The Book Thief - Teaser

Trailer for an upcoming short film which I directed for a filmmaking challenge organized by the Movie Making Throughout the Bay Area group.

The challenge was to produce a short film less than fifteen minutes in duration within six hours. With five directors on deck, five teams consisting of a handful of actors, a writer, and a production assistant were formed. The goal was to complete the shooting that day and then edit the footage and create a final cut within a month. The subsequent shoot was an adrenaline rush that gave way to confidence and determination to get the shots in the can before time ran out.

At the ten minute pre-production meeting, my team and I discussed several story ideas while taking into account the talent and props on hand. There was no external sound available, so the narrative had to be a silent one; it would have to be an action/thriller since the actors were not in the mood for a comedy or drama; and the story would be based around the most prominent prop that we had: a sketch book with an intriguing binding. Concise scene descriptions were written down and then we were off to start what would be a grueling yet satisfying film shoot.

Shot entirely with a Nikon D300s, the tricky part was keeping the talent in focus during action oriented scenes. San Francisco's major thoroughfare, Market Street, and its throngs of pedestrians played a major role in bringing a few of the scenes to life. The film was edited in Sony Vegas Pro software and graphic elements were implemented in Adobe After Effects. Sound effects and background music, all royalty free, were added to enhance the narrative. The total duration to complete the film, if we add the six hours of shooting, was two days.

The short film will be screened at an MMTB event by end of March, 2011.

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[Freckles4d37]

So cool!!!!



[pdahvwj9]

oh snaps walters in it!! ahah awesome!