05 Sep Upcoming: Beer or Wine?
When Nic, Dave, and I get together for a weekend in Santa Barbara, California, we do not just film one commercial, we film two. Beer or Wine? That is the question. Coming Soon. Behind the scenes stills:
05 Sep Upcoming: Extravacanza (Coors Parody)
How do you know if a Coors Light Beer is cold? By the can? Nooo….. that’s so last year. Coming soon! Had a blast making this parody spec with these two goof balls, Nic Putnam and Dave Tressel. The funny part about this commercial is the fact that both Nic and Dave are directors themselves, so it was essentially a bunch of directors directing each other. We made a great team. Though, I must say… I can be bossy at times when I am trying to run a set. Nic and Dave made fun of me the entire time by…
04 Aug SXSW EPMB
SXSW was a blast. Moth to Flame Films also made an appearance at Shakespeare’s on 6th street with the Eagle Pritchard Murray Band. This was a special occasion because EPMB debuted their first music video, “Favorite Misery,” directed by Christine Chen, as well. Moth to Flame Films was there to document the entire performance, which was awesome. Be sure to check out the music video on the site. EPMB “Favorite Misery” Music Video These guys are fantastic musicians as well as fantastic people to be around. Everyone should definitely check out their stuff. We see a very bright future ahead…
02 Aug Clinique: What is Happy To You?
Moth to Flame Films had the honor of working with two very inspirational women. Heather Alden, artist from Faded Paper Figures, and Hollywood actress, Michelle Faraone. Clinique wanted spec commercials that answered the question “What is Happiness to You?” I thought about this for a while and came up with the idea of interviewing women who enjoy what they do. My inspiration mainly came from my own experiences. I worked in corporate for 3 years and realized that I could not go on in life half living. I took a risk and decided to pursue film making 100%. Ever since,…
02 Aug Big Round Balls
Do you have the biggest balls of them all? Check out this video Moth to Flame did with bigroundballs.com. During the last month of my time in LA, my life has been take over by a guy named Nic Putnam. He is an incredible filmmaker and now a great friend. I guess you really have to appreciate each other’s company in order to stand working with each other until 4 am for 15 hours straight, 5 to 7 days a week. Nic Putnam is from Fat HamPsters Productions as well as True Colors Productions. When I first figured out he…
26 Jul Vlog #16: I Heart LA
Found this old Vlog that I totally forgot to post! My life has been going way too fast for me to keep up on updating my website and doing vlogs. I’m sorry Chris Jackson! Don’t be angry. Lots of new projects in the pipeline. Stay tuned. In the meantime check out these sweet behind the scenes photos from our set “Assemble Your Team”.
05 Jul PoptentMedia Spec: Assemble Your Teams
There are only two words to describe this commercial spec for Poptent Media. Pure Awesomeness… The idea for “Assemble Your Teams” came literally 7 days before the commercial spec due date. Christine Chen, Michelle Faraone, and Matt McCallum were sitting leisurely in Matt’s West Hollywood apartment when suddenly Matt said… “I have a great idea, but…” Three hours later and a lot of “We are crazy to do this in 7 days,” the team had already secured a group of talented cast members and were busy converting the interior of Matt’s apartment into 3 different film locations. RANDOM FACT: 3 …
27 Jun PayPal Spec: Just Married
Find out what happens when a newly wed couple checks into a hotel in California… During the weekend of June 18th, Moth to Flame teamed up with a group of talented actors to present “Just Married”. One random fact about the set… The husband’s wedding ring is actually a keyring because we forgot to bring a wedding band for the actor. The cast included: Ryland Shelton (Husband), Michelle Faraone (Wife), Jesse Merlin (Receptionist). Co-Produced and Written by: Christine Chen and Michelle Faraone. Video released on June 27, 2011 and received a honorable mention award from PayPal. Check out the behind…
27 Jun PayPal Spec: Boss Don’t Take Checks
During the weekend of June 18th, Moth to Flame teamed up with a group of talented actors to present “Boss Don’t Take Checks”. We filmed starting at 2 am in the morning in Newport Beach. The cast included: John Ross Clark (Vinny), David McCallum (Antonio), Matt Valle (Mikey), Danny Tuch (Danny). It was a huge success. We recently found out that we not only made the finalists, but also won the Editor’s Choice Award. Check out the behind the scenes photos:
16 Apr Reminder
I am starting to build my film equipment collection and I believe this is the first film that really portrays the level of productive value I am able to achieve these days. I didn’t have a long time to film so I decided to cut together the “best” of first semester business school. Enjoy everyone. –CC