JOIN US ON FACEBOOK www.facebook.com FAR (Part 4) Director: Andy Landen Hometown: Owen Sound, Ontario Canada Lot Six was filmed over the course of the entire “Far” production period and ties together locations across Canada, Michigan, and California. It was shot in both analog and digital formats — mixing 16mm, mini DV, and HD. The “pluggers” in Andy’s video include a bunch of people from the “Far” team, their classmates at USC, characters from other videos, and friends of Filligar. Andy even roped his parents and brother Jesse into plugging in a few extension cords. Andy Landen is a filmmaker originally from Owen Sound, Ontario Canada. He grew up making videos of his younger brother skateboarding. So when his brother, Jesse became a professinal skateboarder, Andy, not wanting to be upstaged, moved to Los Angeles to become a “professional” filmmaker. Andy has also directed a number of short films, documentaries, music videos and commercials spots. He recently won the 2010 Coca-Cola Refreshing Filmmaker Award, for his film ‘Message in a Bottle.’ He is currently finishing his MFA in film production at the University of Southern California, with a focus in writing and directing.
Video Rating: 4 / 5