Week 27 - Mutant - A Short Film

This week The Short-a-Week Project brings you "Mutant."

Mutant - A short film about a guy who believes he is indestructible.

Starring Lawrence Long

Written and Directed by Lawrence Long and Eric Myers

Based on a concept by Lawrence Long

In other words, Lawrence gets all the credit / blame for this one.

Enjoy!


"Mutant"

Week 27 - Three Fries

If you've been waiting for the new short instead of reading how Sarah Palin was found guilty abusing her powers, my apologies.

Okay, so without further ado, we bring you "Three Fries," a short about a stranger who just wants a couple fries.

Starring Lawrence Long, written and directed by Eric based on an idea by Kim Hsu (and you'll see there ain't much to the writing, so perhaps we can just say co-written by Kim Hsu...)

Now, really, without further ado (seriously)

"Three Fries"

Week 25 - Leave the Bathroom Door Open Day

This week's short "Leave the Bathroom Door Open Day" is - you guessed it - a follow-up to Dirty Day.

Which is part of a new series called Holiday Guy

To see them both, go to our YouTube site!

http://www.youtube.com/shortaweekproject

(I'll also post Leave the Bathroom Door Open Day here on the site...as soon as it loads up on YouTube. C'mon Internet, you can go faster than that!)

ed. note... here it is!

Week 24 - SILENCE: A Quiet Little Short

The Short-a-Week Project Presents: SILENCE

"A quiet little short about a guy who can't sleep peacefully."

Because the faucet keeps dripping.

And the blinds keep flapping.

And the fridge makes strange sounds.

Eh, just watch.

SILENCE

Starring Lawrence Long

Song "Mega-Bite" by My Transformer
http://www.myspace.com/mytransformer

Running time: 2 minutes and 30 seconds

Enjoy!

Week 23 - Dirty Day

In this week's short - Dirty Day - Lance invents a holiday so he doesn't have to clean up around the apartment.

Starring Lawrence Long and Mauricio Peña

Written and Directed by Eric Myers

Song "I Feel Fantastic" by Jonathan Coulton

Enjoy!



Comments are optional, but always welcome. Yes, even anonymous ones.

Week 22 - DISHWASHER

Boy, we're slacking. DISHWASHER is a short I shot a while back, but then it got shelved. It wasn't really up to par then, and it certainly isn't up to par now.

What I'm trying to say is, that Labor Day weekend freaking messed everything up! New/Good shorts coming next week. We promise.

Oh, and enjoy DISHWASHER. At least it's short.

-E


DISHWASHER
(2008)

"A dishwasher expresses displeasure, forgiveness, and finally, love for its owner."

Week 20 - All the Best Lines

Week 20 - "All the Best Lines"

"Coming next summer, a movie so ridiculously good, it doesn't even make sense."

Starring (in order of appearance):

Cecily Schaefer
Chad Kennedy
Stefanie Oudiz
Lawrence Long (Voice)
Howard Padwa
Eric Myers
Kenna Knost
Lawrence Long

Written by Brian Hurley
Directed and Edited by Eric Myers

Song: "Creepy Doll" by Jonathan Coulton

Enjoy!

All the Best Lines

Week 19 - Up the Creak

Wait no longer

The Short-a-Week Project Presents..

UP THE CREAK

"A guy who can't stop joking about the upstairs neighbors gets on his girlfriend's last nerve."

Written by Brian McCloskey
Director of Photography - Linda Abbott
Directed and Edited by Eric Myers

Starring: Chad Kennedy and Cecily Schaefer

The Donut - Week 16

...it's still noon somewhere.. (Hawaii?)

The Donut - A Short Film

Written by Brian Hurley
(who may never write another thing for us after watching this)

Next week will be better. Apparently "better" takes time.

Week 14 - Dude, That's My Bike

The Short-a-Week Project Presents: Dude, That's My Bike

Starring Lawrence Long

Written and Directed by Eric Myers

Shot on a Canon ZR50
Edited on iMovie

Enjoy!

