American Gumbo*

"Dandelions" foburg.film Festival Promo

2012-01-28T11:58:00.000-08:00

American Gumbo* Short Film

2010-12-13T08:42:00.000-08:00

We have come to the end of this journey (I hope). I'm posting the film via youtube here and on my website, www.nolamovie.com Hope you enjoy!

New Gumbo Short Film Trailer

2010-12-11T14:42:00.000-08:00

Jean-Luc Godard meets "The Hills" in New Orleans. Jonathan Isaac Jackson uses a non-linear structure of focusing on interesting moments and scenes, that when put in succession, become its own unique narrative

American Gumbo* has been edited down to 20 minutes. Short film. Jazzy. Trailer will examplify what the new cut of the film looks like. Sorry for the re-edits. Just trying to make it the best it can be.

On Set... kinda

2010-09-28T05:15:00.000-07:00

DVD Cover Art

2010-07-30T03:05:00.001-07:00

... about "American Gumbo*"...

2010-07-15T01:34:00.001-07:00

“American Gumbo was an idea flushed out of the need to make a project that focused on New Orleans and it's people. As a filmmaker in NOLA (New Orleans, LA), I feel that our independent cinema is not what it should be. We tend to focus on everything around us, when the gem IS us. Our culture. I wrote a film "i am nola' in the summer of 2008 with Dennis Nguyen, and tried to push it to get made. Because of the nature of financing in New Orleans, it was not going to get made unless I found a way to do it myself, which was an option But because I wanted New Orleans to be seen in the most beautiful light possible, I chose not to shoot in myself and end up with something that wasn't excellent. In February of 2010, during Mardi Gras, my car broke down, and I was forced to ride the public transit to and from work. The rides, the loss of pride, and the time alone forced me to think, and out of this thinking came 'American Gumbo*", a film of people talking about the city, sort of a pre 'i am nola'. The idea was to put friends in a room and just have them talk, and the basis of their stories would create the narrative. So, on May 12th, they sat down and talked, and what they made was an America Gumbo*.”

American Gumbo* Sneak Peek 'Remi and Mike'

2010-05-25T18:29:00.001-07:00

Towards the end of the night, Remi decided he didn't want to shoot his scene. So we begged him, and he relented and shot this 20 minute scene with Mike Kenny. It was classic. In this sneak peek, Remi talks about Bon Jovi and Why everyone needs a Big Mike in their life. We had the greatest time, and laughed until the end. Within the film, Remi and Mike joke with each other, but also take a couple minutes to talk about why they think their French Quarter bar, 'Hostel', did not work out.

"American Gumbo*" Sneak Peek 'Rebecca and Lisa'

2010-05-14T21:44:00.001-07:00

Here is a sneak peek into "America Gumbo*" with Rebecca Baras and Lisa Nahay. They talk about the culture of New Orleans and how it is to live here. Things are moving along, and except for my PC acting up, things look fine. We had a great shoot day with all of the people involved, and Remi helped out big time once again by playing double duty. Although the music will be handled by Moby, I've included another composer, Kevin MacLeod to handle the score, which I believe will give the film a more cinematic feel. Look for more sneak peeks coming within the next week...

Rebecca Barras and Lisa Nahay talk about the city of New Orleans and their feelings on the culture in their short sneak peek of "American Gumbo*"

Musical Score by Kevin MacLeod

Director of Photography Patrick Marrero

Directed by Jonathan Isaac Jackson

Crawfish Homicide

2010-05-10T11:17:00.001-07:00

American Gumbo* Rough Open

2010-04-23T03:18:00.000-07:00

Here is a rough open of AG*. Mike will open up with a voice over over the Saints Parade footage. We look to start shooting on May 12th, and hope to be finished by the last week of May. So far, so good...

Here is a rough open of AG*. Mike will open up with a voice over over the Saints Parade footage. So far, so good...

'miami gumbo'

2010-04-01T20:17:00.000-07:00

Mike Kenny, Javier Drada, and David Richard's trip to Miami for the WMC... the chill version, at least...

