I am Victor, a Grad Student in Champaign Urbana, who is currently using his corner of the Internet to coordinate my latest project: the feature film: "College life" an anthology of short films exploring the relationships and challenges of college life.
Our film won the judges choice for "Best Film" of 2009. The competition was tough (more than what I had seen at the regional 48 HR films in Madison and Chicago.) The judges praised our "engaging story, which was well executed!" Michael B, Brett T. and Mary B. and myself made an unbeatable collaborative team!!!
So it turns out that I have (many) more roles in my upcoming short films than interested actors. Sooo if you've ever wanted to be in a movie, now's your chance. Don't be scared off if I ask for a headshot/resume/etc. I'm just trying to group the more experienced actors with more challenging parts/other actors. If you can make the commitment to a shoot day (and actually show up), I'd love to have you in a short movie!
Interested actors should email me at "victor at darkwinner daught com"
Post -production is ocurring for the first short film: "A Study of World War II." It is about three college girls cramming the weekend before a history exam. The "unspoken conceit" of the piece is that testosteroney/male war strategies are applied interpersonal/female relationships. Character are revealed/developed, and the audience gets interesting educational tidbits along the way. Sneak preview Oct 13, 2008 at 7:30pm in the English building.
Shooting has occured for "The Piano Lesson." Synopsis: Piano practice is interupted by a friend's "What am I doing with my life?" crisis.
"Life's a stage" has been cast. Synopsis: a college couple who happen upon an empty theater, share their future dreams, and realize their irreconcilable differences. The female lead is an aspiring actress (she gets to deliver a Shakespeare monologue.) The male lead is faux worldy: Ferris Bueller meets the Fonz.
"A Two Minute Walk" (previously titled "The Friends") has completed primary filming. Supplemental filming will occur in the next two weeks (depending on actor/equipment availability)
"Den Ballongen" is the entry of "Team Awesome" into the 2008 49 Hour Film Showcase. It will premiere at Illinites on Friday, Oct 14, 2008. It is a surreal fairy tale that juxtaposes the innocense of childhood against the harsh realities of death. Dialogue is in Swedish, with English subtitles. Presented in widescreen, using both color and black and white.
"A Study of Biology" is probably going to be the next film to be cast. The final piece of the "A Study of..." trilogy (Parts 1 and 2 were :"World War II" and "Shakespeare")
Interested actors should email me at victor at darkwinner daught com.
Interested parties should email me at victor at darkwinner daught com.
Casting information I need three college aged actresses: size/shape/race doesn't matter. For more details, follow the link
Project personnel Learn about the people working to give life to a creative vision.
The master plan This first film is a "talking heads" piece, using "available lighting" and minimal action. I've designed it to be a simple/easy piece to produce. While this short film will be enjoyable on its own, I'm also using it as preparation for future "thematically linked" short films (and maybe fashion into a full feature film of quasi related stories for submission to film festivals.)
Previous films Here's a page with some of my previous works. They're not really indicative of the tone of my current project (or skill level) but it does show that I do know how to make some kind of movies ;)
You might have seen one of my old productions on local cable access TV in Champaign. (It aired September 15 on UI7 at 11pm and 2am. They said they'd repeat it at random over the next couple of weeks.) If you're curious about it, here's the background on that project.