FILMMAKER
INTRODUCTION
Hello,
my name is Tonny Vanderavert and I am a beginning writer and director in
Belgium. I gained my film making knowledge by participating various courses
and working as an internship and freelancer on different projects for
Television and independent film productions.
Movies have been, and shall always be, an important
part of my life. Like any other form of art, it makes you think, makes you
wonder, or even makes you dream. Some people believe that real life and movies
are two entirely different things, but I believe that one can affect the other.
I grew up watching horror movies because of my father,
who in fact was a huge horror fanatic himself. I was about 10 years old when I
first watched Steven Spielberg’s ‘Jaws’. I was horrified but at the same time
fascinated. It took me several years of getting over my phobia of swimming in
the ocean.
The fact that movies in general can provoke so many different
emotions and honest reactions in its audience, or even make you think about
life and death or yourself as a human being, has inspired me to make movies
myself.
ABOUT THE PROJECT
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Horror movies are usually portrayed as movies with
little or less character development, a poor story and gallons of blood.
Luckily, great filmmakers, such as Alfred Hitchcock (The birds, Psycho),
Stanley Kubrick (The Shining), William Friedkin (The Exorcist) and many others
have proven the opposite. The first step in making a good movie, and this
counts for any genre, is finding or writing a good story!
I began writing the first draft of the short movie ‘Injurious’ in 2012. At that time the working title was simply ‘The Apartment’.
My main focus on the script was to tell a believable, yet authentic good story
involving witchcraft and the supernatural. I have always loved movies like
Poltergeist or The Exorcist because they deal with the supernatural and
religion. They deal with one of the biggest questions of mankind, what happens
when you die and do you believe in the devil?
Although the synopsis seems simple or recognizable, I
can assure you there is a lot more to it than that. As a matter of fact, the
whole idea is to surprise the audience and let them discover the deeper story
themselves as they watch the film. How annoying is it when you practically already
know a movie before you have even seen it. What’s the fun in that? You can rest
assured, ‘Injurious’ will surprise you!
After going through several stages of rewriting and
adapting the screenplay to perfection, it was time to find the right people
that could help me make this movie. Anouk Van de Merlen and Mark Van de
Looverbosch, were the first two people I could
think of. After explaining my ideas about the project, they were immediately
enthusiastic and joined the project.
THE
PRODUCERS
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In order to gather the funds we needed for the
project, a professional approach was necessary. Setting up a NPO (Non-Profit Organization)
that could carry the project, seemed like the best idea. Anouk, Mark and me are
the founders of ‘Close Company Media’. A subdivision called ‘Close Company
Pictures’ is responsible for the production of our debut short movie ‘Injurious’.
Our main goal is to make quality independent
films for a wider audience. Our company slogan ‘Because the sky is the limit’
perfectly describes the company’s vision. We believe that everything‘s possible
as long as you put your heart and mind to it. Our main objective is not to make
money but to create opportunities and experiences that give talented and
motivated people a chance to work together and create something special.
As proven in the past, the quality
of a film doesn’t necessarily depend on the amount of money that is spent. When
you don’t have the biggest budget, it forces the filmmakers to be creative.
Unfortunately making a film is still expensive no matter how creative you are. The
budget for each film we intend to make will only be made possible by personal
investors, sponsorships, collaborative partners and you, the audience. Without
your support we will not be able to make the quality films you deserve. All our
projects will be released on Blu-ray, DVD and online demand. We will also
participate international film festivals to create more opportunities.
The
last few years, Belgium actors and filmmakers such as Matthias Schoenaerts
(Bullhead, The Loft, The Drop, De rouille et d’os), Michaël R. Roskam
(Bullhead, The Drop), Erik van Looy (The Loft, The Memory of a Killer), Nicolas
Karakatsanis (Bullhead, The Loft, The Drop, Cup) Nico Leunen (The Broken Circle
Breakdown, Mis Fortunates, Waste Land), and many others have shown the world of
our talent, motivation and capabilities. We are of course very proud of their
accomplishments and in time wish to follow in their footsteps. Because of you,
this might be possible.
www.closecompanypictures.com
SYNOPSIS OF THE FILM
Two foreign
students, a talented art painter and a passionate photographer, met each other at
the University of Arts in London during their first Bachelor year. They have
been friends ever since. During their final Master year, they travel to Belgium
where they apply for a six months exchange program at the Royal Academy of Fine
Arts in Antwerp. Together they rent a duplex apartment nearby the Academy.
