At the weekend we filmed my short The Triumph of Venus (originally titled A Martian Eclipse). The story, as the titles suggest, is about the “battle of the sexes”. We used a single location with four scenes (although two scenes were external establishing shots only) and shot in full HD. Whilst a simple concept the actual filming was a challenge as we were working in a confined space and the story involved a water stunt. The stunt was performed by the actors (with a little help from yours truly, that will not be evident in the final cut) and although fairly straightforward required some thought and effort to make it appear realistic. We also managed to get an underwater shot due to the ingenuity of our Cameraman and Editor Jack Marshall . The actors Helen Rynne and Andrew Franzkowiak were great sports and put everything in to this little production. Thanks must also go to my wife Diane Williams who was location manager, caterer and hostess for the weekend. I would be more than happy to work with all four again sometime in the future. The film is now in post and the aim is to have a cut ready for the Cannes 2010 Short Film Competition and also for an IMDb qualifying festival (most likely the Cannes 2010 Short Film Corner – which runs in parallel with the Cannes Film Festival but is in the market rather than the competition). So watch this space for further updates.Wednesday, December 9, 2009
The Triumph of Venus
At the weekend we filmed my short The Triumph of Venus (originally titled A Martian Eclipse). The story, as the titles suggest, is about the “battle of the sexes”. We used a single location with four scenes (although two scenes were external establishing shots only) and shot in full HD. Whilst a simple concept the actual filming was a challenge as we were working in a confined space and the story involved a water stunt. The stunt was performed by the actors (with a little help from yours truly, that will not be evident in the final cut) and although fairly straightforward required some thought and effort to make it appear realistic. We also managed to get an underwater shot due to the ingenuity of our Cameraman and Editor Jack Marshall . The actors Helen Rynne and Andrew Franzkowiak were great sports and put everything in to this little production. Thanks must also go to my wife Diane Williams who was location manager, caterer and hostess for the weekend. I would be more than happy to work with all four again sometime in the future. The film is now in post and the aim is to have a cut ready for the Cannes 2010 Short Film Competition and also for an IMDb qualifying festival (most likely the Cannes 2010 Short Film Corner – which runs in parallel with the Cannes Film Festival but is in the market rather than the competition). So watch this space for further updates.
