New Shirt Designs

It has been a while since anything has been updated with the merch site for To Tony Productions but today I decided to add a few holiday themed shirts and hoodies to the site. I guess it was the big Thanksgiving dinner and all the talk of Christmas that put me in the mood. Click on the link above to get to the merch site.

Also currently I have been working on my next short film Breakdown which will premiere along with Gas Guzzlers on December 10th at 7pm. I would say I am about 50% done with the shooting, after that I am going to be trying to change around my editing style to come out with a product unlike anything I have done to date.

I am always trying to reinvent myself and hopefully the risk I am taking with this short will pay off.

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Check out the shirts and Thanks for the support,
Dan Hess

Big News

Hey everyone! I know it has been a little while since the last post but I have been busy, busy, busy with school and work. However I have great news about GAS GUZZLERS!

At Towson University on December 10th I will have a premiere of my film Gas Guzzlers in Van Bokkelen room 204. For those not familiar with this room it is Towson's own theater, so I will be premiering the film on the giant HD projector screen. I want everyone to come out to the event and you can find more information on the event page on facebook.

Also I have a new teaser trailer for my upcoming short film entitled Breakdown, which is proving to be my most visually stunning work yet!

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Thanks,
Dan

Slowwwwwwwww...

Things here at To Tony Productions have been painfully slow to say the least. With school at the craziest point it has been at I have been completely consumed. I have to make a short film for school and this wednesday should be the start of the film. It is going to be a short centered around one character, with probably a maximum of two characters in the whole film. I am expecting the film to be about 15 minutes long, or shorter.

Gas Guzzlers is done and I am hoping to get a theater screening of this film at my school at Towson U. Tomorrow I am meeting with the head of the department about renting out the school's mini theater for a one night showing of the film. Hopefully everything will work out...

Really not too much else going on right now, I am just trying to get life situated and I am saving up to get an SG - Blade lens adapter for my camera. Once I get that, my films will look even more stunning and professional.

Keep up the support and Thank you all,
Dan H.

2 Videos In 1

This week has been a busy one. On early Friday morning I did a review of Paranormal Activity 2 which has had good reception among people. On Saturday I visited a local bookstore/cafe (Shallow Creek to be exact) and recorded a friend of mine performing. Another old friend happened to be there and I recorded his set as well. Out of a nice night of performances I managed to get two videos out of it. The first is a cover of Would? by Alice In Chains as performed by Joe Doty. The next is a cover of Yesterday by The Beatles which was a duet by both Joe Doty and Chad Shoemaker. They were both amazing.

Chad is leaving for Florida soon and it is a very sad time as he was an actor in my film Gas Guzzlers, which has been an amazing success so far. I only wish him the best in his future acting endeavors.

Check out Yesterday Cover Here

Check out Would? Cover Here

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Thanks,
Dan Hess

Paranormal Activity 2 Review

So last night I saw the advanced screening of Paranormal Activity 2. I came home that night, a little jumpy as I was from the first one. I went straight up to my room and decided to do this review. Filmed at like 4 a.m. this review was worth it for me. The link will be below check it out for sure.

Also new is the fact that To Tony Productions now has a photobucket account where you can get all the cool logos that I have designed for your desktop background or otherwise. Stop on by and download some pics!

Paranormal Activity 2 Review

Photobucket page

Facebook Fan Page

Thanks,
Dan Hess

Old Blizzard Video

So this past winter season in Maryland was probably one of the worst...if not THE worst ever. With a ton of snow storms and one of the biggest blizzards in recent memory we got hit hard. On February 9, 2010 myself and my close friend Hector decided to go out in the storm. Along with us we brought a camera and plenty of sledding gear. It was a crazy day that day and I wish we could have filmed more but the extreme cold left my camera not even able to film. We got mild frostbite and enjoyed a huge meal at Denny's but at least we got most of it on camera. This coming winter season I only hope can be as crazy, because those are the best memories. Enjoy this short blizzard diary.

Blizzard Diary Video

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Thanks guys,
Dan Hess

Breakdown

My new short film entitled Breakdown is now up on youtube. The short film is all about the end of a relationship and the toll that it takes on a person. I do not use any actors or dialogue to convey this emotion, only video and music. I wanted to make this short as disjointed as possible and the decision to use no actors I think only adds to the artistic value of the piece. I hope that you can feel what I feel when I watch this short film.

Watch the video here

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Thanks,
Dan Hess

Remebering a Great Woman

Nancy Hart was my grandmother, friend, and inspiration. Nancy was always there for me all throughout my life. She would babysit me from birth until I got old enough to be home by myself. She was a woman who would give me the best advice, and would show me a more positive way of seeing the world. When I was bullied in school she showed me that aggression was never the answer, and that the Lord was there to help me and that he would. She taught me the importance of things like the bible and religion in life. Although I now do not fully believe in organized religion she still accepted me for who I was. That was the other thing she taught me so well...acceptance of others was a value she placed very high. She showed me not to pass judgment on people. She died not too long ago today and I will never forget the special place that she has in my heart. I know she was very close to Tony and I know that now she will be able to find him and once again they can be happy together.

