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The complete Love: The Movie Web site is at
http://www.guyinhisbasement.com/lovethemovie

 

STUDIO 22 PRODUCTIONS presents
in association with FLYING PIGS PRODUCTIONS and KILLER BEE PRODUCTIONS
a creation of GUY IN HIS BASEMENT PRODUCTIONS
"LOVE: THE MOVIE"
ROBERT BERLINER — RACHEL CHADDERDON — CAROLYN J. SIEGEL
music by BRIAN SADLER — edited by QUINN STEPHENS — director of photography JOE FILIPAS
produced by ELIZABETH PETERSEN — DANA SILVER — ADAM BERTOCCI
written and directed by ADAM BERTOCCI

 

CONTENTS
General Information … Complete Credits … Photographs

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

ABOUT THE FILM
Love: The Movie is a short experimental romantic comedy that breaks down the formal elements of cinema and shows, in its own special way, that love and filmmaking aren’t all that different.
It’s the story of two sweet college kids named Bill (Robert Berliner) and Aphrodite (Rachel Chadderdon)—a story brewing in the mind of a passionate student Filmmaker (Carolyn J. Siegel). The Filmmaker introduces a new cinematic element at every turn—cinematography, sound, editing, etc.—to highlight a change in the budding relationship between the pair of lovers.
Bill and Aphrodite meet, go on a date, have awkward conversations, share a first kiss, and, finally, realize it’s the true love they’ve always longed for. Then, this being a movie, stuff blows up and it’s really cool.

ABOUT THE PRODUCTION
Love: The Movie was funded by a mini grant from Studio 22 Productions, a student-run production company at Northwestern University - School of Communication. Shooting took place on April 23 and 24, 2004 right on the NU campus in Evanston, Illinois, with a cast and crew of primarily NU undergraduates.
The film premiered on June 5, 2004 to a sold-out auditorium in a celebration of student film.

STATEMENT FROM THE DIRECTOR
I can say without a doubt that creating Love: The Movie has been the most significant experience of my life. Admittedly I don’t have much of a life. Making movies is my life.
And this is a very special film because it combines my personal passion—film—with the greatest passion of all.
The message of this movie is earnest to the point of corniness. And that’s as it should be, really. Love is a very corny, cheesy, silly thing. I certainly wouldn’t have it any other way.
Moreover, love is not something reducible to one story, one couple. Love is by its nature an abstract and universal phenomenon. That is why Bill and Aphrodite are deliberately kept two-dimensional. They are blank slates. These good-hearted people could be anyone you know or anyone you see walking down the street. By disallowing the audience to focus on the messenger, we allow them to concentrate on the message.
I don’t actually believe that love and film are as inextricably linked as this piece suggests. But I do believe it’s fair to combine the passion of filmmakers with true love. Because I truly love Love: The Movie, and I hope the world does too.

ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS AND CAST
ADAM BERTOCCI (writer-director-producer-animation-effects) is a radio-television-film student at Northwestern University. He co-wrote Two Ugly Sisters and produced Philip Greeley Goes Hollywood and is the creator of several films, including Date Double, Sparky and the award-winning animated spoof Run Leia Run.
ELIZABETH PETERSEN (producer)is a radio-television-film student at NU. She has previously developed and produced programming for local television and holds an award from the Television and Video Teachers’ Consortium.
DANA SILVER (producer) is a radio-television-film student at NU. He has been an active filmmaker since high school and holds awards from Nova Southeastern University’s media arts department.
JOE FILIPAS (director of photography) is a radio-television-film student at NU. He is also a competition-winning actor and a director of shorts and the occasional feature.
QUINN STEPHENS (editor) is a radio-television-film student at NU. An accomplished animator, compositor and effects artist, Quinn operates the production company Third Floor Films.
BRIAN SADLER (composer) is a trombonist with a US Navy band in Italy and has played before heads of state and royalty. He has composed for several short films, most notably Guy in his Basement Productions’ Run Leia Run.
ROBERT BERLINER (“Bill”) is an NU theater alumnus. Stage experience includes Caiaphas in “Jesus Christ Superstar”; he has also appeared in the short film Agent Dick Danger, on television in “A Makeover Story” and in costume at Walt Disney World.
RACHEL CHADDERDON (“Aphrodite”) sings a cappella with the X-Factors, toured with a production of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” and emceed NU’s Dance Marathon, a thirty-hour dance party for charity. She voice-acted in Guy in his Basement Productions’ Date Double and Run Leia Run; this marks her live-action debut.
CAROLYN J. SIEGEL (“The Filmmaker”) is an NU theater alumna. She has appeared in several films and plays, including a workshop of “The Oedipus Complex” with Oscar- and Tony-winner Frank Galati and the world premiere cast of “The Peckenpaw”. She is New York-bound after graduation.

