Tag Archives: short film

TELL-TALE HEARTBEATS

Posted on January 21, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

In all this time writing about my first short film musical Edgar Allan Poe adaptation “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” I have kept one crucial secret: how are the famous tell-tale heartbeats rendered in this version? It must be … Continue reading →

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P&P – Day 3 – Adventures with a Porta-Jib

Posted on January 8, 2022 by dannyashkenasi

While watching the trailer for “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre“, my musical short film adaptation of the classic Edgar Allan Poe story, you will see me as the protagonist in a dark space, viewed from above. While … Continue reading →

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Pit and Pendulum TRAILER

Posted on December 10, 2021 by dannyashkenasi

Hot off the editing bay: The Trailer for “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre”! “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre“, my second short film musical adaptation of an Edgar Allan Poe classic (say that clause three … Continue reading →

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Pit & Pendulum Posters

Posted on December 1, 2021 by dannyashkenasi

Introducing the poster design for “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre“: and its alternate / sibling poster: You probably noticed some imagery from the film that is being introduced for the first time on my blog’s discussions about … Continue reading →

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P&P – Day 2 – The Destruction of the Cello

Posted on November 24, 2021 by dannyashkenasi

That’s a beautiful cello, don’t you think? A little worn at the edges perhaps, but to the composer who plays it, a poor fellow who lives in a garret in 17th century Spain, this instrument is his most prized possession, … Continue reading →

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TELL-TALE SUBTITLES 2 – Spanish

Posted on November 4, 2021 by dannyashkenasi

It’s time for another episode of Fun with Tell-Tale Subtitles! The first time I shared screenshots of my musical Edgar Allan Poe adaptation “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” with Portuguese subtitles. Today Spanish gets its turn. These screenshots are … Continue reading →

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FREE TELL-TALE HALLOWEEN SCREENING

Posted on October 29, 2021 by dannyashkenasi

FREE OUTDOOR SCREENING OF “THE TELL-TALE HEART – A MUSICABRE” HALLOWEEN NIGHT IN MANHATTAN’S EAST VILLAGE My first Edgar Allan Poe musical short film adaptation “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” will screen for free as part of the Theater … Continue reading →

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TELL-TALE SUBTITLES 1 – Brazilian Portuguese

Posted on October 3, 2021 by dannyashkenasi

“The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre“, my musical short film adaptation of the short story by Edgar Allan Poe, was seen in over 80 film festivals all over the world. Most festivals, regardless of where in the world they took … Continue reading →

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P&P – Day 1 – Home Invasion

Posted on September 13, 2021 by dannyashkenasi

It was our first day of shooting. I was nearly naked, in a too small bathtub of cooling water, being watched by a crew of a dozen or so people, most I’d met for the first time today. And this … Continue reading →

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TELL-TALE at HALLOWEEN HORROR PICTURE SHOW

Posted on August 11, 2021 by dannyashkenasi

There’s another chance to see my musical short film Edgar Allan Poe adaptation “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” this Friday at a live film festival screening in Orlando, Florida. “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” will be screening courtesy … Continue reading →

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TELL-TALE at DENALI

Posted on July 15, 2021 by dannyashkenasi

“THE TELL-TALE HEART – A MUSICABRE” plays at the DENALI FILM FESTIVAL July 15-18 streaming on-line Alaska’s Denali Film Festival (click here to go there) had accepted my short film musical Edgar Allan Poe adaptation “The Tell-Tale Heart – a … Continue reading →

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P&P – Today the Hair Gets Shorn!

Posted on July 8, 2021 by dannyashkenasi

Today I cut my hair. All of it. Off. Beard too. I’ll be completely clean shaven and bald. This has been in the works for over a year. I got the closest hair cut of my life July 2019, and … Continue reading →

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TELL-TALE SKIPTOWN MUSICAL WINNER

Posted on July 4, 2021 by dannyashkenasi

Skiptown Playhouse Film Festival Awards “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre” or an incredible delightful distinction vs an insignificant dialectic dilemma As Vincenzo CarubiaI, festival director of the Los Angeles based Skiptown Playhouse International Film Festival, elaborates in announcing the … Continue reading →

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Introducing the Pit and Pendulum Page

Posted on June 27, 2021 by dannyashkenasi

Next week we go into production for my Tell-Tale follow-up “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre”. I hope to post some on-set diary entries; if I find time; we’ll see… Either way more news on my next short … Continue reading →

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P&P – Intimations of the Horrors to Come

Posted on June 25, 2021 by dannyashkenasi

Next week “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre”, the follow up to my first musical Edgar Allan Poe short film adaptation “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre“, goes into production. So now is a good time to share … Continue reading →

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TELL-TALE FLORIDA THREEPEAT

Posted on May 16, 2021 by dannyashkenasi

TELL-TALE RETURNS TO FLORIDA IN AUGUST “The Tell-Tale Heart – a musicabre“, my musical short film Edgar Allan Poe adaptation, has been making the festival rounds since November 2019. And it’s still going strong, even though a one year to … Continue reading →

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