AWESOME UPDATE!

Hey guys! Long time no talk-er uh, blog?

Well I know that JJ and I have really let the site go and there hasn't really been anything substantial done here in a while. However, JJ and I have been working on the next Hammerfist adventure. It'll be a lot shorter, but a lot sweeter! Rest assured, it'll be way over the top and out of this world. JJ and I have been honing our skills (JJ with Drawing and storytelling and me with the organization and storytelling).

We may both have full time jobs, but I promise you its the type of job that can only help Hammerfist. But enough talk about the NEXT HAMMERFIST, what about the ORIGINAL, AMAZING, 2008 short film HAMMERFISTS OF FURY!?

Well my friends, check out the whole film below.




ENJOY GUYS! A tell us what you liked! (And didn't like)


XOXOFIST

-Matthew

ITV FEST AWESOMENESS

So I just got back from the opening gala for ITV Fest and let me tell you, this is going to be one hell of a festival.

The quality of all the entries look amazing and we are honored to be a part of it. SO HONORED, that we drew up a quick poster just for the occasion!



It's not totally colored or finished, but I thought I might as well put it up to whet your tongues. Yum.

Just to remind you all, DAVID HAMMERFIST: HAMMERFISTS OF FURY will be showing not once, not three times, but TWICE this week at The Laemmle Sunset 5:

SATURDAY AUG. 1st @ 8:45pm

TUESDAY AUG. 4th @ 6pm


So yeah, we'll kick things off Saturday night-with the voice of David Hammerfist in attendence- and you can all vote Hammerfist for the audience award (if you so choose).

Then, on Tuesday we'll end things with a bang-hopefully with the voice of Steve in attendance- and you can ONCE AGAIN, vote Hammerfist for the audience award!

You know you want to.

And if you are still hesitant, if you e-mail me (and are one of the first 10) we can get you discounted tickets at...wait for it.....%50 OFF!

That's $7.50 for you art majors. The only problem is that the screening could sell out before then since I'll have to get them the day of the screening. If you don't want to risk it, then just go to http://itvfest.bside.com/2009/schedule/week and buy your tickets there!


So come on up to the Laemmle Sunset 5 and have a great time with David and friends. Hell, maybe I'll buy you a drink at Sushi Dan. MAYBE.

-Matthew

NEW FESTIVALS! MORE HAMMERFIST!

Hey guys! GREAT NEWS!

Hammerfist will be showing at two festivals in the next two months!

First up is the Action on Film International Film Festival that runs from July 23rd-31st in Pasadena California! We haven't yet heard back on the official schedule for that yet, but we can't wait to be there.


The schedule we DO have is for none other than the Independent Television Festival that will run July 31st-August 6th in Los Angeles' own Sunset 5!

And Hammerfist will be showing on TWO count 'em TWO nights!

Saturday August 1st
9pm

Tuesday August 4th
6pm

Thats a lot of fisting!

Go here to buy tickets!

We will also be playing with a few other great animated pilots like A Guy and His Beaver, Monday First, Wentworth and Buxbury and Psycho Bob (that's live action I believe)!

We hope everyone can come out to these screenings and please tell your friends! We'll have more info soon, but for right now I'll leave you with a couple teasers for the next tentative Hammerfist project. Of course, teasers will be teasers and many of you haven't seen the 1st film yet but these are just a little fun....





And of course, we alsways Have our beautiful poster for Hammerfists of Fury:

Not a lot of news

Hey everyone! High time for an update, I'd say.

We havent been up to a whole lot. There are a few last festivals we'll be submitting to, but the big news is the pitch bible, which is well under way! We've got a first draft and we've gotten some input on it, so that ball is actually rolling (after a year...).

We're creating a lot of new art for that so we'll be updating here with some pictures once they're done. Until then, here's a picture I did of Steve:



-JJ

Updates Updates Updates

Hey guys!

It's been a crazy week here at Hammerfist Productions! We've been at Newport Beach Film Festival all weekend and currently trying to finish our commissioned commercial for www.healthinsurance.com! When it rains it pours!

