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The Making-of 2010

Participants’ Projects

The projects were pitched by 9 of the participants: synopsis, production, technical aspects. After all presentations were finished, the experts and tutors commented on chosen issues which were common to all presentations. They also responded to specific questions of the participants.

Producer Andra Maria Matresu, Indefinable Film, Romania / Germany
Title The Sms
Logline She is on the peak of her career. Unbreakable – she seems to be. But the past chases her. The tumor she was diagnosed with 10 years ago, did not recidivate this time. But worse: it spread out into terminal cancer. What is she going to do now? Faced with this reality, she decides to ignore her inner fear and life disappointments by turning them into obstacles meant to only make her stronger. “Life is testing me again. Most people only get scared because they have too much imagination. So, just don’t imagine what could happen!“
Length of the film 90'-110'
Genre Fiction, Philosophical dramatic thriller
Budget 600.000€-1.000.000 €
Film stocks HD
Camera RED One MX, DSLR Canon D5 and D7, Sony Alpha 55
several cameras? no
Aspect ratio 1,85
Number of persons in the shooting crew 20-30
Number of shooting weeks 8-10 weeks
Multi track recording yes
tests planned Actors, Digital cameras, Light, Sound, Workflow
Dailies checked On set, in post
VFX planned no
Postproduction planned with With a post-production provider
Post workflow Digital intermediate (D.I.)
Because of Colour grading, creative freedom
Length of postproduction phase up to 16-18 weeks
Distribution channel Theatre, TV, Internet, Mobile devices
Territories National, International
Delivery medium DCP
promotion strategy involving social networks? yes, University, hospice, NGO-s, European Social Fund etc
Producer Irena Markovic, Focus Media, Croatia
Title Tereza33
Logline Tereza is 33 years old and lives in Split, with her husband Marko, 37. Over the last three years she lost three babies, every time in an early stage of the pregnancy. She suffers very much and is under a huge psychological pressure, especially since her sister – already a mother of three – and her parents don't know anything about her former miscarriages. They believe that she has never really wished to become a mother. Her doctor advises her to stop trying for children, and to adopt instead. But Tereza, who is an adopted child herself, wants to give birth to her own baby, and cannot grapple one more disappointment.
Her family and her husband are convinced she is still pregnant, and Tereza grabs for the last possible weapon – sex with other men, sacrificing herself and risking her relationship with Marko. All her attempts end without a result, until Vedran, whom she denies sex, forces himself on her. Only after the rape she stays pregnant...
Length of the film 90'
Genre Fiction
Budget 700.000€
Film stocks HD
Camera SONY 900R – 900/3
several cameras? no
Aspect ratio 1,85
Number of persons in the shooting crew 50
Number of shooting weeks 6
Multi track recording yes
tests planned Actors, Digital cameras, Light, Sound,
tapeless recording no
Dailies checked On set,
VFX planned no
Postproduction planned with With a post-production provider
Postproduction manager planned no
Post workflow Digital intermediate (D.I.)
Because of Colour grading
Length of postproduction phase 3 months
Distribution channel Theatre, TV, Internet
Territories National, International
Delivery medium 35mm. blu ray/DVD, Broadcast Master
promotion strategy involving social networks? yes
Producer Bogdan Craciun, Libra Film Productions, Romania
Title The Japanese Dog, Script was developed in ScriptEast training course. Debut of a young director.
Logline An old man, widowed by the recent floods, and his son, who has been living in Japan, see each other again for the first time in twenty years. Both their expectations run high, but they are far from surpassing reality.
The brief reencounter allows us to hope that the present which the old man receives before the parting, a Japanese Robodog, shall change both their lives for the better.
Length of the film 90'
Genre Fiction
Budget 550.000€
Camera RED One MX
Aspect ratio 1,85
Number of persons in the shooting crew 60
Number of shooting weeks 4
Multi track recording no
tests planned Light, VFX, Special effects, Workflow
tapeless recording Yes
Who is in charge of the data management A special person, equipped properly.
Dailies checked On set
by the same person who downloads and stocks the material.
VFX planned no
Postproduction planned with homemade
Postproduction manager planned no
Post workflow Digital intermediate (D.I.)
Because of Digital acquisition, Colour grading possibilities
Length of postproduction phase 4 months
Distribution channel Festivals, Theatre, TV, No Romanian theatrical release planned, seek EU distribution
Territories National, International
Delivery medium 35mm print, DCP
promotion strategy involving social networks? yes
Producer Peter Badac, nutprodukce, Czech Republic
Title Earth Attacks!
