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Essential Diversions - Film and Video

 
48 Hour Film Project
Filmmaking teams make a movie from scratch in only one weekend! Less than two days later, the short films have their premiere at major local theaters in front of packed audiences. In each of the cities on the 48 Hour Film Project tour, teams then compete to be named the "Best Film" for that city. Of those, one special film will win the prestigious "Best 48 Hour Film of the Year."

Alfred Hitchcock - Master of Suspense
The acknowledged master of the thriller genre he virtually invented,
Alfred Hitchcock was also a brilliant technician who deftly blended sex, suspense and humor.The site includes a filmography, biography, wit and wisdom, essays from contributing writers and F.A.Q.s.

A:M Films
A:M Films is a new gallery of animated films made with Animation:Master. It is a growing database that allows viewers to search and view films by name, artists, genre, and other categories. Each film has an entry page that includes the credits, description, genres, and links to the artist’s web page and email. Uploaded films will be put on a fast server that won’t suffer from the bandwidth limitations of a regular personal web site. This is a free service, for viewers and artists.

Ad Awards
Every month Ad Awards selects the best television ads from around the globe and presents them for your viewing pleasure. The focus is on comical and irreverent ads.

Amaze Films
Since its inception in 2002, AmazeFilms has become a prominent film production and distribution company of feature and short films.

The American Museum of the Moving Image
The American Museum of the Moving Image is dedicated to educating the public about the art, history, technique, and technology of film, television, and digital media and to examining their impact on culture and society.It achieves these goals by maintaining the nation's largest permanent collection of moving image artifacts and by offering exhibitions, film screenings, lectures, seminars, and other education programs.

Angry Alien Productions
Angry Alien Productions is the home of the 30 second Bunnies Theatre Troupe. You can view their movies on the site.

Atom Films
AtomShockwave Corp. was formed by the 2001 merger of Internet pioneers Shockwave.com and AtomFilms. These powerful brands remain the company's consumer flagships today. Shockwave.com is the world's leading destination for interactive entertainment, offering a broad selection of games that attract players of all ages. AtomFilms is where the Web goes to watch movies, providing on-demand viewing of over 1,500 world-class film and animation titles ranging from 1 to 30 minutes in length.

Bitter Films
Academy Award© nominated director Don Hertzfeldt's animated short films have collected 108 awards, four Grand Prizes, and a worldwide cult following. His films have been featured at the Cannes Film Festival, Sundance, MTV, IFC, Bravo, Comedy Central, and over a thousand venues in between.

BMW Films
Brace yourself for intricate plot twists, riveting car chases, and a dose of wit. All eight short films of The Hire, created by Hollywood’s finest talent, are available now for downloading and streaming on BMW Films.

Broken Saints
Broken Saints is simply one of the best things on the internet. It is an animated serial that is as rich and captivating as any theatrical feature. Just go there and see it for yourself! Editor's Choice

Creepy Clips
Creepy Clips is the largest collection of horror clips on the web.

Didn't I Already Pay for This Movie?
A site that calls on moviegoers to boycott the products advertised at movie theatres.

EatPes.com
The home of the twisted films of PES.

Fandango
Bypass theater ticket lines. Buy movie tickets in advance at Fandango.com. Read reviews and find showtimes for any movie in the U.S.

FilmWatcher
FilmWatcher's mission is to serve the creators of independent entertainment (creators and fans), to provide a world-wide exhibition platform to showcase their material to a potential audience of millions. And unlike other short film sites that only give online access FilmWatcher specifically provides links to downloadable shorts!

Found Footage Festival
The Found Footage Festival is a live comedy event and screening featuring odd and hilarious clips from videotapes found at thrift stores and garage sales and in warehouses and Dumpsters throughout the country. Curators Geoff Haas, Joe Pickett and/or Nick Prueher host each screening and provide their unique observations and commentary on these found video obscurities. From the curiously-produced industrial training video to the forsaken home movie donated to Goodwill, the Found Footage Festival resurrects these forgotten treasures and serves them up in an entertaining 90-minute celebration of all things found.

Goodie Bag TV
Goodie Bag TV is an on-demand comedy video site. They closely analyze the
ebb-and-flow of the humour market. Goodie Bag TV produces one or two videos per month.

The IFILM Network
The IFILM Network is a leading video- entertainment destination on the Web, offering channels of movies, short films, TV clips, video-game trailers, music videos and its celebrated Viral Videos collection.

I Have an Idea
I Have an Idea is a showcase of the best advertising from around the world.

Inet Film
Inet Film is built to showcase the artistry of independent filmmakers. Whether you're a film buff, net surfer, or someone in the film industry they hope you enjoy the site.

The Internet Movie Database
The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) is a HUGE collection of movie information. They try to catalog every pertinent detail about a movie, from who was in it, to who made it, to trivia about it, to filming locations, and even where you can find reviews and fan sites on the web. They then do our best to present this information in a manner that is easy to search and access.

Jan's Beer Page
Jan's Beer Page is a collection of beer ads from around the world.

Jesus Christ Super Cop
Jesus with an attitude takes on the bad guys. A well done and funny serial, but not for everyone.

JHPROD.com
Director Jeremy Haccoun's online showcase. Includes short films, T.V. commercials and behind the scenes.

