"JFH" has a great deal of importance to me in my life. While the property has prospered and grown in both creativity and popularity worldwide (and continues to do so), for me it is a personal tribute to foresight, intuition, and dedication. I knew in my sophomore year of film school that my final project had to be one I could live and work with for years if I really wanted to enter the entertainment arena in a unique way. When I came to the realization later that year that I wanted to revisit the "Ebony & Ivory" characters (based off both the audience reaction to the original film and the fun/passion we had for making "E&I"), I knew that the journey to making something as niche as a martial arts action/adventure film would be an intense one. Many tried to deter me from the project: my senior film class didn't want me to make the film, my script was too long (it was 47 pages, which is no longer a short film, but a featurette, which itself means it's longer than 30min. but shorter that 88min.), the story wasn't strong enough, I should not direct AND act, it will cost too much money for a "student film", you won't get the wardrobe you want for the characters, etc.. While I understood what was meant by all of these concerns and comments, I listened to none of them. Not one. I had all of the people I needed to accomplish this very large undertaking, including the newly top ranked fighter Ian Morgan as my action choreographer. We got a ton of sponsors, including Sean John who gave us an entire line of high fashion gear that perfectly matched the hyper-real style of the "JFH" world, and Kodak sponsored all of our film stock. My class didn't seem to feel that I needed any school support to shoot the film, so I was not selected for the school allotment of equipment, which made this film the first totally independent film for Creative Impulse Entertainment ("Hotel Harbor View" was shot using mostly NYU equipment, but still was a CIE production). Production began the day after college graduation in 2004 and shot for a total of 19 days, brining the film in for a fraction of the projected budget. This original "Justice-For-Hire" film has gone on to win numerous awards in both the film festival circuit and martial arts communities, spawning a comic book series that has garnered much critical acclaim (in stores now), and has much more on the horizon. I cut this teaser after I cut the trailer (which is also on YouTube) only a couple of weeks before the 2005 NYC premier of the film. The film itself became fodder for our comic DVD releases, as the original "JFH" film was not and will not be released in its entirety (due to the early stage of development of the "JFH" property when the film was shot, only some of it still gels with the now established "JFH" universe). I hope you've enjoyed the little back-story on my journey with "JFH". Enjoy the teaser, please pick up the comic at your local comic shop worldwide (and if they don't have it, ask them to order it from Diamond Comics Distributors;), and for more info and updates, please go to: www.JUSTICE-FOR-HIRE.com
Added: Jul 6, 2008; Author: JanLucanus; Duration: 0:37; Views: 136' favoriteCount='1
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