"WHEN YOU PIRATE THE GAME" BY OLIVER HOUGH
"WHEN YOU PIRATE THE GAME"
Director: Oliver Hough
A dark comedy surrounding three friends who decide to pirate Thursday night’s game. Unexpectedly, the consequences are fatal.
GO DEEPER
” I decided to make ‘When You Pirate the Game’ to exercise my creative abilities and production skills and to grow stronger as a content creator and a creative. I am constantly fascinated by the mundane, day to day, experiences people share, and adding a surreal twist can often times reveal the ludicrously of human nature and society. Of course, I also just like to make people laugh. Exploring a dark comedy was a project I just had to take on and I will continue to work in this genre for future projects. There is humor to be found inall experiences and I hope to continue making art that reflects how I feel about this whole life thing”
I am writing this blog post on my last day at JTWO, in a couple hours we will premiere our final projects to the team, and then I will head home from the studio for the last time. I will truly miss coming to work after this is over. The bosses asked me either if I was sad with it all being over, being me I played it cool. In all honestly though, I am sad. I will miss telling Koda to quit yapping, talking about movies at lunch, and of course learning as much as I did about this industry. I have grown a remarkable amount throughout this internship. My understanding of each department and the production process has completely evolved since before this experience. I endlessly thank everyone at JTWO who game me a shot. In the four months I have interned here, we have gone to professional commercial and documentary shoots, created a sea of content (including the academy award winning “My Fellow Intern”, and of course, directed our own short films.
After this is all said and done I am going to keep doing what I have started here, making content. I’ll continue exploring my voice and utilizing the skills and tools JTWO have provided me throughout this time. I have so many ideas that did not become my final project that I would love to see through that continue in the surreal genre I took a crack at with “When You Pirate The Game”. I have made connections with artists all over Philadelphia throught this internship as well, which I am forever grateful for.
To my fellow interns, thank you for collaborating with me on ideas, pushing me to be my best, and of course the laughs. Working with you guys has been a blast and I am so excited to see what you do in this crazy industry.
Overall, this internship has reaffirmed the path I have chosen for myself. I never wanted to wear suits to work everyday and talk about margins at the water cooler. I just wanted to be around creative people, doing exactly that, creating. This internship has shown me that is possible.
As Playboi Carti once said, “I ain’t feel like this in a long time”.
Best wishes to everyone at JTWO, I hope we work together again soon.
MEET THE DIRECTOR
Oliver Hough aka Olliedawizard is a director and editor from Philadelphia. “When You Pirate the Game” is Oliver’s directorial debut. Oliver graduated from Temple University in 2023, studying media production. He has a wide array of credits, including mixing and mastering on multiple Bell Tower Record Label tracks, producing “The Cherry on Top” and now directing, writing, and editing, “When You Pirate the Game”.
This project was created as part of the JTWO [INC]ubator Project. A semester long internship program built from the ground up to give young filmmakers, content creators, and all around hungry for a challenge individuals a place to stretch their creative minds while preparing them for the road ahead.
THE CARNIVAL WINS GRAND HONOR AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN MILAN
“ SPORT MOVIES & TV 202 3 – 40 th MILANO INTERNATIONAL FICTS FEST”
140 screenings (including 32 world and European premieres), 4 meetings, 4 exhibitions, 8 connected events, 106 national and international guests and the 6th Paralympic International Movies & TV Fest
The Carnival directed by Justin Jarrett took home the GUIRLANDE D’HONNEUR at the FICTS Film Festival in Milan in the Sport & Society Documentary Category. The FICTS Festival is the World Final of 20 Festivals (around the 5 Continents) of the “World FICTS Challenge” Championship of Television, Cinema, Communication and Sport Culture and is recognized by the International Olympic Committee.
JTWO's The Carnival headed to the BCN Sports Film Festival
Our latest feature length documentary, The Carnival: 125 Years of the Penn Relays is headed to Barcelona for the BCN Sports Film Festival.
My Dear Hanna Wins Special Jury Award at Top Shorts Film Festival
Our short documentary My Dear Hanna from Director Matt Sullivan and and Award-Winning Executive Producers Justin Jarrett and Travis Capacete took home the Special Jury Award at the Top Shorts Film Festival, 2023.
