All my free time lately has been taken up with prepping for a new film we’ll be shooting on 16mm in two weeks. We’ve been in pre-production for two weeks as well, so we’re coming at this kind of fast. I’m acting as Producer on this project, FYI.
Anyway, last night we made a phone call to someone we thought might be interested in backing the project monetarily and, to our surprise, they agreed to cover the whole thing!
We were shocked, surprised, and very happy.
Before we called our generous benefactor, I put together this small Project Pitch Packet as to peak interest. You could call it Phillip’s Project Pitch Packet (The 4P). Check it out and let me know if its something you would have been interested in backing.
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Synopsis
You Dropped Your Quarter is a 6-minute silent journey through the wide-open space of childhood imagination. The film begins and climaxes in an arcade where a young boy we call James operates a pinball machine. The noises and motions of the game trigger memories both real and imagined; images of humor and fear sweeping through microcosms of illusionary religious piety, a mysterious journey in the woods, and the innocence of young love.
Project Goal
You Dropped Your Quarter is being produced as a required final project for Bryan College’s Silent Film class, but that is not the only reason. The film will give students the opportunity to make a movie in a professional environment and experience what it is like to work as a crewmember on a serious-minded motion picture. Upon completion, the film will be submitted to film festivals. Not only will this project provide the cast and crew with a final product they can be proud of, but it will impart invaluable experience to financially limited students who dream of a future in filmmaking.
Progress Report
At this juncture, we have assembled a team of young people excited to work on the film. In addition to a Director, Director of Photography, and two producers, the project also includes a Production Designer, Key Grip (along with a few other grips), and Casting Director. The film will be shot over a three-day period (October 10-12) in and around the areas of Dayton and Chattanooga. Locations have already been scouted (see stills below) and property owners have been contacted. We have secured permission to shoot on most locations. The remaining property owners will be contacted by Monday, September 29.
Itemized Budget
Camera – TBD
Film Stock (Breakdown)
- Arcade – 400′ Neg – $136/$100/$76
- Baptism – 400′ BW Neg – $80/$60/$40
- Forest – 400′ Neg – $136
- Party – 400′ Neg – $136/$100/$76
Total – $500/$408/$340 ($268)
Production Design – $150
- Wardrobe: suits for baptism, tux for James, dress for girl, costume for Carnival Man
- Props: mask, quarters, Mason Jars, decorative lights
- Supplies
Food – $100
- Friday: 1 cast & crew meal
- Saturday: 2 cast & crew meals
- Sunday: 2 cast & crew meals, snacks for extras
Gas – $200
- 2 cars
- 3 days
- 4 locations
Total Budget – Camera = $1488
2 Comments
September 26, 2008 at 3:27 am
This is so cool, Phillip. Congratulations.
September 30, 2008 at 9:18 pm
I would have eagerly chipped in a fiver.