Derek Davis Films

For anyone looking for a start on writing that screenplay, this is an excellent place to begin understanding and developing a story! 

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I found it astonishing to discover that one actor could portray a whole variety of different characters ranging from a bending robot to Marcus from Gears of War. I truly admire their skill and talent! 

If you have thirty minutes to spare, it is a MUST to watch this phenomenal short film, and if you don’t, MAKE TIME!! It is a fantastic paranoia story that follows the point of view of a panicked murderer. It is very rare to see such high quality short films on YouTube, and I truly hope that it makes its way to Vimeo. I’ve seen astounding connections made from the site, and I can not speak any more highly of its community and the opportunities for filmmakers that have originated from the site. 

The short film is directed by my favorite YouTube director, Ryan Connolly, and I admire his origin as a filmmaker. Much like myself, he has been chasing after his dream to become a movie director since he was a teenager, and he has let nothing stand in his way of accomplishing his dream. I can only hope that I can meet this man one day and thank him for inspiring me to continue chasing after my dream against the odds; he also teaches his YouTube audience with hilarious demos and clear illustrations. I truly can not thank him enough. 

For the past two years, I have had the amazing opportunity to create a broadcasting program at my high school from its inception. Although I never considered working in broadcasting as my career, it was an experience that I will never forget; the show above is my final show that helped make. As sad as it is to look back, I will always value the knowledge that I have gained and the friends that I made along the way. 

If only Hollywood valued story as much as their money. 

This is not only an astounding short film, but its meaning is far greater than the movie itself. Ruthless tyrants are not sealed away in our history books. There are still living, breathing monsters that take others lives for nothing but greed and power, and this man, Joseph Kony, must be stop! We must not falter, and we must not fail! I have been greatly influenced by this film and its movement, and I am in! I will help make Joseph Kony famous with my talent and passion! What will you do?

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Acting: 101 

To be, or not to be? We may never know for sure, but it isn’t as hard as you’d think to convincingly deliver your favorite Bill Shakespeare lines.

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It is astounding to witness how far technology has leaped in the past century, and watching this short documentary has allowed me to truly appreciate how fortunate I am to be apart of the digital revolution of filmmaking. I will always appreciate where my craft originated, and it began with film. 

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The song “My Inspiration” was created by a very close friend of mine, Tyler Davis, who I have known since my childhood. When I would play around with my parents’ miniDV camera. He would constantly be creating songs and lyrics, while managing to find a way to wreck my room… But with my childish memories behind me, Tyler has been passionately pursuing his dream to create songs, and when he approached me to help him make a music video for his first mix tape. I couldn’t refuse to help my childhood friend.

Although I like to pride myself in creating narrative short films, music videos have always caught my interest. From the quick cuts to the gorgeous cinematography, I admired the challenge that it took to create this relatively short video. I tried my best to emulate the look and feel of other rap music videos to help give Tyler’s song the intensity that it needed to portray his anguish and rage, and I thought that fire was the best visual to communicate that during the song. I also color corrected every scene when Tyler is seen with the fire to give the fire a more powerful presence, and I think that it worked out perfectly. 

This project was an immense collaboration between Tyler and myself, and I loved the creative process that it took from gathering the scenes of the video together with Tyler to seeing it online with thousands of views. Although I love to edit all of my own videos, it was difficult to attain the same vision that Tyler had for the video, and ultimately, I enjoyed his version of the edit more. 

This experience has taught me to appreciate the creative process of producing and creating music videos, and I hope to be able to create more in my future.