In many ways the film that I did this summer "Gas Guzzlers," took a lot from what she taught me in life and I always wanted nothing more than to show her the film and now I can't. I did a True Docs this summer where I interviewed her about family and I am so happy to have film of her that will live on and carry on her many messages. I hope that she is proud of what I have done and I always want her to know that I love her very much.

Let Me In review

So for the first time I am trying out something new on my other youtube channel. I posted up a review of the film "Let Me In," directed by Matt Reeves. I have been wanting to try a film review for a while so I figured why not? In addition to this review tomorrow I am posting up a super short film that I did for a class entitled "Breakdown," that will be up tomorrow at midnight. Below will be links to the video and my main youtube channel where you can catch up on my past work.

Let Me In Review

Main Youtube Channel

Thanks,
Dan Hess

Been a while...

Well it has been a little while since I posted up anything new. So here is the 411 over at To Tony Productions. Right now I just got done making a cinema style introduction for a short film in my video production class. That intro will be put up on youtube this Sunday at midnight. Also as far as Gas Guzzlers I finished re filming the last scene about a week ago, however I have not really had too much time to mess with things in the editing room. Once school slows down more or I just find time I will start to mess with it. I promise that it will be done soon though. Other things going on...well for that same production class I have to do a short film, so I can gurantee at least one new short film from To Tony Productions before the end of the year. In addition I have also started a new unique project which takes basically the same type of footage but just on a grand scale and slap that all together into one big video...I have a name for it but the name gives waaaaay too much away about it. Just know that when it is done it will come out of nowhere! Other than that I am just going to be promoting the company and spreading the word.

Thanks fans,
Dan H.

New Designs and Logos!

It has been a while since I have posted anything up, mainly because I wanted to let people find the trailer for Gas Guzzlers very easily. Anyway I have a lot of new logos and designs for the company...

This first one is sort of a representation of the things that have been going on in my life as well as just an abstract piece. In my dark times I have just put out different words that are connected but then disjointed in the same vein as the way the limbs of the tree are...they may all have a common root but each limb sort of goes out on its own path.

In this one I again used the disjointed sayings and words to kind of be a motto for the independence of the company but then use a certain letter in each line to spell out To Tony. I like this one a whole lot and think it is very original and shows the artistic side of TTP.


This final one is a picture of my cousin Bryce who is actually Tony's younger brother. He was born after Tony's death but he is still his brother. In this one I took a very candid picture of him looking at my messed up chair in my room. After a while he got mad that I kept taking pictures and left. I decided to put the To Tony words on his head because I felt like that was a symbol for how he carries a piece of Tony with him and in his mind. I just wanted to do something abstract but again deep.

I hope you like the new designs as I have been putting them up on the facebook page over the past few days now. Don't forget to click the links below for all the cool stuff to check out.

Facebook Fan Page

Gas Guzzlers Trailer

Merch Site

Thanks for the love and support,
Dan Hess

Gas Guzzlers Trailer

The new Gas Guzzlers trailer is finally here and all over youtube! I hope you guys all check it out and let me know what you think of it. I would greatly appreciate it! The film will be coming soon after this so sit tight and enjoy.

Link is here:

Watch the trailer here.

Thanks,
Dan Hess

One more shirt

Hey guys today I have even more good news for you out there. All you cute fanatics out there rejoice because I have yet another awesome and cute To Tony Productions shirt up now on the merch site. Also I am announcing the my trailer for "Gas Guzzlers," is coming out this Sunday at Midnight exactly. Once the trailer is up and running I will post the link asap on my blog here and also over on my facebook page. There is an event listing on Facebook for the trailer you can sign up for it on the link below. Also while you are waiting check out my summer documentary series True Docs, which is now officially ended. All the links are as follows:

Facebook event page

Youtube Page

Spreadshirt Page:


Thanks,
Dan Hess

More Shirts!

So tonight there are all new shirts galore over at the old To Tony Merch shop. From cute animals to zombie bunnies there is a little bit of everything over at my shop. Check it out and pick up something today!

Check it out!

Thanks,
Dan Hess

Where We Stand

Ok so basically here is where we stand for everything. First off the trailer is pretty much done for "Gas Guzzlers," I have it all put down and ready, all I need to do is add the little To Tony Productions logo at the beginning and adjust the color of the whole thing. Secondly True Docs is over but right now I am kicking around some ideas with people about perhaps doing a weekly comedy thing. I have done a lot of drama and all that jazz so maybe I can bring laughter to people I don't know. Finally, on Monday I am going to start editing the final cut of "Gas Guzzlers," so that I can send it out to all the little festivals.

All in all this has been a great year for myself and for To Tony Productions. Thanks to the support of Ash, Chad, Joe, Jordan, Hector, Steve, Victoria, and Tony.

Spreadshirt here

Youtube here

Facebook Fan Page here

Thanks,
Dan Hess