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DANCER my latest short film

J Davis

J Davis

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Set in a future New York City, several years from now,
where earthquakes are a regular occurrence in our changed
environment. A collapsing building traps a couple underground
and fear of approaching death accelerates their attraction.

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Screened at the Queens International Film Festival,
New York City, Nov 2008

Cast
MONICA ORDONEZ, JAVIER MARQUEZ

Written, Directed, Produced & Edited
JHOE DAVIS

Choreography
MONICA ORDONEZ

Music
LIEBMEISTER & JHOE DAVIS

Crew
MARTHA WILLIAMS, JAMES JAWORSKI, EWELINA GROTKOWSKA, DOMINIKA ISKRA

Makeup
EWELINA GROTKOWSKA

Special Thanks
KEVIN CURRAN, CURTIS JOHNSON, DIMITRI VLAHAKIS, IAN SHAW & ERE SAKAMOTO

©2008 Jhoe Davis

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Environmentalists are gonna like this one –

YOUTUBE Dancer Trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqHWq8eNVfk
YOUTUBE Dancer Short Film http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzKDdqfnNkE

VIMEO Dancer Trailer http://vimeo.com/3825313
VIMEO Dancer Short Film http://vimeo.com/3331178

some production notes:
Its a low budget, and I aimed to spend $500 but
I went a little over as we always do.
I will put together my notes and post more details soon.

misc notes:
The satellite image in the background of the poster is the indonesian
province Aceh and the aftermath of Christmas 2004 earthquake and tsunami.


smokin' cohibas

J.Davis
writer/director

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Some expense notes

Camera was a prosumer Canon GL2 (owned)
Lights were 2x half K Lowel Totas (borrowed)
1x half K Impact B&H cheapie (owned)

With an aim to spend no more than 500 yoo ess dollaz!

$30 ..... roll of blackwrap to wrap a tota light for the love scene
$19 ..... fog machine (earthquake fx), bought new $49 then sold on craigslist $30
$95 ..... various cab rides for appointments, moving equipment to/from locations
$12 ..... drinks over a meeting
$67 ..... food
$20 ..... new equipment bag for $60, sold on craigslist $40
$30 ..... light bulbs, clamps, gels
$9 ..... props (flashlight, napkins, limes, safety pins)
$10 ..... towards MUA's make up kit (she initially refused this but I insisted)
$100 ..... tip to superintendant of 'Baraza' the bar we shot in

$75 ..... sundance entry fee
$30 ..... brooklyn film fest fee
$20 ..... queens short film fest fee

Total
$517 (I think .. give or take a lost receipt)

I hope this might be of interest to other indie filmmakers on low budgets.
I have since sold the GL2 so
Dancer is the last film for me on standard definition.
 
.....12 bucks on drinks at a meeting???

I've been to New York...that's like... 1 beer
 
digitaliris said:
.....12 bucks on drinks at a meeting???

I've been to New York...that's like... 1 beer
Click to expand...

Avenue C is downtown, Alphabet City, where beers are $5 or $6 and subway is not really within staggering distance.
Thats where we shot it.

Next time you are here you should head down that way. A lotta parties going on.
 
another still, Javier from Dancer

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COLOR grading clips here
http://vimeo.com/4715486

Color Nodes used were

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Exposure
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Bleach Bypass
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Lift
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Gain
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Saturation
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Film Grain
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Output


When I get a chance I will copy down the settings and post them.
I should do this soon before I archive this project. These nodes were
applied to DV NTSC Anamorphic which equates to 854x480 square pixels.
All uprezing to 720p happened after CC because I did this all on laptops.
 
Crushing blacks, blowing out highs, adding grain was all done to build character and bring the feel of the film away from 'video'.
 
I like your enthusiasm and drive to create a short film your passionate about for next to no money. Your budget reminds me of some of my 'next to no budget' films I have proudly boasted to friends!
I made a 30 sec commercial for around $67 a few years ago. The majority of that was spent on beers for the actors as us Aussies like to drink! The rest of the money was on a few industrial lights from Home Depot. Everything else was either borrowed, owned or donated.
Let money never stop anyone from creating something they are truly passionate about!!!
 
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