WE ARE CHARLATANS We are artists, We are illusionists, We make the mundane fantastic, We make the unbelievable seem real. We turn FACT into FICTION, We turn FICTION into FACT, We blur the lines between reality and imagination. We may be filmmakers, We may be storytellers, We are CHARLATANS. Watch the Charlatan Studios Reel featuring the best low budget films! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sp4TAnr8sTg What is a Charlatan? And why Charlatan Studios? Many people ask about the inspiration behind the film label. “Charlatan,” after all, is a word with both negative and positive connotations. On one hand, it can refer to the magicians and illusionists who make fantasy seem real… on the other, a fraud, a quack, a fake. It was this duality that attracted Douglas Lamore and Brian Mack, in that it reflects the very nature of art: fact is turned into fiction, and life mimics art. It’s in this constant give and take where the line between reality and fantasy blur the TRUTH is found. “I’ve always been interested in film and art that blurs the line between reality and imagination,” Douglas Lamore says. “Orson Welles did this with “War of the Worlds” and “Citizen Kane,” and he was perhaps […] Read More
Watch ALL of our movies here online for free. Charlatan Studios is always creating more movies so check back often. Visit the Official Alan & Frank website (click HERE) Learn why we call ourselves Charlatans and why we create films. click HERE Read More
Thanks for casting your votes in support of our commercial. Online voting ends Monday, November 1 at noon, so make sure to cast your final votes now at: http://www.prop21video.com And don’t forget to get out and vote Tuesday to support the California State Parks! Thanks! Category: Nonprofits & ActivismUploaded by: charlatanstudiosHosted: youtube Read More
Feeling sleepy? Can’t stay awake? Red Bull… Monster… Rockstar, ain’t doing the job? I got something for ya: You need to WAKE DA FUCK UP! This here cautionary tale describes the woes of energy drink addiction. These drinks will wake you up, then throw you to the ground and kick your fucken teeth in. GET ADDICTED. http://www.wakedafuckup.net (A Charlatan Studios Production.) Category: ComedyUploaded by: charlatanstudiosHosted: youtube Read More
Stacey believes in FATE… Mr. Casey, on the contrary, believes in nothing. What then will be the result should their lives come to meet? Watch “She Believes In Fate” as part of the official selection of the 2010 Palm Springs ShortFest, screening June 25 at 7:30! For more info and ticket information, visit: http://www.psfilmfest.org/festival/film/detail.aspx?id=22250&FID=44 Category: Film & AnimationUploaded by: charlatanstudiosHosted: youtube Read More
Reuniting is such sweet sorrow… A mini-short by Charlatan Studios from the 2010 short film “She Believes In Fate.”. www.charlatanstudios.com Category: Film & AnimationUploaded by: charlatanstudiosHosted: youtube Read More
If you had to choose 3 people, one to marry, one to fuck, and one to kill… Who would you choose? An award winning short from Charlatan Studios. Marry Fuck Kill screened in the Palm Springs 2009 Short Film Festival, the 2009 Cleveland International Film Festival, and the 2009 Newport Beach Film Festival. Winner of the “Hard C High 5 to Low Fi” award (best low-budget film). Watch more at www.charlatanstudios.com Category: Film & AnimationUploaded by: charlatanstudiosHosted: youtube Read More
All good things must come to an end… A mini-short by Charlatan Studios, shot for a television insert on an upcoming festival-aimed short film entitled “She Believes In Fate.” Category: ComedyUploaded by: charlatanstudiosHosted: youtube Read More
