Director Bret Stern,

Bret, whose past two action films (The Last Lie a.k.a. Perfect Lies & Dark Tides) have been released in the last year, decided to turn his focus on the industry of ind ependent low-budget filmmaking. Low-low-no budget filmmaking. The result is "How To Shoot A Feature Film For $10,000*" and his new film Road To Park City. In the book he reveals all his hard-won, down and dirty knowledge from his previous features into: what it takes to actually make a feature on the cheap, the very cheap. Road To Park City explores what it takes with the story of a no-name director/stand-up comedian who wants to crash his way into Sundance with his first, no-budget feature. The film itself is an example of how to put the knowledge in the book into reality on celluloid.

   

Computer Graphics: Aaron Hertzman

A. Hertzman

Aaron was working at The NYU Media Research Lab where he developed computer algorithms that take video footage and simulate expressionist and impressionist painting styles. The results can be wild and strange.


 

Dancers: Amira Mor and Marlon Barrios

 
When it was decided to go ahead with the video taping of the sessions I thought it would be important to have some other visual elements to add to the experience. Marlon Barrios is an extraordinary modern dancer who can improvise with abandon. He, Andy and I had worked together at an arts colony in California so I knew it would work to bring him in for a couple of takes during the recording of the SKIN CD/DVD. We did two takes of SKIN (Julius Hemphill) and ended up choosing the second take because Andy's sax solo and Marlon's dancing had a great hookup. The great thing is that the track works both as a pure audio experience as well as a video experience.
 amira at the UN Israeli classical dancer Amira Mor was born in Jerusalem of Middle East Heritage and culture. She was infused by the music and dance of the Middle East from a very young age. With the support and encouragement of her parents, who migrated from Iraq, she pursued her dance studies.
She too has a keen sense for improvisation. We did at least three takes of "Sahel," trying different arrangements. She was great every time. I ended choosing the most musically succinct version from that day. 


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