My Big Bad Wolf
Video Production
Ice Cream for Breakfast
A short video based on a personal conversation, this piece achieved a semi-finalist spot with the Adobe Design Achievement Awards.
Project
Overview
Owner
Geena Media Studios
A Geena Media division, Geena Media Studios produces and manages all film, video and audio productions including scripting, pre-production through to post-production, publishing and distribution. A focus on human insight and social commentary, content can range from comedic videos to documentary podcasting, social media shorts to video art and audio soundscapes.
Synopsis
Ice Cream for Breakfast
A young girl's casual conversation with her friends leads to a troubling conversation with her mother. Ice Cream For Breakfast is based on a personal childhood conversation expressing the naïveté of innocence and lessons of experience. This short piece was nominated as a semi-finalist in the Adobe Design Achievement Awards.
Details
Production
At just the age of three, lead child actor Isabella Putnam plays character Sarah for this debut role in Ice Cream for Breakfast. Her real-life mother and seasoned actor Laura Putnam also portrayed the role of Isabella's mother on-screen to ease her into the acting world, and to see if she would enjoy it.
Specifications
Video Production
Scriptwriting
Wrote both original and shooting scripts in script format with software Final Draft.
Producing & Funding
Research, strategy, development and execution for film product; marketing and distribution. Funding allocation; casting director, hire and manage cast and crew, including children; location scouting; securing equipment; props management.
Pre-Production
Created all shot lists for both original and shooting scripts; scheduled cast and crew, created call sheets; coordinated location use.
Directing
Directed cast and crew on set and on location within designated timeframe and scheduling.
Post-Production & Sound Design
Video file management; video editing in Final Cut Pro; color grading; sound design and mixing including foley audio, sound effects, and music with ProTools.
Publishing & Distribution
Final film nominated as semi-finalist in the Adobe Design Achievement Award. The film screened at 8 festivals and shows, generating an IMDb film page.
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Production
Credits
Cast
Isabella Putnam as ‘Sarah’
Laura Putnam as ‘Mother’
Charlie Tacker as ‘Friend’
Jessica Kofman as ‘Friend’
Crew
Producer, Writer & Director: Geena Matuson
Cinematography: David Chatterton, Wesley Dron
Sound Technicians: Mary Lea Simpson, Mike Sun
Boom Operators: Lizzie Dawson, Rick Desilets
Post-Production & Sound Design: Geena Matuson
Film
Accolades
Shows & Awards
2017 | Women’s Only Entertainment Film Festival, Online
2017 | Short to the Point Film Festival, Romania, shorttothepoint.com
2017 | Hellfire Short Film Festival, LiME Bar Cafe, Folkestone in Kent, England
2017 | Semi-Finalist, Women’s Film Challenge, Audience Awards, El Portal and Laemmle’s NoHo 7 Theatres, North Hollywood CA, US
2015 | Boston Indie Mafia Hobnob & Social, Boston Indie Mafia, Arts at The Armory, Somerville MA, US
2014 | REVOLUTION, RAW: Natural Born Artists, Club Rumor, Boston MA, US
2013 | Semi-Finalist, Adobe Design Achievement Awards, Adobe Systems Inc.
2013 | ‘That’s A Wrap’ Senior Film Show, Kendall Square Cinema, Cambridge MA, US
Project
Brands
Geena Media Studios
A Geena Media division, Geena Media Studios produces and manages all film, video and audio productions including scripting, pre-production through to post-production, publishing and distribution.
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