Little do they know of the sinister past of their new home nor the presence of
the evil entity waiting for their arrival.
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Duration: About 30 minutes
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Languages: English and French
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Genre: Horror/psychological thriller
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Release date: spring 2015
HOW CAN
YOU HELP?
There
are different ways in which you could help our project. The most important one is
to help us gather the funds needed for the project. There are many perks that
covers any budget you may have. I am honestly grateful with any perk you prefer
because every step, no matter how small, is one step closer to our goal.
Because
of crowd funding, the sponsors do not only generously donate money, they will also
receive some great incentives in return. We have tried to make as many creative
awards as possible for your donation. Again, because of you, we can make this
film made.
The
total budget to make this movie with a certain comfort is estimated at around 18.000€.
We hope to reach this amount partly from external companies that wish to
sponsor, subsidies, other initiatives and of course crowd funding.
We
are trying to raise 12.000€ by crowd funding. It’s important to know that we
have to pay a 4% fee to Indiegogo (9% if we don’t reach our goal) and a 3% processing fee for
the funds. So if we raise our 12.000€ goal, after the fees (840€) we will
actually get 11.160€.
WHAT WILL YOUR
MONEY BE SPENT ON?
First of all, you should know that none of your money
will be spent on cast or crew wages, as we are all working for free. Even our
supporting actors are working for free. We’ve created a list of some of the
production aspects that your contribution will help pay for:
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Catering
A hungry person can become an angry person.
We don’t want that on a film set! Help us feed the hard working cast and crew
members.
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Renting
equipment
Although we have some basic equipment, we
still need to rent other important equipment such as a Professional Camera
(ARRI ALEXA), Lights, filters, lenses, dolly, crane, etc. All these things are
expensive but necessary to make a better and professional film look.
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Production
design and props
There are a few amazing sets that need the
right decoration in order to tell the story. Even though we would visit a lot of
flea markets to search for the right and inexpensive props, the costs could run
up easily. A good production design makes situations more believable and in
turn the audience is more invested in the story.
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Special
make-up FX
Don’t you hate it when the evil character
of a horror movie looks fake? Or when you are supposed to see someone being
killed, the blood looks like cough syrup? Well this important aspect of a
horror film deserves the right investment.
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Transportation
Driving around for equipment and getting
everyone on the set is an expensive cost which is easily overlooked.
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Post
production
Shooting a film is one thing, but putting
it together is something different. From the cutting room to the colouring room,
adding sound and special-effects, composing the soundtrack, etc. All these
aspects are so important and need the proper funding.
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Promotion
Besides you, the sponsors, we would also love
for other people worldwide to finally see the result wouldn’t we? Making sure
we still have a little budget to promote our film is very important. After all,
a film is made for an audience and not only for ourselves.
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Indiegogo
Perks
Don’t forget we also have to pay for the
perks you have chosen such as DVD’s, Blu-rays, CD’s, Albums, etc. (including the transfer costs.)
Everyone in our crew is exited to work for free, but electricity and all the other aspects
mentioned above are lousy investors. That’s why we need your donation to
benefit the final result. Hoping you will become part of this amazing project,
we thank you in advance for your kind and generous consideration.
Another way in which you can help the project is by
spreading the word. Talk about the project, share and like us on Facebook,
follow us on twitter, visit our websites. Be an active supporter and take a few
minutes to share our project online. This will only contribute in achieving our
goal.
Find
our campaign on Facebook, twitter and our websites
www.injurious-movie.com
www.closecompanypictures.com
THE CAST AND CREW
We
are pleased to inform you of the support and trust we received from a few professional
actors. Not only will they help us behind the scenes, they will also play a
character in our movie. Because we are currently still casting for leading
roles and a few other characters, as well as a few crew members, we cannot
provide you with the entire cast and crew list. Last but not least, because we
don’t want to give any spoilers, some character will remain anonymous for a
while. This will be updates on our websites and social media platforms in the
coming weeks.
