Contribute To A Community-Made Music Video

I’m stoked that AMAUTEUR is supporting Famous Letter Writer’s new EP, Dadamama (thou). Leading up to the release, the band will drop a music video for the first single, “Robot Baby”. Here’s the song. Sneak peek world premiere!

Send us as few or as many original shots as you want, edited or unedited. You can also send us photographs, animation and archival footage (public domain only).

We reserve the right to reuse and remix your footage however we want.

Shoot horizontally, not vertically. Try to use a 16:9 (1920x1080) aspect ratio whenever possible. We will maybe play with aspect ratio in the video.

The best way to send footage is via CineSend, WeTransfer or another digital service that can handle larger files. You can also send footage via GoogleDrive, Dropbox, as a downloadable Vimeo/YouTube link or any other reasonable way.

Will this work? Honestly, we have no idea. It seems fun though, so why not try?

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Here are the song’s lyrics to guide you.

In a hundred years Jay-Z
Will be as cool as some jitterbug champion
In a hundred years maybe
We’ll be through with us sapiens

No grandkids and no babies
Maybe we had enough
What will survive of us
Is this song of love

In a hundred years your selfie
Won’t look a thing like you
In a hundred years nobody
Will ask about your tattoo

The robots won’t be winning
They have already won
Making robot babies
Singing our love songs

Making love is easy
Friendship never ends
Making love is easy
Friendship never ends

But when there are no people
Will you have no friends?
Making love is easy
Is how this song will end

Robots make love easy
Robots have no friends
Robots make love easy
Robots have no friends

A bang and not a whimper
Is how this all will end
A bang and not a whimper
Is how this song will end

I wake in the morning
And I pray to God
I need a trigger warning
Go ask the firing squad

They said that is so easy
This is what you’ll do
Count to three real slowly
Then they shot at two

Need a bit more inspiration? Here are three videos from the companion EP, Dadamama (i), to get you on that Famous Letter Writer wavelength.

Tip The Band

• Lost Cause will have its midwest premiere on April 14 at the 53rd Athens International Film + Video Festival in Ohio. There will be an encore screening on April 16. I’ll be in attendance and doing Q&As after both screenings. Info and tix here.

• C. C. Simmons of Film Soup Zine and The Treatment just published an astonishing new essay, “Lost Cause: Adam Kritzer’s Meta-Skewering of the Role”, which beautifully articulates and investigates the central themes of the movie. Also hidden in the essay are secret instructions for an exclusive sneak peek of the teaser trailer. IYKYK. Check it out and sign up now.

• We have been getting very positive feedback so far with the Definitive Film Festival Guide. If you’re in production or post on your film, and need to start thinking about your fest strategy, this is the guide for you!

• Meow will have its North Carolina premiere on April 18 at the RiverRun International Film Festival in Winston-Salem, NC. There will be an encore screening on April 21. Info and tix here.

And never forget:

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