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Use of Budget
Considering this film was shot over a five year period of time, a budget of $20,000 is very reasonable. This is especially true since the budget often simply covered the cost of transportation, living arrangements, and food throughout the extended shoots. (And the director also considers part of the budget to be “paying gigs” he turned down because he was working on this project and factored in the cost of his lost gig-pay. This of course means that it was less actual “out of pocket” than $20,000, even if it resulted in essentially costing the same amount.)
Lasting Appeal
Even if you’re not into theater or renaissance fairs, Renaissance Man is an interesting tale for anyone who is curious to see how another group of humanity lives. For those who tend to have a sense of romanticism towards gypsy-like cultures, this will be a film they will definitely find engrossing. Personally, I look forward to rewatching this and showing it to many of our writers at the magazine, a number of whom have theatrical backgrounds.
Overall Comment
In this issue of the magazine, I wrote an article about the “top myths for microfilmmakers”. One of the myths that I debunk is: “If I’m passionate about a film, it must be great.” While passion is absolutely necessary for a great film to be created, it does not guarantee a great film. (In fact, some of the most unwatchable films I’ve ever seen have been submitted by very passionate people who were very enthusiastic about their projects.) However, in the case of Renaissance Man, passion and filmmaking expertise came together to create a really great film. With this sort of quality, I definitely look forward to seeing future films that Mr. Leeser does.
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Content |
9.0 |
Visual
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9.0 |
Use
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9.5 |
Use
of Budget |
10.0 |
Lasting
Appeal |
9.5 |
Overall
Score |
9.4 |
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The
director of two feature length films and half a dozen short films,
Jeremy Hanke
founded Microfilmmaker Magazine to help all no-budget filmmakers make
better films. His first book on low-budget special effects techniques, GreenScreen Made Easy, (which he co-wrote with Michele Yamazaki) was released by MWP to very favorable reviews. He's curently working on the sci-fi film franchise, World of Depleted through Depleted: Day 419 and the feature film, Depleted. |
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