It’s Valentine’s Day again, and amid the romance and gift-giving, Little Brother filmmaker Nicole Franklin sat down to write about love, as expressed by the young men involved in our project.
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Little Brother Comes to Nashville
THE NASHVILLE FILM PREMIERE AND COMMUNITY DISCUSSION
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LITTLE BROTHER
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Belmont University—Beaman A& B
4:00-6:00pm
This is a FREE Event
Little Brother Chicago Screens at BAM in Brooklyn Next Month!
New Year, New Opportunities!
We’re honored to screen at New Voices in Black Cinema Festival at BAMcinematek in Brooklyn next month.
This Sunday Afternoon, Join Us in Supporting Women in the Arts
This Sunday, December 11th, Little Brother will be presented at Pen and Brush gallery’s Art Day Extravaganza. The day includes a short film showcase, art exhibit, and reading series. Ticket sales support The Pen and Brush, Inc., an international organization for women in the visual, literary and performing arts.
Join us!
Art Day Extravaganza
Sunday, December 11th, 2011
12 Noon – 8PM
at The Pen and Brush
16 East 10th Street (between 5th Ave. and University Place)
New York, NY 10003
Subways: L,N,Q,R,W,4,5,6 (Union Square)
More info at penandbrush.org
What’s Your ‘Little Brother’ Story?
And the Winner of the Little Brother Giveaway Is…
Congratulations to Brenda B., who has won a DVD copy of Little Brother: Things Fall Apart as well as a signed copy of The Warrior Method by Raymond Winbush PhD!
If you’re just joining us, please see the original giveaway post after the jump to catch up on what you missed:
Notes from Nicole on Little Brother Chicago and shooting on iPhone 4
The second installment of Little Brother is titled Little Brother: The Street and was filmed in Chicago on the Southside. Because I wanted to be discreet as we walked with the young men on the streets of Chicago, I planned to use a very small camera and ended up filming it on the iPhone4 with the Steadicam Smoothee. That and a good soundperson got us up and running.
Below, see an outtake from the film:
This young man, Angele, was filmed very late in the day–as the sun was setting as a matter of fact. Somehow, without any prompting from me, the camera opened up to full aperture and it looked more like we were there an hour earlier than we actually were. I’m not sure if it was pure luck or not, but the iPhone4 came through in a big way.
I edited with FCP 6 and there was a LOT of compression work to be done, but if you’re purchasing the new FCP X I understand it takes care of that as it does not come with a Compressor component. FCP X is available for $300. All of this is to say that filming smaller projects is getting more and more affordable.
We’re Hosting a Giveaway!
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In celebration of our national TV premiere on Documentary Channel, we’re hosting a special giveaway for Little Brother fans. |
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One lucky winner will receive a Little Brother: Things Fall Apart DVD along with a signed copy of Dr. Raymond Winbush’s book, The Warrior Method: A Parents’ Guide to Rearing Healthy Black Boys. |
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There are two ways to enter: |
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(1) Subscribe to Little Brother - You can do so on any page of this site, in the Subscription box in the upper right corner of the page |
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(2) Like Little Brother on Facebook - Click here! |
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We’ll choose a winner from our subscribers/fans during the week of our TV premiere (Nov 29th) and announce it here on the Little Brother Blog. |
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We’re extremely grateful to our audience for supporting Little Brother and furthering the discussion on black boys and love in our communities, so we’re pleased to share this giveaway with you. |
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Good luck! |
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The Little Brother Team |
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