Red | White

[Will Clegg]

A man is lost in the snow-covered woods with no idea of how he ended up there. His memory begins to come back to him in flashes, but at the same time his survival gear keeps mysteriously disappearing...

CAST:

Steven Berrebi
Peter Batiamovich
Kimberly Moody


CREW:

Will Clegg - Director, DP, Writer
Steven Berrebi - Producer
Jim English - Composer
Alfio Vitolo - Editor and Colorist
John Cooney - 1st Assistant Camera
Jen Chau - 2nd Assistant Camera
Keith Saversky - Design Consultant
Alyssa Keener - Wardrobe Design
Vesta Goodez - Special FX Make-up
Nicole Appice - Set Make-up and Hair
Brian Arthur - Location Sound
Dan Arthur - Production Assistant

[Will Clegg]

At long last, here are some Behind-the-Scenes shots for you. All images from the apartment were taken by Frank Keilly (who graciously allowed us to shoot in his pad) and John Cooney (camera assistant extraordinaire) shot the pictures in the woods. Both guys are filmmakers here in Hoboken.

[Dustin R. Rogan]

welcome sir!

Rogan

[Mark Johnson]

Reserved for comments beneath Rogan's comments.

[Will Clegg]

So this is actually my second attempt at a dvxuser fest. I made a TimeFest entry... I just did it on my own timeline. We shot in August and I finished it in October. Oops.

If anyone is interested in seeing that one, PM me. I have it password-protected on vimeo while I wait to hear from some festivals.

[Lawsuit_Boy]

Welcome to the party! Good luck with your work.

[stinkpot]

Looking forward to seeing your film. Welcome to the fest!

[Will Clegg]

Tonight we had a good creative meeting about where this project is going. Steve (the producer) and I have been talking about doing something new ever since we wrapped production on our last short back in September. Here's an excerpt from an email thread:



Steve Berrebi
to me
Oct 23


i was thinking about something in the woods, with snow and nature. limited but decent coverage, some handheld but mostly pan type stuff on sticks. you ever see the beginning of Last Days?


Will Clegg

to Steve
Oct 23

Nope, never seen it. But I'm definitely down to do some winter nature stuff. I have been watching a bunch of clips by this really talented shooter in the Northwest and he has inspired me - check his videos out: http://vimeo.com/pinelakeflms



Will Clegg

to Steve
Oct 23

Now I'm really thinking about a winter-time nature short. We should try to come up with a really good 3 to 5 minute idea, no dialogue, just nature sounds, good photography and one actor (could be you). And then I would suggest that we consider renting some nice PL-mount lenses from Duall for the weekend, and go shoot something kickass.

[Will Clegg]

Of course that vimeo site belongs to our own disjecta - I was bored at work and got to looking at some of his work. Made me really want to shoot nature, which is not something I have done with video (have done plenty of landscapes with my still camera).

We started to kick ideas around about a man surviving in the woods, and then Lossfest was announced... and the story took a whole new shape.

I don't want to divulge too much more about the story just yet for two reasons:

1) I am not even halfway done with the script, but tonight's meeting really helped me talk through the ideas I needed to finish the first draft this week, and

2) It has a twist that I don't want to talk about until it is released as a part of Lossfest.


Major decisions to come out of tonight:

- We will shoot in the first or second weekend of February in New Jersey.
- We will rent some real cinema lenses for the outdoor shoots.
- Steve is going to produce and play the lead.
- Sound design is going to be critical, as there will be very little dialogue and possibly no music at all.
- We are going on a location scout on January 3rd and 4th. Look for some photos in this thread around that time.
- Lastly, I am going to make a conscious effort to blog about this production experience as best I can. I must get better at marketing myself - I believe it to be my number one weakness, and while I want this film to be great, I want to make sure that I find an audience for it no matter what.

[Will Clegg]

And one more thing: I have actually watched every single entry from each of the last three dvxfests, and rated every film. I didn't comment on most of them (I don't think I commented on any of them last time), but I intend to be a much more vocal member of the fest this time.

I have worked in a silo for a long time - it will be good to open up my process to you all and to learn from you as much as I can at the same time. So please, feel free to ask anything, at any time. Except for what the twist in my story is, cause I'm not telling that.