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You should check it out. http://gogadgetgiveaway.com/free-ipad-mini-giveaway-2013-ends-sept-30/

Hey guys,

Preproduction is about to begin on my next short film and it's time to do some fundraising so if you would be so kind as to jump over to the link I would really appreciate it. If you can't contribute I totally understand, but please pass the link along via Twitter, Facebook, your Blog, etc.

Thanks!!!

Up early, had a run, bathed, no caffeine yet today, but I have decided to take up smoking so this year's resolution is kind of a wash.

Listening to the @nerdist podcast with Matt Smith, tethered through the bus's wi-fi, on my way home for Christmas. #BestNightEver?

RT @newbeverlyjulia: The battle to save 35mm continues! We still have 4,000 signatures to go! Can you help spread the word? http://t.co/ ...

When will youtube learn that I don't want to see a trailer before my trailer. #enoughwiththeadvertisements

Grilled - Grilled. What is there to say about Grilled? Perhaps way too ambitious, but it was a blast to... http://t.co/YxeuuN7n

Goody Bag - Goody Bag was my first experience shooting on actual film stock and I absolutely love the way it... http://t.co/7KDICeW8

Goody Bag

Goody Bag was my first experience shooting on actual film stock and I absolutely love the way it turned out. The look of film is unmatched by digital and this 16mm film is no exception.

Directing, Shooting, and Editing this film was a lot to take on, but the experience of shooting on film is invaluable, even in this digital age.

I can't thank I Fight Dragons enough for letting me use their song, "No Kontrol," it really helped the video. CHECK THEM OUT!!!

And check out Goody Bag HERE.

z is for zombie

This film may have the longest back story of any film I have been a part of thus far. Kujo and I created the concept in the fall of 2009. After a failed attempt to shoot the film that same year, we realized that the film was going to require much more work than we had planned. We spent the next 6 months back in pre-production (and schoolwork) and in the summer of 2010 we decided to give production one last shot.

Production lasted four days - perhaps the four hottest days I remember ever experiencing. By the end of the week, the temperature was nearing 100 and the humidity at something like 99%. I know tensions were running high by the end of shooting, but everyone pulled through and because of their hard work (and a last minute change to the ending) we completed the film on the fourth day.

Though the film's not quite what we had envisioned at the outset, I am extremely proud of it. It took a lot of blood, sweat, liquid latex, sweat, and Yu-Gi-Oh Abridged, but we got through it. I will be eternally grateful for the lessons learned during this film's production.

If you'd like to watch z is for zombie, click HERE.

P.S. My apologies once more to Kujo for the massive poison ivy rash he sustained due to his dedication.

Grilled

Grilled. What is there to say about Grilled? Perhaps way too ambitious, but it was a blast to make, even if it was absolutely freezing cold.

It's an homage to Edgar Wright.

My thanks go out to everyone involved in the film.

Written and Directed by Zach Lynde

All Over Again

I shot All Over Again in my first year of film school. As an homage to Frank Capra films like It's a Wonderful Life, I tried to emulate the high key lighting that was so common in the 1940s. The choice to shoot in black and white simplified the color palette and gave it an almost ambiguous time period, which the director - Bryan Crumpley - and I thought would allow the focus to lie on the story rather than other aspects, such as production design.

Another feature of All Over Again which was influenced by Capra's films was the lighting on the character Mary, played by Scarlet Sheppard. In her first several appearances, we employed a back light, to give her an almost angelic glow. Through the rest of the film, we used as soft a light as possible on her, as was the norm with mid-century hollywood starlettes.

I had a lot of fun working on this film, especially because it was one of the first films where my sole responsibility on set was Cinematography, allowing me to really focus on lighting and telling the story visually.

If you'd like to see All Over Again, click HERE.

Leap of Faith

As something of an add on to my portfolio page, I'm planning to do a series of short bios about each of the videos which appear on that page. I figured why not start with the earliest film on the page, Leap of Faith. So, here goes.

Sometime during my junior year of high school, Chuck approached me with the idea of a sort of spoof film on the Assassins video game franchise, which would include a character who thought he could pull of the leap of faith, which in the game consists of the player leaping from a tall building and landing in a pile of hay, perhaps after a flip or two. I was hesitant at first to produce the video, seeing as I was not familiar with the game myself, but as I learned more about it, and as Chuck and I talked more, I came around.

Shooting took only two or so hours, with a total of three people on set - myself, Chuck, and Kujo. The scaffolding which Chuck climbs was a stroke of luck as the house at which we shot was having its siding redone. For the long two shot, we threw the camera onto a tripod and let it run while Chuck sat at the top of the scaffolding and threw the dummy over the side. We devised the cutaway to Chuck's flip on set, which in my opinion drastically improved the short.

Though the shoot was thrown together by the seat of our pants, I'm really happy with the results. It may not excel technically, but we set out to shoot a video for fun and I think we succeeded in making a fun video for any Assassins fans out there.

If you want to check out Leap of Faith, click HERE.

Just saw a trailer for @JJ_Abrams's Super 8 that made it look like it was about a child's search for his missing dog. #misleadingtrailers

BAM: Relaunched

As most of you (my two followers) have probably (not) noticed, I've completely reworked my blog (changed the color slightly almost imperceptibly) as shown by the picture below. Included in the relaunch is a tie in site that I'm using as my personal film portfolio. BAM.

Meanwhile, here on the blog, I'm gonna be posting a bit about the films from my portfolio, so if you're interested (I realize you're not) check those out too.

^ Look at how pathetic the old site was...

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