Alex O'mara performed the music for our film. We went to her house to record the music with help from her boyfriend.
We are really pleased with the track as she played it through with no mistakes.
Thank you Alex
Recording Music
Alex O'mara performed the music for our film. We went to her house to record the music with help from her boyfriend.
We are really pleased with the track as she played it through with no mistakes.
Thank you Alex
Sound Recording At Leeds College of Music
We finally got permission to go and record the voice over at the College of Music. We recruited a friend that attends the college to help us record the cleanest sound that we could. The facilities were amazing and we were able to get a crisp clean sound. Our voice over artist did a fantastic job and me managed to get all voice overs needed in one session.
Weather Update!
This is a weather update for the weekend.
It looks like a good forecast for our shoot. The good news is that the sun looks to be out which will really help with the depth of field on the ND filter as it needs as much light as possible to give the shallowest depth of field.
Costume Design!
We had a chat with David and have asked him to wear a white t-shirt with jeans and some black shoes. We feel that this will help add to the character and will be easy to duplicate if there are any problems with the hose pipe spraying water on him we can easily get another t-shirt and start fresh.
For the young boy we have asked him to wear a plain red t-shirt. We have chosen this as it is the main colour for AIDs awareness campaigns and think this will be a good way of subtly conecting it to that.
For the young boy we have asked him to wear a plain red t-shirt. We have chosen this as it is the main colour for AIDs awareness campaigns and think this will be a good way of subtly conecting it to that.
List of Props
This is a list of possible props that we need for our production:-
Mental Furnace Bin
Photo Frames
Trophies
Teddy Bears
Year Books
Photos
Drawings
Photo Albums
We feel that these will really add to the authenticity of the production and portray the idea of possessions with a lot of memories attached to them.
We also needs things like used tissues pizza boxes to give the idea that he has given up almost lost his self pride.
Mental Furnace Bin
Photo Frames
Trophies
Teddy Bears
Year Books
Photos
Drawings
Photo Albums
We feel that these will really add to the authenticity of the production and portray the idea of possessions with a lot of memories attached to them.
We also needs things like used tissues pizza boxes to give the idea that he has given up almost lost his self pride.
Pictures for the Props!
These are the photos that we have taken to act as the props that he is going to burn from his room. We will have to go and buy some photo frames for the apartment.
Weather
The weather has been a major issue when it has come to shooting our film.
We are hoping that this weekend is going to dry enough to shoot. But it looks like it could be just as bad as last weekend.
Fingers crossed.
LIGHTING!!!
One of the most important and most overlooked aspects of shooting good video is lighting. Lighting the subject properly can make the difference between shooting "professional" looking video and shooting video that may even be unusable. In general you want to keep your light level as high as possible. Video cameras work best in a certain range. Lights that are too bright will "washout" the subject, and video that is lit too dark will be "grainy" and will not have enough color to realistically reproduce the image.
Different types of lights have different intensity and color. Lighting a subject with different sources of lights, for example natural light/sunlight and fluorescent lights, can create strange colors not seen naturally by the human eye. If at all possible, eliminate different sources of light. If a light source is beyond your control (a large window with sunlight), use gels on the other light sources to match the sunlight coming in through the window. Gels are colored sheets of "plastic-like" material that are placed in front of the lights to filter out a certain range of the light. The color of the different light sources varies greatly. Sunlight will have a blue tint, artificial light (light bulbs) will illuminate with an orange/reddish tint, and fluorescent lights will have a green tint.
Try to match all light sources (all natural light, or all fluorescent light) to the best of your ability given each shooting sessions' circumstances, but remember, any light is better than no light. Once the video has been captured, do not be convinced that you can correct any problems in the post production of the video. Take the time to make sure the lighting is correct. Improper lighting is a major cause for "re-shoots" and who wants to have to do that?
3-Point Lighting
Key Light - Fill Light - Back Light
The best lighting technique is 3-point lighting. In 3-point lighting 3 lights are used. A key light, a fill light, and a back light. A key light is the main light that is placed at a thirty to forty-five degree angle in front of the subject and to the side of the camera.
