Did you know that back in the day making a mixtape required you to actually record songs off the radio? OMG… 😉

Synopsis: A small town girl living in a lonely 1981 world has too much time on her hands as he struggles to make another mixtape bite the dust.

Written, directed & edited by Blake Calhoun
Art directed by Tom Walker
VFX by Cliff Richhart

Gear & software used:
-Shot on an iPhone 6s in 4K using the FiLMiC Pro app (and Log/Natural profiles)
-Moondog Labs Anamorphic Adapter
-Helium Core rig and RODE VideoMicro
-Editing and VFX in Premiere Pro and After Effects
-Color graded in Davinci Resolve

Featuring music from:
-Rush, YYZ
-The Police, Don’t Stand So Close To Me
-Queen, Another One Bites The Dust
-Rick Springfield, Jessie’s Girl
-REO Speedwagon, Take It On The Run
-Triumph, Hold On
-Styxx, Too Much Time On My Hands
-Journey, Don’t Stop Believen’
-Kim Wilde, Kids In America

Note: This film is not for commercial use. It was produced for educational purposes only to demonstrate (and experiment) using an iPhone along with various accessories & apps in a narrative film production scenario.

© 2017 Splashbox Studios and ImageWorks Inc.