Ethan Vogt
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Ethan Vogt is an American filmmaker, photographer, visual artist and festival producer. He is the son of Eric E. and Susan (née Smith) Vogt and the grandson of Evon Z. Vogt
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Ethan studied photography and filmmaking as an undergraduate at Harvard where he met the writer/director Andrew Bujalski
in an introductory film class. Ethan would later producing Bujalski's feature films, Funny Ha Ha
(2003), Mutual Appreciation
(2005) and Beeswax (2009) which were distributed internationally to critical acclaim. Funny Ha Ha is considered the first "Mumblecore
" film and was recognized as one of the 10 most culturally, commercially or technologically important, consequential or groundbreaking films of 2000-9" by A.O. Scott, a chief film critic in the New York Times.
In 2005 when studying at NYU, Ethan wrote and directed Game: On
a branded-content short for Volvo
North America cited as one of the first commercial projects to combine live-action filmmaking with machinima animation. The short was awarded Best Picture and Best Commercial Machinima in the 2005 Machinima Film Festival and recognized for “Distinctive Merit” in the 84th Annual Art Director Club Awards. The production process was featured in an article by Clive Thompson in the New York Times Magazine “The Xbox Auteurs”, and the book Machinima: Making Animated Movies in 3D Virtual Environments (Muska & Lipman Publishing, 2005). Ethan's real-time video sets with live music "Live Projections Volume One" premiered at the Marfa Film Festival
in 2010.
On October 2, 2010, Ethan produced Bring to Light a free public nighttime festival of light, sound and projection art in Greenpoint
, Brooklyn which was the first Nuit Blanche
event in New York
.
Evon Z. Vogt
Evon Zartman Vogt, Jr. was an American cultural anthropologist. Born in Gallup, New Mexico, he was a professor at Harvard University his entire career, serving as Chairman of the Department of Anthropology, Co-Master of Kirkland House , and Chairman of the Center for Latin American Studies...
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Ethan studied photography and filmmaking as an undergraduate at Harvard where he met the writer/director Andrew Bujalski
Andrew Bujalski
Andrew Bujalski, born April 29, 1977 in Boston, Massachusetts, is an American film director, screenwriter and actor, who has been called the "Godfather of Mumblecore."- Bio :...
in an introductory film class. Ethan would later producing Bujalski's feature films, Funny Ha Ha
Funny Ha Ha
Funny ha ha, considered the first mumblecore film, follows the exploits of recently graduated protagonist Marnie as she tries to find a temporary job and win the attention of a college friend named Alex , while trying to cut down on her beer consumption...
(2003), Mutual Appreciation
Mutual Appreciation
Mutual Appreciation is an independent film by Andrew Bujalski who previously directed Funny Ha Ha . The script is primarily dialogue between a group of young people as they try to determine where they fit in the world. It is considered part of the mumblecore movement.-Plot:The principal characters...
(2005) and Beeswax (2009) which were distributed internationally to critical acclaim. Funny Ha Ha is considered the first "Mumblecore
Mumblecore
Mumblecore is an American independent film movement that arose at the turn of the 21st century. Filmmakers associated with the movement include Andrew Bujalski, Lynn Shelton, Mark Duplass, Jay Duplass, Aaron Katz, Joe Swanberg, and Barry Jenkins....
" film and was recognized as one of the 10 most culturally, commercially or technologically important, consequential or groundbreaking films of 2000-9" by A.O. Scott, a chief film critic in the New York Times.
In 2005 when studying at NYU, Ethan wrote and directed Game: On
Game: On
Game: On is a 2004 short film produced by Ethan Vogt, a student at New York University, as an advertisement for Volvo Cars. The work is the first to combine live action and machinima, the use of real-time computer animation from a three-dimensional graphics rendering engine...
a branded-content short for Volvo
Volvo
AB Volvo is a Swedish builder of commercial vehicles, including trucks, buses and construction equipment. Volvo also supplies marine and industrial drive systems, aerospace components and financial services...
North America cited as one of the first commercial projects to combine live-action filmmaking with machinima animation. The short was awarded Best Picture and Best Commercial Machinima in the 2005 Machinima Film Festival and recognized for “Distinctive Merit” in the 84th Annual Art Director Club Awards. The production process was featured in an article by Clive Thompson in the New York Times Magazine “The Xbox Auteurs”, and the book Machinima: Making Animated Movies in 3D Virtual Environments (Muska & Lipman Publishing, 2005). Ethan's real-time video sets with live music "Live Projections Volume One" premiered at the Marfa Film Festival
Marfa Film Festival
The Marfa Film Fesival was a Film festival held in Marfa, Texas, celebrating contemporary and classic film, as well as hosting musical events, tours of the area, and various other art related activities. The first annual was held May 1–5. The second annual was held April 29 - May 3, 2009...
in 2010.
On October 2, 2010, Ethan produced Bring to Light a free public nighttime festival of light, sound and projection art in Greenpoint
Greenpoint, Brooklyn
Greenpoint is the northernmost neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is bordered on the southwest by Williamsburg at the Bushwick inlet, on the southeast by the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and East Williamsburg, on the north by Newtown Creek and Long Island City, Queens at the...
, Brooklyn which was the first Nuit Blanche
Nuit Blanche
Nuit Blanche is an annual all-night or night-time arts festival. A Nuit Blanche will typically have museums, private and public art galleries, and other cultural institutions open and free of charge, with the centre of the city itself being turned into a de facto art gallery, providing space for...
event in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
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