HCC MovieMakers Academy Movie Reviews: Interview with Kuno Becker of the film Panic 5 Bravo: Director: Kuno Becker Writer: Kuno Becker Stars: Kuno Becker, Papile Aurora, Dan Rovzar Synopsis: A team of American paramedics receives an emergency call over their ambulance radio - coded 5 bravo- Mexicos distress code signaling a shooting incident. Stationed close to the U.S-Mexican border, they break the rules and cross the border into Mexico to answer the call. What they dont know is that the shooting victim is wanted by the mafia and their trip across the border will turn a routine mission into a nightmare... One they might not survive. TRAILER LINK: https://youtube/watch?v=diCMGG4-u5w Distributor: Pantelion Production Company: Videocine Principal Cast: Raul Mendez, John Henry Richardson, Aurora Papile, Dan Rovzar, Shalim Ortiz, Sofia Sisniega, and Kuno Becker Director: Kuno Becker Producer: Videocine Writers: Kuno Becker Executive Producers: Fernando Perez Gavilan, Pablo Martinez De Velasco, Jorge Coco Levy, Leonardo Zimbron, Francisco Gonzalez Compean Runtime: 84 min Kuno’s directorial debut film will be released this Friday, December 5th and will play at the following theaters: AMC Studio 30 IMAX Edwards Marq*E Stadium 23 IMAX Cinema Latino de Pasadena 6 Erik: Kuno, please tell me about your experience in making this film? Kuno: It was amazing. I wrote the story and developed the characters; then I saw them come to life as we were rehearsed. The filming was wonderful. It was an incredible experience. Erik: You also acted in the film, was it difficult to act and Direct at the same time? Kuno: My business partners said that I would not be able to enjoy the process if I did both, but contrary to what they said, I truly enjoyed getting the chance to do both. It was one of the most incredible experiences I’ve had so far. Erik: Please tell me a few technical aspects of the film; what was your budget, what camera’s did you use and how long did it take you to shoot the film? Kuno: We shot the film in under $500,000.00, a very small budget which really limited what we could do, so I had to focus more on the drama and the actors. We shot with several cameras, the Sony FS, GoPros and the Phantom. And, we shot the film in an incredible time table of two and a half weeks. That’s an amazing time frame for a full length feature film. Erik: Your film reminds me of 12 Angry Men, which was shot all in one location; a room. Kuno: Yes, thank you very much. It was challenging. The whole film takes place inside of the ambulance, but we made a few changes to keep everything fresh. I changed the lighting three times, as well as changing the location of the ambulance. This was done to give the audience a different perspective and keep them involved with the film. Erik: You have one particularly amazing scene in the film, when the ambulance gets hit and falls off of a bridge, how in the world did you shoot that? Kuno: We built this tumbler in Mexico. It was so much fun. We got stunt doubles and filmed with GoPros and a Phantom for slow motion. It was amazing that no one got hurt. Definitely, this scene is the eye candy of the film. Erik: Tell me a little bit about why you chose to make this film. Kuno: Well, I grew up in Mexico, and seeing the violence and how it has affected people’s lives, I decided to choose this subject. To shed more light on the problem that we are facing, as life in Mexico get’s more and more violent. Erik: Tell me more about the characters and their motivations. Kuno: I chose to show how people can be pushed to do terrible things. I wanted to take the characters to their limit. They are good people, put in a very bad situation which pushes them to do very bad things. This can happen to any of us. Erik: You did an amazing job showing that in the film. Tell me, now that you’ve completed this film, what are you plans for the future? Kuno: Well, I have a few more scripts I’ve written, and I am working on getting financing for one of them. It has a much bigger budget than Panic 5 Bravo. Erik: Do you have anything that you can share with the HCC Filmmaking students? Kuno: Yes, it’s important to remember that both success and failure are fleeting. You just have to keep moving forward in this career. Keep going no matter what and have faith in yourself.
Posted on: Tue, 02 Dec 2014 16:53:43 +0000
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