Minneapolis movie makers:
Brandon Crowson
Brandon Crowson
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Published by Sareth Ney on July 20, 2016 at 3:35 a.m.
Updated on July 20, 2016 at 10:53 a.m. |
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Photo credit: Jan Wilms
MINNEAPOLIS – Brandon Crowson has been a storyteller, ever since the age of six. After reaching adulthood, he became a laborer and worked with his hands. In his mid-20s, he went back to telling stories. He enrolled into college and majored in screenwriting. While furthering his education, he learned as much as he could about the filmmaking process.
Applying the knowledge Crowson gained—he directed, edited, produced, recorded and provided visual effects for the award winning documentary, “The World Has No Eyedea”, about Michael “Eyedea” Larsen. With crowdfunding, he exceeded his goal and shined light on the late artist. After the audience has the opportunity to view the film, he hoped they leave knowing Eyedea was a genius and it made a statement.
Reasoning why Crowson made the documentary about Eyedea was because he was his favorite rapper. He felt his words carried a lot of power and his art helped him and many overcome “difficult personal experiences”. From his perspective, it was a “dream come true on many levels”. He felt it was his best work through the process of it, due to the fact he was excited and passionate about it.
Some of Crowson’s favorite filmmakers include Park Chan Wook, Quentin Tarantino, John Singleton and Charlie Chaplin. Someday—he would like to work alongside Robert Rodriguez, Singleton or Tarantino. He felt like they could picture what he envisioned. If Crowson could turn back time and be part of a major motion picture, he chose “Black Swan”. John Carpenter’s “In the Mouth of Madness” was stated as his favorite horror film of all time.
When it came to providing advice for up-and-coming filmmakers, he advised everyone to learn every aspect. He went onto say no one was willing to work as hard, unless monetary gain was involved. Also, he encouraged them to remain professional, when it came to building relationships. He urged to not get romantically involved on set.
In the next five years, Crowson hopes to bring all of his scripts to life. They range from features to series. One is an award-winning screenplay titled “Poorman”. Slug, lyricist of Atmosphere, is garnering interest portraying one of the actors. In the long run—Crowson’s goal is to direct, edit, produce and write his own films. His other aspirations include making one film, every year and for the rest of his life. In time, he hopes to work on narrative pieces.
Applying the knowledge Crowson gained—he directed, edited, produced, recorded and provided visual effects for the award winning documentary, “The World Has No Eyedea”, about Michael “Eyedea” Larsen. With crowdfunding, he exceeded his goal and shined light on the late artist. After the audience has the opportunity to view the film, he hoped they leave knowing Eyedea was a genius and it made a statement.
Reasoning why Crowson made the documentary about Eyedea was because he was his favorite rapper. He felt his words carried a lot of power and his art helped him and many overcome “difficult personal experiences”. From his perspective, it was a “dream come true on many levels”. He felt it was his best work through the process of it, due to the fact he was excited and passionate about it.
Some of Crowson’s favorite filmmakers include Park Chan Wook, Quentin Tarantino, John Singleton and Charlie Chaplin. Someday—he would like to work alongside Robert Rodriguez, Singleton or Tarantino. He felt like they could picture what he envisioned. If Crowson could turn back time and be part of a major motion picture, he chose “Black Swan”. John Carpenter’s “In the Mouth of Madness” was stated as his favorite horror film of all time.
When it came to providing advice for up-and-coming filmmakers, he advised everyone to learn every aspect. He went onto say no one was willing to work as hard, unless monetary gain was involved. Also, he encouraged them to remain professional, when it came to building relationships. He urged to not get romantically involved on set.
In the next five years, Crowson hopes to bring all of his scripts to life. They range from features to series. One is an award-winning screenplay titled “Poorman”. Slug, lyricist of Atmosphere, is garnering interest portraying one of the actors. In the long run—Crowson’s goal is to direct, edit, produce and write his own films. His other aspirations include making one film, every year and for the rest of his life. In time, he hopes to work on narrative pieces.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Sareth Ney is the journalist for A Quarter and Dream Pictures. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mass Communications and Center for New Media from Colorado State University-Pueblo. He is a former apprentice to master of horror, Clive Barker. He is a Wu-Tang Clan inspired superhero, Wu-Man Chu. He is an award-winning short filmmaker; his goal is to write 150 articles in select time zones, inducts every article into his hall of fame, is a stand-up comedian, motivational speaker, founder and co-host of Pueblo's Independent Multimedia Podcast and is the festival director at Sareth-Fest Music and Comedy Festival.
