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NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
— SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION
KILLER BEE PRODUCTIONS presents
in association with GUY IN HIS BASEMENT PRODUCTIONS
"PAT GETS A CAT"
MORGAN BECK — EMILY MARK — and introducing GANON as "Princess"
music by PHILIP ZEPLIN — director of photography DAVID COHEN
produced and edited by DANA SILVER — ADAM BERTOCCI
written and directed by ADAM BERTOCCI
CONTENTS
General Information … Complete
Credits … Photographs
ABOUT THE
FILM
Pat Gets a Cat is a romantic comedy about a lonely young man who adopts
a cat and imagines it as human.
Patrick Levin (Morgan Beck) has always been lonesome, but he resolves to better
his situation and find companionship. So he winds up at the animal shelter,
adopting his very own furry friend—an adorable kitty named Princess!
But that very same day, he meets a beautiful and mysterious young woman named
Katrina Fells (Emily Mark). Suddenly every time he looks at Princess, he sees
Katrina. She meows, she sheds, she purrs, she doesn’t play fetch.
Pat improves his social skills taking care of his new cat—but will he
ever figure out how to actually see her as a cat again? And what if the only
way to break the spell meant finding the real Katrina… and telling her
how he feels?
ABOUT THE
PRODUCTION
Pat Gets a Cat comes from the directing sequence in the radio-television-film
department at Northwestern University – School of Communication. The
sequence, an exclusive program for seniors and graduate students to direct
a short film, produced ten shorts that year.
The idea took shape in director Adam Bertocci’s mind in fall 2003, but
it wasn’t until 2004 that a whirlwind preproduction period officially
took off. Shooting took place January 14-16, 2005 in Evanston, IL, with a
cast and crew of NU undergraduates—plus some cats.
The film premiered on May 26, 2005 to an appreciative crowd of humans.
STATEMENT
FROM THE DIRECTOR
Ever since high school I’ve had an idea in my head of a human actress
playing a cat, an image I always found hysterical. I suppose it was because
I had a cat growing up, and I had some great times amusing and annoying him.
But my gushing love of kitties isn’t the only autobiographical element
in this film. I’ve had my share of times where I felt alone, friendless,
a social wreck, and with each wave of this experience came a realization of
how much I needed other people to get along.
I think Pat Gets a Cat is a very funny film, with the gag of girl-as-cat
never failing to amuse me (probably more than it should). But I think the
emotion and the drama is supported, not undercut, by the comedy. They go hand
in hand, or at least paw in paw.
I think I picked the right note to end my student film career on. As I go
out into the real world, I’ll be thankful if the rest of my work shoots
half as smoothly or turns out half as well as Pat Gets a Cat.
I don’t see why it shouldn’t, since I’m planning to never work
with animals again.
ABOUT THE
FILMMAKERS AND CAST
ADAM BERTOCCI (writer-director-producer-editor-“Cat-Hating Jerk”-etc.)
is a radio-television-film alumnus of Northwestern University and an award-winning
filmmaker. He is the creator of several films, including Date Double, Run
Leia Run, Sparky, Deployed to Scene 4: An "Outpost" Diary and
Love: The Movie.
DANA SILVER (producer-editor-“Egypt Documentarian”-etc.) is an NU
radio-television-film alumnus. He last worked with Adam in the capacity of
producer for the award-winning romantic comedy Love: The Movie; he
also produced Fly for Studio 22 Productions.
DAVID COHEN (director of photography) is an NU radio-television-film alumnus.
His previous work with the camera includes Philip Greeley Goes Hollywood.
He is also the writer-director of the short drama The Individual.
PHILIP ZEPLIN (composer) is a singer and songwriter based in Denmark who worked
with musicians and technicians around the world to create four original songs
for the movie; this marks the first time his music has been used in a film.
MORGAN BECK (“Patrick Levin”) is an NU theater student. Previous
films include The Herd and the lead in Adventures of a Superfluous
Man. Theater experience includes Sky Masteron in Guys and Dolls,
Felix Unger in The Odd Couple and Frank in Wintertime; he has
also directed a production of Bill Corbett’s The Big Slam.
EMILY MARK (“Katrina Fells”) is an NU theater student. She has graced
the stage as Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors and Miss Strict in Zombie
Prom, with additional credits including Twelfth Night and Les
Miserables. She has also sung on Grammy-nominated albums and in concert
with Tom Chapin and done voice-over work for the miniseries Gravitation.
This is her film debut.
STEVE GENSLER (“Trevor Bondis”) is an NU theater alumnus. His voice
was featured in the dual role of Boba Fett and the Stormtrooper in Run
Leia Run; stage credits include Into the Woods, The Music Man, A Midsummer
Night’s Dream, Little Shop of Horrors, The Seagull, Waiting for Godot
and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged).
ANNA INGENTHRON (“Robin Aderyn”) is an NU theater student and a
trained dancer. Stage experience includes Aunt Eller in Oklahoma!,
Annie in Neil Simon’s London Suite, plus roles in Mere Mortals,
Sylvia and For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls. She has also appeared
in several student shorts.
