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It's Security Awareness Month! Time to revisit this super fun commercial we made at Schmeh Films for Wizer Cyber Security Training. Stay alert and keep yourselves safe online, friends.
Security Awareness Month: The Best Ad of the Year 🤣 Stay Wizer!
Throwback to one of our favorite productions for Cyber #SecurityAwarenessMonth! We had too much fun on set that day. Stay safe online, y'all! #schmehfilms #staywizer
Schools won’t teach your kids this, and guess what? Most choose convenience over security. Why? Because IT doesn’t want to deal with kids forgetting their passwords. But here’s the thing - cybersecurity is TOO important to ignore. Let’s SHARE it everywhere, so more parents get the message and maybe - just maybe - we start shifting how schools teach our kids about staying safe online! Stay WIZER!
WE DID THE UNTHINKABLE 🤯 For an entire week we said goodbye to deadlines and deliverables. Pressed pause on meetings and emails. We turned down the volume of the outside world...and WE WROTE 🙀 That's right - our first official Schmeh Films Writers' Retreat was a massive success and a revelation. If you're a screenwriter toying with the idea of sneaking away for a dedicated writing retreat - Nike said it best - just do it. There's nothing like busting out a barf draft beside a crackling fire pit as Canadian loons sing their funny songs over the lake. We reenter the real world this week feeling grateful, rejuvenated, and creatively juiced. Already can't wait for the next one ✨ #screenwriting #filmmakers #writersretreat
For this shot, we combined real life practical effects with the VFX we've come to know and love. All made at the hands of humans ❤️ Even our actor is a real, live person - imagine that! (no shade, don't @ us 😅) #behindthescenes #humantouch #vfx #creativeadvertising #filmmakingwithoutAI
New work alert! 🎬 We had such a blast writing and producing this spot. Can you believe the trades announced "The Matrix 5" a week after our shoot 😱 We love you, universe! Secure Coding is a dense (and important!) topic...but nobody wants a dense commercial. So we tapped into what we know best: storytelling, human nature, and a little thing called movie magic. Director: Ethan Itzkow Production Co: Schmeh Films Line Producer: Hayley Hogan Casting Director: Serena Ryen Production Coordinator: Terri Ayanna Wright Actors: Thane Madsen and Palmer Ashe III Cameo: Gabriel Friedlander Client: Wizer - Free Security Awareness Training DP: Jorge Arzac Sound Recordist: Sãm Kashefi Production Designer: Joshua Petersen HMU: Stephanie Powers Wardrobe Stylist: Susanne Houstle Key Grip: Vincent Conigliaro Key Gaffer: Manoj Gurung Grip: Brennan Conley Set Decorator: Leo Swartz 1st AD: Serena Ryen 2nd AD: Hayley Hogan 1st AC: Kaitlyn Busbee 2nd AC/DIT: Andreas Nicholas BTS Photographer: Andy Mansoor PAs: Jason Bass , Rowan Walter , Michaela Friedlander Editor: Jorge Arzac VFX: Otto @otto.gfx Colorist: Ben Federman Sound Designer: Sterling Lev Gear: Mastershot Films Payroll: We Make Movies , Aubrey Mozino Location: James Hill / Six Plus One Catering: Gotan NYC and Westville Restaurant Group
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What's it like on set with Schmeh Films? 🤔
Amazing job opportunity with our friends at Chelsea Film Festival 🔥
We are hiring! Company Description The Chelsea Film Festival (CFF) is an international film festival located in Chelsea, New York. CFF focuses on enlightening the work of emerging independent filmmakers, producers, and actors. The festival offers a wide range of films, including documentaries and feature-lengths, with a thematic focus on "Global Issues". Role Description This is a full-time on-site role for a Vice President of Operations at the Chelsea Film Festival. The Vice President of Operations will be responsible for managing day-to-day operations, overseeing P&L management, leading strategic planning initiatives, and managing projects. Qualifications - Operations Management, P&L Management, and Project Management skills - Experience in strategic planning - Strong customer service skills - Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities - Effective communication and leadership skills - Attention to detail and strong organizational skills - Ability to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment - 3 year minimum experience in the film industry or event management Available immediately, on-site. Apply now via [email protected] (resume + 2 recommendations + cover letter).
Want to be entertained and horrified at the same time? No, we're not talking about the news cycle...but close 👀 "High Score" is a Social Thriller that follows a young man as he descends into the darkest pits of the internet and takes the ideas he finds there as his own. 🏆 Winner of Best Short Film, Best Actor, and (our favorite) a Stop Hate Award, "High Score" will take you to the other side of the rabbit hole...and it 'aint pretty. Click the link to watch now (for free 🖤 ) https://dub.sh/cAfqzNG
We’ve been jumping out of our skin to share this news, and after MONTHS of hardcore development and secret planning, we can finally let the cat out of the bag... 🎥 Announcing our new, upcoming film: POLÍS 👀 Wanna know who’s in it? It's juicyyyyy POLÍS is a narrative proof of concept short on its way to filming this summer. Along the way, we’ll share all the exciting developments: the process, the casting, the incredible partnerships we’re cooking up, and more. This is a critical story, steeped in the realities of an urgent social issue - human tracking in the United States. If you’re passionate about human rights and community action, we want to hear from you. DM to see how you can get involved. And stay tuned for INSANELY EXCITING updates in the coming days! *this image was created using a film still from “Imperial Dreams,” with AI-assisted modifications. #filmmakers #producers #filmcommunity #shortfilm #comingsoon