EVERYONE CAN DIRECT: L.A. Filmmakers
Launch ‘‘Film School in a Box’’
Los
Angeles, CA Film School in a Box (FSB),
a company made up of a team of
filmmakers with decades of
experience producing, writing,
directing and editing movies, is
launching a unique new product that
allows anyone to create their own
feature film. Shot in real time and
on multiple cameras, the gripping
footage is an unfolding thriller
waiting to be shaped.
Every
aspiring filmmaker has the desire to
tell a story his or her own way.
Now, FSB provides everyone with the
opportunity to assemble, manipulate
and tweak a raw film. Shot on 11
security cameras, the voyeuristic
‘neo-noir’ thriller unfolds a
whodunit mystery surrounding the
murder of a young girl. And since
the movie can be edited into as many
unique films as there are filmmakers
who lay their hands on it, the film
you choose to make will ultimately
be your own.
The
plot is captivating: Five people
arrive at a party with no host, in a
home with no residents, only to
discover that they are all connected
by the murder of their friend, Julie
Vander. When their mysterious host
arrives, he is revealed to be
Julie’s ex-boyfriend, the man
recently acquitted of the crime. And
he comes armed with a revelation:
One of them is the real killer. What
begins as an orderly search for
truth soon disintegrates into a
chaotic battle for survival.
The
unique product is the first to
enable endless editing possibilities
and gives unprecedented access to an
otherwise exclusive industry:
“For
the first time, you can get a great
looking and sounding movie, without
spending millions of dollars. The
result is, filmmaking is becoming
much more democratic. For the first
time ever, resources are not a
limitation,” says Director Jake
Kasdan (Orange County, Freaks &
Geeks, Zero Effect).
“This program is great not only for
students trying to learn the
technique of editing but also for
established editors sharpening their
skills”, says Peter Devaney, Editor
(Mimic, Dracula 2000).
Film
School in a Box provides a shooting
script and over 15 hours of
original, dramatic footage, from
which any filmmaker can build
tension, create mood, shape
characters and make a story come to
life.
Most
of all, it enables film aficionados
to build their confidence and
careers. As Editor T.J.Rozsa (The
Game: Documentary, 50 Cent: Get Rich
or Die Trying DVD) says, "You can't
compete in this industry without a
reel ‘Film School in a Box’ is
a great and legitimate way to start,
or add to, a successful reel and
launch a career."
The
idea for Film School in a Box was
born out of the filmmakers’ own
desire to create the tools that they
wished they’d had when they were
starting out. They are intent on
demystifying and democratizing the
filmmaking process. Or as they say
about their motives: “The only way
to learn how to make a feature film,
is to actually edit one.”
Producer Scott Ross (Secondhand
Lions, Titanic, The Day After
Tomorrow, Terminator 2) echoes this
sentiment when he says “If ‘Film
School in a Box’ was around when I
was coming up, I would be Spielberg
now and not just another visual
effects geek!”
