Introduction: Immanuel’s Song is an Award Winning fictional short film inspired by a real-life interrogation with infamous Elizabeth Smart kidnapper, Brian David Mitchell as he tries to prove to the FBI that he’s a prophet of God. Shot by students of Utah Valley University as a senior project for graduation, this film was immediately metContinue reading “Immanuel’s Song”
Category Archives: Filmmaking
Immanuel’s Song Interview – Utah Film Festival
Here’s a short interview with Parker and I discussing “Immanuel’s Song”:
The Villa (2018)
This is my friend William’s short film and TV-show proof of concept called “The Villa”. It’s one of my favorite projects that I’ve ever been a part of, and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. You can see me sleeping in the background of some of the shots (for real, IContinue reading “The Villa (2018)”
The Making of Immanuel’s Song
What follows is the making-of podcast for my short film, “Immanuel’s Song”, the B-Roll recorded for it, and the original cast read-through:
Film School Projects
The following shorts were either directed, written, produced, or edited by yours truly in Film School. I graduated from in 2017 with my capstone project “Immanuel’s Song”, which went on to win some awards. There’s good, bad, and in-between here, so enjoy!
The Redneck Backscratcher Commercials
This is a series of commercials I made while in Film School for my dad’s friend. They were written by Entrepreneur, Johnathan Wright, and shot at his restaurant in Ogden, UT early in 2016. It’s a real product you can find on Amazon, by the way. Some big Youtuber came across these videos at someContinue reading “The Redneck Backscratcher Commercials”
Home Movies in Purgatory
The following are the surviving short films and home videos I made with my friends between the time I graduated High School and the time I finally changed my major to Cinema Production. Habitual bad spelling continues on from the stuff I made in High School, but these are SLIGHTLY more sophisticated. Once again, youContinue reading “Home Movies in Purgatory”
Start With Nothing (2011)
This was the first time I was ever on a real film set. My neighbor, Susan Phelan, had been asked to direct this little micro budget film (her first feature film). She knew I wanted to make movies and needed High School kids, so she invited me to come to the set for a fewContinue reading “Start With Nothing (2011)”
High School Home Movies
Enjoy, if you will, the collection of surviving videos I made with my friends in Jr. High and High School! Complete with spelling errors! You might not find them entertaining, but I sure do!
Joseph DeGolyer 