Deva Dhara
LOGLINE
After discovering the zila stone, Dr. Montoya combines it with the Deva Dhara and must travel throughout the multiverse to return home.
FILMMAKER INTERVIEW
What do you want the audience to take away from the film?
In life we will have to face obstacles that make us take on a new perspective in life. Sometimes our perspective may change so much that we get lost, like we just got put into a new world. We must never stop in the face of such a challenge, the key is to continue on, set your goals and aspirations. A new world is a new opportunity to grow, or a new opportunity to fail. Whichever happens never stop going, we are made stronger through these experiences.
Which scene did you have an absolute blast filming and why?
The scene we recorded at white sands was my favorite experience. It was full of unexpected challenges that made us appreciate the footage we were able to get out of it in the end.
Why are opportunities like Film Prize Junior important to students like you?
Us as students still have our whole lives ahead of us and as a result are unsure about where we want to head in life. Even if in the future we don’t choose filming as our career path we still gain one important thing—experience.
What obstacles challenged you and your crew the most when completing this film? What did you learn from making this short film?
The biggest challenge we faced was in the creation of the script. We had written a compelling story in our film treatment but we had a hard time bringing our vision to life in the script. There were so many specifics we would think of, music, foley noise, visual effects, audio, and visuals that our script was lacking in the story. In the end we learned to take the creation of the film one step at a time.
What advice would you give to future participants in Film Prize Junior?
Start as early as possible, give yourself more time to work on the small details for your short film. With more time to revise, re-shoot or edit the more of a chance you have at bringing your creative vision to life.
Director
Matthew
Cinematographer
Danny, Adrian
Writers
Matthew, Adrian, Danny
Lead actors
Matthew, Kaleb
Producers
Matthew, Adrian
Editors
Adrian, Matthew
Set decorator
Matthew, Adrian
Date
April 10, 2024