HAS Inklings - Rated 17 years and older. NSFW

We started a writers group in April of this year. We meet up, brainstorm on ideas, read scripts aloud that we wrote that week, and just goof off and have a good time. Along the way we decided we should also start shooting the projects we are writing. After a few months we set out and shot our very first short with the group. I was the only one with actual experience, so it was a bit of a teaching lesson along the way, but the group stepped up their game and did an amazing job helping. It was a fun time and I look forward to many more shoots with them.

Party Favors from HAS Film on Vimeo.

Horton Actor Studio Testimonial

A couple testimonials I did for Horton Actors Studio. Acting Student Kim Turton's testimonial Springtime Acting Camp

Horton Actors Studio

I work with the Horton Actors Studio a lot and I helped teach a demo reel class recently. We gave the students their choice of scripts and filmed simple, short scenes that they could put on their demo reels. We did this for the people who don't have anything at all on their demo reel, so this gives them something to start on. Between myself, Joanna C. Horton(Acting Director) and Scott Peeler(Acting Teacher/Actor) wearing all of the hats on set, we managed to come up with a damn good product for the time we did it in. The scripts were written by Scott Peeler, Sound by Joanna C. Horton, I co-directed them with Joanna C. Horton and I was also camera op/D.P It was fun class.

The Other Half

We competed in an eco themed 48 hour competition. The video is currently in the process of competing still so I cannot upload or embed it here, but a link to the site it is on will work just fine for now. I was 2nd Unit Director and 2nd Unit D.P.

http://www.48gogreen.com/videos#the-other-half

Manifesto

Jacksonville 48 hour film competition came and went and we had another very successful year. We came home with runner up for best film. This happens to be our 3rd year in a row getting runner up. I won my second award for sound design. This coming after winning it last year as well. All in all I say we a very lucky group of friends. I was the sound engineer.

Manifesto from Marc Boese on Vimeo.

Being Becca

We decided to try our hand in a 24 hour film competition. We came in 3rd runner up and our actress Shelby Sporl won best actor out of over 750 teams from over 24 countries. I was the sound engineer on this project.

Being Becca from Marc Boese on Vimeo.

Savannah 48 Hour film Winner

Botched from Marc Boese on Vimeo.

Jacksonville 48 Hour Film Project

Here is our entry into the Jacksonville 48 Hour Film Project. It came in Runner up for Best Film, Mark Hubbard won for Cinematography, Julianna Piechovski won for Best Actress, and I myself won for Best Sound Design. Enjoy!

Jane from Marc Boese on Vimeo.

Go Green Competition

In February we entered a totally different competition than we are used to. It was a Go Green themed competition. It was still similar in that we still had to write, shoot and edit a movie in 48 hours, but instead of the usual pick a genre from a hat type deal, we got to pick ourselves between a group of categories. We ended up getting "Save the animals." I was the sound engineer in this as well.

Untitled from Marc Boese on Vimeo.

Orlando 48 Hour Film "Best Film."

In the summer of last year (2010), after being slighted in the Jacksonville 48 Hour film, we decided to take on the Orlando challenge. We got dark comedy. We ended up winning a lot of awards and taking home Best Film. It then went on to be in the Miami International Film Festival for winning the Orlando 48 Hour competition. I was the sound engineer in this.

Africa from Marc Boese on Vimeo.

2010 48 Hour National Film Challenge

Me and a group of 3 friends competed in a National 48 hour film challenge and made it to the top 19 finalists in the Nation. We didn't win any awards for this piece but it was gratifying enough to be a finalist in a National competition. We didn't have our normal group of friends helping on this project due to another shoot, so me, Marc Boese, Andrea McGee, and Chris Gully met up at my house and got to work. It turned out to be a fun ass weekend, and not really work/competition. I think that is why it turned out so well. Me and Boese were the cinematographers/Director of Photography and I had a non speaking role in the piece.
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We all sat around and came up with the story together and Andrea put it on paper. One of my fav's so far!

Panacea from Marc Boese on Vimeo.

2010 Jacksonville 48 Hour Film Project

In June we set out once again for another entry into the world of competitive film making. We won  Best Directed, Best Written, Best Actor, Best use of Character, Best Musical Score, Best Sound mixing, Audience choice Award, Best costume/art design, and Runner up to Best Film. I was Director of Photography/Camera operator.
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Wishing Well from Marc Boese on Vimeo.

2009 Jacksonville 48 Hour Film Entry

This was our entry into the 2009 Jacksonville 48 Film contest. It was our second year in the competition, and it was a fun weekend of mosquitoes and torrential down pour but in the end we pulled it off. Marc Boese had this idea that we should use a puppet as our lead actor and let the hilarity ensue. I helped write and was key grip/P.A/All around helping hand. Also had a small role as the police officer in the end.
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Romance from Marc Boese on Vimeo.

Valentines Day Shootout

Me and Ezra of Freewise fotography set out on Valentines Day and met with several couples for a photo session that lasted most of the day. We survived the constant rain all day and this is what we came up with.

Untitled from Matt Simons on Vimeo.

Ask Marc

This was a segment of a show that I produced that aired on t.v. It was about filming in Jacksonville called Filming on the First Coast.

Ask Marc from Matt Simons on Vimeo.

Etcha A Sketch

One night I was searching for something and I came across my old etch a sketch as a kid. I immediately picked it up and started using it, literally I didn't even knock the dust off(as you can see in the video). I grabbed my camera and this happened. It turned out pretty cool, I plan on trying again sometime.

Etch A Sketch from Matt Simons on Vimeo.

The Story Writer

For a mid-term a couple of semesters ago we were given an exam where we had to use someone else's script. This is what I made from it, unfortunately there is no completed ending due to shooting restraints and we have not gone back and shot it again, so this is the best with what I had. I directed, edited and produced it. It was written by Andrea D MGe'
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The Story Writer from Matt Simons on Vimeo.

A Day In the Life of A Pizza Delivery Man

This is a video that I made for a class exam a couple of semesters ago.My friend Steve Davis played the role of Steve and I wrote, directed, edited and produced it.

A Day In the Life of A Pizza Delivery Man from Matt Simons on Vimeo.

Freewise Fotography

This is a video I made for my friend Ezra's website. We shot in downtown Jacksonville Florida with Paul and Danielle. I shot it and edited it.

Untitled from Matt Simons on Vimeo.

"Askew"

This is from an international 48 hour film contest we did back in January 2009. .I co-wrote it along with a friend of mine Sarah Johnson. I was also Assistant Director.
I co-wrote it along with a friend of mine Sarah Johnson. I was also Assistant Director. My good friend Ezra is a photographer and he came by and took some production stills for us you can check them out here.

Askew from Marc Boese on Vimeo.