The second light in 3-point lighting is the fill light. The fill light is placed on the side of the camera just opposite of the key light. The fill light is used to soften shadows created by the key light. Usually the fill light is set to about half the intensity of the key light, and often a broad, scoop, or soft light is used instead of a spotlight to provide a softer fill with no harsh shadows. If using only a 2-light system, a reflector can be used to bounce light back onto the subject. Reflectors are sometimes used with a fill light to ensure that no hard shadows are cast on the subject.
Reflectors can be any object that will reflect light. They can be purchased in the form of umbrellas or a piece of sliver/white fabric stretched over a frame. If your budget does not allow for reflectors here is a solution. With a piece of cardboard and aluminum foil a reflector can be made. Simply cover the foil around the cardboard and you have a reflector. Use the shiney side of the foil for harder reflector or the dull side for a softer more diffused reflector.
The third light in a 3-point lighting system is the backlight. The backlight is usually placed directly behind the subject, in line with the camera. The backlight is sometimes placed above the subject pointing down onto the head and neck of the subject. The backlight creates a "defining edge" to help visually separate the subject from the background, and should be adjusted so it creates a highlight around the top or side of the subject. The backlight is not a background light. It should not be used to light the back drop, it is only used to create a rim of light around the subject and is used to separate the subject from the background by giving it a 3-dimensional look.
If available, a forth light can be used for a background light. A background light is different from a backlight. A back light is pointed at the subject, and a background light is pointed at the background. A background light will help separate the subject from the background, and can help create certain lighting effects.
Lighting Checklist
1.Always light the subject.
2.Eliminate different light sources.
3.Avoid shadows on the subject and the background.
4.Get the lighting right the first time.
Different types of lights have different intensity and color. Lighting a subject with different sources of lights, for example natural light/sunlight and fluorescent lights, can create strange colors not seen naturally by the human eye. If at all possible, eliminate different sources of light. If a light source is beyond your control (a large window with sunlight), use gels on the other light sources to match the sunlight coming in through the window. Gels are colored sheets of "plastic-like" material that are placed in front of the lights to filter out a certain range of the light. The color of the different light sources varies greatly. Sunlight will have a blue tint, artificial light (light bulbs) will illuminate with an orange/reddish tint, and fluorescent lights will have a green tint.
Try to match all light sources (all natural light, or all fluorescent light) to the best of your ability given each shooting sessions' circumstances, but remember, any light is better than no light. Once the video has been captured, do not be convinced that you can correct any problems in the post production of the video. Take the time to make sure the lighting is correct. Improper lighting is a major cause for "re-shoots" and who wants to have to do that?
3-Point Lighting
Key Light - Fill Light - Back Light
The best lighting technique is 3-point lighting. In 3-point lighting 3 lights are used. A key light, a fill light, and a back light. A key light is the main light that is placed at a thirty to forty-five degree angle in front of the subject and to the side of the camera.
The second light in 3-point lighting is the fill light. The fill light is placed on the side of the camera just opposite of the key light. The fill light is used to soften shadows created by the key light. Usually the fill light is set to about half the intensity of the key light, and often a broad, scoop, or soft light is used instead of a spotlight to provide a softer fill with no harsh shadows. If using only a 2-light system, a reflector can be used to bounce light back onto the subject. Reflectors are sometimes used with a fill light to ensure that no hard shadows are cast on the subject.
Reflectors can be any object that will reflect light. They can be purchased in the form of umbrellas or a piece of sliver/white fabric stretched over a frame. If your budget does not allow for reflectors here is a solution. With a piece of cardboard and aluminum foil a reflector can be made. Simply cover the foil around the cardboard and you have a reflector. Use the shiney side of the foil for harder reflector or the dull side for a softer more diffused reflector.
The third light in a 3-point lighting system is the backlight. The backlight is usually placed directly behind the subject, in line with the camera. The backlight is sometimes placed above the subject pointing down onto the head and neck of the subject. The backlight creates a "defining edge" to help visually separate the subject from the background, and should be adjusted so it creates a highlight around the top or side of the subject. The backlight is not a background light. It should not be used to light the back drop, it is only used to create a rim of light around the subject and is used to separate the subject from the background by giving it a 3-dimensional look.
If available, a forth light can be used for a background light. A background light is different from a backlight. A back light is pointed at the subject, and a background light is pointed at the background. A background light will help separate the subject from the background, and can help create certain lighting effects.
Lighting Checklist
1.Always light the subject.