'beer'

2010-03-29T16:10:00.000-07:00

Pre-Pro

2010-03-24T13:16:00.000-07:00

In order for me and everyone to be on the same page, I took stills from "The Girlfriend Experience" to use as examples of what I am looking for in shots, as far as American Gumbo. I can't draw for shit, so this is how I usually have to due it. It's more fun, because not only do I use the stills as examples, but it also allows me to study composition and color. Here are the pics, so let me know what you think...

'work related'

2010-03-23T11:17:00.000-07:00

'Disco Inferno"

2010-03-18T09:24:00.000-07:00

St. Patrick's Caroline

2010-03-14T16:21:00.001-07:00

Music - 'Sweet Caroline' by Neil Diamond

Moby's 'Wait For Me' Music Video

2010-03-11T08:12:00.000-08:00

I just entered this competition yesterday for Moby's new video. I am really proud of what I've submitted, and love the way the video is portrayed from my perspective. I am now in the process of whoring myself out so that I can get votes and win the contest, so I can get a real camera and film 'American Gumbo', or what ever other film I want to make whenever I want to make it (it's called freedom, and I don't have it right now). So, please vote for the video, and spread the word...

You can vote at this address... http://genero.tv/watch-video/2370/

'A little roux...'

2010-03-07T05:46:00.000-08:00

I've started the editing process by editing the first part of the open. I'm not guaranteeing that this will be exactly how I'll open the film, but this is the general idea. It involves a conversation me, Mike Kenny, and Remi at The Balcony on Magazine about porn. As I stated before, I may switch it up as far as tone, but that will be dictated by the rest of what we shoot. So... that's the roux...

American Gumbo open privew from Jonathan Jackson on Vimeo.

'Playlist for 3.4.2010'

2010-03-04T10:33:00.000-08:00

1.Here Comes The Sun - The Beatles
2.Rhiannon - Fleetwood Mac
3.Heads Will Roll - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4.Hella Good - No Doubt
5.Human Nature - Michael Jackson
6.The Message - Nas
7.Why Don't We Fall In Love - Amerie
8.The Future - Diddy

'let me tell you about my boat'

2010-02-24T11:05:00.000-08:00

Yup. Was working on some ideas, and thought, why not make a short video using Mark Mothersbaurgh's 'Let Me Tell You About My Boat'. I like it. Do you?

Music by Mark Mothersbaugh

'rock box music'

2010-02-22T04:56:00.001-08:00

'digital love'

2010-02-22T04:03:00.000-08:00

As I gear up mentally for 'American Gumbo', I've decided to go look back at my other projects to see what types of mistakes were made and how this project can be better. I feel as if I've gotten better with each project, but I have a way to go to be as good in the industry as I want to be. Some projects really stand out in my memory, because they all have a story behind them. And that's one of the great things about being an auter... There is always a story behind every story.

'wishful wednesday'

2010-02-17T21:35:00.000-08:00

A cool day off, and I need to blog to feel productive.So I'll make playlist and shit if you wanna check some cool/hot fire out.

Today I watched...

History of the World Part 1

There Will Be Blood

... and listened to...

Playlist #1 2.17.2010

'Steppin Out' by Joe Jackson
'Africa' Toto
'Owner Of A Lonley Heart' by YES
'All Y'All' by Timbaland and Magoo
'Dance With Me' by Orleans
'Reminiscing' by Little River Band
'Bang Theory' by World Leader Pretend

'Force Who Feed Dat'

2010-02-11T17:27:00.001-08:00

It's so cold in the D. Saints Parade. Happy about the new mayor, but he cannot dance. All in all, good times.

Music by Yeah Yeah Yeahs 'Rich'

'reaction to Heartley's game winning kick'...

2010-01-29T16:33:00.000-08:00

'Lil Corey'

2010-01-26T11:20:00.000-08:00

'Johnny Angel'

2010-01-21T14:42:00.000-08:00

I promised Johnny to do this back in November, right after we shot the PSA for LASPCA. But work played a part, and other things popped up, so it was postponed until now. My bad, Johnny Angel. But I like the way it came out, so I hope he likes it too...

