WHAT WE WISHED WE COULD BE: Award-Winning Short | Shot on Kodak Film скачать в хорошем качестве

WHAT WE WISHED WE COULD BE: Award-Winning Short | Shot on Kodak Film

A couple affected by the contaminated blood scandal face a difficult decision when an offer of life-saving treatment threatens their dreams for the future. Based on a true story. For further information regarding the contaminated blood scandal: https://haemophilia.org.uk/public-inq... Format: 16mm 500T/7219 200T/7213 B&W Double X [Pushed one stop] Starring: Jamies Muscato Anoushka Lucas Director: Luke Shelley Screenwriter: Jenna-Louise Hawkins Producer: Sophie Stacey Cinematographer: Yannick Hausler Casting Director: Stevee Davies Editor: Flaura Atkinson Composer: Michael Llewelyn Barker Production Designer: Bibi Baker Costume Designer: Devon Opp Hair, Make-Up & Prosthetics Designer: Rebecca Wheeler A Slick Films Production Note from the Director: It has been the honour of a lifetime to tell this story and shoot it on beautiful 16mm Kodak film. The decision to shoot on 16mm stemmed from a desire to create a relatable, tactile feel reminiscent of a family photo album, strengthening the connection between our characters and audiences. This short film has been a labour of love from start to finish, and it could not have been accomplished without the dedication and skill of the incredible cast and crew. The contaminated blood scandal has impacted nearly 30,000 people in the UK alone, and I sincerely hope that this film gives a voice to each person infected and affected by this devastating medical catastrophe. Note from the Writer: My peripheral knowledge of the facts of the contaminated blood scandal was swept up into insignificance by the emotion, when my boyfriend of a few weeks told me that treatment for his haemophilia had infected him with a life shortening virus when he was a child. The cruelty of it hit the hardest: this sweet, soft, gentle-natured soul, robbed of the trust that he might have a lifetime to experience the world and grow as a person. The statistics of the contaminated blood scandal are bewildering, but behind each number is a person who was robbed of a life, physically or psychologically, and through the hard-line denials and self-protectionism of those who had a duty to listen, robbed also of a voice. Note from the Cinematographer: From the start, we felt like this needed to be shot on film. We wanted the rawness of 16mm to emote the feelings of our character being ‘infected’. So much comes from the performances, but I also feel like when shooting on film everyone from cast to crew is much more laser focused when the camera is rolling. It created a really nice collaborative and well thought-out atmosphere and you’d think twice before pressing that red button. It was our first time shooting on film which added another layer of “wanting to get this right”, especially as we were intentionally underexposing many of the scenes. For the black and white sequence we used Kodak Double-X stock which we pushed in processing by +1. This allowed us to get extra grain and contrast in the image to enhance the darkness. Note from the Producer: As many producers will know, there seems to be this automatic internal fear when a team wants to shoot on film. After this incredible experience, I really do question how this feeling embedded itself in our industry. Erring on the side of caution I asked Luke and Yannick to go away and shoot a test, to show me that they could do it and also solidify that they felt this was the right medium. From the first frame of the test footage I was sold. We had lots of conversations and compromises to make it work for a 20 page script. On set there was a heightened feeling, everyone knew the stakes of getting the take right and a lot of time and care from every department made the film what it is. And the feeling of waiting for and watching the dailies is honestly magical.