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Little Black Box

Name: Little Black Box
Genre: Short
Released: 2007-05-18
Duration: 18 min
Cast: Angela Dixon, Jared Morgan, Jeremy Stephens

2007
18m

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"The Making of Little Black Box"
The short film of Little Black Box originated from a short story written by Alexander Brunning in
the summer of 2003. It was developed into a script in 2006 and taken into production in early
2007. The production design was the final piece of the puzzle to be completed, with the
construction of the Little Black Box enabling the production team to begin casting.

Working out of The Actors Centre in central London the cast was assembled within two weeks
and filming began in March 2007. Little Black Box was shot on location in the village of
Redbourn (St Albans, Hertfordshire) and in offices of Logica CMG in North London.

With an experienced, enthusiastic crew the film was completed in three days on schedule and
to budget. Using Sony HDV cameras the film was shot using film lighting in 16:9 format utilising
the unique properties of CCD technology. When taken to edit the footage was cut into 2.35:1 to
help give the film a more cinematic feeling and appearance. The visual and digital effects were
completed using FinalCutPro, Cheetah3D and Adobe Photoshop.

As an ultra-low budget film the cast and crew worked for expenses only and the film was
completed for less than Â£1,500.

"Little Black Box Feature Project"
Using the short film as a springboard Alexander Brunning and Tyrone James Stewart are now
working on a full feature version that explores the relationship between the box and its owners
through history. This will take the film into the Psychological Thriller genre and develop the
character of Jill Stewart and new characters that will take the Little Black Box on a journey
towards its ultimate goal.

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