Shot by Patrick Marrero
Directed and Edited by Jonathan Jackson

'd's birthday pics'

2010-01-18T15:31:00.000-08:00

damion yancy vs. white shadow

2010-01-11T09:09:00.001-08:00

This week was Damion's birthday, in which he decided to celebrate for like, 5 days. nothing wrong with that. DJ White Shadow came to town, and we had fun, but it would have been better if I were allowed to get drunk also. All in all, good fun, and a trip to Chicago has been added into future plans... Audio is from DJ White Shadow 'Cancun 09' mix, which makes me ponder... where is a new Yancy Dance mix?

'two thousand and ten'

2010-01-07T18:59:00.001-08:00

music by the strokes '12:51'

'Yancy' @ the w

2010-01-07T18:21:00.000-08:00

'pat o's christmas snuggie

2009-12-29T21:58:00.000-08:00

After 8 long hours of work on Christmas, Mike Kenny invited me to Pat O's for Christmas. It was enjoyable, considering I had to be at work at 4:30am the next morning and couldn't drink. All in all, it was cool... and Big Mike got a snuggie.

Music by
John Mayer 'St. Patricks Day'
Justin Timberlake 'SexyBack'

'i am nola: a concept book...'

2009-12-29T13:47:00.000-08:00

In an effort to try to maximize the potential of finding funding for 'i am nola', I have compiled a series of unique New Orleans photographs, taken by myself, called 'i am nola: a concept book...' they cost 30 bucks to make, and I only have one because I am poor. If you would like to check it out of order one blindly, give me a text or holla in any other interactive way...

'dj kemistry'

2009-12-29T13:43:00.000-08:00

'pat o's on christmas'

2009-12-26T16:00:00.000-08:00

'answer?'

2009-12-22T13:55:00.000-08:00

'abstract soul power'

2009-12-21T19:11:00.000-08:00

Music by
Beanie Sigel & Snoop Dogg 'Don't Stop'
Kwame and a New Beginning 'Ownlee Eue'
Donny Hathaway 'This Christmas'

my two favorite dj's...

2009-12-21T13:45:00.000-08:00

'red/eye/work'

2009-12-17T10:45:00.000-08:00

Music by
MGMT 'Electric Feel'
Marvin Gaye 'Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)'
John Mayer 'I'm On Fire'

'handshake'

2009-12-10T14:54:00.000-08:00

'the hotel'

2009-12-08T12:55:00.000-08:00

Another great pic from www.lastnightsparty.com Also, another great reason why New Orleans is not Miami...

By the way, the chick on the far left is FINE!!!!

'trivia'

2009-12-02T21:19:00.000-08:00

'human/nature'

2009-12-02T16:06:00.000-08:00

'human/nature' is a series of photos taken in Downtown New Orleans and around my house on the westbank. Nothing special... just wanted to put some pics together with MJ telling us what we're seeing...

music by MJ

'the colored section'

2009-11-26T13:26:00.000-08:00

This is a short film I shot years ago for a UNO class. The basis of it is to not let others dictate who you are, because in the end, it is your perception of yourself you have to live with...

'an early evening dream'

2009-11-25T19:17:00.000-08:00

In order to continue my blog and artistic endeavors, I made this video from pics I took. The song is called 'Do You Know Me' from John Mayer new album 'Battle Studies'.

Music
'Do You Know Me?' by John Mayer

'the rose'

2009-11-25T09:58:00.000-08:00

'bar tonique'

2009-11-17T20:13:00.000-08:00

After his commercial shoot, and me getting off of working a two hour shift during my vacation, Damion invited me to a 'wrap party' for the crew of his new commercial. It was at a place on Rampart called 'bar tonique'. It reminded me a lot of Hostel, with the brick bar and low lighting. There were some cool people... I got into a conversation about films, and Damion ended up being sucked into a convo... about what, I don't know because I was talking about how Keith David is the greatest actor of all time.

music by Common featuring John Legend

'howling success'

2009-11-17T18:21:00.001-08:00

Saturday, I went to the LASPCA event 'Howling Success' with Damion and Johnny Angel. It was a very cool event, in which Thea did a great job, as always. The only problem was the food. Good food, but I probably should have eaten before I went. Did drink a lot of Jack Daniels, tho. Only problem is I did not get a buzz all night... Strange.

