Friday, October 28, 2011

The Last Stages of Pre-production

With only a few weeks left before the shoot, the Breakaway team is getting very excited!

We have our cast in place, crew on board, and locations secured. We are still in the process of hiring a Gaffer, Grip and PAs, but we have some great applicants to interview for the positions.

The next hurdle to jump is craft services. Being that this is a low budget film, all of the money goes into equipment rentals, insurance, locations, paying staff, etc. We are hoping that this expense will be covered through the kindness of local restaurants. Time to make some phone calls!

Inspirations for Breakaway

The following is a statement from Writer/Director Ivan Bukta about what inspired the story of "Breakaway" as well as the visual approach of the film. There are also some inspiration pictures below.

My love for psychological thrillers andhorrors stems from seeing David Lynch’s groundbreaking TV series "Twin Peaks" when I was 11. What I loved about the series and the film prequel, "Fire Walk with Me", was the beauty of a mystery, the juxtaposition of horror and beauty, as well as the structure of a puzzle in which a viewer has to put the pieces together as he/she goes along with the story. I attempted a similar thing with "Breakaway". Anothe rtouchstone for my film is Maya Deren’s experimental short "Meshes of the Afternoon", with its use of symbolic elements such as windows, halls, mirrors, and staircases, as well as its interplay of light and shadows.

Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan
Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan
 Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan
 Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan
 David Lynch's Fire Walk with Me
  David Lynch's Fire Walk with Me
  David Lynch's Fire Walk with Me
 Maya Deren's Meshes of the Afternoon
 Maya Deren's Meshes of the Afternoon
Repulsion

Monday, October 17, 2011

Fundraising

We reached our budget goal on kickstarter! A HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who donated!!! This film would not be possible without your kindness and generosity.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/123377637/breakaway

We will be posting updates to the kickstarter page regarding rewards after production mid-November, so if you donated, stay tuned!

Monday, October 10, 2011

Sneak Peak!

Here are some clips of actors reading lines from Breakaway. Director Ivan Bukta is using these to practice his direction before production begins.

http://vimeo.com/11720915


http://vimeo.com/4739063