2.Eliminate different light sources.
3.Avoid shadows on the subject and the background.
4.Get the lighting right the first time.
EX1 ND Filter Test DOF!!!
EX1 ND Filter Test DOF from Rory Martinez on Vimeo.
This is a test using the EX1 with 3 step ND Filter testing the depth of field with no lenses. The track is the track for our short film composed by Alex off VisCom. We feel that we can get a shallow enough depth of field by just using the ND filters with high light. As you can see using the ND filters pulling and pushing focus on an object is highlighted well by the shallow depth of field.ND Example
XDCAM EX1 Camera Test 1 from Emiliano Ranzani on Vimeo.
This is an example of the EX1 with just the ND filters on to give a better depth of field. It works well but this is just with the cameras ND Filters on at college we have other ND Filters as well including a 3 stop filter which should decrease the depth of field even more.No More MovieTube!!!
Unfortunately we are not getting the movie tube anymore to use the lenses with. We will have to find another way of creating a shallow depth of field. We have heard of a technique of using the ND Filters with the Iris wide open to try and create a shallow depth of field we will do some research and then test it out ourselves.
EX1 wide angle lens
A Bald Place - Letus Extreme 24p Film - HDTV from Tom Guilmette on Vimeo.
four lenses with me. A Nikon 200mm f3.5, a Nikon 24mm f2.8, a Nikon 55mm f2.8 macro and a Sigma 18mm f3.5 wide angle
Lenses 16mm - 135mm
Mr. Beatz / Plain and Simple from Noisemaker Media on Vimeo.
Shot on a Sony EX-1/Letus Extreme setup with Nikon lenses (16mm, 28mm, 50mm 100mm, 135mm). Edited on Final Cut Studio 2 and graded on Magic Bullet
EX1 50mm lens
Ashland Sunset - Letus Extreme Film - Sony EX1 from Tom Guilmette on Vimeo.
used a 50mm Nikon f1.4 prime for all the shots until the very end.
This is want we are going to filming the majority of our film with.
50mm lens
Ghost Town Ruby Arizona - Letus Extreme Film from Tom Guilmette on Vimeo.
used a Nikon 16mm f2.8 fisheye, Nikon 24mm f2.8, Nikon 50mm f1.4, Nikon 135mm f2.8 and a Nikon 300mm f4 telephoto lens. The 50mm f1.4 was very helpful inside when shooting the piano because there was very little available light.
Storyboard Problems
We started storyboarding by drawing the scenes but felt that we couldn't get the feel that we want over drawn images. We decided to do a photo storyboard using a digital SLR with the same lenses that we are going to use in the film. We feel that this gave us a better understanding of witch lenses to use for different scenes.
Photo Story Board
We have created a layout in Illustrator to place our story board photos in so that we can write about what is going on.
Our Story Boarding Problems!!
We realised that we can't draw what we want to get the look that we need for our story board. We have decided to rent a camera from photography with the desired lenses and shoot our story board this way to get a better feel and look for what we intend to shoot.
Story Boarding
S t o r y b o a r d s
What is a storyboard?
Once a concept or script is written for a film or animation, the next step is to make a storyboard. A storyboard visually tells the story of an animation panel by panel, kind of like a comic book.
Your storyboard will should convey some of the following information:
What charaters are in the frame, and how are they moving?
What are the characters saying to each other, if anything?
How much time has passed between the last frame of the storyboard and the current one?
Where the "camera" is in the scene? Close or far away? Is the camera moving?
Why make a storyboard?
Creating a storyboard will help you plan your animation out shot by shot. You can make changes to your storyboard before you start animating, instead of changing your mind later. You will also be able to talk about your animation and show your storyboard to other people to get feedback on your ideas.
How do I make a storyboard?
Most commonly, storyboards are drawn in pen or pencil. If you don't like to draw you can also take photos, cut out pictures from magazines, or use a computer to make your storyboards. Keep in mind that your drawings don't have to be fancy! In fact, you want to spend just a few minutes drawing each frame. Use basic shapes, stick figures, and simple backgrounds. If you draw your storyboard frames on index cards, you can rearrange them to move parts of the the story around.
Storyboard Language
CLOSE-UP SHOT: A close range of distance between the camera and the subject.
