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  • Interview with Film Poster Artist Olivia Barratier

    Interview with Film Poster Artist Olivia Barratier

    Written by Colette Finkbiner, blogger/writer with Three Horizons Productions. When Three Horizons Productions’ (THP) debut short film, Out Of Focus, premiered in December 2012, I remember several audience members commenting on the font used for the film. In light of a 15-minute version of Out Of Focus’ acceptance to the Short Film Corner at the Cannes Film Festival; I interviewed artist Olivia Barratier, who did the key art for the film. While reviewing Ms. Barratier’s work, I was intrigued by [...]

  • Focusing on Festival de Cannes

    Focusing on Festival de Cannes

    Phoenix, Arizona, Monday, March 26, 2013—Honor and excitement are the bylines for Three Horizons Productions (THP). We have confirmation that a 15-minute version of THP’s debut supernatural thriller short film Out Of Focus has been accepted to the Short Film Corner at the Cannes Film Festival. This opportunity will give THP’s core team a chance to explore resources and to network with other film professionals. The THP contingent will consist of writer/producer/director Remi Vaughn; cinematographer Luis Bohorquez; production designer Jim [...]

  • Interview with James Lee, Program Director of Filmstock Film Festival

    Interview with James Lee, Program Director of Filmstock Film Festival

    Filmstock Film Festival was founded in 2009. The founders wished to recognize the power and the creativity of the short film format while focusing on presenting a locally engaged audience with innovative projects. This year, Filmstock is expanding to the Four Corners region and will deliver independent short films to a diverse audience from inside and outside the film industry in New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and Arizona. James Lee has worked with Filmstock Film Festival since its inception. Today, he [...]

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  • Scanning for the Missing Element!

    We are cushioned by the mundane events of daily life: errands, a visit with friends or a walk down the street. We rarely think about the elemental mysteries of what lies just beyond our understanding. Our skeptical senses tell us one thing, but our primal fears and curiosity lead us down an unknown road. We find ourselves scanning for the missing element that binds the world of light and shadow. We are like Alice going through the looking glass. What’s [...]

  • Interview with Luis Bohorquez – Out Of Focus

    Interview with Luis Bohorquez – Out Of Focus

    Luis Bohorquez was interviewed by Colette Finkbiner, writer/blogger with Three Horizons Productions Cinematographer Luis Bohorquez attended Art Center College of Design, in Pasadena, California. Prior to graduation, he was already working as a director of photography on a number of commercials. He has worked as a cinematographer for over 20 years on feature films, commercials, and documentaries. As one of the core members of Three Horizons Productions (THP), he served as cinematographer on THP’s premier vehicle, Out of Focus, a [...]

  • Interview with Steve Harrison, Sound Designer on Out Of Focus

    Interview with Steve Harrison, Sound Designer on Out Of Focus

    Stephen Harrison is the sound designer and re-recording mixer on Out Of Focus. Steve has over 25 years of experience in music production, recording and mixing, as well as audio post-production for the film, broadcast and multi-media industries. Steve started his career in Toronto, Canada, where he worked in all capacities for a well-known recording studio & production company. He then moved to Los Angeles, CA to work on major music & television projects (e.g., Michael Jackson, Rod Stewart, Millennium [...]

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  • Interview with Richard James, Music Composer on Out Of Focus

    Interview with Richard James, Music Composer on Out Of Focus

    Richard James Di Paolo is the Composer on Out Of Focus. Richard played music in elementary school starting with the alto saxophone. At the same time, his mother decided to teach him the piano and by the time he had reached 6th grade, he started to write his own jingles and tunes. At Linden High, Richard joined the marching band, concert band, stage band, and the jazz band. During those years, Richard’s music teacher moved him to the baritone horn, [...]

  • Launching Out Of Focus

    Launching Out Of Focus

    Certain cultures have very specific beliefs concerning images. Some traditions hold that images contain great power, even the ability to capture a person’s soul. What happens when a police photographer finds images of a serial killer’s victims – but not just the crime scene images – images that seem to be from moments before the victims’ mysterious deaths? Is his camera capturing a reverberation of evil or pieces of the victims’ souls? The first scenes from the new independent supernatural [...]

  • Out Of Focus – Shamanism, Technology, and Science

    Out Of Focus – Shamanism, Technology, and Science

    Three Horizons Productions (THP) has decided to focus on the supernatural thriller short. One such short film in production is Out of Focus. Written and directed by Remi Vaughn, the film explores the intersection of two worlds, that of 21st century Phoenix, AZ and of the shaman. The main character, Aella, has a gift that, until a certain point in the film, she has dismissed and ignored. However, fate brings her in contact with a crime scene photographer, Nick, who [...]

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  • Launching Out Of Focus

    Launching Out Of Focus

    A series of mysterious murders in the busy metropolis of Phoenix, Arizona, has stymied police and the public. No weapons, no motives, no clues. No ties or similarities exist among the victims. Soon, however, a crime scene photographer is troubled by the possibility that his camera captures the victims’ final moments before their sudden deaths. A great evil manifests when the photographer meets a young woman, Aella, who, up until this point, leads a humdrum work-a-day existence, except for a [...]

 
 

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