17 Nov Commercial Video Companies Aren’t Telling You This!
Great Commercial = Strong Story with Unique Voice We love commercials, branding videos, and marketing media with strong stories – stories that celebrate a company’s unique voice and culture. Too often do we see videos by companies trying to be what they are not because they think it is what people expect of them. Our company has made plenty of those videos unfortunately (gotta pay the bills!). We understand that making a video can be a large investment for a company and so it is difficult to take risks. But, choosing to only do what has worked for other companies in...
06 Sep Composer Steffen Schmidt’s Soundtrack for My Heart – Ya Albi
Working with the right composer is crucial to any film. Music helps to strengthen the flow and emotional pacing in a film in combination with the visual elements. We experience the world with all of our senses and when we are able to appeal to as many of these senses in one comprehensive experience, the audience feels it. It is Cinematic Magic. If you haven't had a chance to hear it, here is a peek: YA ALBI SOUNDTRACK One of the composers we have had the great pleasure to work with is composer, Steffen Schmidt. Steffen...
26 Jul Shakespeare on the Range – The Inspiration
Shakespeare on the Range The inspiration for Shakespeare on the Range hit me in the form of a Facebook video. One typical morning, while I ate my breakfast and looked at the daily newsfeed for Facebook, I saw a short documentary about a group of prisoners putting on a Shakespearean play. I sat there, instantly mesmerized. Here was a group of people who I normally would consider “out of mind out of sight” members of society and they were right in front of me being completely free, open, and authentic. Despite some less than stellar acting performances, the joy on…
27 Jun Austin Production Companies: Moth to Flame Scoop
Favorite Austin Production Companies At Moth to Flame, we enjoy following multiple Austin production companies. Some of our favorites belong to personal friends and filmmakers that we have had the honor of working with. In our opinion, the best Austin production companies display the following characteristics: Film content that is high in quality Film content with original and innovative concepts and ideas Film content that tells a story in an effective and memorable way Our favorite Austin production companies include: Onion Creek Productions Escape Plan Films Golden Arm Benefits of being an Austin Production Company Location: Austin, Texas Unlike production...
01 Jan Moth to Flame Reflections and 2017 New Year Resolutions
2016 has been a great year for me as a filmmaker and entrepreneur. For the first time since I have started Moth to Flame in 2010, I feel like the
28 Nov Crafting Austin Short Films – The Earth Below
The initial story concept for “The Earth Below” was pitched to me as an adaptation of Madame Butterfly that takes place in a dystopian world where men no longer exist. I was excited by the project because of the opportunities it presented—it was a chance for me to write a female lead character and create a story in a science-fictional world. The challenge was tying it to an Asian-American theme.
27 Nov A Fluttering of Wings: The Heart of The Earth Below
“The Earth Below” for me is a combination of my admiration for Puccini’s opera “Madam Butterfly” and the themes of Alienation, powerful women, and unrequited love.
27 Nov Japanese Minimalism – The Earth Below Look
This little short had a couple of big firsts for us at Moth to Flame. First science fiction piece, and because it’s science fiction it was the first time where the production design played a big role.
28 Sep Adam Duncan’s Reflections on My Heart – Ya Albi
When we (Christine Chen and I) decided to make “Ya Albi,” a film about a Syrian refugee, we knew that we may be dealing with a topic that could be political or controversial. We didn’t care about that though, because we just didn’t see it that way. We just wanted to make a good film about the human condition through the eyes of an immigrant that was relevant to today’s world without any political agenda.