Reverie Three (2009); 30mins; Drama
BACK COVER
Foster has known nothing of family. For seven years, he has called an orphanage home, social workers parents, and other discarded children brothers and sisters. They are eventually replaced by Hanley and Irene Wortzik, a husband and wife incapable of having children. For Foster, the dream of a family to call his own finally came true, a dream that lasted until the miraculous birth of Owen Wortzik.
CONTENTS
Feature Presentation
Official Teaser Trailer
Behind the Scenes
In Front of the Camera
Behind the Camera
Production Notes/Trivia (Contains Spoilers!)
Director's Statement
PERKS
Official Reverie Three IMDb Page
Official Reverie Three Facebook Fan Page
REVIEWS/ARTICLES
Rogue Cinema
SCREENINGS
1. Mascara & Popcorn Film Festival 2013
2. 3rd Macabre Faire Film Festival (Summer 2013)
3. Williamsburg Independent Film Festival 2010
4. SharpCuts Guelph Indie Film & Music Festival 2010
5. Lakedance International Film Festival 2009
AWARDS
1. Best Narrative Short (Williamsburg Independent Film Festival 2010)
2. People's Choice Award (SharpCuts Guelph Indie Film & Music Festival 2010)
3. Best Drama (Lakedance International Film Festival 2009)
NOMINATIONS
1. Best Actor (Kevin Carroll) (3rd Macabre Faire Film Festival [Summer 2013])
Foster has known nothing of family. For seven years, he has called an orphanage home, social workers parents, and other discarded children brothers and sisters. They are eventually replaced by Hanley and Irene Wortzik, a husband and wife incapable of having children. For Foster, the dream of a family to call his own finally came true, a dream that lasted until the miraculous birth of Owen Wortzik.
CONTENTS
Feature Presentation
Official Teaser Trailer
Behind the Scenes
In Front of the Camera
Behind the Camera
Production Notes/Trivia (Contains Spoilers!)
Director's Statement
PERKS
Official Reverie Three IMDb Page
Official Reverie Three Facebook Fan Page
REVIEWS/ARTICLES
Rogue Cinema
SCREENINGS
1. Mascara & Popcorn Film Festival 2013
2. 3rd Macabre Faire Film Festival (Summer 2013)
3. Williamsburg Independent Film Festival 2010
4. SharpCuts Guelph Indie Film & Music Festival 2010
5. Lakedance International Film Festival 2009
AWARDS
1. Best Narrative Short (Williamsburg Independent Film Festival 2010)
2. People's Choice Award (SharpCuts Guelph Indie Film & Music Festival 2010)
3. Best Drama (Lakedance International Film Festival 2009)
NOMINATIONS
1. Best Actor (Kevin Carroll) (3rd Macabre Faire Film Festival [Summer 2013])
FEATURE PRESENTATION
OFFICIAL TEASER TRAILER
BEHIND THE SCENES
Outdoor Sequence
No Comedian in Sight
Makeshift Waxing
Chociej, Greg Chociej
Behind the scenes videography courtesy of Appio C. Fiorillo.
IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA
COMING SOON!
BEHIND THE CAMERA
COMING SOON!
PRODUCTION NOTES / TRIVIA
From a Dream of One to a Reverie of Three
Comprised of five tracking shots, the longest clocking in at approximately 11 minutes and spanning three time lapses.
The 11-minute tracking shot took four takes to successfully complete. The third take was perfect, except that actor Kevin Carroll accidentally forgot to pocket the bottle of chemicals used to complete the scene. He tried his best to improvise/stall in order to further the scene, but was unable to continue. Needless to say, he nailed the scene on the fourth take.
The three time lapses that occur during the 11-minute tracking shot were achieved by having a production assistant change the time on the clock as the camera panned away from it upon establishing the first set time. The camera would then proceed into the rest of the auto body shop and once the camera panned away from the car and the main action, the production assistant would arrange the chairs and other props in their proper places. At this point, the camera would settle upon the clock - now set to a different time - and continue in this manner once more.
The auto body shop was reduced to a freezer as the furnace had to be turned off in order to accommodate the sound. Combining the temperature, the length of the tracking shots, the several takes it took to successfully execute them, and the weight of the camera, Alfredo nearly fainted after removing the shoulder mount thanks to a rush of blood to the head. A hard lesson learned, he still deals with sporadic pain in his right shoulder and back.
Contrary to the belief that a black and white palette was employed simply for artistic merit, research shows that some, if not most, people dream in black and white, or in limited colour, and in continuous, fluid sequences allowing scenes and people to mesh and meld into one another. Hence, the black and white, 11-minute tracking shot that spans three time lapses and contains four characters.
Alfredo has stated that he has met only a handful of people who can accurately pronounce the word "reverie," which is a noun meaning "a state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts; a daydream."
The last shot of the film aesthetically contrasts the rest of the film in that it is a single shot of Foster (Kevin Carroll), in colour, and contains a voice over/narration by the doctor, much like Foster's own voice over/narration throughout the film.