CAST
LILIANE DOREKENS
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As we don’t want to
give any spoilers, we will not be able to give you details about her character
in the movie. I can only say she has an important part in it.
Liliane
Dorekens was born on October 29, 1950 in Antwerpen, Flanders, Belgium. She is
an actress, known for Familie (1991), Slisse & Cesar (1996), Gaston
Berghmans Show (1995), Mega Mindy (2008), Fiddler on the roof (2011), Pauline
en Paulette: een muzikale praline (2014), and many more.
For more
information go to
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0233503/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
R.KAN ALBAY
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I can tell you he
plays an evil member of a satanic cult with no empathy for mankind what so
ever.
R.Kan
Albay was born on September 1, 1975, in Antwerp Belgium as Erkan Altunbay.
Albay made small roles in television series before landing his breakthrough
role as a gangster in the Flemish success movie Dossier K. He was nominated for
the Flemish Ensors (Oscars) and won the Silver horse award for best male actor
2011. The following years, he appeared in many television shows in Belgium and
Turkey. Albay performed in a number of theatre productions as the leading part
and does occasionally commercial work.
For
more information go to
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2349311/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
JASMIJN VAN HOOF
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Jasmijn
plays the character Laurie, a Fashion student from Sweden at the academy of
fine arts.
Jasmijn
Van Hoof has studied at the Antwerp Conservatorium and finished her degree at RITS. She is known for her work on Familie as the character
Stefanie (2012), Binnenstebuiten (2013) and Trouw met mij (2014).
For more
information go to
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5365532/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
PHILLIPE DYKMANS
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As we don’t want to
give any spoilers, we will not be able to give you details about his character
in the movie. I can only say he has an important part in it.
Philippe
Dijckmans is currently an unknown but very talented actor who performed in many
independent theatre companies. He is very enthusiastic to play his part in this
movie.
CREW
Director of photography
CEDRIC VANKERCKHOVEN is a very artistic Director of photography and set lighting technician.
He studied ‘Audiovisual techniques’ at RITS (Brussels) and ‘Direction’ at Sint
Lukas (Brussels). He worked on various feature films, short film, music videos
and commercials.
Watch his REEL
Find more information on www.linkedin.com/in/cedricvankerckhoven
Soundtrack Composer
ADI MEHIC was
born on October 25th 1981. He began playing the piano at age 12. He grew up in
Regensburg (Germany), a typical little city filled with classical influences.
His passion for music was born. In the beginning he was an autodidact. He
graduated at the famous College of music in Regensburg. Afterwards he played on
many concerts and gigs, in theatre productions, big bands, musicals, piano
concerts, composed music for Television, conducted bands, choirs and many more.
Music has always been and shall always be an important part of his life.
Special make up fx
In 2012-2013, SOFIE
COENEN, participated a Master course program for 5 months at the Cinema
Make Up School in Los Angeles (USA). Different aspects such as beauty,
airbrush, special FX and many more were dealt in the course program. After
returning from LA she worked as a special make-up assistant on the
Television-series ‘CORDON’ for Eyeworks NV and VTM.
She also participated a specialized course program for
Special FX in London by Neill Gordon (Saving Private Ryan, Children of Men,
Doctor Who, The Wolfman, etc.) and worked on many short films.
More updates soon on www.injurious-movie.com
A FINAL WORD
Without a good cast and crew, you can’t make a movie,
but without the support and motivation of your sponsors you can’t either.
Because of your generous contribution we will get the chance to prove our dedication
and passion in filmmaking.
There is a beautiful proverb that covers the meaning
of working as a team, whether you’re making a movie or living together in a
society.
“If you want to go fast, go alone… If you want to go far, go
together.”
Our heart and soul has grown fondly to this project and our deepest
gratitude goes to the many friends who participated so far and to those who
will continue their participation on this epic journey.
YOU DON’T
HAVE A CREDIT CARD OR PAYPAL? NO PROBLEM!
You can transfer your donation directly to our Close
Company Media account. Just add your full name and desired perk in the comment
section, and we’ll do the rest. Don’t forget to mail us for further contact
details in case your incentives should be send by post. Mailto: crowdfunds@closecompanypictures.com
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