Having faced a terrible loss in his personal life, a man fights against his agoraphobia seeking for liberation through spirituality.
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00:03:42
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I decided to shoot this story on my iPhone for two reasons: I thought it was not fair to rely on my former experience with digital cameras when most of my classmates had to deal with their first time filmmaking adventure.
On the other hand, it was challenging to shot an entire 3 minutes video for the first time on a smartphone, without the help of attached gears nor lighting kits. I also think that for the purposes of this story, the aesthetic results of using an iPhone under available light conditions was the right choice to transmit the desired tone of the story.
Once our schedule was very tight, this video was shot and edited one week before the graduation screening. No changes to the video since the graduation date. I hope that the viewers will enjoy this short film whatever the result of the selection.
Credits:
Writer and Director: Claudinho Andres Gomez
Music by: Barrie Gledden and John Horrocks
Performed by: Claudinho Andres Gomez, acting the solo character
Production: Claudinho Andres Gomez and the New York Film Academy
Having faced a terrible loss in his personal life, a man fights against his agoraphobia seeking for liberation through spirituality.
I decided to shoot this story on my iPhone for two reasons: I thought it was not fair to rely on my former experience with digital cameras when most of my classmates had to deal with their first time filmmaking adventure.
On the other hand, it was challenging to shot an entire 3 minutes video for the first time on a smartphone, without the help of attached gears nor lighting kits. I also think that for the purposes of this story, the aesthetic results of using an iPhone under available light conditions was the right choice to transmit the desired tone of the story.
Once our schedule was very tight, this video was shot and edited one week before the graduation screening. No changes to the video since the graduation date. I hope that the viewers will enjoy this short film whatever the result of the selection.
Credits:
Writer and Director: Claudinho Andres Gomez
Music by: Barrie Gledden and John Horrocks
Performed by: Claudinho Andres Gomez, acting the solo character
Production: Claudinho Andres Gomez and the New York Film Academy
Official Site: http://www.beatthecityfilm.com
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AWARDS: Best Cinematography at IndieWise Competition, November 2016
SCREENINGS:
1.- DEPTH OF FIELD INTERNATIONAL FIM FESTIVAL (Bahamas)
2.- SHORT TO THE POINT (Bucharest, Romenia)
3.- ZAMOXIS SHORT FILM SHOWCASE (Los Angeles, CA., USA)
4.- COLORTAPE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Brisbane, Australia)
5.- THE APPLE MARTINI FILM SERIES (New York, NY)
6.- SHIFT FILM FESTIVAL (Limburg, Netherlands)
7.- CHHATRAPATI SHIVAJI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
8.- CINE POBRE FILM FESTIVAL (La Paz, Mexico)
9.- WASAGA FILM FESTIVAL (Ontario, Canadá)
10.- SIDNEY LIFT-OFF FILM FESTIVAL ONLINE 2016 (Australia)
11.- SILVER SCREEN FOR SHORT FILMS (Florida, USA)
12.- IndustryBOOST Competition 2016 from Indiewise (OnLine)
13.- Student Experimental Film Festival (Binghamton, NY)
14.- Eurocinema Film Festival (Accepted but not screened)
Some judging statuses pending for other film festivals. The above list show currently official selections. Some of them already screened.
This is a student project for graduation at New York Film Academy during a Summer Filmmaking Workshop at New york.
Completion Date: August 2016
Shooting Format: 1080p MOV/H.264
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Film Color: sRGB from smartphone
Shooting Device: iPhone 6S Plus
This is my first short film, even I've done some music videos and a documentary before.
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