As for Hammerfist stuff, many of you might be visiting the website for the first time (courtesy of our wonderful review from the fine folks at Moving Pictures Magazine) and to you we Welcome you to the world of David Hammerfist. If you are looking for some content of our film Let me direct you to our trailers on Youtube at the bottom of this post. As for additional clips, let me just say that VERY VERY soon there will be all the clips anyone needs from the David Hammerfist: Hammerfists of Fury. So keep your eyes here in the next week for that BIG UPDATE. JJ and I have a few loose ends we need to discuss and then we'll post the results here!

So I bet many of you are asking, "Hey guys, What the F&$%# are you doing with David Hammerfist now?" Well my child that is a great question.

Currently JJ and I are fine tuning our pitch for the David Hammerfist TV series and will soon be attempting to make the rounds in Hollywood. That said, if anyone has any interest or questions, you are always welcome to e-mail us at Hammerfist.productions@gmail.com.

We've got a lot in store for David, Steve, and even a few faces that couldn't make it into Hammerfists of Fury. To put it simply, we hope this to be the beginning of a very long ride for David and Co.

So to those of you new, we welcome you with open arms. And to those of you who have been following for the past year and half, we thank you for your continued support and patience with us.

As for clips, below we have the first trailer to David Hammerfist: Hammerfists of Fury...




And the teaser...




And of course there is always our IMDB page for information about the cast and production. Also, this blog basically has followed the production from beginning to end so go and look at past posts to see how the whole project shaped together.

Remember to tell your friends and be sure to come back in about a week (maybe less) for a BUNCH of new content.

-Matthew

THE REVIEWS ARE IN!!!! PEOPLE LOVE DAIVID & STEVE!!!!

So in case you've been living under a rock the entire month, David Hammerfist recently showed at the Newport Beach film festival. Click below to read the short (but wonderful) review by the fine people at Moving Pictures Magazine!!!!

http://www.movingpicturesmagazine.com/shorts/shortshighlights/david-hammerfist-hammerfists-of-fury

And remember, go to our IMDB page to review the film if you have seen it.

To all of you that made it out today, we love you to death!!!!

-Matthew

NEWPORT BEACH FILM FESTIVAL!

DAVID HAMMERFIST: HAMMERFISTS OF FURY will be showing at the Newport Beach Film Festival on April 25th!

HoF will be showing with a few othe LMU films, but let's face it, You REALLY want to just see David in action on the big screen.

Tell all of your friends and we'll have info forthcoming.

David Hammerfist: Hammerfists of Fury
Saturday, April 25, 2009 at 11:00 AM
Orange County Museum of Art
850 San Clemente Drive
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Phone: (949) 253-2880

TICKETS ARE ONLY $12!!!!!!!!

Buy them here:
http://newportbeach.bside.com/2009/films/davidhammerfisthammerfistsoffury_newportbeach2009

Finally! A POSITIVE update!

Folks! I've got some great news!

But before that, some bad news, since everybody seems to like the bad news first. "David Hammerfist: Hammerfists of Fury" will not be playing at the Ann Arbor Film Festival.

We also wont be playing at AFI Dallas.

We're still waiting to hear about the Sonoma International Film Festival, but we're not holding our breath. Acceptances were supposed to go out yesterday and we havent heard anything yet, so yeah...

But, for those of you living in a Facebook-less box or for those of you who missed my text message blast last night, there is good news! On Friday night, "David Hammerfist: Hammerfists of Fury" played to an exhilarated audience at the Beverly Hills Shorts festival. Although we didnt win the Judge's Award, the people spoke on our behalf and gave us the Audience Award for the Animation block!



I'll post some photos from the festival at a later date. I just wanted to tell everyone the great news!

So yeah! Check back later this week and we should have some pictures up! I'll also write a longer post about the animation block, as well as some of the other films we saw there. But until then!

-JJ

ITS A FINE FUNKING DAY TO WATCH CARTOONS!

Rise and Shine ladies and gentlemen!

Get ready for David Hammerfist to take Beverly Hills Shorts by storm! JJ and I are SUPER excited for today and we hope to see all of you (even you "Maybes") at the showing!!

