SAINT ANTHONY - John LaBonney

John LaBonney

John LaBonney

Well-known member
Actually Productions Presents:


SAINT ANTHONY
a dvxuser LossFest Film

CAST:

Ty Izquierdo as Max
John Hoffar as Saint Anthony
Elizabeth Sekora as Lois
with an appearance by Kevin Chacon

CREW:

Director of Photography: Jeremiah Rounds
Unit Production Manager: Paul Condon
Camera: Jason Sanders, Alex White, Neil Radimaker
Assistant Camera/BTS Photographer: Kevin Chacon
Sound: Denis Bosnjakovic
Hair: Aisha Riggs
Makeup: Adrian Gutierrez
Production Assistant: Hayley Nolan

Produced by Michelle J. LaBonney
Written and Directed by John LaBonney
 
Saint Anthony is an unannounced LossFest entry. I've been splitting my time in several areas and decided not to announce this film until upload because my experience in the past showed me that managing the thread, while fun, was time consuming.

At any rate, we're open to all comments, criticisms, compliments, complaints, and no-holds barred evaluations, so please post away.

Much of the Barn Dance crew returned to work on Saint Anthony. Jeremiah, Paul, Kevin, Denis, Jason, Hayley, Michelle, and John Hoffar were all with us. I really enjoyed working with Ty Izquierdo who I think is a really good actor, and Saint Anthony was also an opportunity to work with the very, very talented Elizabeth Sekora. I met Liz while searching for talent during Barn Dance, but wasn't able to cast her in a part for that film. She did a superb job and I hope that her performance leaves you all wanting more of Lois. This was my first time working with SteadyCam operator Alex White and Neil Radimaker and they rounded out a great crew.

This time we had a dedicated team to handle makeup and hair, and Aisha and Adrian did an incredible job. Liz's hair and makeup took four hours, and had I known how much effort it was going to take I would have opted for something much simpler just to make it easier on them all. I don't know how they managed to do such an amazing job.

We shot Saint Anthony in Las Vegas for two days in February and at the end of production intended to get a couple of additional pick-up shots, but I wasn't able to coordinate that in time. Also, I was a little too late to get a score, so hopefully that will be something to be added later.

I think that more important than how the film turned out in the end is that I learned quite a bit from making Saint Anthony. Taking an introspective look at some of the films highlights and pitfalls, I think that the most important thing I learned is to really concentrate on creating the story and script. Writing the script is the one point in the making of the film that you have basically unlimited time to create with no financial expense. I need to make sure that I have a story that I'm really enthusiastic about. I thought Saint Anthony was pretty funny on paper, and the film does have some pretty funny moments, but it's not a comedy. It's also not a pure drama either. I guess if I had to call it something, I would describe it as 'a tongue-in-cheek drama'. And this got a little confusing and muddied for me during the production phase.

I got more experience working with a large crew, and while I made plenty of mistakes in managing them, it's a difficult skill to master. I think I did it a little better than on Barn Dance, but not nearly as well as I would have liked. We'll keep on making movies and learning.

For all those involved in making Saint Anthony, Michelle and I offer our warmest thanks.
 
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I like the look of the characters. It defintely reads as "tongue and cheek drama" , or Dramedy or Comerama, as I like to call them.

Looks fun. Can't wait to see it!
 
John, I really enjoyed your film.

I am a huge Twilight Zone fan (I have them all on DVD) and this would have been a perfect episode.

Spoiler Warning: I love the twist, how this man learns that he never really liked any of the things he lost. It was funny and actually a little poignant. Also, great last shot of the empty building.

Very well done.
 
Chris Messineo said:
John, I really enjoyed your film.

I am a huge Twilight Zone fan (I have them all on DVD) and this would have been a perfect episode.

Spoiler Warning: I love the twist, how this man learns that he never really liked any of the things he lost. It was funny and actually a little poignant. Also, great last shot of the empty building.

Very well done.
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Thanks Chris, glad you liked it. How free would we all be if we had no mortgage, car payment, or job? The things we own end up owning us.
 
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