Kubrick 2001
Kubrick 2001 is a flash companion to Stanley Kubrick's movie, 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Lego Spiderman
Lego Spiderman battles a big spider. Cool movie perhaps made by someone with too much time on their hands.

Matt's Shorts
Matt Rhodes creates animations, artwork and more.

Movie Mistakes
Movie Mistakes is all about the goofs found in movies.

MyMovieFest.com
MyMovieFest.com is a community for amateur filmmakers. Basic Membership is free. As a member, you can rate movies and show your own movie with real-time statistics from your Memberzone homepage. MyMovieFest.com also gives you access to exclusive filmmaking tutorials, downloads of free sound effects, interactive forums, filmmaking contests, filmmaker spotlights, filmmaking tips and articles and more.

The Neistat Brothers
Since 2000 The Neistat Brothers have made 127 films. Many of them can be seen on their website.

New Media Technology College
Student Films include Short Films, Experimental and Commercial.

Post Video Art
Post Video Art offers an outlet where artists can develop an audience, as well as connect with others in the Video Art/Experimental filmmaking community.

Psycho Studio
Edit your own version of the classic Shower Scene, and now with version 2, save it into the gallery - all you need is Flash.

Ryantown
Ryantown is the website of Ryan McFaul, creator of wondrous things both useful and not including the music video "Gay Boyfriend".

Seinfeld and Superman
Jerry Seinfeld and Superman are pals in these very amusing lengthy ads for American Express. We like them a lot.

Side Traked
Side Traked has user submitted and ranked viral videos as well as games.

Simply Scripts
Simply Scripts provides links to hundreds of free, downloadable scripts, movie scripts, screenplays, and transcripts of current, classic and maybe a few soon-to-be-released movies, television, anime, unproduced and radio shows. A screenwriter's resource.

Sockbaby
Behold the legend of Sockbaby. Do you know where all of those socks go when you lose them in the laundry? They go to the Sockearth where the Sockpeople live.

Sonnyboo Productions
Sonnyboo Productions offers up a large variety of shorts in comedy, drama, animations, behind the scenes, and even a couple music videos.

The Spec Spot
thespecspot.com, is a video library and community site for those engaged in the TV advertising industry.

The Strand
Documentary style production follows a variety of characters around the almost surreal landscape of California's Venice Beach. Editor's Choice.

Student Films
Studentfilms.com's mission is to be the ultimate filmmaking resource for film students. Showcase your student short film on the site and receive valuable feedback from your peers. The site's discussion forums is perfect for advice on shooting that perfect film, getting into Film School, finding a composer, and much much more.

Ten Second Films
The Ten Second Films Competition requires users to submit digital videos ten seconds long. 1,000 films were submitted, and about 200 made the first cut and were published on the site.

Time Lapse Gallery
The Time Lapse Gallery contains more than 60 time lapse films.

Trailervision
Trailervision is a revolutionary concept in filmmaking. It pioneers the movie trailer as a new medium. Trailers are fast, funny and entertaining in their own right and often better than the movies they advertize. "Trailervision is an international cult phenomenon," said CNN. "Hilarious and riotous," said the Montreal Mirror. "Trailervision is the next step in cinematic evolution" said Yahoo. Trailervision produces spoof trailers.

Trigger Street
Trigger Street is a place for aspiring filmmakers and screenwriters to get feedback on their work and, possibly, some exposure within the industry. Register, upload your masterpiece and subject it to the scrutiny of thousands. The site hosts its own festivals; judges include industry heavyweights like Danny DeVito and Cameron Crowe. You'll need RealOne player and QuickTime to watch the shorts; if you don't already have these free programs, the site provides links to where you can download them.

Underground Film
As a non-profit organization, Undergroundfilm is focused on how to best to serve the twin communities of creative filmmakers and the audience that wants to view their work. The website is a resource for independent filmmakers to collaborate and show their works, and it is the public face of the Undergroundfilm digital library.

Urban Chillers
The Urban Myth Chillers are a collection of complete, high-quality 35mm movies presented in their entirety on the web. Download and save the films, then look at the background material on the stories, check out the related facts or talk to others in the discussion forums.

Video Search
Search the internet for videos with this utility from Yahoo.

VidLits
Vidlits are short flash renderings of snippets of written works. Kind of like music videos of books.

Waverly Films
Waverly Films is a New York based film and production company for film and television.

The Wonderful World of Larry Carlson
Carlson studied painting at Cooper Union School of Art in New York, before switching to computer art in 1994, but he actually works between the two media and generates the final results by computer. His images are seamless amalgams of different photographs, that he enhances digitally with a program whose tools are probably closer to a retoucher's than a painter's but allow Carlson to pursue his original training in a new form.

ZeD
ZeD is a launch pad for independent creative expression that's slipped the leash of expectation. A synapse-teasing space where the yin of the Web slips seamlessly into the yang of TV, and back again. ZeD is where over 18,000 global members meet, collaborate and upload their creative work-currently, over 16,000 genre-expanding pieces. A lot of what you see on TV five nights a week is drawn from the best content on the Web site, while most of what's original to TV (like our live performances) can be seen afterward on the Web site. A product of the CBC.

 
 

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