STATUS: IN POST-PRODUCTION
GENRE: drama
THE PITCH: TBA
TAGLINE: TBA
LOGLINE: A teenager questions her mother's normally unforthcoming date to get to know him and see if he is a good match.
TONE: It has serious moments, but overall, the tone is LITE, with humor to keep it from being too dark and to add to the entertainment value.
Think "HOUSE MD" tv series: it was a serious program, but had humor that came from the character interactions and personalities.
Lit cinematic and dynamically - not all bright and cheerful despite the overall tone.
NOTES:
A 3 day shoot. Filmed November 11, 12, & 19, 2023.
Hoping to be of high enough quality to submit to and hopefully be accepted into film festivals, especially a local Central Texas festival in 2024.
It was inspired from that scene in the UNCLE BUCK movie where Macaulay Culkin questions John Candy, but wanted a more serious approach and incorporate FLASHBACKS ("show don't tell!"); also, heavily influenced by a 1911 short story "The Open Window" by "SAKI" Hector Hugh Monroe
This is an 18 minute SHORT FILM originally made for a local film festival. An approximately 23 minute extended version will be available for streaming & internet.
The short film will be available online via Amazon Prime Video and other apps that feature short films in early 2025. A relatively-expensive computer program is needed to finish the manually-time consuming VFX work of "turning off" the televisions in the opening bar scene. The six shots alone in the simplified, shortened one-minute film festival version of that scene cost hundreds of dollars, thus it is more feasible to simply buy the computer program to do the VFX work in-house for the more complicated 5 minute long extended scene.
Depending on how well that goes, the short will be available for free on Youtube a year or so later.
WHAT DID WE LEARN ON THE SHOW TONIGHT, CRAIG?
Have a checklist before EVERY location, not just at the beginning of the day. Be prepared for every possible scenario you can think of.
A CREW is vital. Two is good (audio and slate), four (with Camera operator(s), Grips, P.A.s) would be great.
No matter how overwhelmed due to many tasks, ALWAYS CHECK THE MONITOR for any reflections, shadows, and CREW/EQUIPMENT IN THE SHOT!!!!
Having to erase out light stands in the shot is 3 days of post I will never get back & could've been working on more productive tasks!!!!
When shooting characters playing a game like billiards with one camera, film every possible angle with characters standing in every possible direction and movements. Having too much coverage, and choices, is vital compared to not having enough coverage. Continuity is a be-yatch on these scenes.
CAST
Frankie Nixson, Hunter Boyd, Victoria Bellamy, Alexandria Yates