DISSOVLE: A transition between two shots, where one shot fades away and simultaneously another shot fades in.
FADE - A transition from a shot to black where the image gradually becomes darker is a Fade Out; or from black where the image gradually becomes brighter is a Fade In.
HIGH CAMERA ANGLE: A camera angle which looks down on its subject making it look small, weak or unimportant.
JUMP CUT: A rapid, jerky transition from one frame to the next, either disrupting the flow of time or movement within a scene or making an abrupt transition from one scene to another.
LEVEL CAMERA ANGLE: A camera angle which is even with the subject; it may be used as a neutral shot.
LONG SHOT: A long range of distance between the camera and the subject, often providing a broader range of the setting.
LOW CAMERA ANGLE: A camera angle which looks up at its subject; it makes the subject seem important and powerful.
PAN: A steady, sweeping movement from one point in a scene to another.
POV (point of view shot): A shot which is understood to be seen from the point of view of a character within the scene.
REACTION SHOT- 1.: A shot of someone looking off screen. 2.: A reaction shot can also be a shot of someone in a conversation where they are not given a line of dialogue but are just listening to the other person speak.
TILT: Using a camera on a tripod, the camera moves up or down to follow the action.
ZOOM: Use of the camera lens to move closely towards the subject.
11'09''01 by Alejandro Gonzalez Iñarritu
One of 11 short films not about who or who not commited 9/11 but about that it happened:
11'9''01 September 11 (2002, 135 min), is an international film composed of 11 contributions from different filmmakers, each from a different country. Each gave their own vision of the events in New York City on September 11, 2001, in a short film of 11 minutes, 9 seconds, and one frame. The original concept and production of the film were by French producer Alain Brigand. It has been released internationally with several different titles, depending on the language. It is listed in the Internet Movie Database as 11'09"01 - September 11, while in French, it is known as 11 minutes 9 secondes 1 image and in Persian as 11 de Septembre.
Sound Booth
RE: Sound Recording
From: Baxter, James (J.Baxter@lcm.ac.uk)
Sent: 07 May 2009 14:21:34
To: rory martinez (rorym31@hotmail.com)
Hi Rory
Thanks for the email.
I’ve forwarded your request to Randall Whitaker, Head of Music Production, who should be able to deal with your request.
Best wishes and good luck with the project.
James
James Baxter
Marketing & Development Manager
Leeds College of Music
From: rory martinez [mailto:rorym31@hotmail.com]
Sent: 07 May 2009 15:04
To: Baxter, James
Subject: Sound Recording
Hi,
I am a student at Leeds College of Art and Design in my second year of study on the Design for Digital Media course. Myself and a colleague are currently producing a short film for our final major project. The short includes a large amount of narration, unfortunately the facilities available at our college are not suitable to produce the quality of sound that we need. We were given your e-mail at the front reception desk at Leeds College of Music and advised to e-mail you regarding the possibility of using your facilities to record our audio.
I hope that you might be able to help us in this respect.
Kind regards,
Rory Martinez
(Student LCAD)
Hopefully Randall Whitaker will get back to me in the next few days and we will have a booth in which to record our sound.
From: Baxter, James (J.Baxter@lcm.ac.uk)
Sent: 07 May 2009 14:21:34
To: rory martinez (rorym31@hotmail.com)
Hi Rory
Thanks for the email.
I’ve forwarded your request to Randall Whitaker, Head of Music Production, who should be able to deal with your request.
Best wishes and good luck with the project.
James
James Baxter
Marketing & Development Manager
Leeds College of Music
From: rory martinez [mailto:rorym31@hotmail.com]
Sent: 07 May 2009 15:04
To: Baxter, James
Subject: Sound Recording
Hi,
I am a student at Leeds College of Art and Design in my second year of study on the Design for Digital Media course. Myself and a colleague are currently producing a short film for our final major project. The short includes a large amount of narration, unfortunately the facilities available at our college are not suitable to produce the quality of sound that we need. We were given your e-mail at the front reception desk at Leeds College of Music and advised to e-mail you regarding the possibility of using your facilities to record our audio.
I hope that you might be able to help us in this respect.
Kind regards,
Rory Martinez
(Student LCAD)
Hopefully Randall Whitaker will get back to me in the next few days and we will have a booth in which to record our sound.
