A psychological duMping ground
On a quiet night, a phone sex operator receives a call from a plaintive man, anxious about his anonymity, in dire need of a confidante. Marcia is inured to the disturbing, sometimes violent proclivities of her callers, and Jeff’s admissions are banal to her at first. So she lets him disarm her, and opens the door to something unexpected.
The space between fantasy and reality
Marcia’s daily life is drab and desaturated; the places she goes to are dilapidated and depressed.
Her conversations with Jeff transport her to a lush dreamscape, teetering on a nightmare
the only two people in the world
Marcia and Jeff will be depicted wide shots and empty spaces, trapped in an Edward Hopper painting.
The stars at night
Marcia never mentions where she is, but the lonely longing of the big night sky and the isolated towns of West Texas are a tonal match for the eerie emptiness on the other end of the phone.
Mapping a dream
Shooting on location in Texas in striking settings that bring Marcia’s imagination to life.
A revolution in french cinematography
The Aaton XTR Prod is a Super 16mm camera designed in 1972 as the first to offer lightweight design and crystal sync sound, allowing cinematographers much greater freedom of movement. It captures a beautiful image and we’re lucky to have been lent one for the production.
You need three things: Good story, good acting, and good sound
Production Design
10.4%
Film Stock and Processing
19.1%
Catering
4.5%
Rentals
3.5%
Post Production
8.7%
Cast and Crew
52.1%
A professor once tolD me this. HE was right, but we’d like to take it to the next level
Many goods and services, including our camera package, have been generously lent by people excited to help with the production, which leaves our operating costs at $28k. Over half of this will go to day rates for our cast and crew for a five day shoot. Film stock, processing, and transfer come to $5.5k, production design, including sets, props, and wardrobe total $3k.