Dubbed the black sundance, the hollywood black film festival hbff is an annual 4day celebration of black cinema drawing together established filmmakers, popular film and tv stars, writers, directors, industry executives, emerging artists, and diverse audiences from. Mully mammothff will feature a special free screening of scott hazes venom award winning documentary film mully during the festivals opening day. Lengthtime the best short films are from 45 seconds to 40 minutes long, the shorts the better. With kevin black, bryan blue, sara brauer, darious britt. Contains footage from the short seafood tester on which this film is based. An interview with darious britt, writerdirectorstar of. Know your resources dont be overly ambitious if you do not have the resources available to you.
Darious created the youtube channel d4darious, in august of 20 and it has since grown to over 200,000 subscribers and over 5 million views. This new tech will spawn billionaires and almost nobody. Filmmaker, youtuber and ua alumnus talks personal branding in. Darious britt is a director, producer, screenwriter and actor. On youtube, darious britt is known as d4darious, an educational lifestyle channel for filmmaking, only without the hands on, in his own words. Darious britt celebrity profile check out the latest darious britt photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. I rather enjoyed watching it progress and learning whats going. The painful truth about filmmaking no one tells you when youre just starting out shares youtuber and independent filmmaker darious britt is back, this time with some hard truths about independent filmmaking that are sure to be painful to hear for. Darious went to high school in the phoenix area, but grew up in jacksonville, north carolina and is a 2012 graduate of the university of. Darious loves telling stories and helping other filmmakers learn the craft to reach their. When he started vlogging in 20, once again he relied on this trio. Get expert feedback on your films and scripts darious britt filmmaker and youtuber chat with me for an hour ask me anything about filmmaking questions. Marking britts debut as an actor as well as a feature film director, unsound has screened in 18 film festivals across the united states to date, including the san francisco black film festival.
Aug 12, 2014 broken its complicated film an interview with darious britt, writerdirectorstar of unsound. He has a youtube channel with over 250,000 subscribers, his short seafood tester toured international festivals and screened at aspen shorts fest, and his very personal feature film unsound is about to be unleashed. His first feature film followed, again shot with these two cameras and a gopro hero 2. Darious britt will be at the gene siskel film center to introduce unsound. Attended film school at the university of arizona toured my short film seafood tester to four international film festivals including aspen shorts fest. Darious britt darious britt has 12 main points that determine what makes a great short film. Jul 17, 2017 darious britt darious britt has 12 main points that determine what makes a great short film. Check out unsound director darious britts youtube channel for up and coming filmmakers.
Interviews with acadamy award oscar nominees and industry professionals giving you the real deal from the inside of independent film with no bs, just the truth on what it takes to survive and thrive doing what you love. I wrote the script with no budget in mind, and most time 4060% of the time i am going to be the one setting up the camera as well as acting. Darious went to high school in the phoenix area, but grew up in jacksonville, north carolina and is a 2012 graduate of the university of arizona school of theatre, film and television. I created the indie film hustle podcast to help as many indie filmmakers as i could. He created as the film as a sampling for the feature length film. We can talk about the technical aspects of film and screenwriting. Debut film by ua alumnus receives accolades uanews. I hope this podcast can help you along your journey as an artist, filmmaking entrepreneur, filmmaker and as a human being.
Apr 02, 2015 tucson filmmaker darious britt did that and more with unsound, which won 2015 phoenix film festivals best arizona feature award and captivated audiences during both screenings of the film. Film festival roundup, week of january 29 indiewire. Darious himself darious britt is a cinematographer, producer, director, actor blah blah blah this man is a jack of all trades, with the gift of effective storytelling and no shortage of insight into the processes of filmmaking. He attended film school at the university of arizona and graduated in may of 2012 with a bachelors in media production. Darious created the youtube continue reading about me. Since its inception, the channel has gained 379,000 subscribers. Winner of the best arizona feature award at the 2015 phoenix film festival. Darious bought his canon 60d back in 2010 and this camera was his main tool for many projects. Darious britt is known for his work on unsound 2015, making unsound.
Darious britt, a media specialist in the school of theatre, film and television, won nine telly awards for two films, a feature and a documentary. Britt definitely knows what he is talking about, as he is a filmmaker himself. I documented my entire journey making my first feature length film. At the festival, we were snowed in and pretty much stuck in our hotel. Darious britt as reginald in unsound on set unsound aspen film. I actually first got interested in his videos due to his vlogs about the film festival circuit of this very film. The short, university of arizona thesis film has become the feature film unsound 2014 written and directed by darious britt. We found it befitting to repeat it since the film unsound will be shown on tuesday august 12 at 8. Britt is a director, writer, cinematographer, producer. An interview with darious britt, writerdirectorstar of unsound. Seafood tester is a very well put together short film. Well discuss plot, concept, characterization, setup, structure etc. Darious britt is a filmmaking youtuber ive been following for a while now.
Filmmaking for beginners, filmmaking tutorials, popular posts, poststags cinematography, darious britt, darius. Today on the show we have director, producer, screenwriter, actor and youtube sensation darious britt i had the pleasure of meeting darious at the mammoth film festival. He has toured his first feature film unsound on the film festival circuit screening at. An ambitious, young filmmaker must battle his mothers mental illness and his worst fears to save her from herself and reclaim his life. On youtube, darious britt is known as d4darious, an educational.
