Thanks to family connections, Robert was invited to scout a second location in Pope Valley. This beautiful area will be a funeral scene set in the Basque country. There are no sheep on this land, so Robert describes an old-school technique to blend sheep from another shoot into the funeral scene. A sheepskin (or single sheep) can make a wipe unnecessary, so only cuts are needed. This lightens the workload for the editor.
No digital effects have been employed in the film.
Etude for Clarinet and Piano - Robert Elvin, Richard Walker (Read this for more back story)
Debussy’s Mis takes - Robert Elvin, Steve Goldman, Richard Walker
Previous Announcements
October, 2008
Unreleased Film: The Savant Screens Sunday October 26th (2008)
At 7:30 P.M. at the Art Institute on Chestnut. Free admission. Don’t miss it! Robert will be hauling a high-def projector there for your viewing pleasure.
We will be drinking at a nearby North Beach watering hole afterward. Cast party will be held November 2 at some “maritime club” or other.
July, 2008
Unreleased Film: The Savant (2008)
Our editor Terry Studanski died suddenly this year while working on the project. The film will carry a dedication to his memory. His family and associates assisted with the recovery of the work in progress, and Potrero Post signed on and will soon wrap up the post production. A screening has been tentatively scheduled.
His early years in the upper Midwest were spent working as a professional woodwind player. He was the principal clarinetist with the University of Minnesota Orchestra and also appeared with the Minneapolis Civic Orchestra and the MacPhail Wind Ensemble. In addition, he worked in the pit orchestras of stage shows and traveled extensively with Jazz and show bands throughout the United States.
After moving to San Francisco he became involved in the visual arts and worked as a commercial photographer and teacher of lighting for both still imagery and motion pictures.
Robert believes that blending the direct involvement of a well educated director with the organic quality inherent in smaller unit productions is the key to strong narrative. He is also interested in film theory and exploring the concept of the film as short story in his work. The Savant is his first film, and is based on these ideas.
Mr. Elvin holds degrees from the University of Minnesota in social anthropology and the San Francisco Art Institute in photography.
Note: These are the cast and production credits, first edition, digital form, for the 2008 version. I strongly encouraged Robert to move away from error-prone paper and handwriting. Red denotes typo’s I fixed or suspected errors.
Savant - Cast and Production Credits
CAST
THE SAVANT…………………………………………. KEN GAGHAN THE PRIEST………………………………………….. CARROLL GLENN THE NUN……………………………………………… DIANE KARAGIENAKOS THE CARDINAL………………………………………. JOHN FORREY THE WATCHER………………………………………. TERRY O’CONNOR THE CHAIRMAN……………………………………… JORGE PORTUGAL DIRECTOR #1………………………………………… IVAN SPANE DIRECTOR #2………………………………………… PAUL KIRCHNER DIRECTOR #3………………………………………… JOSH GAUGE ASSISTANT TO #1………………………………….. D’ARCY WILLIAMS ASSISTANT TO #2………………………………….. DINA DALBY ASSISTANT TO #3………………………………….. JAN LUNDBERG THE HITMAN…………………………………………. FERDINANDO BALLARE THE HITMAN’S WIFE………………………………… CONSUELA BALLARE THE PSYCHOLOGIST………………………………… DAVID LATROBE THE ANGRY MOM……………………………………. CRISTY ROMAY
CHILD #1……………………………………………..TAKYN CHAMBERS CHILD #2………………………………………………KIRA CHAMBERS MUSEUM DIRECTOR………………………………….JAMES SEGER MUSEUM RECEPTIONIST…………………………….KATHY RAY
PRODUCTION
DIRECTOR……………………………………………..ROBERT L. ELVIN
CAMERA………………………………………………..K. C. SMITH SVETLANA CVETKO MARK BRECKE ROBERT L. ELVIN
LOCATION RECORDING……………………………….CHRIS KELLAS
LIGHTING………………………………………………ROBERT L. ELVIN K. C. SMITH
VOICEOVER……………………………………………HARLAN SAPERSTEIN TERRY O’CONNOR
FILM EDITING…………………………………………TERRY STUDANSKI
PRINCIPAL COMPOSER……………………………….RICHARD WALKER
COLORGRADER………………………………………..GARY COATES
ASST. CAMERA - FOCUS PULLER……………………LILA TRAVIS VLADIMIR CVETKO
PRODUCTION ASST…………………………………..DAN GOMES BAILY ROSEN ANDREA COCHRAN ROBERT SCOTT
AIRPLANE PILOT………………………………………HERB LINGL
STUNT DRIVER………………………………………..PATRICK BELL
SET BUILDER…………………………………………..GUY MILLER
SET DESIGN AND MAKEUP……………………………CARA NEWMAN
STILL PHOTOGRAPHY…………………………………IVAN SPANE MARK BRECKE BAILY ROSEN DAVID WALDORF
LOCATION SUPPORT……………………POPE VALLEY WINERY - POPE VALLEY CA SUZI LONG GALLERY - MENDOCINO CA (SAN FRANCISCO)………………NOVA BAR AND RESTAURANT SOUTH BEACH CAFE BAY VIEW BOAT CLUB ANDREA COCHRAN DOUGLAS SANDBERG STUDIO
LEGAL SERVICES…………………….LAW OFFICES OF BERMAN GLENN & HAIGHT
LAW OFFICES OF SEIFER MURKEN DESPINA & JAMES
ALCOHOL SUPPORT……………………………………..LAURA BELLIZZI LISA GUIDO K. T. VOGT MARSLAIDH CORA TRYK AMANDA HENDERSON
This is another piece that was put together for Robert Elvin’s film. This time, I received the clarinet and bass parts recorded previously. I then added a piano part, recorded it and mixed the audio together.
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