Room 222

Room 222 from Justin Demeere on Vimeo.

Winner for Best Cinematography and Best Use Of Elements (Secret City Film Festiva), Best Romance (Maryville Film Festival)

Created for the Secret City Film Festival's 7 Day Shootout competition.

7 Days to write, shoot, edit a short 7 minute film.
Elements given:
Genre - Drama
Prop - Fan
Dialogue - "The secret is out."
Visual Element - The number 22

Cast:
Al Wong
Jamie Lee Rathert
Karen Hon
Zane Triplett
Ken Zhai
Philip Cheung

Writer, Director, Cinematographer, Editor:
Justin Demeere

Production Notes:
Written in an hour, 3 days to find cast and locations, 1 day lost from losing cast member and finding replacement, 9 hours to shoot, and 2 days to edit.

The interiors were lit with a 1K Arri and bounce.

The bartender, Zane Triplett, was the actual bartender for the club.

The extra, Ken Zhai, was the voice of the narrator as he could speak Cantonese.

In cantonese Ken actually says 22, not 222, didn't inform him of script changes.

Equipment:
GH13, Nikon Nikkor 50mm f/1.8, Elgeet c-mount 13mm f/1.5 (for the fan shot), One 1K Arri light, H4N, NTG-2