A brief snippet of our appearance in the big DWF trailer that plays before every screening. Pretty neat. @modemelo is a star.
TubeLords - Trailer
Hey, we made a half hour TV pilot. Here's the trailer. Many thanks to the Iowa Arts Council for making this possible!
Director, Editor, Colorist:
Justin Norman
Writers:
Justin Norman
Jacob Withers
Director of Photography:
Bruce James Bales
2nd Camera Operator:
Eric Allan
Gaffer:
Spencer Michael Smith
3rd Camera Operator / Grip:
Nick Ford
Sound Recordist:
Jacob Withers
Starring:
Justin Norman
Eli Gross
Monica de Melo Dreasher
Sam Hirchak
Phillip Harder
Co-Starring:
Jillian Traskos
Arlen Daleske
Eric Allan
Arnie DeWitt III
Madeline Krantz
Script Supervisor:
Sean Ross
Associate Producers:
AJ Simmons
Phillip Harder
Grip:
Ethan Nelson
Choreographer:
Madeline Krantz
Dancers:
Cheyanne Kurth
Arnie DeWitt III
Stephanie Schneider
Patricia Holly
Extras:
John Dudley
Emille Lacsa
Trace Griffin
Tiffany Liechty
Hair & Makeup:
Bek Kapfer
Raina Pedicini Anderung
Visual Effects:
Tarrell Christie
Justin Norman
Original Score:
Make-Believe Machines
Additional Music:
Plesh Moto
Physick
Props:
Jillian Traskos
Madeline Krantz
Monica de Melo Dreasher
Justin Norman
Jacob Withers
Safety Coordinator:
Jared Kucera
Animal Handler:
Amanda Jo Cantwell
The Eye - Trailer
"The Eye" has been selected for the Interrobang Film Fest, so we made a new trailer for it.
Shrieking Tree - Iowa Video Production
Need someone to shoot a commercial? Music video? Documentary? Check out highlights from over 30 shorts we've shot in the last couple of years. https://shriekingtree.com
Tender Tides Opening Titles (2013 and 2017 Comparison)
One of our projects this summer has been visually revamping our most popular short from the first season of Evil Grin Gift Box, "Tender Tides", for the purpose of submitting it to film festivals. Here you can get a look at the opening sequence from 2013 compared with the new one from 2017.
Grab Strategy (Season 3, Film 1)
How do men talk in locker rooms? It's time to discover the truth.
Nipswap (Season 2, Film 15)
Nipswap was our most popular short this season, so why not watch it one more time?
Jeff & Jeff (Season 2, Film 16)
Check out the Season 2 finale of our web series, Evil Grin Gift Box. Thanks so much to everyone for liking/sharing/social-media-ing our stuff. It's been a fun year!
Behind the Scenes: Dragonfist
This film was created for the 2010 Des Moines 48 Hour Film Project. Thomas J. Buxtehude directs a fantasy epic about a dragon who terrorizes an old English town in 1753. After years of committing unspeakable acts against the townsfolk, Luciferous lures an unnamed hero out to battle him to the death.
As part of the 2010 48 Hour Film Project rules, teams were required to use a character named Carl or Carla Ross who must be a plumber, use coins as a prop, and use the line "Who came up with that?" Other requirements included the color bars and tones at the beginning. For some reason we thought adding extra tones would be amusing.
Ev'ryone loves an outtake:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gmiytb...
Thomas J. Buxtehude's web site:
http://thomasjbuxtehude.com/
Shrieking Tree:
http://shriekingtree.com/
Make-Believe Machines (music):
http://makebelievemachines.com/
Written and Directed by Adam Senecaut, Rob Ogden, Justin Norman, Monika Kinkel, and Wesley Norman.
Starring Wesley Norman as Artemis Foxtoothe, Justin Norman as Thomas J. Buxtehude/Trailer Narrator, Monika Kinkel as Jenipher Hegel, Tim Schmitt as Carl Ross, Rob Ogden as Clive W. Magpatch, Adam Senecaut as Walter Olmhurst, Sam Gulker as Elf Child, Dan Miloch as Man Cradling Muffin, Emily Ogden as Pumice Longhardy, and Rachel Ogden as Coffee Victim 5.
Also on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUP45jpKpZQ
Re-Splicery #5: A Weathered Dream Sequence
In late 2006, I got the opportunity to create a series of videos for composer/Myst-co-creator Robyn Miller. This is the fifth and final entry, which takes brief glimpse at hopeful ends to some of the problems looked at in the rest of the series.
Re-Splicery #4: Escape from Comatose Mansion
In late 2006, I got the opportunity to create a series of videos for composer/Myst-co-creator Robyn Miller. This is the fourth, which ties up ideas from the previous videos.
Re-Splicery #3: Easy Steps to Stunning Success
In late 2006 I had the opportunity to make a series of videos for composer/Myst-co-creator Robyn Miller. This is the third.
Shrieking Tree is a film production company based in Des Moines, IA. Hi, we're Shrieking Tree. We'd love to meet you and give you a quote on your film project.
