My first short film...Capsized

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Geminii23

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Hey everyone,

This seems to be the right spot to put this... since it is Self-Promotion. Truthfully I am trying more to promote all of my dear friends (cast and crew) that worked so hard to make this film a reality. Without them believing in the project it wouldn't even exist. Also, I am just not good at or big on Self-Promotion since I'm not all that comfortable with making a public spectacle of myself. lol

So the story goes...after a long(ish) film festival run that spanned 25 festivals and 3 countries... our little film called "Capsized" is finally out in the wild and online for everyone to see.

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About the Film:

“Using only a cell phone, a young bride-to-be must find a way to save her fiancé from drowning in a cargo hold of a capsized cruise ship.”

Stephanie, a lovely bride-to-be looking forward to the fast approaching wedding to her long-time boyfriend Alex, basks in the excitement of trying on her wedding gown for the first time.

Her joyous celebration is cut short when her best friend, Amanda, calls her on the phone and alerts her of the live news coverage detailing a catastrophic accident off the coast of Southern California. The very cruise liner that her fiancé Alex works on has suddenly Capsized!
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Would love to know everyones thoughts on it. And if you do enjoy it, please share with anyone you know that loves and supports indie short films. If nothing else, my cast and crew would appreciate the support!

Thanks and my deepest gratitude for everyone's time. Happy New Year! Best wishes to all for a wonderful 2017!

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Geminii23

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Wow! I loved it. It kept me nervous the whole time. I actually thought about how I'd feel if someone just told me "be patient".

Thank you so much for taking the time to watch it! Glad you enjoyed it. Nervous, tense...that was definitely the desired affect.

If you or anyone have any questions or comments, I would be more than happy to answer them. It has been a long time since I have even thought about or discussed this film with anyone. After our festival run, I got sidelined with my day job and have been immersed in my other screenwriting efforts the last couple of years.
 

César Hernández-Meraz

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Not discussing the story because it would be too easy to spoil it, but I was intrigued on how you got your cast.

I saw Michael Galante has worked on some series, and I am curious to know how the contact was made. Did you already know him? Did you ask for actors and he went to audition? Was he already on other projects back then?

I got some friends who studied to be theater actors who sometimes work on short films (by students of either a visual arts career or perhaps some other career not related to films but with a teacher who asks them to do something different), but none of them work on TV shows or longer films.

What is your day job? Is it also related to films? Do you write (and direct) only as a hobby? I think this was well done (I may not be an expert, but I can at least notice when some films are at least slightly obviously bad). If you did not study to be a film maker, then you must have a natural talent.

Edit: I went to your profile on Vimeo, and got answers to some of these questions already.
 

Geminii23

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Not discussing the story because it would be too easy to spoil it, but I was intrigued on how you got your cast.

I saw Michael Galante has worked on some series, and I am curious to know how the contact was made. Did you already know him? Did you ask for actors and he went to audition? Was he already on other projects back then?

What is your day job? Is it also related to films? Do you write (and direct) only as a hobby? I think this was well done (I may not be an expert, but I can at least notice when some films are at least slightly obviously bad). If you did not study to be a film maker, then you must have a natural talent.

Edit: I went to your profile on Vimeo, and got answers to some of these questions already.

Hey.

I am very blessed to call Michael and many other people in the film dear friends. I worked with him and Warren (LT Marcus in the film) on a previous film. Even more blessed that they were able and willing to lend their talents on the film. They both have been doing such awesome TV stuff now and I am so happy for all of them as their careers continue to blossom. I was also extremely lucky to find Hayley (lead actress) through a casting call.

Having a low budget for the film, I had to wear many hats. Casting director being one of them. We had over 1200 amazing women apply for the lead role and had to narrow that down to 60 for in person auditions. Hayley knocked it out of the park. Like pin drop, chills down my spine during the audition. No contest. So grateful that she wanted to do the film since it relied so heavily on her alone.

The house we used to film in belongs to a close friend of mine. He is a music producer and did the sound design and film score. He also was the songwriter and producer for the end credit song (which Hayley performed beautifully).

My day job right now is Video Production Manager for an advertising company. Lots of corporate video work. Not my dream job, but it pays the bills and I have had a few 30 sec commercials end up on local TV so that's always fun. I am constantly writing screenplays (currently a sci-fi trilogy that I plan on turning into a graphic novel series) and I have been making slow progress on a novel and a short story collection. Doing indie films is a struggle cause of the time and money involved. Such a huge gamble. So writing is the more logical use of my time right now.

I actually wasn't able to finish film school for financial reasons. So making Capsized was an emotional response to that. The end of any film school track is to make your own short film as professionally as possible and put it out into the festival circuits. It was a pretty difficult time for me thinking that without the ability to finish film school my journey and dreams were over. But thanks to my amazing wife and some really great friends, I think I ended up with something far greater than a piece of paper from that college ever could have given me.

Thanks for checking out my Vimeo channel! You can also see more of my video work and artwork on my website if you are so inclined.

Cheers!
 

Rrty

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Only skimmed the thread so far, forgive me, and I haven't dug into your film (I will), but just wanted to ask a couple questions.

Do you accept short-film script submissions? I'm presuming not, as you probably want to just film stuff you've written (which is fair enough). If that is so, do you know of a forum where people can post screenplays available for filmmakers (student or otherwise) for consideration? I have yet to find a good platform for that, and again, most young filmmakers starting out usually just want to write their own material.

By the way, I hear you on not wanting to self-promote. I just can't do it. That, and taking meetings is very difficult for me. I had to forego a recent opportunity because of that.
 

Geminii23

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Only skimmed the thread so far, forgive me, and I haven't dug into your film (I will), but just wanted to ask a couple questions.

Do you accept short-film script submissions? I'm presuming not, as you probably want to just film stuff you've written (which is fair enough). If that is so, do you know of a forum where people can post screenplays available for filmmakers (student or otherwise) for consideration? I have yet to find a good platform for that, and again, most young filmmakers starting out usually just want to write their own material.

By the way, I hear you on not wanting to self-promote. I just can't do it. That, and taking meetings is very difficult for me. I had to forego a recent opportunity because of that.

Hey there. Happy to help.

I don't personally deal with script submissions, since I am not in a position to finance other people's projects. As for forums, if you are trying to get your screenplays in front of potential investors you will want to take the route (which I myself have been on) of submitting to film festivals and screenwriting competitions. Check out Film Freeway and Withoutabox for any competitions that fit your category and budget. You can also post your scripts on a site called InkTip. Lastly, I would set up a profile on Stage32. It is becoming the Facebook of the film industry.

Hope that helps!
 

Maddie

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Wow. That was extremely chilling and Gripping, and not just emotionally but physically as well, at 5 minutes in so very suddenly it grabs you! The ticking of the clock added to the chill. Cheers to you and your cast and crew on such Excellent work and telling such a heartbreaking beautiful story as you have, in a very short period of time. :smile2:
 

Geminii23

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Jul 10, 2015
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Wow. That was extremely chilling and Gripping, and not just emotionally but physically as well, at 5 minutes in so very suddenly it grabs you! The ticking of the clock added to the chill. Cheers to you and your cast and crew on such Excellent work and telling such a heartbreaking beautiful story as you have, in a very short period of time. :smile2:

Thank you so much for the kind words and such a wonderful critique!