast”

The Rabbi’s Toast | www.hiddenwoodsmedia.com

Brandon_CameraRigQ: Why did you become a filmmaker?
BRS: Mulholland Drive.

Q: What are we going to see at the EFP? Has it screened elsewhere and what are your plans for it?
BRS: “The Rabbi’s Toast” my thesis film from the University of Denver. It screened at the DU InShort student film showcase.

Q: What else are you working on?
BRS: I am adapting the short story “Marigolds” by Eugenia Collier into a short film to be completed later this year. In addition, Dave and I are in the process of founding our own production company, Hidden Woods Media, that will begin by specializing in promotional web video and commercials but will hopefully move into narrative production.

In addition, my second detective novel based on the life of Roy Rogers, entitled “Who Stuffed Trigger?” is due out later this year.

Q: Tell us one weird thing about you and/or your movies?
BRS: The taco truck in the film had to leave before we had planned to finish shooting. They could not run the truck or run a generator (due to the audio issues that would create) and thus their fridge was not running and they were concerned that their food was going to go bad.

Q: Where can people go to find out more about you and your work?
BRS: Hidden Woods Media is the name of my production company and hiddenwoodsmedia.com will be up in March. My picture can also be found on post office bulletin boards nationwide.

The Rabbi’s Toast will screen February 19th at The Emerging Filmmakers Project.

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Meet the Filmmaker: Nicolas A. Scroggins, “I Hate Coffee Makers”

I Hate Coffee Makers | https://vimeo.com/user2740373

IMG_7037Q: Why did you become a filmmaker?
NS: I became a filmmaker because of my love for images, for people, and of course, for storytelling.

Q: What are we going to see at the EFP? Has it screened elsewhere and what are your plans for it?
NS: I HATE COFFEE MAKERS is a short film my friends and I made just for fun. The film is actually based off of an event that took place with myself and my girlfriend not too long ago. I attempted to surprise her with a cup of coffee in the morning and it failed miserably. She joked about recreating the event in a short film and I told her I would make it. The funny thing… she didn’t know I was serious. I surprised her with this short film on her birthday and she loved it. This film hasn’t been screened anywhere else.

Q: What else are you working on?
NS: I’m in the process of writing a short western/drama that follows the broken relationship of a mother and her daughter. I’m making the film for my Production II class at the University of Colorado Denver and it’ll be done in May.

Q: Tell us one weird thing about you and/or your movies?
NS: One weird thing that I’ll do is that when I’m writing dialogue between two or more people in a screenplay, I’ll read the scene out loud to myself and give each character a distinct voice. I think my girlfriend has witnessed me having these “conversations” with myself sometimes and she probably thinks its weird.

Q: Where can people go to find out more about you and your work?
NS: My work can be found at my Vimeo page. Just search for “Nicolas A. Scroggins”.

Q: Is there anything you’d like to say about The Emerging Filmmakers Project?
NS: I’d like to thank the Emerging Filmmakers Project for excepting my film and for having an event where filmmakers can network. There aren’t too many places in Denver that put on an event like this and I’m really excited to be apart of it.

I Hate Coffee Makers will screen February 19th at The Emerging Filmmakers Project.