Brian began making films as a teenager, with his friends and a rented video camera, the only one in his tiny hometown. The films were edited with the camera and another VCR. We even added overdubs of music by feeding music and the original tape sound into a separate audio recorder, then back into the VCR. We were geniuses, but also idiots.
Most of these films are gone, lost to time.
Some may show up here someday.
The story of Enqueue Film is well summarized by our enqueuefilm.blogspot.com
I began editing film when the software to do so became easily stolen.
Perhaps this wasn’t the first film I edited together with youtube footage, but it was the first I published. Previous to this film, my film work was local. After this film, I didn’t necessarily release the films I made, just because I made them. For instance, I have edited together several concert films from youtube footage, but I don’t release them. I made a whole “Simpson’s Movie” about Ned Flanders, but I can’t get it online past the censors, for now.
Muse April Fools ‘10
I like to think I changed my Son’s life by taking him to this concert, it was his first “big show” and he too is a musician.
Big chunky pixels in these 2010 cell phones
I created this commercial for my first book.
People with paranoia should move on.
PayPal.me/enqueuefilm
Book available on this very site
The Bite 2012
I saw a Panasonic DVX camera on sale for $600. Parts of feature films I had seen in the theatre were made with this camera, so I thought I’d just make some proper films. I started an all-volunteer film production company which I called Enqueue Film.
Enqueue means “in line” or “ready to go” and is pronounced “on cue.”
The Bite is very fucking rated R, seriously!
I thought we should make a movie.
So I shot this “test film” of a short story idea I had about “will less” soldiers, frozen in battle. It turned out well enough to continue.
So we did.
EQF 2011-2014
This “Making of Video” nicely captures the creation of our feature production, but also what else we were up to at the time. Battle at Beaver Creek would take three years to complete, while we waited for things like Winter.
Garf Garf is Good.
I wanted to make a film that could be appreciated by anyone, of any age, from any place or time, in any language and because of this I feel Garf Garf is the best film I have ever made.
Additional: The Philosophy of Garf Garf
Garf Garf was then recut in a high-contrast, “silent film” version that featured a 400x slowed down version of a choral cover of “Enjoy the Silence.” arranged by Eric Whitacre, with his blessing, after the fact.
The Dream is Ready
While we were completing Battle at Beaver Creek we made this horror/sci-fi short, based on my Novelette Last Human Being.
This film won Best Cinematography and 2nd Place Film at Horrorfest 2015 Kelowna BC
2 Sad Music Videos
I made a couple music videos for a webservice called Genero where filmmakers compete to have their work used by the artists. Mine weren’t chosen.
They’re both sad videos about death.
But if I’m moving you I’m doing it right, right?
This cover of “Enjoy the Silence” by Eric Whitacre and his choir may be viewed here
Battle at Beaver Creek 2014
Making this film took nearly four years and over a hundred volunteers. It breaks all the rules of a first feature: it has stunts, emotional acting, FX and all of it accomplished by a first timer, me and a team of eager, independent artists.
It was released to DVD and to Amazon Prime in the US, UK, Japan and Germany, before Youtube, for free.
That story is well documented by the film’s BLOG
Additional Materials: (Making of above)
Beneath the Painted Surface 2020
Through shooting the films you see above I came to meet a painter named Destanne Norris who had an interesting story and as I wanted to make a documentary, I “followed her around” for a couple years.
The result is a beautiful and moving film that found its way onto Amazon Prime in the US and UK as well as a BluRay. (I bought a High Definition camera.)
Adulthood 2018
I met a young filmmaker from my town and had one more good horror short idea. I let Bowen O’Brien direct and edit the film. It won Best Story and Best Picture at Horrorfest 2018.
Bowen continues to make films and music.
There are no films listed after this one, but that may not always be the case. Stay tuned.