Well, here it is. For better or for worse, my first project.
http://vimeo.com/user30603938/sargentossaddle
My son was our team leader and executive producer. I was his "line producer" for the project. He also came up with the story and wrote the first script (then two other guys rewrote that script one hour before we began filming). I didn't do any of the camera work, script work, directing, or anything else. I di swing boom for several shots, but we lost all boomed audio and had to go with in-camera mics because I didn't have a shotlist, someone being 1stAC and organizing the shots, or someone dedicated to synching audio as it came in. I only organized the team (a very difficult task have never volunteered on any projects in town) and I secured the locations and backup locations (unfortunately, we had to use the backup locations because the original locations all fell through).
The nominees for awards have been announced, and ours was not named among contenders for any of the judges' awards or the audience favorite awards (we came in 8 out of 10 in audience voting for our screening cluster).
I lie awake at night thinking about the extra hurdles that the members of our team had to overcome, just because I have never made a film before in my life. When our locations in the same city fell through at the last minute, it required some of us to drive 330+ miles that weekend. That's six hours just on the road. It is rather miraculous that we turned in anything at all, let alone an exciting film -- ON TIME. The team truly rose to the challenge and it was an honor to work with each of them.
I also want to say "thank you" to everyone here. Without your answers, insights, patience and experience I would have never had the courage to attempt to Produce something like this.
Tagline: A wealthy horse farm owner goes on a journey of twists and turns. And not just on horseback-- in...
Title: "Sargento's Saddle"
Assigned Genre: Film Noir
Required Character: Lucy or Left Ellsworth, professional athlete
Required Prop: A slice of pizza
Required Line: "How was I to know?"
Team: Alan Smithee Productions
Team Leader: Nicholas Skidmore
48HFP City: Louisville, KY 2014
A never-before assembled team filmmakers' first entry in a 48 Hour Film Project shot in four locations in three different cities eighty miles apart with one unit and a cast and crew ages 3 to 53 and submitted their entry on time.
SARGENTO'S SADDLE
Story by
NICHOLAS SKIDMORE
Directed by
SAMANTHA HACK
Written by
KELLEY CANTRELL, JASON MATLACK, & NICHOLAS SKIDMORE
and
ANTHONY CARNEY & ALEX PROBST
Edited by
KELLEY CANTRELL
Starring
ANTHONY CARNEY as Tony
SALLY EVANS as Sally
RYAN BURCH as Lefty Ellsworth
PAULA AGEE as Paula
NICHOLE DOIMER as Nichole
GABRIELLA AGEE as Gabi
ISABELLA AGEE as Bella
NICHOLAS SKIDMORE as ring bearer
JASON MATLACK as minister
Director of Photography
ALEX PROBST
Color Correction by
CORY TITUS
Original Score Composed by
JACOB HALM
Camera Operators
CORY TITUS, JEFF ALLEN, SAMANTHA HACK, and ALEX PROBST
Key Production Assistant and Stunt Coordinator
MICHAEL HACK
Boom Operators
SUPATWONG MAKATHAN and MICHAEL HACK
Sound Design and Additional Dialogue Recording
MARCUS RIXON
Sound Editor
BOB KESSLER
Set Design and Prop Master
JILL DOIMER
Graphic Design
PAIGE HARLOW
Craft Service
JOY & ELISE SKIDMORE
Aerial Drone Operator
J.D. WRIGHT
Executive Producer and Post Production Supervisor
Anthony Carney
Team Leader and Executive Producer
NICHOLAS SKIDMORE
Line Producer
CHRIS SKIDMORE
with Special Thanks to
MARIE TOMACELLI, provider of trained horses and handling consultant
KOJIN TASHIRO, music consultant
NATALIE CUMMINS, wardrobe
ELIZABETH ISAACS, story formation
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH of Lexington, Kentucky
BOSSE FUNERAL HOME of Louisville, Kentucky
STEPHEN JOHNSON & WHISPERING WOODS RIDING STABLES of Georgetown, Kentucky
http://vimeo.com/user30603938/sargentossaddle
My son was our team leader and executive producer. I was his "line producer" for the project. He also came up with the story and wrote the first script (then two other guys rewrote that script one hour before we began filming). I didn't do any of the camera work, script work, directing, or anything else. I di swing boom for several shots, but we lost all boomed audio and had to go with in-camera mics because I didn't have a shotlist, someone being 1stAC and organizing the shots, or someone dedicated to synching audio as it came in. I only organized the team (a very difficult task have never volunteered on any projects in town) and I secured the locations and backup locations (unfortunately, we had to use the backup locations because the original locations all fell through).
