GRAVITRON is a dramatic, SciFi short film created and produced by David Quintana-Lujan in 2010, under the team moniker of DAMAR Editions Ltd. This was the 17 short film created by the director-producer under the studio name, Quantum Storm Productions., and the fourth short film he created during his move back to Texas. The story is simple; a lone traveler [Larry Carrell] visits a distraught mother [Amy Mitchell] who lost her daughter [Briannah Korin] ten years ago in a horrific car accident. The lone traveler gives the still grieving mother a gift to go back in time and correct a wrong and live her life in another more positive reality. This short film was planned as part one to a mini-series of five short films.
Directed by
D. R. Quintana-Lujan
Screenplay
by D. R. Quintana-Lujan & Larry Carrell
Story by D.
R. Quintana-Lujan
Starring Amy Mitchell, Larry Carrell, Briannah Korin
Cinematography
by D. R. Quintana-Lujan
Edited by D.
R. Quintana-Lujan
Music by Zeca Mahoney
Production
Company Quantum Storm Productions
Running Time 8 minutes
Countries United States
Language
English
Budget $2,500
GRAVITRON is
an ultra-low independent short film directed and produced by
David Quintana-Lujan during the fall of 2010. The script for the short film was fallout from a cancelled episode of "The Secret of Angelika5" [TSOA5] where a supporting character, Brianna Fuller [performed by Jessica Yanker] learns that she has the ability to travel back in time and change certain events that helps her save the life of her own father from a tragic accident. The director removed the episode and re-wrote the script after sharing the idea with Larry Carrell after the TSOA5 break for season two.
PRE-PRODUCTION
The director first met Amy Mitchell on the set of a local film project, at the time a pitch film for "Divorce Texas Style" of 2010. He wasn't only captivated by Mitchell's natural beauty, but taken by her 'untapped' talent as an actress. He pitched Mitchell the script and immediately the two began to collaborate to make the short film a dramatic masterpiece by delivering a performance outside of her current training. During the production, Mitchell was well prepared and delivered her part in the film brilliantly.
Larry Carrell had just finished up working on his first season on TSOA, taking the role of Arthur "Art" McAdams. He volunteered to work on GRAVITRON as he was shifting a career in indie films from working as a director towards performing parts as a leading actor.
Brianna Korin had answered a casting call for "The Immortal Legion" which was also being produced by the director. Korin had little acting experience, so she was asked to join the production for a small part and give her some exposure to working on a film set.
LOCATION SPOTTING
The director had worked with Rick Cloutier on two "Razor" short films for TSOA5 and had also held a TOSA5 actors "mega-photo shoot" at Cloutier's home in Montgomery, TX. The same home was used in GRAVITRON and was supposed to show what the parents had done with the insurance money gained from their daughters loss. That part of the script was scrapped after a second home, which was supposed to be a mobile home in a rural area, could not be confirmed on the day of filming.
The director used three filters on the camera lens to show the variation from a cold atmosphere in the beginning sequences of the production, to warmer colors at the end of the film. The change in filters did not require extensive lighting.
PRODUCTION NOTES
Filming began early in the morning on November 13, 2010 and the camera rolled for over five hours to capture the scenes required for the eight minute film. Due to the large windows in the main scene in the film, natural lighting was used to capture all of the scenes in the project. Cloutier provided some of the wardrobe that Mitchell wore and also provided food for the cast and crew.
Immediately after filming, the director took the footage home, downloaded it to this computer and began editing the film. Special care was taken to give the best production as possible and Carrell assisted with the sound and color variances in the film.
The film was submitted to a film festival in Houston, Texas where the leading actress won "Best Actress" in a dramatic short film and the music coordinator, Zeca Mahoney won "Best Music Arrangement." Carrell would later direct and star in the classic Houston horror film JACOB and Mitchell would also work with Carrell and have a small part in that film.
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