MARGARET HOPPE (“Allergic Girl”) is an NU theater student and a
trained singer and dancer. Stage experience includes Juliet in Romeo and
Juliet, Mary Lennox in The Secret Garden, Liesl in The Sound
of Music and Alice in Alice in Wonderland. This is her film debut.
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
KILLER BEE PRODUCTIONS is Dana Silver’s production company, last teamed
with the basement-based unit on Love: The Movie.
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
- SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION
KILLER BEE PRODUCTIONS presents
in association with GUY IN HIS BASEMENT PRODUCTIONS
"PAT GETS A CAT"
written and directed by
ADAM BERTOCCI
produced and edited by
DANA SILVER
ADAM BERTOCCI
director of photography
DAVID COHEN
music by
PHILIP ZEPLIN
CAST
|
Patrick
Levin
|
MORGAN BECK | |
|
Katrina
Fells
|
EMILY MARK | |
|
Princess
|
GANON | |
|
Trevor
Bondis
|
STEVE GENSLER | |
|
Robin
Aderyn
|
ANNA INGENTHRON | |
|
Allergic
Girl
|
MARGARET HOPPE | |
|
Cat-Hating
Jerk
|
ADAM BERTOCCI | |
|
Egypt
Documentarian
|
DANA SILVER | |
|
Shelter
Cats
BENNAW, HINMAN, LUCKY ONE, PATTY, PO, PRECIOUS, RUPA, SILMARIL, SUPA, TOM, WALLACE |
||
CREW
|
assistant
director
|
JEFF APPELBAUM | |
|
cat
wrangler / stunt double
|
DANA SILVER | |
|
production
assistants
|
BRAD CERF | |
| DAN FIELDS | ||
| KERRY ROGERS | ||
|
casting
assistant
|
KERRY ROGERS | |
|
gaffer
|
KEN MIKALS-ADACHI | |
|
grips
|
AMY HIRSCHTICK | |
| ERIKA KOKKINOS | ||
| RODRIGO LOPEZ | ||
| KUNAL SAVKUR | ||
| VANESSA SOBERANIS | ||
|
boom
operators
|
ERIKA KOKKINOS | |
| JOHN PAPPAS | ||
|
continuity
|
FREAKIN' NOBODY | |
|
still
photographers
|
ADAM AMARO | |
| ANTHONY KUHNZ | ||
| RAYSH WEISS | ||
|
catering
|
JOHN BOUCHERIE | |
|
costume
designer / visual effects/ titles
|
ADAM BERTOCCI | |
... but, really, everyone sort of did everything.
MUSIC
written
& performed by PHILIP ZEPLIN
http://www.philip-zeplin.com
“ALIVE”
produced by PHILIP ZEPLIN
guitars: BRIAN D. FUTCH
bass: ED McGLAUGHLIN
“DIFFERENT”
produced by MICHAEL FOGARTY
drums: STEVEN McNAIR
guitars: JESSE PRITCHARD
guitar arranger: BRIAN D. FUTCH
bass: ED McGLAUGHLIN
“DIFFERENT
(Piano Version)”
produced by PHILIP ZEPLIN
piano: ADAM BOHR
guitars: BRIAN D. FUTCH
bass: ED McGLAUGHLIN
“WOULD
IT BE”
produced by PHILIP ZEPLIN
guitars: SIXTEN HOLM
“MAYBE
I SHOULD RUN AWAY”
produced by PHILIP ZEPLIN
also featuring
“MARIUS’
TALE”
composed & performed by PETER JOHN ROSS
http://www.sonnyboo.com
“SONATA
IN A MINOR, K. 310, mvt. 1”
by WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
performed by A-M CLASSICAL
http://www.amclassical.com
SPECIAL THANKS TO
GOD
MEAGHAN BULLOCK
MICHELLE CITRON & OLIVER HOCKENHULL
LINDA GELB
SAMANTHA NELSON, CHRIS ROBINSON & SAMANTHA STARRETT
BRIAN PERKINSON
KENT SANDERSON
SHERIE STEIN
CESAR TELLEZ
DEAD CITY PRODUCTIONS
COMMUNITY ANIMAL RESCUE EFFORT / EVANSTON ANIMAL SHELTER
MEDIA SERVICES GROUP / THE CAGE
THE FILMMAKERS OF NP2K.COM
THE SILVER FAMILY
THE BERTOCCI FAMILY
THE DIRECTING CLASS
Animal
shelters save lives.
Please support your local shelter—donate, volunteer or even adopt a pet.
No animals
were harmed in the making of this film.
Cast and crew suffered only minor injuries.
Shot in
Evanston, IL
24p MiniDV Camera by Panasonic
Edited on Final Cut Pro by Apple
Titles created with Adobe Photoshop and Macromedia Flash
Produced
in accordance with the requirements for
RTVF 490 — Dramatic Directing
Northwestern University - School of Communication
http://www.guyinhisbasement.com
PHOTOGRAPHS
All high-resolution, suitable for printing
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