Correspondence With Script Writer
RE: Student Film
From: Tom S (spyderdawg@hotmail.com)
Sent: 29 April 2009 12:39:34
To: rorym31@hotmail.com
Hey Rory,
Thanks for asking my opinion. Your idea sounds like a good one. If its not too much trouble, pehaps you can shoot both and use the one that comes out best. Otherwise, I have no problem going with your idea, it conveys the same message, and that is my concern.
Thanks
Tom Smolko
216-965-9089
www.smokescreen.weebly.com
From: rorym31@hotmail.com
To: spyderdawg@hotmail.com
Subject: RE: Student Film
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:40:03 +0000
Hey Tom,
We have been planning the shoot and after much discussion feel that the narrative would be more effective if the AIDs victim was narrating it himself. We feel that if the narration was more personal to the character it would help the audience sympathize with the character himself.
For example,
male (V.o.)
Everyday, 6000 Africans die of A.I.D.S. 6000 libraries are burned to the ground.
Instead we feel,
male (V.O.)
They told me everyday 6000 Africans die of A.I.D.S.. That must mean 6000 libraries are burned to the ground.
How would you feel about changes such as these?
We can shoot it both ways but we felt that it would be the best thing to contact you first and get some input from you as we are not screenwriters ourselves.
Many thanks,
Rory Martinez
From: spyderdawg@hotmail.com
To: rorym31@hotmail.com
Subject: RE: Student Film
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 05:43:52 -0400
Hey Rory,
Excellent, yes, you can use the script. The only thing I ask is that you send me a copy of the final product and you give me writing credit in the film as follows:
A Smoke Screen Entertainment, LLC Screenplay
Written by: Tom Smolko
Good luck and I look forward to seeing the short,
Thanks,
Tom Smolko
216-965-9089
www.smokescreen.weebly.com
From: rorym31@hotmail.com
To: spyderdawg@hotmail.com
Subject: RE: Student Film
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:23:35 +0000
Hey Tom,
We have been talking through the script and it seems excellent, we think that we would be able to produce a really powerful piece. If it is ok with you we would love to use this script.
Thanks,
Rory Martinez
From: spyderdawg@hotmail.com
To: rorym31@hotmail.com
Subject: RE: Student Film
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:39:45 -0400
Hey Rory,
I actually do have one script like that. It's a very strong piece about AIDS, and the bonus with this script is that I've written a feature film called The Grave Digger that is about AIDS in Africa and if the AIDS short is well done, I might be able to get it played in theaters before the feature. The feature is fully packaged and close to being funded. Let me know if this is up your alley.
thanks,
Tom Smolko
216-965-9089
www.smokescreen.weebly.com
From: rorym31@hotmail.com
To: spyderdawg@hotmail.com
Subject: RE: Student Film
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:25:02 +0000
Hey Tom,
Thanks for sending all of the scripts. We have been looking through them and at the moment we are leaning towards the Taxi comedy but we were wondering if you have any fully narrated stories with no character dialog that we could have a look at.
Thanks,
Rory Martinez
From: spyderdawg@hotmail.com
To: rorym31@hotmail.com
Subject: RE: Student Film
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:28:29 -0400
Hi Rory,
I've attached an assortment of scripts for you.
Cheater, The Drifter, Black Out and Free Spirit are all suspense/thriller, 6th sense-type scripts.
Carjacker is a dark comedy
The Other side is a drama
Taxi is a comedy
Let me know if you'd like to use any of them,
Thanks,
Tom Smolko
216-965-9089
www.smokescreen.weebly.com
From: rorym31@hotmail.com
To: spyderdawg@hotmail.com
Subject: RE: Student Film
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:38:47 +0000
Hey Tom,
As of yet we are open to all genres but something like you said that has a good twist or emotional story-line. We are thinking along the lines of a 5-20 minute long production which has minimal locations and characters. We have no budget but we have access to a wide range of production equipment.
Would be great if you could send multiple option from which to have a look at.
Many thanks,
Rory Martinez
From: spyderdawg@hotmail.com
To: rorym31@hotmail.com
Subject: RE: Student Film
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 08:42:09 -0400
Hey Rory,
You've come to the right place. I have a lot of short films available. What length and genres interest you? All of my films are low/no budget and won't take much to produce, but have good twists. Let me know what your interested in and I'll send you what I have.
