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Here is the full expanse of our independent projects, organized chronologically. This page may seem a bit overwhelming so remember you also have the option to organize them by "Award Winning" "Festival Screened" and "Contest Submissions" to maybe help you find the videos you want to see most.
It is recommended you watch these videos in Full Screen, when embedded, some lost quality.
guiltDirected, Filmed, and Edited by Matt Tompkins, this was Matt's Final for his VM 102 Class at Emerson College. Special thanks to the entire cast and crew for their hard work on it.
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No Ear, No ProblemDirected, Filmed and Edited by Matt Tompkins, this project was a two man operation which we submitted to tongal.com's Q Tips competition. Special thanks to Ian Cardoni. This project can also be found on the Competition Submission page.
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The chronometerMade for a 48 hour Film Festival, The Chronometer is a short film Matt Tompkins directed, edited, and filmed while at Emerson College. It took third in the final competition.
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Leave to seeMade for a Music Video Contest hosted by Trent Dabbs, "Leave to See" was our first ever real music video. Since then we have gone into production on three! Our goal was to make something that not only looked, but felt childish. Something that made you feel the boy's imagination engulfing you. Special thanks to David Baldwin, Dave Jenkins, Rachael Meyes, Bekka Meyers, Grace Nolan, Lexie Greenhalgh, Mark Tompkins and Nate Heath for all their hard work on this project. This project can also be found on the Competition Submission page.
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be home soonShot in one day, (starting somewhere around midnight) this project was made as a submission to the Goodyear PSA 2011 Contest. Our goal was to make a successful PSA about Texting and Driving. I hope you like it. Special thanks to Cullen Stubbs, Rachael Meyers, and Lexie Greenhalgh for all their hard work and patience. This is one of Matt's all time favorite submissions he has made. This can also be found on the Competition Submission Page.
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rayonaMade after school, Rayona came out of the dark. This stop motion project was more or less just a test to find out how much Matt could do with it. |
[st.at.em.en.t]Our official "avant garde" film. This nonlinear expérimental film focus more on the unnerving raw emotion that comes with confusion. Inspired by David Cronenberg's work, this film was a test of our story telling abilities. Special thanks to Dan Poorman and Peter Tompkins.
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a dinner for twoThis was made specifically for our Senior Project Premier. (You can view the trailer on our Vimeo Page) Special thanks to the entire Heath Family, especially Nate Heath, Dan Poorman, and Rachael Meyers.
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the 49 stepsOne of our all time favorite independent shorts, this film is the closest we have yet to really capturing "heart racing suspense." Special thanks to Sean Koloski and Dan Poorman for all their hard work. This film can also be found in the Festival Screened group.
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Geeks always get the girlsThis project was made as a submission to the Pepsimax Superbowl Contest. Special thanks to David Manke, Zach Wiley, Jessica Leigh, RJ Linder, Ricky Alfreds, Nick Huss, Jesse Garn, Joe Fallon, Lexie Greenhalgh, Ryan Manahan, Mark Tompkins, Sarah Kelly, and Donna Nicholas. This can also be found on the Competition Submission page and the Award Winning page. This won in the 18 and under division of the contest, (however did not make it through the finals.)
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lost and foundOur first Stop Motion. This is not only a documentation of a baseball's adventure through life, but also a love story. Special thanks to Lexie Greenhalgh.
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hide and seekOne of our best "suspense" film, Hide and Seek has screened at the 10th annual Woodstock Film Festival, and has won an Honorable Mention at The Green Mountain Film Festival 2011. Special Thanks to Lexie Greenhalgh and Dan Poorman. This film can also be found on the Award Winning page and the Festival Screened Page.
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Guess whoOur mock film noir. Feel free to laugh, this is supposed to be a comedy. We learned a lot on the set of this one. Special thanks to Dan Poorman and Lexie Greenhalgh.
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scuffleScuffle is one of-- if not the-- best comedies we've made. It has a very dry sense of humor, yet has still proven itself worthy of recognition as a comedy time and time again. This has screened at The Rod Serling Video Festival (2010), The Green Mountain Film Festival (2010 and 2011) and has won an Honorable Mention at The Green Mountain Film Festival 2011, and was placed in the top 50 in the BCA Young Filmmakers Competition. Special Thanks to Cheryl Tompkins, Mark Tompkins and Dan Poorman. This can also be found on our Award Winning page and our Festival Screened page.
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objectivityObjectivity is our most renowned and award winning film yet. It has screened at The National Film Festival For the Talented Youth 2011, the Green Mountain Film Festival (2010 &2011) The Rod Serling Film Festival, and______. It has also received awards at The Scholastics National Art Awards and won Best of Fest at the Green Mountain Film Festival 2011. Special Thanks to Mark Tompkins and Dan Poorman. This film can also be found on our Award Winning Page and our Festival Screened Page.
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