Very Clever » Making Movies http://veryclever.org Making movies and hilarity in Chicago, IL. Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:04:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 A Very Classic Short http://veryclever.org/2011/02/a-very-classic-short/ http://veryclever.org/2011/02/a-very-classic-short/#comments Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:13:13 +0000 chris http://veryclever.org/?p=381

Take note! Very Clever’s 2007 award winning short Sing O’Muse is now on the site. Its one of our favorites, and the only one to include a cheerful ditty about the brutal sacking of a city. And we made it only 12 hours! Enjoy.

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You can watch the film, along with the 50 other Grand Prix entries, and vote for your favorite at the Film Racing Website.

As is often the case in these timed races, there are tweaks we intended that didn’t get made before time ran out, so check back here soon to see our 101 hour cut.

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If you have a chance, why not vote for The Never Did Do Blues, our winning entry in the Chicago Film Race?  Its a rollicking animated zombie musical, done by folks who still know what thats supposed to mean.  You can Vote Here.

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Be aware: Very Clever has submitted a film to Bughouse’s Movie Night. The details are above, and if you’re a filmmaker yourself submissions are still open. Come by Thursday Dec. 3 for some shorts, some beers, and a raffle.

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Very Clever has previously entered the Grand Prix. Our 2008 entry The Flip Side received an Honorable Mention, and 2007′s Hope Hath No Halflife was awarded First Runner Up.

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Nothing’s worse than having a roommate eat all your Doritos. Especially if that roommate borrows your mouth to do it.

One of three spots we made as entries to Doritos’ “Crash the Super Bowl” contest, in an attempt to win lots of money. This one, of course, builds on some of our previous work in the area of talking brain comedy.

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A man who has become too emotionally attached to his Doritos learns a harsh lesson.

One of three spots we made as entries to Doritos’ “Crash the Super Bowl” contest, in an attempt to win lots of money. This idea came up about 2 hours before we shot it, after we had cast off a few previous ideas for being either predictable, difficult to film, or just not quite funny enough.

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]]> http://veryclever.org/2009/10/zombies-win/feed/ 1 Vote for Very Clever Health Care Reform http://veryclever.org/2009/10/vote-for-very-clever-health-care-reform/ http://veryclever.org/2009/10/vote-for-very-clever-health-care-reform/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:28:17 +0000 chris http://veryclever.org/?p=163 safe_image.php

As you saw below, Very Clever produced a short video for Organizing for America’s Health Care Reform Video Challenge.  We’re happy to announce that our video we’re one of the 20 Finalists!  You can check out our video and the other great finalists here.  You can also rate your favorite videos, and the winner will be aired to promote Health Care Reform. Your vote only counts is you rate all twenty videos, so set aside 10 minutes to vote for your favorite.  And if your favorite happened to be ours, that’s be great. Though not as great as comprehensive Health Care Reform.

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