Foster is the only character who doesn't have a surname. This was intentionally done in order to underscore his outsider personality, a man without a family.
The surname "Wortzik" comes from the character Sonny Wortzik, played by Al Pacino in Dog Day Afternoon, Alfredo's favourite bank heist film.
When Owen Wortzik (Greg Chociej) enters the auto body shop, he mentions the name "Mister Mulvaney," the bank manager who he works for. Mister Mulvaney is the name of the bank manager inDog Day Afternoon.
Foster (Kevin Carroll) tells Owen (Greg Chociej) to tell the police to come to "17 June Street." Alfredo was born on June 17.
When Hanley Wortzik (Robert Nolan) is introduced, he is arguing on the phone to which he says, "This is no longer Lawrence and Sons! They were the previous owners!" This is in reference to the character Lawrence, played by Robert Nolan, who worked and lived in the same body shop seen in Scent of Rosemary.
Has been rejected from several film festivals for being too raw and violent, although, aside from the depicted muggings, no onscreen deaths occurs.
The two duffle bags were filled with newspapers and magazines in order to give the impression that they were filled with and weighed down by money.
The hypnosis dialogue that Foster (Kevin Carroll) speaks was inspired by the dialogue spoken by Anthony Hopkins' character in the film Audrey Rose. The dialogue was recorded in Kevin's car parked in his driveway.
The final poster was a result of the first snapshot, taken by Alfredo, out of nearly 30 stills specifically designed for a poster. Actor Kevin Carroll always berates Alfredo, joking about how "I froze my ass off for a half hour just so he (Alfredo) could get the shot and after all that he put me through he went with the first one we took."
Shot approximately in 10 hours spanning 2 days.
The 11-minute tracking shot took four takes to successfully complete. The third take was perfect, except that actor Kevin Carroll accidentally forgot to pocket the bottle of chemicals used to complete the scene. He tried his best to improvise/stall in order to further the scene, but was unable to continue. Needless to say, he nailed the scene on the fourth take.
The three time lapses that occur during the 11-minute tracking shot were achieved by having a production assistant change the time on the clock as the camera panned away from it upon establishing the first set time. The camera would then proceed into the rest of the auto body shop and once the camera panned away from the car and the main action, the production assistant would arrange the chairs and other props in their proper places. At this point, the camera would settle upon the clock - now set to a different time - and continue in this manner once more.
The auto body shop was reduced to a freezer as the furnace had to be turned off in order to accommodate the sound. Combining the temperature, the length of the tracking shots, the several takes it took to successfully execute them, and the weight of the camera, Alfredo nearly fainted after removing the shoulder mount thanks to a rush of blood to the head. A hard lesson learned, he still deals with sporadic pain in his right shoulder and back.
Contrary to the belief that a black and white palette was employed simply for artistic merit, research shows that some, if not most, people dream in black and white, or in limited colour, and in continuous, fluid sequences allowing scenes and people to mesh and meld into one another. Hence, the black and white, 11-minute tracking shot that spans three time lapses and contains four characters.
Alfredo has stated that he has met only a handful of people who can accurately pronounce the word "reverie," which is a noun meaning "a state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts; a daydream."
The last shot of the film aesthetically contrasts the rest of the film in that it is a single shot of Foster (Kevin Carroll), in colour, and contains a voice over/narration by the doctor, much like Foster's own voice over/narration throughout the film.
Foster is the only character who doesn't have a surname. This was intentionally done in order to underscore his outsider personality, a man without a family.
The surname "Wortzik" comes from the character Sonny Wortzik, played by Al Pacino in Dog Day Afternoon, Alfredo's favourite bank heist film.
When Owen Wortzik (Greg Chociej) enters the auto body shop, he mentions the name "Mister Mulvaney," the bank manager who he works for. Mister Mulvaney is the name of the bank manager inDog Day Afternoon.
Foster (Kevin Carroll) tells Owen (Greg Chociej) to tell the police to come to "17 June Street." Alfredo was born on June 17.
When Hanley Wortzik (Robert Nolan) is introduced, he is arguing on the phone to which he says, "This is no longer Lawrence and Sons! They were the previous owners!" This is in reference to the character Lawrence, played by Robert Nolan, who worked and lived in the same body shop seen in Scent of Rosemary.
Has been rejected from several film festivals for being too raw and violent, although, aside from the depicted muggings, no onscreen deaths occurs.
The two duffle bags were filled with newspapers and magazines in order to give the impression that they were filled with and weighed down by money.
The hypnosis dialogue that Foster (Kevin Carroll) speaks was inspired by the dialogue spoken by Anthony Hopkins' character in the film Audrey Rose. The dialogue was recorded in Kevin's car parked in his driveway.
The final poster was a result of the first snapshot, taken by Alfredo, out of nearly 30 stills specifically designed for a poster. Actor Kevin Carroll always berates Alfredo, joking about how "I froze my ass off for a half hour just so he (Alfredo) could get the shot and after all that he put me through he went with the first one we took."
Shot approximately in 10 hours spanning 2 days.
DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT
COMING SOON!
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