Thanks,
Tom Smolko
216-965-9089
www.smokescreen.weebly.com
From: rorym31@hotmail.com
To: tsmoke11@gmail.com
Subject: Student Film
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:37:34 +0000
Dear Tom,
I am a student at Leeds College of Art and Design in my second year of studying BA Design for Digital Media. Myself and a colleague have been asked to produce a short film for our end of year show and as we are not screenwriters have been told to try and source a short script. I have been searching around and came across your post on the NewEnglandFilm.com website and were wondering if you have any short scripts that are available that we could possibly produce.
Kind regards
Rory
From: Tom S (spyderdawg@hotmail.com)
Sent: 29 April 2009 12:39:34
To: rorym31@hotmail.com
Hey Rory,
Thanks for asking my opinion. Your idea sounds like a good one. If its not too much trouble, pehaps you can shoot both and use the one that comes out best. Otherwise, I have no problem going with your idea, it conveys the same message, and that is my concern.
Thanks
Tom Smolko
216-965-9089
www.smokescreen.weebly.com
From: rorym31@hotmail.com
To: spyderdawg@hotmail.com
Subject: RE: Student Film
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:40:03 +0000
Hey Tom,
We have been planning the shoot and after much discussion feel that the narrative would be more effective if the AIDs victim was narrating it himself. We feel that if the narration was more personal to the character it would help the audience sympathize with the character himself.
For example,
male (V.o.)
Everyday, 6000 Africans die of A.I.D.S. 6000 libraries are burned to the ground.
Instead we feel,
male (V.O.)
They told me everyday 6000 Africans die of A.I.D.S.. That must mean 6000 libraries are burned to the ground.
How would you feel about changes such as these?
We can shoot it both ways but we felt that it would be the best thing to contact you first and get some input from you as we are not screenwriters ourselves.
Many thanks,
Rory Martinez
From: spyderdawg@hotmail.com
To: rorym31@hotmail.com
Subject: RE: Student Film
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 05:43:52 -0400
Hey Rory,
Excellent, yes, you can use the script. The only thing I ask is that you send me a copy of the final product and you give me writing credit in the film as follows:
A Smoke Screen Entertainment, LLC Screenplay
Written by: Tom Smolko
Good luck and I look forward to seeing the short,
Thanks,
Tom Smolko
216-965-9089
www.smokescreen.weebly.com
From: rorym31@hotmail.com
To: spyderdawg@hotmail.com
Subject: RE: Student Film
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:23:35 +0000
Hey Tom,
We have been talking through the script and it seems excellent, we think that we would be able to produce a really powerful piece. If it is ok with you we would love to use this script.
Thanks,
Rory Martinez
From: spyderdawg@hotmail.com
To: rorym31@hotmail.com
Subject: RE: Student Film
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:39:45 -0400
Hey Rory,
I actually do have one script like that. It's a very strong piece about AIDS, and the bonus with this script is that I've written a feature film called The Grave Digger that is about AIDS in Africa and if the AIDS short is well done, I might be able to get it played in theaters before the feature. The feature is fully packaged and close to being funded. Let me know if this is up your alley.
thanks,
Tom Smolko
216-965-9089
www.smokescreen.weebly.com
From: rorym31@hotmail.com
To: spyderdawg@hotmail.com
Subject: RE: Student Film
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:25:02 +0000
Hey Tom,
Thanks for sending all of the scripts. We have been looking through them and at the moment we are leaning towards the Taxi comedy but we were wondering if you have any fully narrated stories with no character dialog that we could have a look at.
Thanks,
Rory Martinez
From: spyderdawg@hotmail.com
To: rorym31@hotmail.com
Subject: RE: Student Film
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:28:29 -0400
Hi Rory,
I've attached an assortment of scripts for you.
Cheater, The Drifter, Black Out and Free Spirit are all suspense/thriller, 6th sense-type scripts.
Carjacker is a dark comedy
The Other side is a drama
Taxi is a comedy
Let me know if you'd like to use any of them,
Thanks,
Tom Smolko
216-965-9089
www.smokescreen.weebly.com
From: rorym31@hotmail.com
To: spyderdawg@hotmail.com
Subject: RE: Student Film
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:38:47 +0000
Hey Tom,
As of yet we are open to all genres but something like you said that has a good twist or emotional story-line. We are thinking along the lines of a 5-20 minute long production which has minimal locations and characters. We have no budget but we have access to a wide range of production equipment.
