Kevin Shahinian
August 31st, 2009, 09:06 AM
Can a love story be told as a thriller? That was the dramatic challenge I hoped to tackle with our latest concept, Megan & Narbeh's Love Story-Thriller "SNOW."
Megan was a fan of our first Bollywood concept, and wanted to produce something special her friends abroad could appreciate; the couple would soon make Los Angeles their new home. When Megan first told me that Narbeh was a member of the Swedish Air Force, and that he used to sneak off the base at night just to spend time with her, I knew we had the makings of an international suspense film on our hands. The challenge was how to do that while celebrating the couples’ hometown of Uppsala, Sweden, and simultaneously spotlighting the moments that made this couples’ journey to marriage unforgettable.
I made the journey to Sweden with my second shooter, Ben, (who plays the other Swedish soldier in the movie) back in March. It's been very tough holding this film back for five months, but Megan & Narbeh had no idea we commissioned an aerial shoot and I really wanted to keep that a surprise. I’m proud of what we pulled off on a European production with no crew, shooting non-actors in the dead of winter. But the thing I’m most proud of when I watch “Snow” are Megan & Narbeh’s performances. Neither have ever acted before, so they were naturally nervous, and admitted to us that they were close to cancelling weeks before we arrived. By the end, they were sad our shoot was over.
The premiere at their L.A. wedding on 8.22.09 was intense (we posted a short reaction on our blog). The film was shot with an XHA1 paired with a Brevis MP.2 and good old Canon FD primes: 50/1.4 and an 85/1.8.
I'm proud to finally be able to share "SNOW" with you all here on DVinfo and I hope you enjoy it! Thanks for watching!
"SNOW" on the Pacific Pictures blog - MEGAN & NARBEH’S SWEDEN THRILLER CONCEPT “SNOW” PACIFIC PICTURES | The Official Blog | 800.677.7206 | info@pacificpictures.net (http://www.pacificpicturesblog.com/blog/2009/08/29/megan-narbehs-sweden-thriller-concept-snow/)
"SNOW" on our Vimeo channel - Pacific Pictures | Concept Productions on Vimeo (http://vimeo.com/channels/pacificpictures#6320464)
"SNOW" (great encode) on Exposure Room - http://exposureroom.com/members/PacificPictures.aspx/assets/1d9c520319ce4731bab5f868c6f8547e/
Megan was a fan of our first Bollywood concept, and wanted to produce something special her friends abroad could appreciate; the couple would soon make Los Angeles their new home. When Megan first told me that Narbeh was a member of the Swedish Air Force, and that he used to sneak off the base at night just to spend time with her, I knew we had the makings of an international suspense film on our hands. The challenge was how to do that while celebrating the couples’ hometown of Uppsala, Sweden, and simultaneously spotlighting the moments that made this couples’ journey to marriage unforgettable.
I made the journey to Sweden with my second shooter, Ben, (who plays the other Swedish soldier in the movie) back in March. It's been very tough holding this film back for five months, but Megan & Narbeh had no idea we commissioned an aerial shoot and I really wanted to keep that a surprise. I’m proud of what we pulled off on a European production with no crew, shooting non-actors in the dead of winter. But the thing I’m most proud of when I watch “Snow” are Megan & Narbeh’s performances. Neither have ever acted before, so they were naturally nervous, and admitted to us that they were close to cancelling weeks before we arrived. By the end, they were sad our shoot was over.
The premiere at their L.A. wedding on 8.22.09 was intense (we posted a short reaction on our blog). The film was shot with an XHA1 paired with a Brevis MP.2 and good old Canon FD primes: 50/1.4 and an 85/1.8.
I'm proud to finally be able to share "SNOW" with you all here on DVinfo and I hope you enjoy it! Thanks for watching!
"SNOW" on the Pacific Pictures blog - MEGAN & NARBEH’S SWEDEN THRILLER CONCEPT “SNOW” PACIFIC PICTURES | The Official Blog | 800.677.7206 | info@pacificpictures.net (http://www.pacificpicturesblog.com/blog/2009/08/29/megan-narbehs-sweden-thriller-concept-snow/)
"SNOW" on our Vimeo channel - Pacific Pictures | Concept Productions on Vimeo (http://vimeo.com/channels/pacificpictures#6320464)
"SNOW" (great encode) on Exposure Room - http://exposureroom.com/members/PacificPictures.aspx/assets/1d9c520319ce4731bab5f868c6f8547e/