The Mandarin Picture Company is pleased to present ESC.
"The eyes of others our prisons;
their thoughts our cages."
--Virginia Woolf
To view the short film, please visit the projects section or click on this link:
We hope you enjoy the show.
Two new blogs from the MPC creators are now available for your consumption.
Stephen is authoring ZATA, or Zinn and the Art, a collection of articles revolving around techniques, experiences, and thoughts surrounding film production: http://www.mandarinpictures.com/stephenzinn
Matthew is writing Chicken Scratch to record his experiences in the Graduate Program in Directing at UCLA:
http://www.matthewsilas.com/chickenscratch
Check them out!
We've got another short film uploaded to the site called Water. You can check it out by going to the Projects section of the website. It's another short experimental piece and we would love to hear any comments you have about it on the website. Click on the comments link under this news heading to add a comment. I hope you enjoy it.
We have shipped the first batch of DVDs out to all of the folks out there who were involved with the production of Nomad, so keep your eyes on your mail boxes.
We've also donated two copies to the Denver Public Library so if you didn't get a chance to see it at the premiere and won't otherwise be receiving one, you will be able to check it out from the Central branch in the next couple of weeks.
Finally, for you Boulder dwellers, Nomad can be rented from the Video Station.
Nomad, for the first time in 6 years, feels finished. We hope you enjoy it.
We have another short film on the website. It's a fun experimental piece with the seductive name of Skin. Click here to go to the webpage.
I've joined a group in Denver called Group101. The purpose of the group is to produce a short film once a month despite time constraints, lack of money or equipment and any other general whining. I'm also looking for a job. If you know of any opportunites please email me.
Matthew is preparing for his move to California to attend the prestigious film school UCLA. Despite the pressures of working full time and packing for his move Matthew has managed to shoot his next short film. From what he has told me I expect it will be a great piece.
If you have any comments (good, bad, plain) we would appreciate posting them here on the website. Simply click on the comments link below this post.
After several months of silence, we are back on again. We had some trouble with our last ISP so we have switched to what will hopefully be our final home for awhile.
Our posts should be a bit more frequent now, as Stephen continues to craft new films and I set out for California.
Stay Tuned!
There is a new short film on Mandarin called Snooze. To view the film, go to the projects page and click on the snooze image. Or you can access it via the following link:
Feel free to post any comments that you have about it under this news item.
We completed Nomad in July of 2002. One of our hopes has been to hold a premier of Nomad. Last month the Denver Film Society invited us to present Nomad in the Colorado Filmmaker Spotlight series at the STARZ Filmcenter in Denver, Colorado. We would be honored if you would join us on June 2, 2003 at 7:00. Admission is $8.00 ($6.00 for Denver Film Society members). Please RSVP at the following web page:
We look forward to seeing you there.
We are pleased to introduce The Mandarin Picture Company News Wire. Our aim is to keep you up to date on our projects and share our experiences and thoughts about filmmaking. We welcome your feedback and appreciate your interest and support.