Dream Factory CZ (Episode 1: In-camera Edit)

Let's get this started. My name is Miroslav* and I am currently studying film and business at Ithaca College- yeah it's a shithole. Anyway, we all know that a film school has never been crucial for a successful career in film (David Fincher comes to my mind). But to get to the bottom line. I am quite self-confident and I know I have what it takes to make my way. To document my journey, I will show my work here. Most of the work will be assignments as well as movies I have done simply because I wanted to. As to the assignments, I will post them without any changes, with all their "flaws" (most of them were shot according to guidelines, which to me seemed just stupid). My first work (and my first movie ever) was shot on 16 mm film and it was supposed to be in-camera edit (aka no editing in post-production). The assignment obliged me to put sounds in it with no music whatsoever. However, this is your lucky day, because I won't follow the guidelines this time. The version I'm posting here is unquestionably better. I borrowed a track from a movie Atonement and the result is just...well that's up to you to decide!!! Yeah and I also wanted to mention something from production. I'm not gonna go into details, but just know that I destroyed one camera known as "Bolex Turret" (worth about $4000) and since I'm not rich (yet :-D), this is a pretty big screw up. Guess this way I will always remember the day it all began. *No, I ain't American citizen. I was born in the Czech Republic and if you don't know where that is...well then I'll give you a geography lesson sometime in the future. **The actor's name is Casey and know that I don't know what I'd do without him. Peace, Miroslav

Author: Mike87cze
Keywords: filmmaker reel short film movie Atonement in-camera edit dream factory episode Czech Miroslav Mike 16mm horror Casey
Added: March 26, 2008