Evan Glodell
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Evan Glodell is an American feature film director, producer, writer, and actor, who directed the indie film Bellflower
on a shoestring budget of $17,000. This feature has received positive reviews of 73% on Rotten Tomatoes, and is critically acclaimed by such critics as Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times.
Glodell has been interviewed by multiple online sources, and spoke of his will-power to produce his own films:
Prior to the indie film success, Glodell directed, wrote and starred in the Boss of the Glory edgy pseudo sitcom series that aired on Stim-TV network. He also directed the 2009 music video "Let Me Up" by Cursive
. Glodell is a principal part of Coatwolf Productions, the assemblage of crew and actors that have been the core of all of Glodell's projects.
A tinkerer at heart, Glodell has made repeated adjustments to what is now called the Coatwolf camera, an assemblage of old camera parts, Russian lenses and the Silicon Imaging SI-1 2K camera. The camera is explained in this youtube video. Glodell's cinematographer Joel Hodge was able to achieve a unique look for the film with "amazing colors and amazing in-camera perspective tricks such as tilt-shifting, which allows for one tiny part of the image to remain in focus while the rest is not."
He also built numerous prototypes that became the flamethrower that is central to the plot of Bellflower, as well as working with co-star Tyler Dawson to make the custom modifications to both cars that co-star in the movie; the flame spitting Medusa and whiskey dispensing Speed Biscuit.
Bellflower (film)
Bellflower is a 2011 American film written and directed by Evan Glodell. It was produced on a shoestring budget in Ventura, California and premiered in January 2011 at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival....
on a shoestring budget of $17,000. This feature has received positive reviews of 73% on Rotten Tomatoes, and is critically acclaimed by such critics as Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times.
Glodell has been interviewed by multiple online sources, and spoke of his will-power to produce his own films:
- "Many years went by and I just realized it hit me over the head that no one is going to give me a chance."
Prior to the indie film success, Glodell directed, wrote and starred in the Boss of the Glory edgy pseudo sitcom series that aired on Stim-TV network. He also directed the 2009 music video "Let Me Up" by Cursive
Cursive (band)
Cursive is an American indie rock band from Omaha, Nebraska, on Saddle Creek Records.-History:The band was formed in 1995 by Tim Kasher, Matt Maginn, Steve Pedersen , and drummer Clint Schnase. In 1997, they released Such Blinding Stars for Starving Eyes. After a couple years of touring, the band...
. Glodell is a principal part of Coatwolf Productions, the assemblage of crew and actors that have been the core of all of Glodell's projects.
A tinkerer at heart, Glodell has made repeated adjustments to what is now called the Coatwolf camera, an assemblage of old camera parts, Russian lenses and the Silicon Imaging SI-1 2K camera. The camera is explained in this youtube video. Glodell's cinematographer Joel Hodge was able to achieve a unique look for the film with "amazing colors and amazing in-camera perspective tricks such as tilt-shifting, which allows for one tiny part of the image to remain in focus while the rest is not."
He also built numerous prototypes that became the flamethrower that is central to the plot of Bellflower, as well as working with co-star Tyler Dawson to make the custom modifications to both cars that co-star in the movie; the flame spitting Medusa and whiskey dispensing Speed Biscuit.