Loud Pictures

03/02/2026

A lot of people are shooting movies now with smartphones… If you’re considering that and you’ve never worked with one on a professional level, you might find this useful.👇🏻

I just released a new course, Cinematic Storytelling with a Smartphone, which covers the fundamentals of cinematography (composition, framing and lighting) shooting with a smartphone.

16/01/2026

One of our early feature films is now on YouTube to watch for free!

It’s a completely improvised comedy that was shot in 2001 on Mini DV, played some festivals in 2003 followed by a limited DVD release… And then in 2017 it was remastered in HD and now today it’s on YouTube.

Synopsis: A once-proud mob family struggles to survive as their money - and their old-school way of doing business - disappear.

Check it out below!

88 HITS is a completely improvised comedy in the vein of THIS IS SPINAL TAP and stars members of the "Second City" trained improv comedy troupe FOUR DAY WEEK...

25/12/2025

20/12/2025

Lots of online discussion about the new changes at Filmhub, here’s my take…👇🏻

I have three movies with Filmhub and so I've been following the company's recent "evolution", and in this video I go over the biggest changes and what they m...

16/12/2025

12/12/2025

How we’re using a hybrid distribution approach for our new movie…

Check out Loud Pictures’s video.

08/12/2025

This is not easy for low-budget indie films…

Creating 1980s Wardrobe Looks for “Casey Makes a Mixtape”

A behind-the-scenes look at our cast doing wardrobe fittings and also continuity shots for "Casey Makes a Mixtape".

03/12/2025

Trailer 2 for the new movie just dropped… 🙌🏻🎬

We just released the second trailer for our new movie Casey Makes a Mixtape and you can watch it right now.

28/11/2025

BMX bikes and indie filmmaking. 🎬

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21/11/2025

FilmConvert really helped give the digitally shot RED footage a great filmic aesthetic.

20/11/2025

Posting movie stuff on TikTok now! Give us a follow there too. 🎬

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19/11/2025

Rewind to 1981 with Casey Makes a Mixtape!📼

Director Blake Calhoun didn’t just set the film in the 1980s. He wanted it to feel like it was actually made in 1981. Vintage furniture, classic cars, an authentic 1981 jambox, big hair, thrifted outfits, and a whole lot of Farrah Fawcett inspiration all helped build a world that feels straight out of the early Reagan era.

On the tech side, the film was shot on a RED Komodo with extra shots from a Sony a7S III, Blackmagic Pocket 4K, a DJI drone, and an iPhone 15 Pro Max. Using CineMatch and FilmConvert Nitrate, the team matched everything in Premiere Pro, added Kodak 5207 film stock, Super 35 grain, and a touch of halation to give it a warm, analog glow.
The result feels like a lost teen movie from the early 1980s that someone has just dug up and put online. Casey Makes a Mixtape is now streaming on Amazon, Apple TV, Fandango at Home, YouTube Movies, and Google Play.

Blake skillfully uses modern cameras and tools to recreate an authentic 1980s look, pulling you back in time from the very first frame.

📹The trailer for Casey Makes a Mixtape:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ynl3CjyPX7Y

🌐The film's website:
https://www.caseymakesamixtape.com/

📸 More information at the Casey Makes a Mixtape page:
www.facebook.com/caseymakesamixtape

In collaboration with Blake Calhoun