Flashback - Fiction Short Film

Flashback - Fiction Short Film

"Flashback" tells the story of Eusébio, an elderly resident in Vermoim, a small town in Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal. Eusébio was left behind by his family who went in searc...

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"Flashback" tells the story of Eusébio, an elderly resident in Vermoim, a small town in Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal. Eusébio was left behind by his family who went in search of better living conditions in Lisbon. What are we when all we have left is a memory?

In "Flashback" we meet Eusébio, an elderly resident in Vermoim, Vila Nova de Famalicão. Eusébio, lost in the haze of memories that remain of the family that abandoned him in search of better living conditions in Lisbon, learns to live again among aged walls and ghosts of the past.

With this film we seek to describe the theme of loneliness and abandonment of the elderly in a sincere and transparent way, giving value to the emotions of those who live or have lived it. In this work, through an intimate plot and family dynamics, we describe Eusébio's relationship with his family, including the relationship between the younger and older members. We intend to show how these colder relationships can affect Eusébio's personality, way of being and mental health.

Eusébio's somewhat unstable emotional and mental attitudes cause his grandchildren and daughters to become more distant. Consequently, not only in the story of the film, but also in reality, there are emotions and actions that come from a negative feeling generated by this type of behavior, something that can affect the future personality of the youngest, being one of the points that we will work on in this movie. We intend to pass on the importance of being aware of less common attitudes and behaviors among younger people.

Therefore, we are trying to get some financial support for the making of this film, as we will have expenses associated with hiring the cast, renting technical equipment, transport and food for the entire team, and also to acquire relevant objects important for construct the sceneraios.

Since we are starting our careers in cinema and, for that reason, don't have a big budget, we have to join all forces to create our film. Every help is welcome!

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About the author

My name is Francisco Sousa, I'm 21 years old, and I live in Vila Nova de Famalicão.

I am currently finishing my degree in cinema, in Porto. I have a vast audiovisual curriculum, especially with projects associated with Experimental Editing, Documentary, Experimental Film, and Fiction Short Film. Regarding technical aspects in cinematographic creation, I have experience in Directing, Photography, Image and Sound Editing, Sound and Art Direction.

I like to write and read poetry and I have two poetry books published. I love Portuguese music, especially Pedro Abrunhosa, Os Azeitonas, Jorge Palma, and David Fonseca. I also really like Brazilian music, especially AnaVitória and Roberta Campos. I like to play basketball and volleyball.

 

Budget and due dates

The shootings of our film will take place from the 18th to the 23rd of August 2023.

Our biggest goal with the budget we are seeking to obtain for this film is to provide fair and equitable value to all members who will develop this project.

The budget we foresee for the making of our film is a total of 4000€. The biggest expenses will be for: Hiring the cast (6 characters present in the film), and we are looking for people with experience in the field of representation; and hire of technical equipment, as this is something that will be done in an audiovisual production company. The total we estimate for these two topics is between €2000 and €2500.

Other necessary expenses, in this case food and transport, will be used by the cast and technical team involved, over the 5 days of filming. The estimated value is between €300 and €400.

We will also have to hire members of the technical team, especially with regard to post-production of the film, in this case, video editing, sound editing, color correction and video editing. For these expenses we foresee a value between €200 and €300.

For unforeseen events, we set aside €200, namely to purchase extra equipment or any emergency that may arise.

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07/07/2023

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  • Francisco Sousa

    Campanha PPL - Curta-Metragem - "Flashback"

    Caros apoiantes,

    Agradecemos o vosso esforço e simpatia em apoiar o nosso filme e, simultaneamente, a coragem de valorizar a cultura portuguesa e os seus maiores valores. Significa bastante para nós e garantimos permanecer totalmente focados em todos os momentos de produção deste filme de forma a criar um produto final de excelência e referência para o cinema português.

    Aproveitamos para pedir, se possível, o vosso apoio na divulgação e partilha da nossa campanha. Todas as ajudas são ótimas e bem-vindas.

    Obrigado.
    Francisco Sousa

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