Logline Earth Attacks! shows how xenophobic people on Earth are to aliens from other planets, who came to us from their interplanetary empire to share a better way of life. Their homeland had collapsed in the meantime and they stayed to live with us on our planet and they had to accept our way of life.
Director Andrew Bond
Length of the film 90 min
Genre Feature mockumentary, Fiction, Documentary
Budget 900.000€
Camera RED One MX
Aspect ratio 1,66
Number of shooting weeks 5 week to be shot in Estonia and Czech Republic
Multi track recording yes
tests planned Actors, Light, Special effects
tapeless recording Yes
Who is in charge of the data management loader or videooperator
Dailies checked On set
by loader and continuity
VFX planned yes
Postproduction planned with With a post-production provider
Postproduction manager planned Yes
Post workflow Digital intermediate (D.I.)
Because of Digital acquisition, Colour grading possibilities, Easier integration of visual effects, digital distribution
Length of postproduction phase 6 - 10 months, depends on the number of visual effects
Distribution channel Theatre, TV
Territories National, International
Delivery medium 35mm print, DCP, Blu-ray/DVD, Broadcast Master
promotion strategy involving social networks? yes
Producer Sinisa Juricic, Croatia
Title Decision Ricochet
Logline This is the story of a Croatian blues artist that goes by the name of Bebe na Vole. The only thing he ever cared was being busy singing „like a fool“ and creating his own music. He never did mind dancing the winter away, either, and that's what makes his story authentic. His musical attitude and performance is one of a kind in the sea of Croatian blues artists and afficionados. On the trail of Robert Johnson, Leadbelly, Big Joe Williams, Nina Simone and R.L. Burnside, his rather unconventional heros he stays true to the genre and dedicated only to music as an art of expression. «He's living the blues but doesn't live from it».
Length of the film 52 / 75'
Genre Documentary
Budget  
Camera DSLR Canon D5 and D7, we found out that in terms of mobility and work under low light - DSLR cameras are superior. With proper set of lenses and movable crew, it strikes gold. Very important feature to mention - after some time subjects forget they are being filmed, thinking it is still camera. Precious.. Canon DSLR's are perfect, they fit easily in hand, don't need to big crew, it is easy to move with it and range of products that are supporting it is getting bigger every day, from steadycams to dollies, from lenses to matteboxes and follow focuses..
several cameras? yes
Number of persons in the shooting crew 2
Number of shooting weeks 6
Multi track recording yes
tests planned Digital cameras, Light, Sound, Workflow
tapeless recording Yes, because backing up is fast and reliable, we did not have any problems during shooting so far
Who is in charge of the data management camera assistant
Dailies checked On set, in post, onoe set it will be camera assistant and in post-production - technician who is loading material in the edit suite
by the same person who downloads and stocks the material.
VFX planned no
Postproduction planned with With a post-production provider, DSLR picture needs good color correction, it is available and it is not expensive
Postproduction manager planned yes, we need someone who is controlling all aspects of post-production, someone working closely with film editor and fulfilling all of her/his needs
Post workflow Digital intermediate (D.I.)
Because of Colour grading possibilities
Length of postproduction phase up to 6 months, including the editing
Distribution channel Theatre, TV, community screenings
Territories National, International
Delivery medium DCP, Broadcast Master
promotion strategy involving social networks? yes
Producer Albena Kovatcheva, Bulgaria
Title I Worked for Radio Free Europe
Logline The US-funded Radio Free Europe broadcasted in Bulgarian language from 1950 to 2004. From the first years of the broadcasting the radio was declared by the communist government an enemy to the Bulgarian state. However, it was listened to by a huge number of people during all these years despite of the ban and the interception of the emissions.
Three Bulgarian journalists have worked for the radio in different historical periods. They have been rich, popular, free and outsiders. They have been mythologized and demonized. But what hapened with their families and how the Radio changed their life? The film will reveal for the first time their personal stories.
Director Diana Ivanova
Length of the film 90' (52’ tv)
Genre Documentary, Use national TV archives and private archive material
Budget 1,85 Mio €, Looking for co-production partners
Camera SONY PMW-X1 / X3, JVC GY-HM 100
Aspect ratio 16:9
Number of persons in the shooting crew 6
Number of shooting weeks 6, shoot in Bulgaria, Germany, Czech Republic, USA
Multi track recording yes
tests planned Digital Cameras, Sound, workflow
tapeless recording Yes, Because of the possibility to have direct access to all the rushes and to review and check sequences the same day of the shooting and even on set.
Who is in charge of the data management The DOP and the camera assistant
Dailies checked On set
by The DOP and the camera assistant
VFX planned no
Postproduction planned with With a hybrid system: “Homemade” for the picture editing; small “project” studio for the sound editing; color grading in postproduction studio; final mixing in postproduction studio
Postproduction manager planned no
Post workflow Digital intermediate (D.I.)
