In this survival tale, a hiker emerges from a snow covered mountain to find a remote cabin. The rescuer inside takes action to become a hero.

This is our first short narrative film shot on the Canon 5D Mark II. The only lenses used were a Nikon 50mm f/1.8 and a Canon 70mm - 300mm f/4-f/5.6.

The film was edited on Vegas, and includes full color grading. It looks pretty good, but we've learned some tricks during the process that will improve and simplify our next project.

The music is 100% original. We produced all of the music and sound effects. The only sound remaining that we recorded on location is the moan, and it was captured with the onboard mic.

Personally, I think the mix rocks. TURN IT UP! :)

Let us know how you like it.

1959 - In a world of teenage lust and twisted morals, it’s hard to keep one’s innocence. With a simple roll of the dice, the child becomes a predator.
The saint, a sinner.

Winner: The School of Visual Arts ‘Outstanding Achievement in Directing’ award for 2005.
Winner: “Best Narrative” & “Best of the Festival” Awards at the Artsfest Film Festival

More info, press and reviews at: rockingoren.com/films/heavy-soul/

Cast:
Sally Conway as Dakota Thompson
Brittany Kubat
Guil Fisher
Mike Horn
Joe Cabbatit
Asaf Kolin
Pete Ludovico as Johnny B

Produced, Written, Edited and Directed by
Oren Shai

Director of Photography:
Ryan Gould

Full credit list at: rockingoren.com/films/heavy-soul/heavy-soul-cast-crew/

Five (original title "Fem") is a shortfilm made by students at the University of Bergen, Norway.

Cinex Film, 2007
film by EGOR ABRAMENKO "THE COLLECTOR"
starring YAROSLAV ZHALNIN, NATALIA RUSINOVA, ANNA ZARIANKINA, ANTON SOROKIN
director of photography MICHAIL KELIM
production designers GALINA MEZENCEVA, SOFIA EGOROVA
production managers EKATERINA DJEMUHADZE
music by IVAN SOKOLOV, MARAT TATURAS
produced by EGOR ABRAMENKO, MAKSIM ROJKOV
written & directed by EGOR ABRAMENKO

The boy loves pretty things, but some are just too big to fit into a specimen jar… Some hobbies should never be indulged.

Festivals & awards:
- 27th VGIK International Film Fest(BEST ACTOR)
- 27th VGIK International Film Fest(BEST ART DIRECTION)
- 27th VGIK International Film Fest(BEST FILM) - Student's Jury Prize
- "START" 4th International Students Film Festival("BEST FEATURE FILM" 2nd AWARD)
- "NACHALO" Film Fest - official selection
- Kustendorf Film & Music Festival 2008 - official selection
- 12th Tel-Aviv International Students Film Fest - official selection
- CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival 08 - official selection
- Portable Film Festival - official selection

The Shepherd is a 20 minute long short film written, directed, produced, etc. by two eighteen year-olds: John Merizalde and David Torcivia. Fresh out of high school from Atlanta, Georgia, we are preparing to study film and broadcast at college. This is our first serious attempt at a truly professional (in an indie way) film.

The film is a psychological thriller (inspired by 1984) and was shot on a Canon HV30 at 24p 1/48 with no external lens or adapters. Color correction, special effects, and editing was performed in Sony Vegas and Adobe After Effects. Friends and family are used as actors in the film. The film is shot on location throughout the Atlanta area. This is a no budget project meaning we spent less than $80 on the entire film. The film took about a month and a half to complete.

We are looking for exposure, comments, criticisms and the likes. Feel free to download and distribute the film to all you know. All we ask is a mention and link back to our website: viaoptimafilm.com. The download link is to the right and down - you must be registered to download.

One last note, if you live in the Atlanta area and would be interested in collaborating, helping, or just chatting, feel free to contact us (admin@viaoptimafilm.com). We are looking for financial backing for our next movie (a full-length feature) that will filmed sometime within the next year.

Thanks and enjoy!


CONTENT WARNING: The film contains some violence and brief strong language.


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