"The Power to Create Life"

"The Power to Create Life"

This short 35mm film was designed to reach young people in movie theatres during the previews of coming attractions with a message to not misuse, "...their power to create life"

The project was filmed wide screen in 35mm. In camera effects were achieved via the use of scotchlite reflective material, beam splitters, neon rods, and front and reverse front screen projection of pre filmed images in black and white. Over all, the idea was to parody a scene from the first Superman movie with the council members...

PRESS COVERAGE ABOUT THEATRE FILMS:
http://www.auburn.edu/~lenartc/press1.jpg

POWER TO CREATE: (Storyboard sample)
http://www.auburn.edu/~lenartc/storyboard.gif


KEY CREW:
Tom Lenard, Producer, Director/DP-Editor
Tom Causland, First AD
Cedron Wynn, Audio/Engineering
Donnie Anderson, Key Grip Truck
John Gilbert, rear/front screen projections
Production Assistant, Philip Gowan
"Little Joe" Cattalanotto, Crane/Generator and Explosives Expert (Little Joe with the help of his brothers and other stringers were "Independent Studios" out of New Orleans. Katrina completely flooded Little Joe out of business.

Filmmaker: Tom C. Lenard
Producer, Director/DP, Editor
copyright, 1989 All Rights Reserved

Category:

Education

Tags:

• teen
• pregnancy
• abstinence
• mobile
• alabama
• science
• fiction
• parody
• superman
• scotch
• lite
• projection
• effects