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After two evenings of shoots with Dave Borba, we have a few photos to share. The cool thing is that those puppeteering rigs were also made by Dave. Check out his other work at daveborba.com.

AOI has teamed up with local artist Dave Borba to shoot a short film based on Dave’s latest work made for Ballet West.  Starting tomorrow, we will begin to shoot some motion picture, some stop animation and some ballet.  Below is a shot of the set that Dave built with fake bricks.  Look for more …

Last night, Jason and I had dinner with Jonathan Wysocki, a 2009 Fellow who attended the Sundance Institute’s Filmmakers Lab. After the six films premiering at Sundance (and one more to premiere soon elsewhere… “Beasts of a Southern Wild” by Ben Zeitlin), the percentage of Sundance lab films to be completed successfully seems to be …

Independent filmmakers gather in Park City for the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. The question I have is how do we make art matter?  After listening and learning for a week from those who are there just in front of me, it is on the promise and peril of technology.

Two days away is one of the biggest events of the year here in Utah, the Sundance Film Festival. In 2011, we are lucky enough to see six films (and director/writers) who have participated as Fellows in the Sundance Filmmakers’ Lab which we donate our skills and time to. Jason has been a participant since …

So with the new year brings new tasks. At AOI, we’re still trudging along with our documentary. Next on our list to interview is the DABC, Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. According to their website, “The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (DABC) is perhaps one of the most unique departments in State government.” They are …

So, it has been a while since we’ve updated our blog, obviously. But we’ve got a little treat for you. In the past months, we have been brewing a documentary. Yes, brewing. The brain child of mostly Stephen, we are now embarking on a new adventure which landed us in the office of previous Salt …

Hell Hole, The Series (episode 5 scene 6) for your viewing pleasure… since we have been talking about it so often. We are still working (when we are not really working) on tightening up the rest of the episode… Enjoy!

Yesterday, we just finished a massive updated to our business plan for Hell Hole, The Series (as we are still on the search for funding). It sits as a beastly 47 pages thick… graphs, art, comics (oh yeah!) and data… coveted data.  Our business plan also includes a very detailed budget… which is constantly changing as we …

Who ever said that an old skool slate and the slate game are unprofessional? It doesn’t matter who you are or what you shoot, it’s okay if work is fun!