ABOUT THE PRODUCTION COMPANIES
GUY IN HIS BASEMENT PRODUCTIONS, established in 2000, develops low-budget media with unique independent flair. The company is committed to a vision of personal filmmaking with professional quality at amateur prices. The company is owned and managed by co-founders Adam Bertocci and Kent Sanderson.
http://www.guyinhisbasement.com
FLYING PIGS and KILLER BEE PRODUCTIONS are Elizabeth Petersen and Dana Silver’s respective companies.
STUDIO 22 PRODUCTIONS at Northwestern University is an undergraduate film production studio and society giving out over $15,000 a year to student films.
http://www.studio22.northwestern.edu

 

COMPLETE CREDITS

STUDIO 22 PRODUCTIONS presents
in association with FLYING PIGS PRODUCTIONS and KILLER BEE PRODUCTIONS
a creation of GUY IN HIS BASEMENT PRODUCTIONS

"LOVE: THE MOVIE"

written and directed by
ADAM BERTOCCI

produced and directed by
ELIZABETH PETERSEN
DANA SILVER
ADAM BERTOCCI

director of photography
JOE FILIPAS

edited by
QUINN STEPHENS

music by
BRIAN SADLER

CAST

Bill
   ROBERT BERLINER
Aphrodite
   RACHEL CHADDERDON
The Filmmaker
   CAROLYN J. SIEGEL
Interviewer
   ELIZABETH PETERSEN
Irritated Camera Operator
   DANA SILVER
Excited Pyrotechnician
   ADAM BERTOCCI

CREW

assistant director
   JOEY ELKINS
   
second unit director
   KENT SANDERSON
   
production assistants
   ISABEL CHENG
  DAN EDER
   
casting assistant
   DAVE HOLSTEIN
   
first assistant camera
   ARTURO MENCHACA
second assistant camera
   LILIYA DZHORAYEVA
   
gaffer
   NAZAN KAYALI
grips
   AMY HIRSCHTICK
  BENJAMIN WEEKS
   
boom operator
   SAIRA KHAN
   
continuity / script supervisor
   JEN HOWELL
   
assistant editors
   SETH HERRON
  RAYSH WEISS
   
still photographer
   ADAM AMARO
video documentarian
   KENT SANDERSON
   
animation / visual effects
   ADAM BERTOCCI
visual effects producer
   DANIEL VINEY
pyrotechnics footage
   DETONATION FILMS

MUSIC

original score composed and performed by BRIAN SADLER
http://www.sadlersongs.com
“GYMNOPEDIE NO. 3” by ERIK SATIE
“LES BARICADES MISTERIEUSES” by FRANÇOIS COUPERIN
performed by A-M CLASSICAL
http://www.amclassical.com

SPECIAL THANKS TO

GOD
RUSS BECKER
MEAGHAN BULLOCK
STEPHEN DELINE
DANA HODGDON
MICHAEL KANAREK, JOSHUA RAYDEN & EBEN LOWE
BRIAN PERKINSON
JUSTIN RAINIER
ERICA ROSENTHAL
ARIELLE SINGH
CESAR TELLEZ
BAJA FRESH
BLOCKBUSTER VIDEO
DEMPSTER AUTO REBUILDERS
MEDIA SERVICES GROUP / THE CAGE
PAPA JOHN’S PIZZA
QUIZNOS SUB
THE SOUND BUNKER
THE PETERSEN FAMILY
THE SILVER FAMILY
THE BERTOCCI FAMILY
THE FILMMAKERS OF NP2K.COM & THEFORCE.NET

Shot in Evanston, IL on DVCPro
Additional photography shot in New York, NY and Prescott, AZ

Edited on Final Cut Pro by Apple
Visual effects created with Commotion Pro by Pinnacle Systems
Animation created with Macromedia Flash
Additional graphics created with Adobe Photoshop

http://www.guyinhisbasement.com • http://www.studio22.northwestern.edu

 

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