Vote and Die!
A Film by Mark Mitchell
Researched and became well versed in HDV formats and HD workflow. It was shot with the Sony Z-1U and mastered on HD CAM.
Cast, rehearsed, and directed over fifty actors including Eli Wallach, Anne Jackson, Yancy Butler, Larry Pine, Marisa Berenson, Holt McCallany, and Richard Masur.
Wrote screenplay and handled all production requirements including locations, SAG contracts, rentals, special effects, graphics, and post production.
Edited entire movie on Avid Xpress Pro in my home and finished on Avid Media Composer systems at post houses in New York
Cut all trailers for the film and wrote any and all released promotional materials.
Designed, created, and still maintain all websites associated with this film, it can still be seen in it’s entirety at http://Voteanddie.net.
Designed and created many of the graphics for the film and all of the DVD labels, posters, and other corresponding promo materials.
The film won Best Non-European Feature Film at the European Independent Film festival in Paris 2008, and an Accolade Award for Excellence in Film.
This project was intended to show that a real movie could be made very cheaply with great acting and decent production value, and did so with a budget of less than $75,000.
