Filmmaker Profile: Lars C. Larsen
In Portland, the name Lars Larsen may ring a bell – of alarm: the conservative talk show host (Larson) is well known for giving bikers a hard time. But there’s another Lars in town who is fighting more for good than evil: Lars C. Larsen. This Lars is a Portland based filmmaker who has been involved with Filmed by Bike for four years now. With his films, Lars brings a creative approach to the festival, such as the ultra-short 2009 Speed Kills that was shot with a cool vintage effect.
Lars’s films have appeared in the Chicago Underground Film Festival, the Caucophany Film Festival, at San Francisco Film Arts, the Humboldt International Film Festival and now for the fourth time at Filmed By Bike. Lars is currently working on the TNT drama series Leverage and he has previously worked on Coraline, The Hunted, and several TV and film productions shot in and around Portland.
Lars’s most recent film Go! Paperboy! will show in Program 1. Program details >>
I loved his “Speed Kills” from last year; it was a clever use of stop motion… a super short film that leaves a big impression.
You have a great site. My 16 year old drew up a bicycle Portland tee shirt and we would you to stop and pick it up free,have all sizes and its free. Regards Bill
[...] very last Kodachrome processing machine was shut down in at the end of 2010, and filmmaker Lars C. Larsen, a veteran Filmed by Bike participant, managed to get one last film made before processing was no [...]
Nice one, Lars! I’d love to see this.
Unfortunately, I moved from the promised land to DC a couple years ago, but my (mainly) super 8 film “spoke” was featured at Filmed by Bike in 2008. You can check it out here: http://vimeo.com/6477731
I also got a batch of found Kodachrome developed before the last processing shop to handle it shut down. The result is quite beautiful (though not bike-themed).
Looking forward to seeing your work online once the screenings are over (if possible).
Long live super 8 + bikes,
Wil