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21. BASTA(rd)
1 year ago
This is a short film that I created for a festival I got the opportunity to enter in Milan, Italy.
The word 'basta' in Italian is the imperative form of the word "stop" or "enough" particularly when used as an interjection. The "(rd)" on the end is just an obvious pun :)
I took a different approach with this project than I usually do with my other projects. I wanted to make a piece, very powerful, but also very open-ended... and see what viewers think of it.
So this is where you come in! Tell me what you think it means to you or what this might say overall about domestic violence. I was not trying to create a linear piece of story with this project, so clearly there isn't a conclusion or resolution. It is more of a glimpse into a moment in time where we see real events occur that really happen everyday. Putting a context to a situation like this is something the filmmaker usually does... I thought it might be cool to flip it and have the audience do that for a change.
This was shot on the RED one camera, with a full set of (but mostly the 21mm f/2.8) Zeiss Prime lenses. It was shot at 120fps in 2K and time ramped all willy nilly using Twixtor. Editing was done in Final Cut Pro and all the post effects were done in After Effects. The color treatment was done using the Magic Bullet Suite of apps from Red Giant Software.
We shot this over the course of one full day on location in Charlotte, NC.
The music is by Drake Margolnick entitled " The Tracks (the fool) and can be seen here: margolnick.bandcamp.com/album/taylorsville
Enjoy.
The word 'basta' in Italian is the imperative form of the word "stop" or "enough" particularly when used as an interjection. The "(rd)" on the end is just an obvious pun :)
I took a different approach with this project than I usually do with my other projects. I wanted to make a piece, very powerful, but also very open-ended... and see what viewers think of it.
So this is where you come in! Tell me what you think it means to you or what this might say overall about domestic violence. I was not trying to create a linear piece of story with this project, so clearly there isn't a conclusion or resolution. It is more of a glimpse into a moment in time where we see real events occur that really happen everyday. Putting a context to a situation like this is something the filmmaker usually does... I thought it might be cool to flip it and have the audience do that for a change.
This was shot on the RED one camera, with a full set of (but mostly the 21mm f/2.8) Zeiss Prime lenses. It was shot at 120fps in 2K and time ramped all willy nilly using Twixtor. Editing was done in Final Cut Pro and all the post effects were done in After Effects. The color treatment was done using the Magic Bullet Suite of apps from Red Giant Software.
We shot this over the course of one full day on location in Charlotte, NC.
The music is by Drake Margolnick entitled " The Tracks (the fool) and can be seen here: margolnick.bandcamp.com/album/taylorsville
Enjoy.
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Awesome video, btw!
today's the last day.
I have a set of cinevised Zeiss ZF.2 lenses. They're all Nikon mount and I'm using the standard RED nikon mount until the Epic is released.
For nearly the entire shoot we were using the 21mm 2.8 because of the cropped field of view when shooting 2K on the RED ONE.
This is the specific lens: kenrockwell.com/zeiss/slr/21mm-f28.htm
Thanks! :)
P
adorama.com/ZI2128DTZF2.html?utm_term=Other&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=Other&utm_source=rflAID021866
When shooting 2K on the Red what's the focal length crop? (What focal length does a 21mm become?)
"Well, 2K mode is easy to figure out because it's half was wide as 4K, 2048 pixels across / 11.06mm wide.
So that's a 2X factor, and you'd need to use a 25mm lens in 2K to match the field of view of a 50mm lens in 4K."
(right click to download)
jfi.net/RED/REDFormats3.pdf
This is going to sound SO wrong, but I hope you get what I mean. The part where he actually hits her is my favorite. I actually FELT it. I actually felt it.
Thanks again for the film.
To your main point: The simple fact that you took the time out of your day to type out the explanations of your mental state of being post viewing this film tells me, in a sense, that I did what I set out to do.
Your points are valid, very much so, especially since my aim was to create *something* that makes you *feel*. Something that draws you in and captures you, leaving you either uncomfortable, or on the edge of your seat in anticipation... this is what I wanted to happen. I wanted this mainly because in this world of increasingly short Internet videos and so-so storytelling, most projects capture the viewers attention for a few minutes, tell them something funny or quirky, then release that attention without leaving a lasting impact on the person who just watched.
Now obviously my film isn't going to be some magnanimous, mind blowing, gut wrenching, get-up-out-of-your-chair-and-do-something-now type video... BUT, if I can make the viewer *feel* for a second or two after watching... if I can make them try to identify within themselves what that *thing* is... that feeling that they're feeling... and perhaps why they're feeling it... then 1) I've already done a better job than 99% of videos online at actually *meaning* something, 2) I have their attentions long enough to showcase some relevant/real/pertinent problem... Then, the obvious train of thought from there is to either go do something about (the most extreme, but least likely to happen), share it with others who might feel the same way(less extreme, more likely), or perhaps just resolve within that this type behavior is horrible and make a decision to do ones part in never behaving this way toward women (the least extreme, but most likely). All of those scenarios lead to affecting this problem toward a positive alternative. But it starts with that small little feeling of that which you mention is hard to express in words... and that, my friend, means it worked, at least a bit. Thats all I can ask!