Would be great if you could send multiple option from which to have a look at.
Many thanks,
Rory Martinez
From: spyderdawg@hotmail.com
To: rorym31@hotmail.com
Subject: RE: Student Film
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 08:42:09 -0400
Hey Rory,
You've come to the right place. I have a lot of short films available. What length and genres interest you? All of my films are low/no budget and won't take much to produce, but have good twists. Let me know what your interested in and I'll send you what I have.
Thanks,
Tom Smolko
216-965-9089
www.smokescreen.weebly.com
From: rorym31@hotmail.com
To: tsmoke11@gmail.com
Subject: Student Film
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:37:34 +0000
Dear Tom,
I am a student at Leeds College of Art and Design in my second year of studying BA Design for Digital Media. Myself and a colleague have been asked to produce a short film for our end of year show and as we are not screenwriters have been told to try and source a short script. I have been searching around and came across your post on the NewEnglandFilm.com website and were wondering if you have any short scripts that are available that we could possibly produce.
Kind regards
Rory
Auditions for AIDS short
Auditions AIDS Short from Thomas Harrison on Vimeo.
We have chosen David Wilson from the end of our auditions to be the main character ( the aids victim). We felt that he could bring a lot to the role and was very enthusiastic about been part of our film. We also felt that he had the best look for the role as he was skinny and weathered looking. Also in our auditions we came across a skilled narrator Chris Lloyd who has had a great deal of experience in this line of work. We have contacted him and he is excited about being part in our new project.
Stop AIDS campaign
The Stop AIDS Campaign is an unprecedented initiative of the UK Consortium on AIDS and International Development, bringing together more than 80 of the UK's leading development and HIV and AIDS groups. Launched on World AIDS Day 2001, the campaign works to raise awareness in the UK about global HIV/AIDS epidemic and to campaign for urgently scaled up international action.
We are campaigning for comprehensive Universal Access to prevention, treatment, care and support with no one left behind.
Why...? We are striving for a world in which peoples’ human rights are respected. Discrimination that prevents certain groups of people from accessing services is stopped and the rights of people living with HIV and AIDS are fully respected.
In 2005 world leaders promised to provide Universal Access to HIV prevention, treatment care and support by 2010. Yet, 6000 people are still dying every day of AIDS-related illnesses, unable to access the essential services they need to stay alive.
i have emailed stop aids campaign and waiting a reply about having there campaign sponsoring our film. i have also email Worl AIDS day the same email.
Dear Stop Aids Campaign,
My name is Thomas Harrison and I'm studying design for digital media in Leeds UK. Currently myself and a small team are producing a Short Film about Aids, the screen play is written by a successful writer from the USA. The script is a really powerful piece and will get the message of aids awareness across to the audience extremely well. We are hoping that the Stop Aids Campaign would like to be part of our film by adding your logo and contact details to the end. The film is for our final major project of the year and we would be willing to send you the film after production for you own personal usage, like your website for example. We feel that if the film is associated with a campaign as successful as the Stop Aids Campaign then the film will have a stronger impact on the audience. Looking forwards to hearing back from you.
Thomas Harrison
this is the email sent.....
We are campaigning for comprehensive Universal Access to prevention, treatment, care and support with no one left behind.
Why...? We are striving for a world in which peoples’ human rights are respected. Discrimination that prevents certain groups of people from accessing services is stopped and the rights of people living with HIV and AIDS are fully respected.
In 2005 world leaders promised to provide Universal Access to HIV prevention, treatment care and support by 2010. Yet, 6000 people are still dying every day of AIDS-related illnesses, unable to access the essential services they need to stay alive.
i have emailed stop aids campaign and waiting a reply about having there campaign sponsoring our film. i have also email Worl AIDS day the same email.
Dear Stop Aids Campaign,
My name is Thomas Harrison and I'm studying design for digital media in Leeds UK. Currently myself and a small team are producing a Short Film about Aids, the screen play is written by a successful writer from the USA. The script is a really powerful piece and will get the message of aids awareness across to the audience extremely well. We are hoping that the Stop Aids Campaign would like to be part of our film by adding your logo and contact details to the end. The film is for our final major project of the year and we would be willing to send you the film after production for you own personal usage, like your website for example. We feel that if the film is associated with a campaign as successful as the Stop Aids Campaign then the film will have a stronger impact on the audience. Looking forwards to hearing back from you.