Darious britt, an incredibly talented independent filmmaker whose feature film unsound has won numerous awards and whose youtube channel is the goto place for aspiring independent filmmakers. Jul 22, 2015 the painful truth about filmmaking no one tells you when youre just starting out shares youtuber and independent filmmaker darious britt is back, this time with some hard truths about independent filmmaking that are sure to be painful to hear for anybody just starting with making their own films. He toured his first feature film unsound on the film festival circuit screening at over 20 international film festivals, winning 7 awards including best director at the pan african film festival in. His first feature film, unsound, won seven awards at the pan african film festival in 2015. Darious britt of d4darious explains his approach to onemanband projects and shares a bunch of tips that will come in handy when youre making films without a crew. Darious britt media specialist university of arizona. Mosier collaborate as they glance over scenes from two years worth of work on their feature film unsound at mosiers westside apartment. As im currently preparing to film my first feature film, and as its no budget or microbudget, but more like nobudget, im figuring out how to film stuff with non existent crew.
Broken its complicated film an interview with darious britt, writerdirectorstar of unsound. Based on true events, unsound tells the story of a mothers battle with schizophrenia and a sons struggle to get her the help she needs. His second channel on youtube, called darious britt, contains a whole series of vlogs about his journey with unsound, documenting his experiences with film festival. View darious britts profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Check out unsound director darious britts youtube channel. Filmmaker, youtuber and ua alumnus talks personal branding. Apr 19, 2018 indie filmmaker and performer darious britt has found a way to make a living doing what he loves. Unsound, the feature film directorial debut by university of arizona alumnus darious britt, has received a number of accolades at national film festivals since its world premiere at the influential new voices in black cinema in new york in march 2014. Firstever mammoth film festival includes tribute to john waynestarring north to alaska 01 february 2018 indiewire. The best kept secret of the school of theatre, film and television.
Mar 26, 2015 unsound, the feature film directorial debut by university of arizona alumnus darious britt, has received a number of accolades at national film festivals since its world premiere at the influential new voices in black cinema in new york in march 2014. It is inspired by events that took place in britts life. Author darious posted on november 3, 2017 categories filmmaking for beginners tags d4darious, darius britt, filmmaking leave a comment on top 20 filmmaking channels on youtube 9 things to check before pressing record. Tucson filmmakers take the road less traveled movies.
Headed to the sedona international film festival in arizona. The composition of the shots, camera movement, lighting, sound and editing is all very slick and professional looking. Darious britt is a filmmaker on a mission that is timely and important, and his way of getting the film in front of audiences is quite innovative. Feb 01, 2018 mully mammothff will feature a special free screening of scott hazes venom award winning documentary film mully during the festivals opening day. We sat down and talked for hours about indie film, his journey, my journey, the state of indie film, fear, setting goals and so much more. The telly awards recognize video and television made for all screens. Tucson filmmaker darious britt did that and more with unsound, which won 2015 phoenix film festivals best arizona feature award and captivated audiences during. Check out unsound director darious britt s youtube channel for up and coming filmmakers. Britt writerdirectoractor our short film seafood tester, has officially ended its film festival run but our feature length film unsound based on the short has just begun its festival run. Why this filmmaker still uses an 8yearold dslr diy. I wanted to bring the best guests, industry leaders and film business friends to you, the ifh tribe. Director, writer, cinematographer, producer attended film school at the university of arizona.
Indie filmmaker and performer darious britt has found a way to make a living doing what he loves. Seafood tester was well received on the film festival circuit. His short film seafood tester toured 4 independent film festivals in 2012, and in 2015, his first feature length. I shot a feature, 10 shorts and countless youtube videos with my old 60d. In 20, britt created his youtube channel, d4darious, to build a platform through which to share his creations and teach his craft. Based on true events, unsound movingly chronicles a mothers battle with schizophrenia and a sons struggle to get her the help she needs. He toured his first feature film unsound on the film festival circuit screening at over 20 international film festivals, winning 7 awards including best director at the pan african film festival in 2015. Darious britt d4darious just released his debut feature as. Britt is known for his production of unsound, a dramatic feature film. His first feature film, unsound, won seven awards at. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover darious. Seafood tester, a film by 2012 grad darious britt, went on to screen at the hollywood black film festival, the san diego black film festival, the.
Darious britt d4darious just released his debut feature. Darious britts unsound wins 2015 phoenix film festivals. This new tech will spawn billionaires and almost nobody sees. With his feature film unsound, arizona filmmaker darious britt is taking a different and controversial route to finding an audience. Indie film hustle is dedicated to showing you how to hack the film business. The best kept secret of the school of theatre, film and. It screened at the hollywood black film festival, san diego black film festival, and at the aspen shorts fest. Apr 20, 2017 darious britt is the writer and director of the terrific indie feature film unsound, based on his own personal experiences, dealing with a young filmmaker and his struggles with a mother who suffers from schizophrenia. Now, after god knows how long, of touring the circuit, hes plopped it online. Know your resources dont be overly ambitious if you do.
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