See how I haven't updated my website for months and months? I've been working with my new outfit: 5432 Films, a New Media production company based out of Los Angeles, as a Director. This week, I'll post our most recent web work.
Until then, check out our fresh website (four days old!) ...
- NK
I'm back on the clock! My stint at the American Film Institute has almost come to an end, as i finished physical production on my thesis film, DEAD MAN'S HOUR, last month. I'm now preparing to enter into the working world of Los Angeles. Please check the site regularly for updates - I'll post the trailer here, as well.
We'll be doing a film festival circuit with the short, and it will serve as the centerpiece of my directing reel and be posted on this site after post-production sound and color correction.
Additionally, I edited a music video for the talented director Aaron Umetani, a close friend of mine. It's for a great band called MONTE NEGRO .
Check it out ...
I've been co-writing a film with my comrade Aaron Umetani for about eleven months now. It's called "Pirates Versus Ninjas: Valley of the Onga Clan," and it's quite possibly the greatest thing ever articulated in the English language.
To stir up some interest in this project - we're trying to find independent film financing for Aaron and me to co-direct - we've posted the first ever 'pitch video.' No longer do you have to let strangers into your office - just watch the pitch online!
Add us on myspace at Pirates Versus Ninjas - that site will constantly be updated with fun PvN content, from videos, to pics, to PvN drink recipes. And tell all your friends!
Nathan Kitada is pursuing a summer internship at Platinum Studios , an entertainment company most well known for the "Men In Black" franchise. He'll be working as a Development Intern.
"Platinum Studios is an entertainment company that controls the world's largest independent library of comic book characters, which it adapts and produces for film, television and all other media. With more than 2,500 characters that have appeared in hundreds of millions of comics in 25 languages and more than 50 countries, its library is continually expanding through Platinum's comics acquisition and publishing program. Platinum has film and television projects set up at every major Hollywood studio, including Disney, DreamWorks SKG, MGM, Miramax, New Line Cinema, Sony, and Universal, and is recognized as a leader in comics-based entertainment." - from platinumstudios.com
"Origin Story," the one-shot comic book upon which "Shadow Man" was based, is now available for purchase online.
ORIGIN STORY
28 pages, B&W
Written By: Nathan Kitada
Illustrated By: DJ Ross
"An Asian American comic book writer must re-invent the derogatory "Mr. Ching" franchise for his company. During a long evening, he tackles the stereotypes Mr. Ching incarnates, and discovers what it means to be a hero for his community."
Nathan Kitada will be awarded a Filmmaker Scholarship from the Multicultural Motion Picture Association at their annual Oscar Week Scholarship Luncheon in early March.
for more information on the event ...
http://www.thediversityawards.org
"Shadow Man," the 15 minute short film directed by Nathan Kitada for the American Film Institute's Cycle 2, can now be viewed online.
SHADOW MAN
AFI Team Cycle 2 Group 1D
Director: Nathan Kitada
Producers: David Freid and Shalena Oxley-Butler
Writer: Scott Fauber
Cinematographer: Bernard Evans
Editor: Karoliina Tuovinen
Production Designer: Keren Kohen
Please note: This short is for EXHIBITION ONLY.