"Dude, That's My Bike"

Week 13 - Free Massages

It's the Fourth of July and we're 1/4th of the way there! (Goal: 1 year of shorts...that's 52. 52 divided by 4 is 13. Who knew?)

Here is number 13, "Free Massages."

Enjoy!

Week 12 - Flip a Towel - A Short Film

The Short-a-Week Project Presents: Flip a Towel
Written and Directed by Eric Myers

Based on "Flip a Towel" by Klaus Varley of The Literary Brothel

Starring Stefanie Oudiz and Lawrence Long

Song "The Night is Young and So Are We" by The Silent Track Plays

Flip a Towel

I'm okay with nudity

Is what Lawrence's girlfriend said when I asked, "Do you want to be in a short?"

Laughter ensued.

My laughter.

Lawrence was not laughing.

Well, maybe a little.

Coming Friday: A reenactment of Flip a Towel by Klaus Varley of The Literary Brothel. Sorry, no nudity.

Week 11 - Défense d'Afficher II (Post No Bills II)

The second part of the acclaimed short film "Post No Bills," finds our protagonist on an existential quest to discover the one who removes that which others have posted.

Starring Lawrence Long

Written by Lawrence Long and Eric Myers

Running time: 3 minutes 12 seconds

French with English Subtitles


Défense d'Afficher II (Post No Bills II) - A Short Film

Week 9 - I Used to be Somebody

Without further ado...

"I Used to be Somebody"

Week 7 - Defense d'Afficher (Post No Bills)

The Short-a-Week Project brings you the short film "Defense d'Afficher" (Post No Bills).

Inspired by the works of Eric Rohmer and the French New Wave cinema comes a unique vision of one man's quest to defy society through a rebellious act.

Running Time 2min, 14sec
Black and White
French with English Subtitles


Defense d'Afficher (Post No Bills)

Week 6 - Foot in the Mouth

The Short-a-Week Project proudly presents: Foot in the Mouth

The Making of a Short Film - Foot in the Mouth

Yesterday, we shot Matt Hill's "Foot in the Mouth." Here are excerpts from some of the conversations:

Eric: Ready to shoot?
Lawrence: I'm glad you have confidence in my skills, but you just gave me the script ten minutes ago.
Eric: So...want to do a read through?
Lawrence: Yeah.

Chad: Are you going to block the shots?
Eric: Block?
Chad: You know, blocking.
Eric: Oh, you mean tell you where to stand and move so the shots line up on different takes?
Chad: Yeah.
Eric: No. Just remember where you were.
Chad: Okay...

Howard: I think I missed my cue.

Kenna: Was that good?
Eric: Perfect. Except next time stand on the other side of him.

Chad: Is this your lighting?
Eric: Only until I can get to Home Depot.

Howard: Did I miss my cue again?
Eric: Yeah.

Eric: Pause before you say, "and wasps." It'll make it funny.
Chad: Gotcha.
Eric: Okay, let's do it again. You're at a party, it's fun, but Chad's pissed off and Lawrence can't say the right thing. And...ACTION. (Lawrence's cell phone rings) And...CUT.

...

Coming Friday: Foot in the Mouth
Starring: Lawrence Long and Introducing (to the Short-a-Week Project) Chad Kennedy, Kenna Knost, and Howard Padwa
Written by: Matt Hill
Directed and Edited by: Eric Myers
Music by Putnam Hall
Chips by Mission
Red Cups by Dixie

Week 4 - The Casting Couch

The creators would like to thank the mysterious person who worked the camera, as well as Apple loops, for their pre-set running bass lines and funky beats. Oh, we couldn't have done it without the funky beats.

Without further ado, here is "The Casting Couch" starring Lawrence Long (big surprise).

(Further ado) Turn up the volume on your computer and enjoy!




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