Severed Will Of The Seppuku Warrior

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Year: 2006
Length: 7 minutes, 30 seconds
Color: Color
Language: English (dubbed)
Status: Completed (Undergoing minor additional post-production)


SYNOPSIS

Master Steve of the Wŭdāngquán technique is about to have his house taken away by the bank and is additionally being haunted by the tragedy that caused him loss of use of his legs many years ago. Can Steve find it within himself to fight and win against his most heinous foe?


CAST

Master Steve
Kevin STROUP
Louis
Andrew THIERMANN
Linda Garren, Bank Manager
Courtney KENNEDY
DeathShake; Café Patron #4
Ron WARNER
Café Boss; Voice of Louis
Matt SINOPOLE
Voice of DeathShake; Ice Cream Truck Driver
Jason MEYERS
Café Waiter
Michael STREETER
Café Patrons (In Order Of Death)
Todd MITCHELL
Jonathan STRANGE
Sarah WARNER
Jonathan WATERS
Amanda WOODALL


CREW

Produced and Directed by
RØB SEVERSON
Produced and Edited by
Aaron CROZIER
Written by
The Pancake Productions 48 Hour Film Project Team 2006, Including:
Aaron CROZIER
Matt SINOPOLE
Michael STREETER
Jonathan STRANGE
D. Michael BAUER
Scott CULLMANN
Courtney KENNEDY
Todd MITCHELL
RØB SEVERSON
Kevin STROUP
Suzanne STOCKHAUSEN
Andrew THIERMANN
Justin TOLLIVER
Ron WARNER
Jonathan WATERS
Amanda WOODALL
Screenplay by
Aaron CROZIER
Director of Photography
Jeremy Mehrle
Sound Design
Ronald James WARNER
Production Design
Suzanne STOCKHAUSEN
Art Direction
Courtney KENNEDY
Executive Producer
RØB SEVERSON
Assistant Directors
Aaron CROZIER
Jason MEYERS
Courtney KENNEDY
Costumes
Suzanne STOCKHAUSEN
D. Michael BAUER
Justin TOLLIVER
Graphics
Todd MITCHELL
Gaffers
Aaron CROZIER
Jason MEYERS
Boom Mic Operators
Jason MEYERS
Jonathan WATERS
Justin TOLLIVER
Moustache Design & Maintenance
Justin TOLLIVER
Milkshake Wrangler
Michael STREETER
Craft Services
Amanda WOODALL
Weapons Master
Scott CULLMANN
Perfect Milkshake Pitch
Jonathan WATERS
Ice Cream Truck Driver
Jonathan STRANGE
Pancake Productions Logo
Janet LACKEY


MUSIC

All music composed and recorded by Justin DiCENZO
©2006 Justin DiCenzo


STILLS

Check out some still images from Severed Will Of The Seppuku Warrior in the Severed Will Of The Seppuku Warrior stills gallery.


OTHER

Severed Will Of The Seppuku Warrior was made as part of the St. Louis 48 Hour Film Project 2006. All writing, preparing, shooting, editing, scoring, and everything else took place between the evenings of June 9th and June 11th.

The mandatory elements of the story were as follows:
  • GENRE: Martial Arts
  • CHARACTER: Leo or Linda Garren, Bank Manager
  • PROP: Shopping Bag
  • LINE: "Is That All I Am To You?"

Severed Will Of The Seppuku Warrior was shot behind Serendipity Ice Cream in Webster Groves (Many thanks to Beckie for not kickin' us out, and also for making the greatest ice cream in the city), in a random residential street behind Jackson Elementary School in Webster Groves, at Amanda Woodall's house in Maplewood, and at a studio in St. Charles. Post-production headquarters were at Aaron's house in St. Louis.

Severed Will Of The Seppuku Warrior was shown as part of "Group B" at the Tivoli Theatre on June 14th, 2006 at 9:00PM. It went on to screen on Friday, June 22nd at 8:00PM and again at 10:45PM as part of the "Best-of" screening. It won the award for "Best use of line" ("Is that all I am to you?"). Most of the other films shown from St. Louis used the line with reference to a person being a sex object, or otherwise as some conversational element between a man and a woman with regard to their relationship. Ours was said by a seven-foot-tall Milkshake in response to an objectification of himself by a martial arts master inside of whose brain part of the movie takes place.

Jon made everyone milkshakes from some residual ice cream and milk at Amanda's house after we had wrapped shooting there. They were delicious and appropriate.

The Ice Cream Truck featured in an early shot of the film was provided courtesy of Happy Time Ice Cream. Countless thanks to Jim & Sharon McMillen for that one.


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