To clarify for all of you. The Animation blick STARTS at 6pm. Now, Hammerfists of Fury might be AT 6, or it may not be (they honestly have not told us the order). So PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE try to get there early and grab your ticket for $10. JJ and I have met a lot of the filmmakers and we encourage everyone to stay for the rest of them....but we understand if you have obligations. No one will think less of you if you have to leave right after.

But seriously, some of the other films are great (we've seen a few of them already)!

So come on out and watch David in his new and improved adventure in good old HI-DEFINITION on a BIG SCREEN! and

Also, if any of you have been curious as to whether my good looks come from my mother or my father, they will be in attendance and you can compare (*hint* it might be both...)

Feb. 27th 6PM
Fine Arts Theatre
8556 Wilshire Blvd
Beverly Hills, CA 90211

$10 for animation
$50 for the whole damn festival


-Matthew!

Good News Everyone!

We got into a festival!

Just when you start to lose hope, a shining light comes down from the heavens!

David Hammerfist: Hammerfists of Fury, will be one of the seven animated short films showing at the Beverly Hills Shorts Festival which runs from February 27th-March 1st.

More specifically, you can catch Hammerfists of Fury in the animation block that begins at 6pm on the 27th! Exciting isn't it? I urge all of you to come out and see the film. admission is only $10 to see one block of short films, and if you want to see every block of the festival-drama, comedy, sci-fi, horror, etc.- then it'll cost you a cool $50. Not much when you think about it. Movie tickets are $12 nowadays so $50 to watch 61 quality short films is a deal!

What's that? You say you've already seen Hammerfists of Fury and that this isn't worth your time? Well my good friend, that is where you are WRONG. You see, JJ and I, being the perfectionists we are, have once again cracked open the Hammerfiles and are tweaking a couple of scenes. Not many, but there were a few scenes that pissed us off everytime we watched the film so we have gone back to the drawing board on a couple of those and made them look nice and spiffy!

So yeah. come see

DAVID HAMMERFIST:HAMMERFISTS OF FURY @
THE BEVERLY HILLS SHORTS FETIVAL
FEBRUARY 27TH 6PM
Fine Arts Theatre
8556 Wilshire Blvd
Beverly Hills, CA 90211

Feel Free to go to The Beverly Hills Shorts Website for more information. Or just go here to directly buy tickets online

Oh and there is some more great news!

We finally got an IMDB page up! So go check that out and give us a good rating if you have seen the film!

Updates

Hey folks! Not a lot of great, exciting news, but there have been a few developments with our film, "David Hammerfist: Hammerfists of Fury."

1. Sundance doesnt want us.

2. Slamdance doesnt want us.

Sundance doesnt surprise me. I never really felt that was our audience. I'm way more disappointed about Slamdance though. I thought we'd fit right in. Oh well. We're still waiting on 7 other festivals, but it does drop the spirits a bit when your film is rejected from three major festivals, plays at a first time festival but doesnt win anything, and ties at your school's festival.

Oh well! There's always the Comic Con Film Festival and the free passes that come with it!

Anyhoo, hopefully next time I'll have some more exciting news. But until then!

-JJ

We're not dead yet!

Hey all!

It's me. Matthew. Remember me? Yeah Yeah, it's been a while but man do I have a treat for you. First, some good news. Hammerfists of Fury just recently tied for best Animated film at Loyola Marymount's "Film Outside the Frame" Festival. some of you may perhaps be visiting for the first time because that is how you heard about our film and if that is the case we are glad to have you! I'll go into more detail about Film Outside the frame later (and with pictures) but I'm really lacking on sleep.

Why am I lacking on sleep you ask? Or perhaps you're thinking, "Does he even have a job now that he is graduated?".....well, the short answer is "No." But I'd like to think that I am gingerly assisting the post-post-production process of Hammerfists of Fury. As for sleep....well, I was busy creating THIS:



For........

The ASIFA-Hollywood
Student Animation Festival

October 18th, 2008

Admission FREE to the animation community

Woodbury University
School of Business / Fletcher Jones Foundation Theater
7500 Glenoaks Bl
Burbank, CA 91510

visit: http://www.asifa-hollywood.org/ for more info.