“My Dear Hanna” is the story of forbidden love between the granddaughter of one of Hungary’s most renowned Jewish industrialists and a rising star of Hungary’s Foreign Ministry, a Christian who was defiant in the face of his country’s alliance with the Nazis. The depth of their enduring love story is told by their daughter who found a trove of letters more than sixty years after they were written.
JTWO Wins at 40th Milano International FICTS Fest
Our latest feature length documentary, The Carnival: 125 Years of the Penn Relays took home the Guirlande D’Honneur for Sports & Society – Sport Values Education and Culture at the 40th Milano International FICTS Fest in Milan, Italy.
The Carnival Wins Best Feature Doc at PRISMA Film Awards
Our latest feature length documentary, The Carnival: 125 Years of the Penn Relays took home the laurel for the Best Feature Doc at the PRISMA Rome Independent Film Awards in Rome, Italy.
The Carnival Wins Big at Kenya International Sports Film Festival
Our latest feature length documentary, The Carnival: 125 Years of the Penn Relays took home the laurel for the prestigious Safinaz Foundation Award at the Kenya International Sports Film Festival in Nairobi, Kenya.
JTWO Welcomes Intern Jenna Walker
JENNA WALKER
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The Jenna Show
By Jenna Walker
Growing up, I was always making videos. I used to force my younger brother to record me on our family video camera and called it “The Jenna Show.” I would make up segments to entertain my imaginary audience. That little girl had no idea that those silly videos would spark the passion she would soon have for production. When I got older, I made music videos to my favorite songs. I taught myself how to edit on iMovie by mimicking videos that I watched on YouTube. All of this was purely just for fun and was never taken seriously. I remember feeling a rush of excitement when watching my own videos back but never knowing what to do with this newfound love for creating videos.
That feeling of excitement only grew as I got older. The behind the scenes of movies and television became something I was extremely inspired by. I was obsessed with how ideas come to life on a screen. When starting to think about school, my mindset was always to pick a major and career where I will always love what I’m doing. The passion can never stop. I took a leap and ended up as a Media Studies and Production major at Temple University. Currently in my third year, I have learned so much about different aspects of production and gotten amazing hands-on experience through organizations on my campus.
My goal has always been to work on movies. I want to be able to commit myself to a story and work hard to make it come to life on the screen. I want to make people feel as inspired as I do about production. In the meantime, I plan to take advantage of any opportunity that comes my way. Interning at JTWO will challenge me in ways I have never been and I am excited for the ride. The little girl who once hosted “The Jenna Show” would be so proud. This will be the best season yet.
Jenna Walker is a production student studying at Temple University. She has been involved with several shows within Temple’s very own television station, TUTV. She is currently the director of the late night comedy show, “Temple Tonight.” Jenna has a passion for taking ideas and making them come to life on the screen. She hopes to expand her skills to tell stories that inspire others.
This project was created as part of the JTWO [INC]ubator Project. A semester long internship program built from the ground up to give young filmmakers, content creators, and all around hungry for a challenge individuals a place to stretch their creative minds while preparing them for the road ahead.
JTWO Welcomes Intern Oliver Hough
OLIVER HOUGH
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HyperFocus
By Oliver Hough
Teachers, Doctors, and Parents all have ADHD wrong. I should know, being diagnosed at 6 years old, they have all told me what I need to fix, solve, and figure out to function in society. The main argument against those with ADHD is that we cannot focus, which is not true.
Okay, it is sort of true but let me paint the whole picture before you jump to any conclusions. At least in my experience, I cannot actively focus if I am not interested in the topic. Some examples of topics I could not focus on would be math, geography, golf and plenty of other ideas and hobbies that do not tickle my brain. While this may be true for ADHD, the hyper focus that comes along with interest and genuine passion for a subject becomes a super power. 800 page novel about space politics? Give me three hours and a cozy blanket and consider it done. 4,000 piece lego Death Star set? I may forget to eat but I will have the Death Star by sunset.
