Run with the wolves

Now i’m into the 3rd year of serious filmmaking. I have now set an extreme goal for this year. 5 projects in the year 2010. The first project has already been completed. A pilot music video for my favorite band The Prodigy. The prodigy and their PR firm, Cooking Vinyl in association with Dailymotion is running a competition to make a ‘badass’ music video for the track ‘Run with the wolves’. It is a fantastic opportunity for upcoming filmmakers like me to get something done. Winning this contest is maybe the 4th on the priority list for me, but to make a ‘badass music video’ which i can be proud of, has been the first priority.

The project was planned ‘zero budget’, but in the end of the day, zero budget projects are seldom zero budget. The Cast and crew worked for free, but the equipments were to be rented. I did save a lot by shooting on green screen though. Money was not the only factor that dictated the green screen. I had 3 young kids of age 14-16 acting in the music video. Two of them had to be barely clad, and it was -10 degrees outside. I had previously worked for 2 other projects this winter, and i know how easily your enthusiasm would drain out like a battery in the extreme cold, specially when there are breaks between shots. And so, i decided to shoot the scene with the kids in green screen and replace the background. I am very satisfied the final outcome, and i now know where and how i made mistakes and will try not to repeat it the next time.