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November 14, 20120 Comments

Art West Film is a full service production company and was founded with the belief that individuals can change the world through the power of ideas. Preview some of our most recent projects.

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Film: Keepers of the Gate

October 8, 20120 Comments

Keepers of the Gate is a thriller about the way information is used in the 21st century. It examines the way it is obtained and delivered to individuals through the story of two journalists in Iraq covering a story. It explores the convergence of old and new technology and how messages are constructed and filtered. [...]

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Film & Television

Paradise Garden FinsterFest 2013 Trailer

June 10, 20130 Comments

This is the extended trailer for Paradise Garden, a documentary film about the legacy of Howard Finster that premiered at Finster Fest 2013 in Summerville, Georgia. The film chronicles the renovation of Paradise Garden and stars celebrities that worked with Howard Finster. The interviews include Chris Frantz from the Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club, Steve [...]

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Feature Film: South of Southern

June 10, 20130 Comments

South of Southern is a film that explores the lives of several seemingly traditional Southerners and the complications that often arise when old society mantras meet the modern age. This is a tale of treachery, deceit, debauchery, and salvation, seen through the eyes of a handful of diverse party guests celebrating the engagement of a [...]

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Writing

Spotlight:  The Last Hybrid

Spotlight: The Last Hybrid

April 29, 20130 Comments

We interviewed author Lee Wilson about his latest novel, The Last Hybrid: Bloodline of Angels. He shared a behind the scenes glimpse into his process of creating this story and offered some tips for aspiring writers about the process of writing a novel. What inspired The Last Hybrid? A dream I had as a teenager. [...]

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Novel:  Memoirs of Oblivion

Novel: Memoirs of Oblivion

February 27, 20130 Comments

I am proud to announce my novel Memoirs of Oblivion. I was compelled to write Memoirs of Oblivion after my family’s experience with traumatic brain injury. If the injury itself was not enough, all the systems in place to provide protection and support were severely broken. This story takes place over one year and is [...]

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New Media

Film Titles:  The Angel

Film Titles: The Angel

October 1, 20120 Comments

I worked with Paul Hough to create the graphic design for his film “The Angel”. Since a lot of the film uses lighting design that focuses on flickering fluorescent bulbs, we incorporated that visual effect into the light animation of the title sequence design. I chose a font that complemented the genre to set the [...]

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Underwater Videography

September 30, 20120 Comments

This was my first experience with underwater film and done over a series of two dives with the Ocean Explorers in St Maarten. It is the oldest dive shop in St Maarten, owned and operated by longtime resident LeRoy French a renowned underwater photographer. I have always loved underwater still photography and was excited to [...]

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In the News

Poetry Book:  Beyond Fear

Poetry Book: Beyond Fear

April 28, 20130 Comments

Get an exclusive limited preview of the poetry book, Beyond Fear. You can purchase the book or download the electronic book from Amazon.com. Beyond Fear by Ava Leigh Stewart

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Paradise Garden accepted into the Arclight Film Festival

Paradise Garden accepted into the Arclight Film Festival

October 10, 20120 Comments

Over 250 trailers were submitted to the festival for consideration, only the top 80 trailers in three categories were chosen to move forward to online voting and Paradise Garden: Howard Finster’s Legacy was one of them. The film is currently one of the top in our category of Biographical and Historical films.   About the [...]

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Blog

Feature Film: South of Southern

June 10, 20130 Comments

South of Southern is a film that explores the lives of several seemingly traditional Southerners and the complications that often arise when old society mantras meet the modern age. This is a tale of treachery, deceit, debauchery, and salvation, seen through the eyes of a handful of diverse party guests celebrating the engagement of a [...]

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Spencer Drate’s 60 Iconic Movies

Spencer Drate’s 60 Iconic Movies

May 22, 20130 Comments

Spencer Drate is featured in our film Paradise Garden. Drate is the author of five film books, a judge for the Southeastern Film Festival, and has shared his talent to give us a list of top movies that every filmmaker should watch – check out his advice below.  1. The Sea Inside-2000′s-foreign-starring Javier Bardem 2. [...]

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