This past semester I had the pleasure of being almost the entire crew, including editor, for a television show featuring Wilhelm Comedy, a four-man sketch group at UConn. This sketch is a good example of what I can do as a cameraman and editor with very little time and very funny people.
Your friendly neighborhood movie-making-kid here...just an update on Boundaries of Attraction, the 45 minute short produced by Dunkirk Studios, directed by Jamie Fessenden, with technical direction by yours truly.
Starring Billy Baraw, Robert Kersey, Stephanie Aurora Long, Dina Baker, Xebic Smith, Ashley Caron, and Greg Murphy.
Here's the trailer for your enjoyment, with a release hopefully before I disappear for NOLS in February:
Hey folks! Wondering what I've been up to? A few weeks before this semester started, I worked designing lights and as technical director on a shoot for a short titled Boundaries of Attraction in New Hampshire. The director released this clip a few days ago. It features both a crane shot and an all-in-one traveling camera shot directed by yours truly. I'm proud of it, and I want you to check it out!
Also goto: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPMasQWUm34
I have my first real job in this streak of freelancing!
I will be designing lights and working some production bits for a short film called Boundaries of Attraction, written by Jamie Fessenden and produced by Dunkirk Studios in New Hampshire. I'll be heading up there for August 2-10. For me it's a professional gig with copy, credit, room, and board, as well as a small stipend. Please note that I've reduced the goal of my ChipIn based on my pay.
I'm really excited about this one--it addresses some powerful themes about sexuality and relationships, and forces the viewer to blur the lines between preconceived categories. I don't want to give too much away, but it's got a winning script and I'm happy to be working on it.
If you're looking for work on a film set, these guys are looking for a few PAs and set hands. Let me know if you're interested and I'll see if I can't get you in touch with Jamie.
As for my ChipIn, I should clarify--I'm not asking my friends who are as poor as I am to give me tons of money! I'd even be delighted and surprised if ANYONE contributed any amount at all. For me, it's a metric on how much I've been able to work. If I manage to make the amount contributed bar hit the goal bar (as I bring the goal lower with each gig), I will have had an extremely successful summer. So, if you ARE as poor as me, just help me out with introductions, if you can make any. If you're not, then both connections and contributions would be awesome, and taken as a great, great favor. If you can't help at all, well call me anyway, I'm sure I miss hanging out with you, and I've got plenty of free time!
Join Nick as he climbs mountains, adjusts to the big city, and travels the world.
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Nicholas J. Carroll is an aspiring filmmaker with a desire to direct, write, and technical direct for film. His travels for the next few years will bring him to Wyoming with the National Outdoor Leadership School, Chicago, a trip around the world, and who knows where else.