I've been playing Red Dead Redemption and messing around with the video editing software on the PS4. It's been a lot of fun and most recently I've edited a trailer for a short film about a gang of bank robbers and thieves on the run from the law. https://youtu.be/l44GRqbU2l8
Our Bounty Hunter is a man who rarely takes them in alive. He's a shoot first and ask questions later kind of guy, never an outlaw or a lawman but always something in between. He's got the law in his hand while he hunts down Elias Green who's associated with the ruthless Skinner gang in … Continue reading #272- The Bounty Hunter Short Film – Red Dead Redemption II
The assassination of Jesse James by the coward Robert Ford is a western film from 2007. It was directed by Andrew Dominik who also directed the Eric Bana film Chopper and Killing them softly. While I really enjoyed those other two films there's something about the assassination that is just so visually stunning and otherworldly. … Continue reading #249- The most visually striking western I’ve ever watched. Brad Pitt’s greatest role is Jesse James
A Short Story by Ian Kiely 1 William Black was the sheriff of a small town named Clearwater, which had begun to grow since a gold rush gave way to some prominence. William would patrol around the town on a daily basis. He would talk to the townsfolk and they recognised the sound of his … Continue reading Wild Justice – The Ballad of William Black
Over the past few weeks I have been editing a short story that I have been writing. The idea to write a western short story came to me a few months ago. I sat down and plotted out my plot beats and character moments that I wanted to focus on. The writing stage was so … Continue reading #200 – Editing my short story
Red Dead Redemption was released in 2010 and follows the outlaw John Marston as he tries to get his family back by working with the government to take down his old crew of outlaws he ran with back in the day. These old days were recently explored in Red Dead Redemption 2 that came out … Continue reading #81 – Red Dead Redemption – The Western epic
It's been a minute since i wrote anything here. i think i will start doing some more regular updates now that i have some free time. last i was here it was all excitement with starting a masters in media studies and releasing a movie i made earlier this year. well i've dropped out of … Continue reading #77 – Sunday 29-11-2020
Directed by: George P. Cosmatos & Kevin Jarre Written by: Kevin Jarre Starring: Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, Sam Elliott, Bill Paxton, Michael Biehn, Powers Boothe, Billy Zane, Billy Bob Thornton, Thomas Hayden Church, Paula Malcomson, Stephen Lang, Dana Delaney, Robert Mitchum and Charlton Heston. Set in America in the 1880's we follow the events proceeding … Continue reading #61 – Tombstone 1993
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