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Meet the Filmmaker: Nicolas Scroggins, “Wildflower”

“Wildflower”

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Q: Why did you become a filmmaker?
NS: I became a filmmaker because of my love for entertaining people through storytelling. I’ve always been a very visual person as well, and I enjoy participating in all types of art forms. Filmmaking has always been a place where all my artistic passions intersect, and I will always love it.
Q: What are we going to see at the EFP? Has it screened elsewhere and what are your plans for it?
NS: I’m showing my short film, Wildflower, which I made for my Production II class at CU Denver. I had five months to make the film and it turned out better than I ever could have imagined. So far the film has been selected by four film festivals and is still in the selection process for several more. The film won four awards at CU Denver’s Cinefest, taking home: Best Writing, Best Directing, Best Cinematography, and Best Film for the Production II section.
Q: What else are you working on?
NS: Right now I’m working on writing a short comedy for my Production III class at CU Denver in the fall.
Q: Tell us one weird thing about you and/or your movies?
NS: One thing I noticed with all of my films is that they all take place outside. I noticed this recently watching some of my old work. It’s not really weird to me, but it might seem unusual to other people. I’ve always really enjoyed being outdoors so that probably explains it.
Q: Where can people go to find out more about you and your work?
NS: People can find more of my work on my Vimeo page by searching my name: 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 accepting my film and for creating a space for local filmmakers to share their work.

“Wildflower” will screen on July 16th at the Emerging Filmmaker’s 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.