More about "Perils of Nude Modeling"
Romantic comedy. 2004. Super 16 mm film. Student film (University of Texas at Austin). www.wolfriverpictures.com
SCREENINGS/AWARDS
U.S. Comedy Arts Festival (Best College Short)
Student Academy Award Nomination (Best Narrative)
Manhattan Short Film Festival (Best Student Film)
The Hamptons International Film Festival (Jury Award)
Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films
Silver Lake Film Festival
USA Film Festival (Best Texas Narrative)
Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival (Best Short Film)
SEHSUCHTE 33rd International Student Film Festival, Germany
Athens International Film and Video Festival
San Diego Film Festival
Austin Film Festival
East Lansing Film Festival (Best Student Film)
Firstglance Philadelphia (Best Student Short)
Firstglance Los Angeles (Best Student Short)
Sonoma Valley Film Festival
DC Independent Film Festival
WESTfest (Grand Jury Prize, Audience Award, Best Production Design, Best Cinematography)
Cinematexas (Best Cinematography)
Carolina Film and Video Festival (Best College Narrative, Best Directing)
Real to Reel Film Festival (Best Short)
Firstlook Student Film Festival (Best of Show)
Chamberlain Bros. Student Film Festival
Texas Filmmakers Showcase
Vail Film Festival
To date: 49 festival screenings, 25 awards
CAST/CREW
Mr. Minor. . . John Merriman
Model. . . Estephania LeBaron
Professor. . . Garry Peters
Violent Artist. . . J. Hudson Brownlee
Written, Directed, and Edited by
Scott Rice
Produced by
Scott Rice
Kelly Williams
Vivian Le
Cinematography
Andrew Cadelago
Helena Wei
Production Designer
Kimberly Long
Music
Pat Murray
Sound Design
Chris Keyland
FILMMAKER BIO
After studying film theory under David Bordwell, a world-renowned film scholar, Rice built a successful career as an art director for Activision before entering graduate film school in Austin, Texas. He is the first person in history to be awarded two Student Academy Award Nominations in two different categories in the same year. His work has been showcased in five screenings at the Director’s Guild of America theatre, HBO's U.S. Comedy Arts Festival, Slamdance, Manhattan Short Film Festival, The Hamptons International Film Festival, Aspen Shortsfest and on Showtime. A recipient of a Texas Filmmakers Production Fund grant, Rice now teaches screenwriting at the University of Texas at Austin, writes scripts, and directs commercials. He recently edited the upcoming indie comedy “Partner(s)” and continues work on his first book, Small Stories, Big Ideas: Demystifying the Short Film.
FILMOGRAPHY (ABBREV.)
Perils in Nude Modeling (2004)
The Adventures of Mad Matt (2003)
Pillowfight (2000)
Achoo! (2000)
Cardinal Blue (1997)
Buster Escapes (1994)
“Perils in Nude Modeling”
Accolades
“A remarkable tour de force… superbly paced, inventive, and exhilarating.”
--Roger Corman
“Polished, taut, and beautifully lit…Rice has an accomplished, stylized smoothness to his work…”
--Shawn Badgley, Austin Chronicle
“I loved the film. Hilarious. . .”
--Levi Douglass, DreamWorks
“The best of the American crop…”
--Lisa Selin Davis, The Independent Film and Video Monthly
“Filmed with all the sumptuousness of a Vermeer painting. . . John Merriman is so engaging as a student struggling through the class that you desperately want him to succeed in this absurd world.”
--Anna Ditkoff, City Paper, Baltimore
“It has a lot of love in it, a sensitivity a lot of short films lack.”
--Ben Duhl, HKM, NY
“Exceptional work with a definitive style. Excellent in every respect, and a lot of fun.”
--Harry Lynch, Trinity Films
“. . .the stand-out film of the evening. . .”
--Charles Dunn, Sony Pictures
“A f*cking incredible piece of work.”
--Richard Lewis, Producer
“Perils was super cool. . . I really liked it.”
--Andy Cockrum, assistant editor Sin City
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