When someone with my diagnosis loves something, they truly, passionately immerse themselves into it. This is the same with Film and Editing for myself. Staring at raw footage and imagining what I can do with it, brainstorming a million ideas for the sound design, and just letting my passion enthrall me into my craft. The raw motivation that comes with such intense interest and creativity is truly life changing for people with my diagnosis. I belive ADHD is a major catalyst to realizing how much I wanted to create stories. I quickly could guage how much interest I had in something based on how well I could focus. When it comes to film, and storytelling, my attention was never broken. My passion has never dwindled.
When I got to college and began studying media production, I felt that same feeling I felt reading Dune for the first time, that feeling that you just don’t want to put the book down. You just want to keep going. That was my feeling throughout the entire process creating the series ‘The Cherry On Top’. When I was writing the script and fleshing out ideas, I never wanted to stop. When it was time to film I just kept wanting to try different takes. Then when it came time for post-production, I tried every idea. Film making makes me feel like a kid again: it inspires people, and it tells important stories that deserve a voice. Even the kids who can’t focus.
Oliver Hough is a visual and audio post production specialist. Working in graphic design, web development, video editing, and audio engineering. He has studied media production at Temple University, which has instilled him with the vocabulary and skills to fulfill his and other’s creative visions.
This project was created as part of the JTWO [INC]ubator Project. A semester long internship program built from the ground up to give young filmmakers, content creators, and all around hungry for a challenge individuals a place to stretch their creative minds while preparing them for the road ahead.
JTWO Welcomes Intern Sienna Bigelow
SIENNA BIGELOW
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Sound Waves
By Sienna Bigelow
Growing up in Hawaii was a pretty unique experience. While monotonous activities like going to school, grocery shopping, and getting gas are the same as everywhere else, other aspects of my childhood, like the stunning sunsets after winter storms, are the parts of home I’ve missed the most since starting college (well, aside from my dogs).
Throughout my life, my dad has loved to go surfing with friends ( AKA “board meetings”) so we’ve had surfboards around ever since I can remember. I’ve always liked the boards and how each one can be used for different swells, moods, and experiences. I also love that each board has battle scars and lore behind it, like the one with the plum-sized dent in its side from an unfortunate altercation with my dad’s chin. I wish I could say I’m an amazing surfer, but in all honesty, I’m mediocre at best due to some intense wipeouts as a kid that made surfing a little intimidating. I can stand up and do basic turns in small swells and white water, buuuuuut that’s about it. I’ve noticed though, without any waves the surfboards just sit there. They still look cool and carry their stories, but until they’re paired with a winter swell on the north shore or a summer swell on the south shore, they’re incomplete.
I grew up loving media, but it wasn’t until I started creating content of my own that I understood how much time and energy goes into even the shortest videos. I would film adventures with my friends on a GoPro then go home and string the clips together, but somehow… The videos always felt incomplete. I added music to the videos by middle school and that helped significantly, but something was still missing. It wasn’t until I started studying music production in college that I realized the importance of sound in media. It’s everywhere! From the audio and sound effects in movies, to the satisfying sound when your card goes through at the store, sound serves as a vital cue in all aspects of life and the stories unfolding around us.
Needless to say, I’ve fallen in love with storytelling through sound. Bringing something that looks cool to life through waves has become a source of satisfaction and joy for me, and I can’t imagine doing anything else. I love having the power to create sound waves that carry and shape stories, because to me videos without audio just sit around and look cool like surfboards. I’m ecstatic about the opportunity to refine my skills and learn more about the film production process at JTWO. I have a feeling the next twelve weeks are going to challenge me, but I’m excited that I’ll have a chance to become more well-rounded as a professional by learning about producing films from start to finish.
Sienna Bigelow is a sound designer and audio post production assistant dedicated to bringing media to life through sound. Alongside studying recording arts and music production at Drexel University, she has worked on a number of films including Sparkle: A Unicorn Tale, Rittenhouse Square, and others. She is passionate about connecting with viewers through audio and media, and strives to perform at the highest level on all of her projects.
This project was created as part of the JTWO [INC]ubator Project. A semester long internship program built from the ground up to give young filmmakers, content creators, and all around hungry for a challenge individuals a place to stretch their creative minds while preparing them for the road ahead.