Screenshots from our shoot on sunday. One of two shorts coming in March featuring Kitty Ostapowicz as Ione, a law school bound punk rock bassist.
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A silly photo we staged during the setup for a shot yesterday. A fun day with cast Kitty Ostapowicz, Sarah Schoofs, and Alexandra Tebano and crew Julian Barbosa and Erin Clayton. Look for the short in March!
Thrift shop haul from earlier today for a shoot tomorrow. New fun stuff on the way.
O’Blivion: A tribute to David Cronenberg’s Videodrome directed by Sean Mannion and featuring Sarah Schoofs
The monologue is assembled from the dialogue spoken by Professor Brian O’Blivion throughout the film Videodrome. It has been rearranged and is juxtaposed against visuals shot with Sarah Schoofs at the 133rd Street Arts Center in Manhattan.
Featuring music by Kevin Macleod
A 15 second preview of what’s coming in early 2014.
(Please note: Abel and Cain is Not Safe for Work and is not intended for children due to language and nudity)
Abel and Cain is a ten minute experimental science-fiction horror film about Abel, a young writer suffering from a lack of inspiration and the internal journey he goes on to find it.
The film was shot on a low budget in Brooklyn, New York and features Alex Bone in the multiple roles of Abel and Cain, two sides of one man’s psyche, and Tara Cioletti in the roles of Rachael and Lilith, Abel’s unhealthy visions of femininity.
The film is inspired by the works of David Lynch and David Cronenberg, particular the films Mulholland Drive, Lost Highway, Videodrome, and Naked Lunch. The film also draws inspiration from Judeo-Christian and Norse mythologies and folklore as it explores the connection between creativity, identity, and the fall of man.
Plot Outline
When struggling writer Abel is unable to produce a promised manuscript, he is provided with a video intended to help him unlock his inspiration.
After watching the video Abel finds himself confronted by visions of himself as Abel, a failed writer, and Cain, a successful photographer, each struggling with the influence of a feminine counterpart. Rachael mothers and coddles Abel while Lilith dominates and consumes the creative efforts of Cain. In this struggle Abel tries to find the inspiration that will allow him to complete his manuscript but it may not be Abel who emerges in the end.
Written and Directed by Sean Mannion
Director of Photography: Rachael Saltzman
Make-Up: Stella Barber
Set and Prop Photography: Kate Black
Music: Robert Cullen
Abel/Cain/Abel-Cain: Alex Bone
Rachael/Lilith/Rachael-Lilith: Tara Cioletti
Listen/download: Abel and Cain OST by Robert Cullen
In the morning on December 2, 2013 Abel and Cain will be live on 4milecircus.com. Before it goes live listen to Robert Cullen’s soundtrack for the film. It’s kind of trippy and haunting.
I was going back through my emails to Robert and found the three soundtracks I suggested as models: Angelo Badalamenti’s soundtrack for David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive, Howard Shore’s soundtrack for Cronenberg’s Videodrome, and Brad Fiedel’s soundtrack for James Cameron’s The Terminator. I’m not sure why he didn’t run away screaming.
I’m very happy with what Robert did. Give it a listen.
This magazine ad from The Wednesday Institute is important to the plot of Abel and Cain. Abel, a struggling writer, sends off for the institute’s Inspiration DVD to help him finish a commissioned manuscript.
Abel and Cain is live online December 2, 2013 at 4MileCircus.com
Photos by Kate Black.
In addition to shooting the prop stills we needed, Kate came in for the first day of shooting and took these Behind-the-Scenes shots of our shoot for Abel and Cain. The shots feature the stars of the short Alex Bone and Tara Cioletti as well as make-up artist Stella Barber and set cat Marv.
Abel and Cain goes live online Monday December 2, 2013 at 4MileCircus.com
Photos by Kate Black.
Last year for the short film Abel and Cain we needed prop photos of lead actress Tara Cioletti. So, I enlisted my friend Kate Black to shoot them. These are a few of the shots we got.
Abel and Cain is live online Monday December 2nd 2013 at 4MileCircus.com