Music by Damion Yancy

'kurt'

2009-11-12T15:35:00.000-08:00

'Alvin and Gina'

2009-11-10T23:25:00.000-08:00

'bbq'

2009-11-08T19:49:00.000-08:00

'streetcar'

2009-11-06T09:52:00.000-08:00

'Window Shopping'

2009-11-05T16:39:00.000-08:00

'Zoe'

2009-11-05T10:51:00.000-08:00

'awaken' @Moloko

2009-11-04T19:54:00.000-08:00

'nola'

2009-11-04T19:35:00.000-08:00

'Yancy Dance'

2009-11-04T19:30:00.001-08:00

This is the 'Damion Yancy' footage from Thursday night. As I stated before, security were acting shady that night, so I grabbed this footage and left. I spent most of that night chillin' with Jill outside of PIE, because I had to work at 4am... you know how I roll...

Soundtrack
'Beyonce into Hotboys' Live @ Republic

'lafayette square pt.1'

2009-11-04T15:54:00.000-08:00

'They Live'

2009-11-04T15:38:00.000-08:00

So last night, I was sitting at work watching the new ABC show 'V', which is pretty cool. The problem I had with it was that it really reminded me of John Carpenter's 'They Live'. So I looked it up and found out that the mini series that 'V' is based off of , also named 'V', was made years before 'They Live'. So, since they've remade 'V', I wonder if they're going to remake 'They Live'?

And by the way, I have a pair of Ray Ban's, and I'm watching you mofo's...

'Halloween Frenchman St. 2009'

2009-11-02T09:34:00.000-08:00

Halloween started off very promising. I was on Frenchman, listening to Electro. Then I was on Frenchman, which was hella packed, looking at a ton of Billy Mays. Then came the dude in the blue anime suit and his band, who sounded like a backup band for Outcast. It was one of the greatest times ever, but it also felt like the scene from 'The 10 Commandments', where Moses comes off the mountain and throws the tablets to the ground because they were worshiping false idols... yea, that's what it felt like. Then it went downhill. Chicks lose purses, throw up, and for some strange reason, I became a babysitter. Gotta watch em'... them ho's must have me fucked up with someone else...

Soundtrack
"Sitting Around Keeping Score" by Spymob
& Original Frenchman St. Sounds

'angels'

2009-10-31T11:35:00.000-07:00

So. Thursday, I went to Think Tank's last night at 'Pubes' (Republic New Orleans) to see this fashion show. I decided to tape it for Damion and Jill, who is a manager at House Of Lounge. As I was taping, the security gaurds started asking me to back up, for no reason, as if I weren't taping the event. As i asked why, secutity told me it was told to him from the managers. So, this is what I was able to get. And once again, Fuck Republic. They're cowards.

house of lounge 10.29.2009 from Jonathan Jackson on Vimeo.

'i'm good'

2009-10-29T13:00:00.000-07:00

Ok. I'm a little late on this one. This video is from the first week of October. I'd edited earlier, but like an idiot, I accidently deleted it. Anyway, The first two people in the video are KLC from No Limit and Primo. Primo was off the chain with his mix of his own produced hip-hop hits. The second is obviously N*E*R*D, featuring a new chick, who was pretty hot. Looked a little like M.I.A. Of course, the concert was off the chain, just hope N*E*R*D can keep up the pace of their last three albums, and don't sell out like The Black Eyed Peas... enjoy.

Soundtrack by The Clipse 'I'm Good' produced by The Neptunes

'Armed With A Heart'

2009-10-29T10:36:00.000-07:00

Last night, I went to see Will Horton's new short film 'Armed With A Heart' at Zeitgeist in Central City. It was a cool flick. I've been a fan of Will from the mid 90's when he was directing music video's for Master P, Mystical, and The Ghetto Twins, among others. He was also a teacher of mine at UNO while he was pursuing his masters. 'Armed With A Heart' is the culmination of that Masters Degree, so it was great seeing another minority filmmaker, as well as a local idol, finish something that was started. I'm proud to know the brother.

