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Official Selection
13 minutes | Teen | 2009 | 
United States of America
Action & Adventure / Comedies / IndieFlix Official Selections
Two filmmakers clash creatively in mid-production resulting in a meta-film duel of genres as they write the story they are living.
SynopsisTwo filmmakers clash creatively in mid-production, resulting in a meta-film duel of genres as they write the story they are living. Both will stop at nothing to preserve their own vision for the film. As the battle grows, they discover that their imagination is the limit for their arsenal, and find themselves in lethal combat, where only one can emerge triumphant.
Director's StatementI knew right away, after reading the first draft of “Official Selection,” that this project would be a fun, yet challenging undertaking. The first time this project was discussed, I told my producing partners of Triptych Pictures, “We have to make this film... and we have to blow up a car. No CG, no faking it, we’re really blowing up a car.”
Like most filmmakers, we had become used to doing what we could with what we had while maintaining the integrity of our work. We decided this film would not be an exception and we committed to investing what we needed to in order to bring out the best in the script. We agreed that making another film indicative of the existing independent or commecerial circuits wasn’t interesting to us. So we decided to make a film about the cliches we had grown to hate within the filmmaking process and have a little fun with it. The result ... a meta-film that captures the common frustration between two filmmakers with opposing views on what they think makes a great film.
Hopefully this will be as fun to watch as it was to make. Enjoy!
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Directed by
Vincent Masciale -
Written by
Ryan Scott Self -
Produced by
David Sinatra
Natalie Masciale
Keith Cox
Vincent Masciale
Frank Masciale
David Sinatra
Krysta Rinke
Adam Genzink
Ryan Scott Self
David Thies - Official Selection Website
Written by: Ryan Scott Self
Produced by: David Sinatra
Natalie Masciale
Keith Cox
Vincent Masciale
Frank Masciale
David Sinatra
Krysta Rinke
Adam Genzink
Ryan Scott Self
David Thies
Cast
Bullet: Joseph WilliamsonYoung Man: J.R. Nutt
Crew
Cinematographer: Adam GenzinkEditor: Vincent Masciale
Sound Designer: Karina Becker
Casting Director: Jessica Kaplan
Assistant Director: Natalie Masciale
Music Composer: D.S. Wallace
Mosaic Los Angeles Film Festival -- 2nd Place (Nominated)
Tallgrass Film Festival (Wichita, KS) -- Official Selection (Nominated)
Giggleshorts International Comedy Short Film Festival
Boulder International Film Festival -- Official Selection (Nominated)
St. Louis International Film Festival -- Official Selection (Nominated)
Omaha Film Festival -- Official Selection (Nominated)
Iron Mule Short Film Competition -- Official Selection (Nominated)
High Desert International Short Film Festival -- Official Selection (Nominated)
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Director
Vincent Masciale
