UPDATE: An anonymous poster asked in the comments if this was a MySpace film. Digging a little deeper I came across this article which shows how MySpace helped make the movie.
Here are a few bits from it:
When the heads of MySpace recognised a growing community of film fans onPretty cool that it was the voices of the MySpace masses that helped shape and create the film. A bit like the way Snakes on a Plane developed . It also reminded me of the way horror movie Perkins' 14 was made (members of massify.com submitted story pitches, poster art, audition tapes and opinion to mold the film). Just need to see it now to see if that process worked.
the site, they set out to make the world's first feature film created entirely
by internet users. The result is Faintheart.
Although the film took less time to shoot than a Hollywood blockbuster,
involving the online community in every stage of film production was a long
process. In February 2007, aspiring directors were invited to submit a short
film proposing their idea to be developed in a feature for a chance to land a
£1m budget, supplied by Vertigo Films, the UK Film Council and Film4. Some 800
hopefuls uploaded videos, which were narrowed to a shortlist of 12, from which
three were selected by a panel including the actress Sienna Miller and the
director Kevin Macdonald. When proceedings were handed over to MySpace users, it
was British director Vito Rocco they voted in.
The film took just eight weeks to shoot and even the battle sequences of
the film's last 10 minutes were completed in just two days. Marsan welcomed the
change from the big budget Hancock. "When I do big films there's a lot of
waiting around, but this was full on."
For the director, the main benefit of making use of the MySpace
community was in the casting. Character profiles of the roles up for grabs were
posted online and users could upload their audition made on homemade videos or
webcam. More than 1,400 MySpace users auditioned for the roles. "I was very keen
to represent the world properly, to have as many unknown actors as possible. The
casting process was fascinating. People were able to audition at home and I
watched them," Rocco says.
A couple of crew members were also recruited from the site and MySpace
members supplied five tracks on the soundtrack, which featured alongside Katie
Melua's work. While Lemon penned the script, sections were posted online for the
internet community to comment on and suggest better lines. "The results have
been phenomenal," James Fabricant, the director of MySpace Europe and one of the
film's producers, says. "MySpace works together with more traditional media
companies to drive innovation and help shape the future of the entertainment
industry, and Faintheart is a great example of what can be achieved."
Faintheart is directed by Vito Rocco and stars Eddie Marsan as Richard, a homestore employee with a nerdy passion for Viking re-enactments. However, when his latest battle causes him to be late for his father-in-law's funeral (and turn up in chain mail), his long suffering wife Cath (Jessica Hynes) realises she's had enough and begins a trial separation. Richard is convinced he can win Cath back, but he hasn't reckoned on the attentions of slimy PE teacher Gary (Paul Nicholls), who's also getting closer to Richard's son Martin (Tim Healy). Meanwhile, Richard's Star Trek obsessed best friend Julian (Ewen Bremner) begins a tentative relationship with the mother (Bronagh Gallagher) of a fellow Trekkie he met online.
What do you reckon? Comedy gold? Check out the official site.
2 comments:
Says Myspace presents on the trailer
Is this a myspace film or are the the distibutors or what
The poster states "MySpace & Vertigo Films present". I'll update the original article with some more info.
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