Key words up there are "admission FREE" so if you've been hoping to see Hammerfists of Fury- NOW IS THE TIME!

HoF will be showing second to last in the 4-5pm time slot, but don't go just for Hammerfist! There are a bunch of other great student films showing at this thing, not to mention lots of great professionals!

Hope to see you guys there!

Oh, and "you're welcome" for the beautiful poster. That thing didn't even exist 24 hours ago. as usual JJ roughed it and I inked it....I'll post the original sketch later. Can't blow my media wad in one update!

-Matthew

Art stuffs

Hey all! Time for the Saturday media update.... on Tuesday....

Anyway, these are just some doodles I've done over the summer. Not totally on model, and I'm sorry that David looks like a serial rapist in one of them, but hey, they're fun to look at!







No word yet from Sundance or Slamdance, but we're shipped off to both, and we've got a few new ones we'll be sending off to.

Until next time!

-JJ

A REAL media update!

Hey kids! So after months I finally got my act together and decided to actually post a media update! I debated whether to post photos or post drawings this time around, but I figured that photos would make for a more interesting update. In the next weeks I think we'll post some production art. Some early concepts for McCarthy and for the long lost Major Hammerfist. Anyhoo, here's the update!

So, way back in September, when Matt and I decided to use the Griffith Observatory, we went on a field trip for inspiration... and to figure out what the damned thing looks like. This is a picture of the lovely Matthew Mahoney approaching the set of our film.



Next up is Mr. Mahoney over looking Los Angeles. Nothing really clever or funny to say about this one....



Here's a better shot of Matthew, overlooking the city, thinking about how to stage our epic sky battle.



So, once we did our little field trip, Mahoney and I got hard to work! We worked so hard that we werent photographed until April, when Kaitrin snapped these photos of the elusive Hammerfist creators, as well as a member of their pack.

Captured in this photo is the lovely Lis, who saved our ass with the help of Kiki, who is in an upcoming picture. Together they colored over half the film. That's a pretty stingy estimate. It was closer to 3/4.



You might ask "I see the helpers, but where are Matt and JJ?"

You see, it might LOOK like I'm sleeping, but I'm in a state of super focused telepathic animating. Really. I'm not sleeping.



By the way, over my left shoulder is Kiki, the other essential member of Team Hammerfist. The young lady who took these photos, Kaitrin, also helped in the saving of our film, but since she took the pics she's not in any of them. Krom.

But wait! An update from the ever so hard working animator!

Egads! His feet moved!



Anyway, the film was "finished" for screening, even though it was still an unpolished mess. Matt and I spent the next month of our lives polishing up all the mistakes that come when you rush to make a deadline.

In this time the wonderful and immensely talented Corey Eccles did our sound design. Unfortunately, I lost all the photos from when we went to POP Sound in Santa Monica! All I have are Corey's. So, here they are!

First up is a shot of Nick and Dante, our sound mixers. Nick is a stud. He worked 3 hours extra at no charge. We still need to hook him up with a DVD... crap.



Here's a shot of the directors, hard at work. Look at us, all prettied up. Matt with his Vegetta shirt, me with *shudder* brushed hair!



One of the nifty things about POP Sound is that they feed you. I got Meatloaf! It rocked.



After lunch, hard at work again.



After lunch, people who are actually working hard. This is Nick working on the final stretch of the film.



And so there you have it! A photo-history of the production of David Hammerfist. If any more pictures pop up, I'll post them and fill in the gaps. I hope you guys enjoyed this trip down memory lane as much as I did.

Next week, I'll post some kind of drawings. I'm not sure if it'll be concept art or just Hammerfist art I've done since. Maybe Matt will have a better idea! Find out next week, here at davidhammerfist.com!

Until then,

-JJ

Hmmm, that sucks.

So...There seems to be a problem with the trailer and teaser on YouTube. In short, they're %^&$ed up. I don't know what YouTube has against David. Perhaps YouTube is a communist or maybe it just doesn't like the .h264 codec. Either way, we (as in me) are working hard to fix the problem. The trailer isn't messed up so bad since it only gets weird around the end. But the Teaser just loses all of the "punch". What a bother.