Thomas Harrison
this is the email sent.....
Narration
As our film is going to be narrated by the main character (the aids victim) we need to find somewhere to record the voice over with professional equipment. We are going to go down to the leeds college of music to see if we can book out a sound booth to record the voice over. If that is not successful i think we will have to start looking at recording companies in leeds.
Aids awareness video
This aids awareness video is extremely powerful, as the imagery is extremely intense it adds to the video in the way that as the viewer it really pulls you in and think about aids and also sexual health.
World Aids Day
World aids day seems to be the most successful campaign around.. Some info about them..
World AIDS Day is observed every year on December 1st. The World Health Organization established World AIDS Day in 1988. World AIDS Day provides governments, national AIDS programs, faith organizations, community organizations, and individuals with an opportunity to raise awareness and focus attention on the global AIDS epidemic.
The global percentage of adults living with HIV has leveled off since 2000.
In 2007 there were 2.7 million new HIV infections and 2 million HIV-related deaths.
The rate of new HIV infections has fallen in several countries, but globally these favourable trends
are at least partially offset by increases in new infections in other countries.
In 14 of 17 African countries with adequate survey data, the percentage of young pregnant women
(ages 15–24) who are living with HIV has declined since 2000-2001. In 7 countries, the drop in
infections has equalled or exceeded the 25% target decline for 2010 set out in the Declaration of
Commitment.
As treatment access has increased over the last ten years the annual number of AIDS deaths has fallen.
Sub-Saharan
World AIDS Day is observed every year on December 1st. The World Health Organization established World AIDS Day in 1988. World AIDS Day provides governments, national AIDS programs, faith organizations, community organizations, and individuals with an opportunity to raise awareness and focus attention on the global AIDS epidemic.
The global percentage of adults living with HIV has leveled off since 2000.
In 2007 there were 2.7 million new HIV infections and 2 million HIV-related deaths.
The rate of new HIV infections has fallen in several countries, but globally these favourable trends
are at least partially offset by increases in new infections in other countries.
In 14 of 17 African countries with adequate survey data, the percentage of young pregnant women
(ages 15–24) who are living with HIV has declined since 2000-2001. In 7 countries, the drop in
infections has equalled or exceeded the 25% target decline for 2010 set out in the Declaration of
Commitment.
As treatment access has increased over the last ten years the annual number of AIDS deaths has fallen.
Sub-Saharan
Script for short film
We have been sent a script from a script writer from the USA. The writer is Tom Smolko who is an award winning script writer who has been in the industry for over 12 years. He has his own company and has written feature length scripts that are currently under production. His website is http://smokescreen.weebly.com/index.html. After many e-mails back and forth and many scripts been sent we finally got one that we really would like to produce. The script is a short film/awareness campaign about an Aids victim. We have used cast call pro to recruit our aids victim. It has gone extremely well are are hosting auditions next week to the actors and actresses.
The Bench by Sébastien Abes
The Bench from Sébastien Abes on Vimeo.
This was a short sequence for a documentary i tried to do one year ago, about street skating, this example was illustrating the fact that skateboarders have a different point of view of their environment than people, i never finished that project...
the "actors" are me and my mate Jean we shoot us each others haha :)
music : Múm
The Echo by Philip Bloom
The Echo from Philip Bloom on Vimeo.
A short film by director Joe Shaw. Cinematography by Philip Bloom.
Shot on EX1 and Letus Extreme.
Candy (2008) short film by Nikita Ovsyannikov
Candy (2008) short film from Nikita Ovsyannikov on Vimeo.
Official selections:
MIAMI SHORTFILM FESTIVAL 2008,
BEVERLY HILLS HI-DEF FILM FESTIVAL,
ATHENS Intl SCI-FI & FANTASY FILM FESTIVAL.
We can fix our mistakes almost every time. But what should we do if we are out of time? Two men at the remote station. Two lives one destiny. A movie about living your life now because tomorrow may never happing.
Russian with english subtitle.
Shot on HV20.
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