Cheers
I would like to raise a broader issue though, as many comments applaud this on the basis that it is somehow addressing some singly important issue that needs to have a light shone on it. Don't get me wrong - all violence is wrong! However, let's not perpetrate a mythology that is too often politicised and used to perpetuate widespread bias. What I am talking about is the widespread belief that male against female violence is the only form of domestic violence, and the only issue worthy of consideration in the area of inter partner violence. Having lived many years in a relationship with a very violent woman (and an ardent feminist- ironic!), I am all too aware of the consequences of perpetuating this myth - one of which is that it is very hard for men to speak out, to report or even to discuss publicly being a victim of DV. Please look into the research into domestic violence. Many significant studies show that when you remove biases in the traditional research into domestic violence, women are as likely or more likely to be the perpetrators. Men just happen to better at the physical side of violence and hence show up more often in statistics drawn from police records and hospital admissions as perpetrators (especially as a result of retaliating to two sided violence). Further, when you factor into these studies the use of forms of violence traditionally associated with woman (mental abuse, nagging, emotional and psychological control, etc) women easily come out on top. I know what I am saying here is going against many peoples highly entrenched beliefs but I have included links to the discussion on wikipedia and encourage anyone surprised by what I am saying to look into the sections on epidemiology of domestic violence.
Throughout society men suffer widespread discrimination based on entrenched anti-male beliefs, and the notion that women are all victims. Personally I believe this second notion not only entrenches ideas of bias against women as somehow less capable in many other areas of life, but by hanging onto 'victimhood', women are not doing themselves any favours.
All violence is wrong - doesn't matter who the perpetrator is, but perpetuating an anti-male myth that perpetuates the notion that all women are victims, whilst all men are perpetrators, breeds fear of men, encourages discrimination by police and medical staff and closes off options for support to male victims, seems to me to be a form of violence in itself.
Regards, David
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_violence#Epidemiology
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epidemiology_of_domestic_violence#Against_men
Sorry, but i will write in french... ;o)
Ta video m'a beaucoup touché, de par sa photographie, son ambiance (great grading!), aussi le jeux des acteurs, qui nous font réellement ressentir cette violence, et là, le slow motion apporte beaucoup, il joue parfaitement son rôle !
Aussi, je trouve que la musique de Drake Margolnick est parfaitement choisi.
Really, Great Job !
Cheer !
oO Eric
je vous remercie pour vos aimables paroles. Je suis heureux vous avez aimé le film. Je pense qu'il est important de sensibiliser les gens à cette situation. Je pense que la musique de Drake correspondent à cette perfection. Il est un musicien très talentueux.
Chris and I were both crammed on the dolly, which made for tight quarters as we're both quite tall, haha. Good times.
congratulations!!!
greetings from chile
I know it was supposed to be serious, but I found it to be unintentionally hilarious. The girl in the background waving the gun and stroking her hair added a dash of action movie to the mix, even though she never fired unfortunately.
(... blogged it on doktorsblog.de, ..got many trackbacks, people loved it!;)
Ps- Loving the Margolnick
Thanks again. I also took a look at your 'Acting Reel,' and 'Unlikely Heroes.' Good and funny stuff. How true and well-said is 'Unlikely Heroes.' Luvs it. Am gonna repost it. Thanx.
it had me writing a thousand screenplays in my head at once in relation to the actions
great job !!
I didn´t expect that. Thank you for this moment. You made me cry.
Keep on such emotional work.
Cheers
Although NC is a second home (no, really, we used to have a condo up near Asheville).
But just for that, I'll make sure to let everyone know that Duke is my second home. haha ;)
The camera setup was relatively simple. We had a dolly and track and every shot in the final piece was done from that setup. While we did of course move the dolly to achieve different angles, that's the gist.
I believe we used the same (I should refer to Jared's notes) lens, the 21mm 2.8 for the duration of the shoot. This was because on the RED ONE camera, when you shoot over 60fps you have to shoot in 2k. Since the camera cannot scale the 4k image to fit 2k, we instead lose (by cropping) the field of view, essentially doubling the lens value. So our 21mm lens ended up looking like a 42mm lens.
I believe we had 6 lights set up for most of the piece. 4 LED cool lights, and 2 1k tungsten fresnels. We had a smaller 250 fresnel that was used to fill in the Santa Clause, but I don't recall if we left it on at the end (I believe we did).
Our best light was the sun, which we reflected off of a glass door to blast Rachel at the beginning of the piece. Chris and I were really excited when this happened, as it was a discovery when we decided to open said door.
Other than that just a lot of rinse and repeat until we got the shots. We did have a smoke machine that set off the alarms for quite a while. After a point we got used to it and proceeded.
The actors were all great, our PA's (who really are way more than that... they're irreplaceable and should be paid millions) were awesome, too. Rachel's mom and sister contributed as well, so everyone there was lending a hand.
We spent most of one day and then the morning of the next on everything, but I believe all of the following morning shots didn't end up in the final cut.
My .02. Chris will have to tell you about the post production on this one.
Thanks for the interest :)
P
We shared it on TISCO:
facebook.com/pages/THIS-IS-SO-CONTEMPORARY/89359248691
DP.
:)