Independent film slated to begin production April 2005 being shot in Ithaca, NY. Home to some of the nation's first silent films.
Ithaca, NY (PRWEB) February 7, 2005 -- In 1912, Theodore and Leopold Wharton came to Ithaca, New York to film a Cornell University football game. Impressed by the scenery and location of the Finger Lakes, the Whartons turned Ithaca into their own "Hollywood of the East," opening a movie studio at Renwick Park on Cayuga Lake. Other movie companies produced films in Ithaca, but none matched the success of the Wharton Brothers. In the years that followed, the Whartons produced sixty-six films, including numerous one- and two-reelers, comedies, dramas, serials, feature films, documentaries, and advertising shorts. Their most memorable series was the "Exploits of Elaine" and their most controversial film was the wartime serial "Patria."
Lindstrom/Hicks, the award-winning video production team based in Ithaca, New York, has begun pre-production on the company's first full-length feature film, "Waiting on Alphie" slated to begin shooting this Spring in Ithaca, New York. The feature is also the first production for Auburn-based, "White Lightning Features," a company formed this year. Moviemaking is returning to Ithaca, New York.
"Looking back at the rich moviemaking history of Ithaca is an inspiration on its own. Producing other projects regionally (including a documentary on the Cayuga Wine Trail) gave us the confidence to produce a narrative that can run the film festival circuit in 2006," says Eric C Lindstrom, Producer. "Kevin Hicks (Director) and I wrote this screenplay over a year ago and decided this year to produce it on our own. We are now casting the parts and assembling the crew."
Unlike films of the past, "Waiting on Alphie" will be shot and edited in digital video, which has had a tremendous impact on the filmmaking industry. Many of today's top independent films are shot on digital video and this is not only a cost-saving measure but it saves time in postproduction as well. "Our experience with digital video has been so successful we decided to make this movie completely on a digital platform," said Kevin Hicks, Director. "DV technology and improvements in video cameras has made it possible to create low-cost movies with high aesthetic value. More and more movie makers are going in this direction."
The movie takes place in a café in New York joining two hitmen in an overnight standoff. Gus, flown in from Chicago, awaits the order to kill Alphie or let him live. With nowhere to go and nothing to do, they are in a face-off that turns minutes to hours. As today becomes tomorrow, the two find themselves discussing life, society, food -- and a secret from the past that comes crashing down. The team will begin shooting in April in Ithaca.
For more information on the movie, contact Eric C Lindstrom at 607-277-8901 or email ericl@communiquedesign.com.
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