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TWEENER
Terrassa, Spain
Channel
Dániel Cselényi
Material
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Lighting equipment
It is an exciting challenge as we are looking for a soft and contrasting light, in a space large enough to bring realism but tight enough to represent the sport and add all the lighting material we need.
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€ 1.000 | |
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Camera equipment
The camera is expressive, immersive and direct, we not only focus on telling the story but we want to make the viewer a part of it, creating curiosity about the sport for those who do not know it until they can enjoy it as if it was a goal in the 116th minute.
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€ 1.500 | |
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Art department
The art department will allocate the money raised to the setting of the sports spaces, as well as the equipment and props needed for the scenes. This includes everything from the elements that make up the training and competition space, to the objects that interact directly with the characters.
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€ 650 | |
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Costume design
In this project, the costumes are a fundamental part to contribute to the aesthetics and add to the narrative of this story. In Tweener, each character has his or her own identity, and the costumes help us define it. We need an optimal budget to be able to choose and make a good selection of garments for each character, as they are specific. Through the wardrobe we want to express the emotions and the evolution of the main characters, so it must be very specific. As it is mostly a sport styling, there are fewer wardrobe options because they must be very specific garments. In addition, we have to take into account all the wardrobe changes, the extra clothes in case there is a problem during the shooting... We would like to be able to have the freedom to choose each garment so that they can give good results on camera.
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€ 150 |
Task
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Camera and lighting crew
The equipment and material needed will be a balance at the level of elite athletes since we want to shoot with multi-camera and we will need to compress everything into a court where they will have to play a game and tell a story at the same time.
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€ 500 | |
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Casting
To give more recognition to the project and to make the acting the best possible, we want to invest part of the money in getting an actor who has experience in the industry for the role of “Esteban”, the protagonist's new trainer, who is so strict and competitive that he is toxic.
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€ 1.000 | |
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Gas and catering
Being a large team and working so many hours, it is important to have a healthy and constant catering, so that the team maintains its energy during the day. We prioritize the well-being of the team, because if the team does not perform, the short film will not go ahead. It is important, when faced with the stress of a shoot, to remember that we are not robots, but people with needs. Our goal is that all these needs are met.
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€ 500 |
Infrastructure
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Goteo commissions and bank transfers
Crowdfunding campaigns involve costs such as platform fees and bank transfer fees for your donations.
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€ 500 | |
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Locations
As the sport of Squash has become less popular in recent years, it is difficult to find a facility that has a court for the sport, especially one that is renovated and usable. This limits the options quite a bit. At the same time, it will be about 7 days of shooting, so it is impossible for us to ask them to let us shoot without offering remuneration in return.
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€ 700 | |
| Total | € 3.500 | € 6.500 |
“Tweener” is a college short film that tells the story of Max, a promising young squash player. After losing his coach - an almost fatherly figure to him - Max finds himself immersed in a new environment, much more hostile and competitive than he could have ever imagined. The early loss of his trainer leaves a deep void in him, a void that his new coach, Esteban, soon detects and tries to exploit to his own advantage.
Thus, Max is soon faced with a decision: try to keep his passion for squash or sacrifice it in order to become the best, whatever it takes. Will he defend his integrity or give in to external pressure and the need to please? Will he honor the memory of his former coach or seek to replace him with anyone else, so as not to face the mourning?
The story takes place over the course of a few days and revolves around a junior squash championship. Winning it represents, for all the characters, not only an opportunity to prove that they are the best, but, above all, an occasion to show Esteban who is really the best.
“Tweener” is a sports drama that depicts pressure, grief, the need to please... but above all, squash. Although all these themes may sound, at first glance, familiar or even superficial, we believe that the greatest virtue of this short film -in terms of its treatment of these themes- is its originality.
Because, honestly, very few people know squash as a sport, and we believe that this is more an advantage than a disadvantage for the project. It gives us the opportunity to present a sport with a completely new look, from a fresh perspective, to an audience that hardly knows it. We can invite the viewer into a entirely new world, where chess-worthy strategies are developed in a matter of seconds, inside the players' minds. Where a constant reading of the opponent at the level of boxing is necessary.
At the same time, that gives us a great responsibility, and we are fully aware of that. Although the story focuses mainly on Catalan squash, with this short film we want to pay a global tribute to squash. A love letter that, even if only on a local or individual level, can contribute something to the revival of the sport. We want to create a short film that, when you watch it, makes someone suddenly get up, and pick up a rubber ball and a squash racket.
We want to tell all this through the eyes of Max, whose whole life revolves exclusively around squash.
This short film is addressed, first of all, of course, to squash players and to those who are interested in this sport. To let them know that there are other people who live it with the same passion. To show the essence of a sport that was once popular, but has now become niche.
In addition, we want to take advantage of a historic opportunity: at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games, squash will be, for the first time, an official discipline. So we want to get ahead of that squash renaissance and contribute, however modestly, to its dissemination and recognition before 2028.
But beyond that, the main topic is undoubtedly toxic perfectionism. We want to talk about how that need to be the best influences your perception of yourself. We want to talk about where that red line is that, once crossed, no longer allows you to say....
whatever it takes.
The whole team is made up of film students and other similar disciplines, whose previous experience is composed of audiovisual practices designed to learn the craft and find their authorial point of view. For this reason, and as it's a non-profit project, Tweener will be **made with the passion and motivation of a team of young people who have nothing else to gain but experience and good friendships.
This short film seeks to revitalize the sport of Squash, which has been losing popularity over the last few decades.
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