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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfZKTejzRqY

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The Importance of Tolerance

Posted on February 22, 2008 by John D. Moore

Wednesday's screening of The Importance of Tolerance as part of the Tower Theatre's Open Mic Night seemed to go over fairly well. However, it did confirm something for me that I'd always kind of know: this one's for the insiders. If you've been a part of or near the Mormon community in your lifetime, particularly during your youth, this is going to make a lot more sense to you.

The style that I adopted in writing and directing this project was one emulative of short, instructive, and intendedly uplifting videos produced by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Is it parody? Is it satire? Is it spoof? I'm not entirely sure. However, it is a comedy. If you don't understand what iconography we're cashing in on with this shot of Daniel praying in a grove, you're probably going to be missing out a lot.

I'd love to be able to show you what these videos look like, but the dedicated piracy artists that populate YouTube seem none too eager to upload the contents of LDS Family Home Evening Videos. Especially, I'd like to share "The Joy of Missionary Work," which had particular influence on the style of this film. I assembled a brief primer over at my personal blog that might give you a little bit more of a clue as to what we're drawing on.

Much thanks to everyone who worked on this project. The film just wouldn't be the same if my long-time friend William Stewart hadn't traveled to town to start. His chemistry with our own Joseph Schlegel was a wonder to behold. Also, WiL Whitlark wrote a positively wonderful score and theme song featured on the soundtrack here.

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Son, you best keep that fork of yours.

Posted on February 13, 2008 by Lord Cheswick

I remember an oft heard complaint in the first half of the year 2003 was that basing a movie on a theme park ride was a terrible fucking idea. Then the movie made a zillion dollars, buoyed by a good performance by Johnny Depp which convinced the public that the film wasn't complete shit (even though it was still mostly shit).

Well Walt Disney Corporation, in association with Jerry Bruckheimer, I one-upped you. For I made a film based off a novelty poster, a move even stupider than basing a movie off of a theme park ride. I haven't made as much money as theirs did, but I didn't spend as much as they did either, so I think it's a wash.

The film was done as an assignment for my beginning film class at the University of Utah in the spring of 2005. The assignment was for an entirely in camera film, no editing allowed. Hence some of the rough edges. So please forgive me internetland.

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The Long Lost Jon Chronicles

Posted on December 27, 2007 by The Jon

Updated: The long lost movies I did in '06 are now up under the bdc logo. Hurrah and Huzzah forever. These two movies are titled "Battle of the Sams" and "God Hates Me". God Hates Me was filmed at Utah Valley State College and was intended to be a one minute movie but turned out better as a three minute movie. Battle of the Sams was my try at doing fight scenes and it turned out well enough but I know now what to do better next time. Have a good look at them and be happy that we now have more content for the '06 season.

Battle of the Sams

Labels: Battle of the Sams, God Hates Me, Release announcements

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Newly Interconnected

Posted on November 23, 2007 by Yarjka

Many of you faithful readers have no doubt been anticipating the release of our newest film, The Interconnection of Mr. Daily. Well, we're pleased to announce to you, and to our not so faithful readers as well, that we have finished all of the post-production hoopla associated with this film, and it is now available to view online by clicking on this link, or following the link to the film's page under the film header above. The film is available in two forms, the long form, which consists of a roughly 26 minute story culminating in a final 7 minute confrontation between Mr. Daily and his interconnection, Jennifer, and a short form, which is only the final scene alone. Both versions of the film are valid and enjoyable, and both deserve to be watched when you have the time to do so.

This movie was a bit larger in scale than some of our other projects, and the finished film reflects the hard work and determination of the cast and crew. It was truly a film that could not have been completed without the help of very many people who put forth an additional effort and found ways to work through difficulties. Thanks to their hard work, this video is now available for your enjoyment.

As the writer of the screenplay, I was pleased to see my very conceptual and ambiguous script turned into an actual film. The script was begun back in late 2004, while I was working a sinecure data entry job that offered me lots of downtime. I was able to write a number of scripts on the clock, Mr. Daily being the first of these. I began with the final scene of the film, not intending to write anything else afterwards. However, after some positive feedback from some of the members of Bombdotcom Productions, I decided to try and add some backstory to the character of Mr. Daily to improve on the final scene by adding buildup and meaning. The final version of the script, apart from some later pre-production tweaking, was completed in early 2005.

The idea of attempting to film this story was brought up only this year, when it was decided that we had the means to do so. The shoot extended over a number of weeks in order to accomodate everyone's schedules, and to have access to our necessary locations. It was by no means an easy process. It taught us a lot about the filmmaking process and ended in a project that we are proud to make available to all. We hope you enjoy it, and we look forward to offering you more films in the future. There are some great films on the horizon, so keep your eyes peeled for more updates!

Labels: Release announcements, The Interconnection of Mr. Daily

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