They're here!!!!!!

Here they are ladies and gentlemen, the teaser and trailer to DAVID HAMMERFIST HAMMERFISTS OF FURY!

Enjoy!




I know, I know, not much animation in there eh? Try this trailer on for size...



How's that? Excited? You should be! Now go tell your friends! Remember, you can now access this blog at www.davidhammerfist.com or www.HammerfistProductions.com

Stay tuned!

Comic Con trailers and more....

So JJ and I were at Comic-con this weekend promoting Hammerfist and it was TONS of fun! We Met a lot of cool people and we saw a lot of bad cosplayers.

While I know this might be a shorter post than you guys would want, let me just reassusre you that wheels are still moving. In fact, they are moving so well that we will have not one, but TWO trailers for you all to see! That's right, we will be posting ACTUAL ANIMATION from David Hammerfist: Hamerfists of Fury tomorrow!

Why not right now?

Well, the .mov files that we burned to our DVDs are on other computers in the Loyola Marymount animation lab and I am opting to use those master files rather than just rip it from our DVDs. Actually, given the time of this post, you are probably reading this post AFTER reading the post that I will post within the next 12 hours. Confused yet? DON'T BE! All you need to do right now is be psyched as hell for this short. I know that we have been really quiet as of late, but that is going to change very soon.

I would also like to announce that this blog is now accessible through the domain names www.hammerfistproductions.com and www.DavidHammerfist.com Right now it just redirects you here but, like I said, things will be changing soon...

I'll be back later with some moving pictures.

Heh...

...yeah.... so about that last media update....

We've all been "busy" with non-Hammerfist stuff. Matt had a birthday while I've been living in movie theaters seeing "the Dark Knight." Cant forget watching "Venture Bros" every week. But anyway, the film is done, so I guess there won't be any super cool updates except for behind the scenes photos n stuff. Speaking of which...

I really will post production pictures soon! I just found some more, making the total like, five! Also, expect a trailer soon! You know it'll be done because Matt and I plan to hand them out at Comic Con to people we meet! I just finished pass one of the trailer and I'm waiting for Matt's notes on it.

Now, onto festival talk. We'll be shipping off to Sundance and Slamdance in the next few days, so we're crossing our fingers! There are a number of other festivals that we'll be looking at, but those are priority one right now.

In sadder news, we were rejected from Telluride. They wouldn't specify, but I'm sure the fact that we sent off 2 days before the deadline for rolling admissions didn't help our chances...

In other news, we've got some fan are that I'll let Matt deal with on his next post, since he had a great idea of how to post it. It's pretty hot and sexy.

Anyhoo, glad some people still read the blog, and hopefully we'll be updating with some exciting news! Until next time...

-JJ

Not a whole lot to say...

Hey kids!

Not much to say right now. Matt and I are enjoying summer, even though we still need to change a fade-to-white to a fade-to-black. But once we do that, FINISHED. FOR GOOD.

Also, we've sent "Hammerfist" to our first film festival! I have no idea when we'll hear back, but rest DAMN assured that you chaps will be the first to know! You'll know before we know. We gave them the password to the blog and told them to post our acceptance. God I hope they dont post porn....

I'm rounding up a few behind the scenes pics right now, and I'll be sure to post them on Saturday. MY GOD! A MEDIA UPDATE!! WOO!

Until next time my young vikings!

-JJ

New Logo

Oh my god that is hot.

So JJ and I are compiling what will be for lack of a better term, the "festival cut" of HoF. It's not really going to change between now and...well....ever. I hope that we can cobble together a trailer soon.

One thing all of you can look forward to is seeing both JJ and I at Comic-con. No, we don't have a booth, but we'll be around so drop us a line of you want to talk with us and maybe if you're REALLY REALLY nice we'll show you some Hammerfist stuff....maybe.

Anyway, I'm going to try and update this page as much as possible, but for the foreseeable future there will not be much going on here. But by no means though are we done yet.

-Matthew & JJ