"Bonfire" at Cucalorus 20

What do alt-J, Major Lazer, Ryan Adams, Danny Brown, Wye Oak and ScreamCreature all have in common? Their videos are all screening together at the Cucalorus Film Festival's Vision/Sound/Walls block this Saturday (Nov. 15th), followed by a director's Q & A.

I'm real pumped for the opportunity as this video has been one of my favorite projects, and I feel a great sense of pride having worked with such a talented group of musicians, helping them bring their dream to visual reality. This is my third film selected to play the Cucalorus Film Festival ("Cat Show" in 2013, "For Keeps" in 2008) , and I'm honored to be part of the director's Q & A afterwards where I'll have a chance to speak more on how this project came together.

"Bonfire" will be screening at Bourgie Nights at 7 pm and is part of the Visual/Sound/Walls film block. Click below for more info:

• "Bonfire" screening and Q & A

• "Bonfire" production journal

"Bonfire" at Cucalorus Film Festival

Proud to announce that the music video I shot and directed for ScreamCreature's first single, "Bonfire", has been selected to play the 20th Annual Cucalorus Film Festival!

watch: "Bonfire" by ScreamCreature

read more: "Bonfire" production journal

Bonfire Review in Fourculture Magazine

Thanks to the talented guys of ScreamCreature and a killer review of their self-titled EP in Fourculture Magazine, my video for their first single "Bonfire" received some nice press.  Couldn't have said it any better, myself- thanks Fourculture!

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screenshot from "Bonfire" from ScreamCreature

"The second track is "Bonfire," one of my favorites on the EP...The music video for this track is visually breathtaking.  Amidst a background of time-elapsed photos of a beach at sunrise and sunset, a lone woman walks silhouetted by the rising sun and growing more and more distant as the music plays on. The video perfectly captures the ephemeral spirit of the song's lyrics."

- via Fourculture Magazine

The Relaunch

A couple goals that I have for this year are to write more, and shoot more often with my Canon camera when taking photos. 

Although these goals are more of an ongoing effort rather than something achieved, they help me to become a better filmmaker in the process. The past year I have worked to rebrand my work, and redesign my website with the intention of keeping it updated more frequently with blog entries, and projects that I'm working on and am involved with.

Lately, most of the blog entries have been sunrise photos- which is part of another on-going project, but the blog will also feature production journals with behind-the-scenes, and making-of featurettes from new projects that give a better view into the creative process. 

My hope is it makes the work more interesting, and becomes a platform to grow and improve upon. With that said, here is a look at some of my projects from the past year that I will recap in upcoming entries on the blog.

Stay tuned.

Teaming - animation

Animation supporting the idea of teaming within the aging and disabled health care community.

Client: Long Term Health Care Education Foundation

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production journal

Bonfire - music video

Music video for ScreamCreature's first-released single, "Bonfire."

Client: ScreamCreature

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production journal

for more about the film visit: maddenmeiners.com/catshow

Cat Show - short film

Short film following show-cats and their owners at an actual cat show event. Premiered at the 19th Annual Cucalorus Film Festival. 

Client: self-produced

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"Bonfire" by ScreamCreature

Grab some Halloween candy, turn it up, and check-out the music video I directed for ScreamCreature's first single "Bonfire," and visit them at screamcreature.com to download the song. 

Keep an eye and ear open on 10/31 for ScreamCreature’s first single “Bonfire” at screamcreature.com, with their music video filmed and directed by Madden Meiners.