Meet Your Experts: Darren DiSaronno and Matthew Ward October 21, 2009
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Check out the incredible Expert Panel of judges!
Back again, this time to introduce you to Darren DiSaronno and Matthew Ward, two of eight expert judges for the Vado Film Contest. In case you missed the last post, we touched on the pot of gold at the end of the splendorous rainbow. Pot of gold being the unbelievable prizes like $1,500 cash, an internship with a famous Hollywood filmmaker, speakers, headphones, and Vado HD video cams to name a few; Splendorous rainbow being the fact that you get to make a stellar short film and have it be watched by 8 film industry greats.
- Darren DiSaronno, Renaissance man
In addition to Phillip Noyce and Ken Arlidge, Darren DiSaronno is an expert judge. Darren is starring in a new online series, Red Harbor, shot entirely on the Vado HD. Be sure to watch the hysterical behind the scenes episodes. They are a favorite of mine and most everyone I know.
Darren is a self-professed Renaissance man when it comes to making flicks. No, he’s not into period pieces; he’s simply fluent in every aspect of the movie making process. Hailed as the “action film visionary of our time”, Darren got his training making motion pictures on the streets, exploding onto the scene with his directorial debut, Operation Eagle Tears, at the age of 19.
Other films include The Human Missile Crisis, Playa Del Spice, Confidant and Confidant 2: Overconfidant. His current project, Red Harbor, was shot exclusively on the Vado HD Pocket Camera. Darren enjoys good conversation without the head games, vintage Chianti and high diving.
Matthew Ward
Matthew Ward got his start working at the Academy Award wining visual effects house, Industrial Light & Magic, where he contributed work on such films as The Mummy, Star Wars Episode I, and Wild Wild West. Since then, Ward has worked on numerous visual effects and animation films including Titan A.E., Behind Enemy Lines, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Doug Chiang’s Robota, The Polar Express, Catwoman, Superman Returns, War of the Worlds, Monster House, and Beowulf.
Ward is a jack-of-all-trades, much like a lot of you out there. He does everything from concept illustrations & designs, pre-visual animation & cinematography, editing, and character animation. As an independent director and filmmaker, his work has been featured in several international film festivals and he has been an Addy nominee for two of his commercials. He has also been a voice actor in several animated short films and the feature film, Beowulf.
With impressive judges like Noyce, Arlidge, DiSaronno and Ward on this contest, I can only imagine you are turning cartwheels right now. Tomorrow we will meet two more judges of the Vado Film Contest. Remember, you don’t have to be a film student to reap the benefits of this contest. Come December 5th, we will start the rating process of all the student’s videos. I am beside myself with anticipation- hopefully you feel the same.
Find out more information on the Vado HD cameras used in this contest.
[...] We were first introduced to Philip Noyce (Heat Wave, Clear and Present Danger, The Bone Collector) and Ken Arlidge (Full Metal Jacket, Army of Darkness, The Crow) followed up by debonair web legend, Darren Disaronno and jack-of-all-trades, Matthew Ward (Polar Express, Superman…. [...]
[...] that will knock you out of your socks. From industry greats lik Phillip Noyce and Ken Arlidge, to web-classic Darren DiSaronno and jack-of-all-trades Matt Ward, to film mavens John-Paul Beeghly and Jon “JK” Klaczkiewicz. Well the stardom doesn’t end [...]