(on a sidebar, this proves that education is the new crack for black men)

Yancy Dance pt. 2

2009-10-28T22:21:00.001-07:00

Here is Damion's new shit. Haven't listened to it yet, but I'm sure it kick's ass... This is a chick (Sienna West) posing in the nude. Has nothing to do with Damion Yancy or his music.

http://www.mediafire.com/?n3mznizzlzt

2009-10-25T23:48:00.000-07:00

Here is a new video for 'Damion Yancy'. We shot it a couple of weeks ago at 'Throwback' at Republic, and I edited it to The Ramones and Bloc Party... because that's cool...

www.twitter.com/damionyancy 'Throwback' 10.16.2009
Soundtrack:
The Ramones-'Blitzkrieg Bop'
Bloc Party-'Helicopter'
Mixed by Damion Yancy

Mike Kenny 'the filmmaker'

2009-10-15T20:55:00.000-07:00

On a Wednesday night on Magazine St., Mike, Remi, Lisa, and Damion had drinks and talked about shit like which movie is better: Connan The Barbarian or The Last Dragon? And they told me I have to watch some film called 'Ice Pirates' that I'm pretty sure I've seen, but cannot remember. Anyway, with Mike Kenny's permission, I will start "The Mike Kenny Series" where Mike talks about films, the past, and whatever else we talk about when we grab a couple of beers and shoot the shit...

New version of LA/SPCA PSA

2009-10-14T15:41:00.000-07:00

'Look Me In My Face' by Impulss

2009-10-14T13:07:00.000-07:00

This is a video I edited, shot by Rome & Perez. They never released it, but I thought it was great. They said something about sync issues... You tell me.

Another Classic

2009-10-13T23:17:00.000-07:00

Yup. Here's another one from 'last nights party' from ATL. Linking this site to a blog makes my blog hot, but I've guessed you've guessed that already. Check out the album, and enjoy...

New Music From Damion Yancy

2009-10-13T23:00:00.000-07:00

Per Damion Yancy: 'Here it is "Yancy Dance" ep. 1. Live, raw, & unedited. Retweet if you like. thank you kindly' Download Yancy Dance

LASPCA video

2009-10-12T18:51:00.000-07:00

This is a video I directed for the LASPCA. Check it out :)

LA/SPCA PSA for "Hooray For Howlywood" :30 second spot. Saturday, November 14 at Mardi Gras World (Eastbank). "Howling Success" is the annual gala benefitting LA/SPCA. Tickets are $250 for patron party and $125 for gala. www.la-spca.org

Director: Jonathan Jackson
Director of Photography: Patrick Marrero
Producers:Thea Pagel, Jonathan Jackson, and LASPC

2009-10-12T09:14:00.000-07:00

This is the band 'The Arcade Fire' from Canada. Their song, 'wake up' is the song playing in the trailer for 'Where The Wild Things Are". Can't wait to see the movie...

"Star Eyes'

2009-10-11T20:20:00.000-07:00

This is a video I did to play with some things. The song is called "Star Eyes" by, of all people, David Lynch. But it is a beautiful song, so peep it out...

Filmed in 1080i.

Alex Cornell

2009-10-11T19:55:00.001-07:00

I came across this cat on vimeo. His name is Alex Cornell, and cat is hot. I think it was for a class project, but he made up a fake film fest called 'The Wes Anderson Film Festival' (which if this really existed, I'd be in that mofo nerded out). Check him out...

Cool Pics

2009-10-11T19:50:00.000-07:00

This comes from my favorite pic site, 'last nights party', so I'll probably put some of their hot pics up every couple of days...

What? No Tulane fans?

2009-10-11T19:43:00.000-07:00

I am still confused. Why are there no Tulane Green Wave Fans... or why are there so many LSU fans in New Orleans? It's funny, because it's pretty quiet in the city right now after LSU lost to Florida, which was pretty much expected. But is no one sad that Tulane lost? I think Tulane needs your support, especially considering their gonna get their ass bust be Houston next week. Come on son... can we get a titty to suck on also?