The nominees for awards have been announced, and ours was not named among contenders for any of the judges' awards or the audience favorite awards (we came in 8 out of 10 in audience voting for our screening cluster).
I lie awake at night thinking about the extra hurdles that the members of our team had to overcome, just because I have never made a film before in my life. When our locations in the same city fell through at the last minute, it required some of us to drive 330+ miles that weekend. That's six hours just on the road. It is rather miraculous that we turned in anything at all, let alone an exciting film -- ON TIME. The team truly rose to the challenge and it was an honor to work with each of them.
I also want to say "thank you" to everyone here. Without your answers, insights, patience and experience I would have never had the courage to attempt to Produce something like this.
Tagline: A wealthy horse farm owner goes on a journey of twists and turns. And not just on horseback-- in...
Title: "Sargento's Saddle"
Assigned Genre: Film Noir
Required Character: Lucy or Left Ellsworth, professional athlete
Required Prop: A slice of pizza
Required Line: "How was I to know?"
Team: Alan Smithee Productions
Team Leader: Nicholas Skidmore
48HFP City: Louisville, KY 2014
A never-before assembled team filmmakers' first entry in a 48 Hour Film Project shot in four locations in three different cities eighty miles apart with one unit and a cast and crew ages 3 to 53 and submitted their entry on time.
SARGENTO'S SADDLE
Story by
NICHOLAS SKIDMORE
Directed by
SAMANTHA HACK
Written by
KELLEY CANTRELL, JASON MATLACK, & NICHOLAS SKIDMORE
and
ANTHONY CARNEY & ALEX PROBST
Edited by
KELLEY CANTRELL
Starring
ANTHONY CARNEY as Tony
SALLY EVANS as Sally
RYAN BURCH as Lefty Ellsworth
PAULA AGEE as Paula
NICHOLE DOIMER as Nichole
GABRIELLA AGEE as Gabi
ISABELLA AGEE as Bella
NICHOLAS SKIDMORE as ring bearer
JASON MATLACK as minister
Director of Photography
ALEX PROBST
Color Correction by
CORY TITUS
Original Score Composed by
JACOB HALM
Camera Operators
CORY TITUS, JEFF ALLEN, SAMANTHA HACK, and ALEX PROBST
Key Production Assistant and Stunt Coordinator
MICHAEL HACK
Boom Operators
SUPATWONG MAKATHAN and MICHAEL HACK
Sound Design and Additional Dialogue Recording
MARCUS RIXON
Sound Editor
BOB KESSLER
Set Design and Prop Master
JILL DOIMER
Graphic Design
PAIGE HARLOW
Craft Service
JOY & ELISE SKIDMORE
Aerial Drone Operator
J.D. WRIGHT
Executive Producer and Post Production Supervisor
Anthony Carney
Team Leader and Executive Producer
NICHOLAS SKIDMORE
Line Producer
CHRIS SKIDMORE
with Special Thanks to
MARIE TOMACELLI, provider of trained horses and handling consultant
KOJIN TASHIRO, music consultant
NATALIE CUMMINS, wardrobe
ELIZABETH ISAACS, story formation
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH of Lexington, Kentucky
BOSSE FUNERAL HOME of Louisville, Kentucky
STEPHEN JOHNSON & WHISPERING WOODS RIDING STABLES of Georgetown, Kentucky
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