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The National Film Challenge film, a four- to eight-minute independently made movie created and filmed in 48 hours, is finished, according to Hank Hustus, film director and owner of Big Gun Productions, Keokuk. The resulting movie, “Are You Free,” was filmed in Keokuk.
Independent filmmakers were challenged to write, cast and produce a movie 48 hours from the moment the genre and a particular line of dialogue were revealed.
A “private” showing for the cast, crew and public, accompanied by a potluck dinner (bring a dish to share), is at 3 p.m. Saturday across from the cinema at the River City Mall, Keokuk.
“Now we wait to hear from the judges sometime in late November,” Hustus said. “We received our information on Friday (Oct. 20) night. It was a horror, our prop was a chalk board, our person was Samuel Pinkerton, a preacher, and our line of dialogue was, ‘Throw cold water on it' Then came the hard part, getting the story and a script together.”
The production team, comprised of Hank Hustus, Karen Hustus, Per Malm, Celia Malm, Brian Barnes and C.J. Johnson, came up with the story idea, as follows.
A young couple is looking to buy a house on Oct. 21 and have arrived at the house to meet the Realtor. They are excited about looking at their future home, a house that once was owned by a Methodist preacher in 1863. However, the enormous Federal Style House holds a dark secret from the days of slavery and the Underground Railroad.
Karen Hustus of Vintage Rare was in charge of wardrobe and set dressing; Per Malm of Golden Point Video ran the camera and did the editing; Celia Malm wrote the script and was script supervisor; Brian Barnes was the lighting tech; and one of the bounty hunters and Johnson served as second cameraman.
“We all worked well together and wore many hats,” Hustus said. “We will be working together on more local productions throughout 2007 and 2008.”
Brent Selvog and Alex Wittler did grip work for the production, and Brinkley Hendricks Jr. was set photographer. Emily Seabold served as makeup person and played the preacher's niece.
The music score was composed by Enrique “Hank” Feldman of Tucson, Ariz., a two-time Grammy nominated composer and personal friend of the Hustus family.
The film was filmed in the Hustus's home.
Actors involved in the project included: Dakeeta Planty as Josie; Gerome Crayton, John; Oshiana Wade as Rose; Hank Hustus, the preacher, Sam Pinkerton; Marlon Keller, first bounty hunter; Barnes, second bounty hunter ; Homer Sherrill, constable and Realtor; Hendricks Jr. as Isaiah; Mari Mayoral, Sarah; Taryn Weathers as Yanni; Seabold, Mary; Christina Lear, cemetery mourner/craft services; Donn Lear, cemetery mourner; and Wittler, a passerby.
Alycia Wittler and Christa Canul helped behind the scenes.
The National Film Challenge film, a four- to eight-minute independently made movie created and filmed in 48 hours, is finished, according to Hank Hustus, film director and owner of Big Gun Productions, Keokuk. The resulting movie, “Are You Free,” was filmed in Keokuk.
Independent filmmakers were challenged to write, cast and produce a movie 48 hours from the moment the genre and a particular line of dialogue were revealed.
A “private” showing for the cast, crew and public, accompanied by a potluck dinner (bring a dish to share), is at 3 p.m. Saturday across from the cinema at the River City Mall, Keokuk.
“Now we wait to hear from the judges sometime in late November,” Hustus said. “We received our information on Friday (Oct. 20) night. It was a horror, our prop was a chalk board, our person was Samuel Pinkerton, a preacher, and our line of dialogue was, ‘Throw cold water on it' Then came the hard part, getting the story and a script together.”
The production team, comprised of Hank Hustus, Karen Hustus, Per Malm, Celia Malm, Brian Barnes and C.J. Johnson, came up with the story idea, as follows.
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Karen Hustus of Vintage Rare was in charge of wardrobe and set dressing; Per Malm of Golden Point Video ran the camera and did the editing; Celia Malm wrote the script and was script supervisor; Brian Barnes was the lighting tech; and one of the bounty hunters and Johnson served as second cameraman.
“We all worked well together and wore many hats,” Hustus said. “We will be working together on more local productions throughout 2007 and 2008.”
Brent Selvog and Alex Wittler did grip work for the production, and Brinkley Hendricks Jr. was set photographer. Emily Seabold served as makeup person and played the preacher's niece.
The music score was composed by Enrique “Hank” Feldman of Tucson, Ariz., a two-time Grammy nominated composer and personal friend of the Hustus family.
The film was filmed in the Hustus's home.
Actors involved in the project included: Dakeeta Planty as Josie; Gerome Crayton, John; Oshiana Wade as Rose; Hank Hustus, the preacher, Sam Pinkerton; Marlon Keller, first bounty hunter; Barnes, second bounty hunter ; Homer Sherrill, constable and Realtor; Hendricks Jr. as Isaiah; Mari Mayoral, Sarah; Taryn Weathers as Yanni; Seabold, Mary; Christina Lear, cemetery mourner/craft services; Donn Lear, cemetery mourner; and Wittler, a passerby.
Alycia Wittler and Christa Canul helped behind the scenes.
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