It Doesn't Have To Be That Way - 2008 Seattle 48 Hour Film Project Invitational

It Doesn't Have To Be That Way - 2008 Seattle 48 Hour Film Project Invitational

Jansen Hillis

2008 SEATTLE 48 HOUR FILM PROJECT - EQUAL EXCHANGE INVITATIONAL
48hourfilm.com/competitions/equalexchange/

911 Media presents
in association with KVIK Television
[ kvik.as.wwu.edu/programming/ ]

"It Doesn't Have To Be That Way"

ELEMENTS
Genre: Roadtrip
Theme: Dangerously disconnected from our food.
Character: Rick Dickinson, Grocery Store Manager
Prop: Equal Exchange burlap sack.
Line of Dialogue: "It Doesn't Have to be That Way."

"How far would you go, to save the ones you love?"

AWARDS
"Best Editing 2008" and "Best Seattle Film 2008"

CAST:
Jana Healy as Woman in Love
Eli Martin as Man in Love
Jayson Potter as Rick Dickinson
Rahim Khoja as Exploding Chest Man
Erik Simkins as Bed Screamer
Brett Bachman as Homeless Male
Richard Lezek as The Bartender

CREW:
Music: Michele Wylen [ michelewylen.com/ ]
Art Direction: CR. Saxton
Lead Editor: Brett W. Bachman
Cinematography: Jansen Hillis
Screenplay: Jason D. Martin
Assistant Writers: Nick Andrews, CR. Saxton, Brett W. Bachman, Ian Harrison, John Schwartz, et. al.
Titles and Special Effects: Eli Martin and Gabriel Conroy
Explosion Rigging: CR. Saxton and The Martin Family
Hamburger Rigging: Ian Harrison and John Schwartz
Stills Photography: Erik Simkins [ simkinsphotography.com ]

Produced by: Eli Martin
Directed by: Nick Andrews

Equipment: Panasonic DVX100A/DVX100B, Lowell Omni's + Pro + Softbox, Sennheiser Shotgun + Boom, Manfrotto Tripods

Special Thanks: KVIK, Western Washington University, The Martin Family, Erik Simkins, 911 Media, Ian Harrison, John Schwartz and Equal Exchange [ equalexchange.coop ]

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