Because of Digital acquisition
Length of postproduction phase 12 to 14 weeks
Distribution channel TV, theatrical screening in festivals
Territories National, International
Delivery medium Bluray/DVD, DCP, Broadast Master
promotion strategy involving social networks? yes
Producer Carmen Manu, Romania
Title The Black Sparkle
Logline A dramatic story that takes place in what one may call “Heaven on Earth”: the Danube Delta. While European values concern about people, economical struggles in a far away village at the edge of Europe reveals another fight: the fight for survival. Compared to diamonds when it comes to value, caviar is surrounded by the same economic games that only enrich a few. The fishermen from the Danube Delta villages get almost no benefits from this trading. Since 2006, sturgeon fishing has been prohibited by the Romanian law for 10 years. And this is the only source of living for this people. So, they are doomed to become poachers! Doomed by poverty. Doomed by the lack of chances. The fishermen living in the Danube’s Delta truly find themselves, both socially and geographically at the end of Europe.
Length of the film 70'
Genre Documentary
Budget 100.000 €, This is bound to rise after the DPC experience because of post and data management...
Camera Sony HDCAM 790 - 750
several cameras? no
Aspect ratio Anamorphic 2,35
Number of persons in the shooting crew 7
Number of shooting weeks 12
Multi track recording yes
tests planned Digital cameras, Light, Sound, Workflow
tapeless recording Yes
Who is in charge of the data management Assistant director.
Dailies checked On set, in post
by Assistant director.
VFX planned no
Postproduction planned with hybrid system
Postproduction manager planned no
Post workflow Digital intermediate (D.I.)
Because of The quality of the final product.
Length of postproduction phase 30 days.
Distribution channel Theatre, TV, Internet
Territories International
Delivery medium DCP, Broadcast Master
promotion strategy involving social networks? yes
Producer Daniel Méndez, Spain
Title Tomorrow I could be dead
Logline Fights, acrobatics, jumps and death were the daily routine of the "old school" stuntmen and their coordinators. Those men, essential part of the action sequences, gambled with their lives each and every time they stood in front of a camera. Their profession, literally, put a price on their lives: the higher the risk, the higher the reward. Amongst the best, a bunch of Spaniards. They started their careers in the mid 50's around Madrid and Almeria, at those days an important stronghold of the film industry. "Tomorrow I could be dead" recalls the story of these men, half brave, half crazy who have become part of history of cinema and who,thanks to their profession- filled with anecdotes- and their adventurous condition reveal themselves as extremely interesting characters whose stories still await to be told.
Length of the film 80-90'
Genre Documentary, get some archive material from Spanish TV
Budget 300.000 €, spend a lot on archive material, different formats are problem
Camera RED One MX, DSLR Canon D5 and D7, due to the nature of the documentary which will include numerous film clips and archive footage in combination with the recorded interviews. Want to use RED for stuntmen because of movement.
several cameras? yes
Aspect ratio 1,85
Number of persons in the shooting crew 15
Number of shooting weeks 3 weeks
tapeless recording type of camera (RED One)
Dailies checked On set,
VFX planned yes
Postproduction planned with With a post-production provider
Post workflow Digital intermediate (D.I.)
Because of Digital acquisition
Length of postproduction phase 5-6 months
Distribution channel Theatre, TV, Internet,
Territories National, International
Delivery medium 35mm
promotion strategy involving social networks? yes
Producer Klaudija Kairaityte, Lithuania
Title Merry-Go-Round
Logline “Merry-Go-Round” is an interactive 3-D Stereoscopic comedy for family and an incredible adventure in the Amusement Park. We follow the two kids Mark and Mery who likes to laugh a lot. Maybe a bit too much. The goal of the game is to stop Mary creating havoc.
Length of the film 40'
Genre Fiction, Documentary, Stereo 3D
Budget 155.000€
Camera Panasonic AG-3DA1 Full HD 3D Camcorder
several cameras yes
Aspect ratio 1,85
Number of persons in the shooting crew 4
Number of shooting weeks 6
Multi track recording no
tests planned digital cameras Workflow
tapeless recording no
Dailies checked in post
by the same person who downloads and stocks the material.
VFX planned yes
Postproduction planned with homemade
Postproduction manager planned yes
Because of Digital acquisition, Colour grading possibilities, easier integration of VFX
Length of postproduction phase 20 weeks
Distribution channel Theatre, 3D projection, Internet
Territories National, International
Delivery medium DCP, blu-ray/DVD

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