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In June 2003, Fulvio Cecere finally finished work on his first short film, The Regular Guy. Fulvio originally started it in May and June of 2000. It was shot over two weekends for a total of 4 days. He had a crew of 25-30 hardworking and loyal men and women who donated their time and experience not for pay but for their love of film and the opportunity to help a fellow filmmaker. |
The Regular Guy is a comedy about two very different brothers. One morning, the older brother has too much bran for breakfast and gets lost on the way to work. The younger brother eventually comes along to save the day. |
Fulvio played both brothers with the help of some very talented special effects people. Fulvio also wrote the short script based on an idea from his friend Alf Humphreys. He originally wrote it when he was in Film School and it just collected dust until he decided that, if he was going to get to the next level, he needed to show people that he can direct. His idea was to eventually direct a feature length feature that he wrote so he set out to see if he could do it. |
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His idea was to eventually direct a feature length feature that he wrote so he set out to see if he could do it. The film was shot in Vancouver, British Columbia where Fulvio works regularly on many T.V. and Film Projects. His first stop was Panavision. |
 | After telling the receptionist that he was there to beg, he was approached by the manager, Adam Osten. He explained that he was an actor and wanted to shoot a film and much to his surprise, Adam said yes!!! (He provided Fulvio with a Arri BL3 Camera package). |
It was just tremendous. After Adam told him that he would need some insurance, he immediately moved on to secure the lighting and grip equipment. He went to PS Services and met with Jeff Ramsey. Fulvio went through the whole "there to beg" routine but it didn't take Jeff long to say yes also!!! In the span of 45 minutes Fulvio had a complete Camera and Lighting package!!! Who knew he had a producer in him!? |
With all that in place he went looking for a crew and cast. He decided to cast himself after a few friends suggested that he do it himself. He agreed when he met Joel Eschellier from SFX studios in Vancouver. They agreed to provide the special effects (both make up effects and digital) in exchange for participation on the film! Who could resist? |
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The movie was shot on 35mm. He got some film stock for free. He was working on an spisode of Outer Limits when he approached producer Brent Carl Clackson and told him about his plans to shoot a short film. Brent gave him 4000 feet of film "just because you have the moxie to ask"!! |
 | He also got about 4500 feet of film from producer Steve Sassen when he was working on the Dark Angel pilot. That cost him $500. This is all very incredible. His friend Frank Ferrucci came on board as a producer, John Banowich signed on to be the cinematographer and they were off to the races. |
It wasn't easy getting so many involved for so little money (okay...no money!) but he did it. The film was a great experience but not without it's series of problems and heartaches. They originally set a 3 day film schedule but that was interupted when Fulvio was called in to work unexpectedly on a film he was working on. |
He didn't get all the shots he needed so he had to organize the whole shoot again...yes, all the begging and hiring of new people etc. It was painful but a good lesson in overcoming adversity and not giving up. He lost John to another project that weekend but secured Pieter Stathis as his next cinematographer and cameraman. |  |
The second weekend went without many hitches. It was a fun shoot. Even the weather collaborated. After the film was shot it was time for the film to be developed and transferred and this is basically where all the budget goes. It took 3 years to completely finish it because it's hard to shoot a movie with no money!! |
 | It was through the kindness of friends that it was made. There were things that were too costly to do so many more lessons were learned as to how to work around them. For instance, the special effects wound up being too expensive to do on 35mm so Fulvio had to finish the film on Beta SP which is high quality tape. |
The effects were worked on by Mark Hermitte and Tony Shum and then further worked on by Mike Jackson who rendered them flawlessly. The seamlessness of the effects are a highlight of the film. |  |
Three years later, Fulvio was having a good year with his work on film projects and so he took that money and finished the soundwork on it. The sound editing was done by Airwaves Studios in Vancouver and they did great work. |  | He also had original music scored for his film. It was done by his friend Sheila Gonzalez from Los Angeles. Her husband Rich Pancani and her brother Tom Valle also helped her. The music is great and very fitting with its comedic elements. When the film was finally finished, it was time to start submitting to film festivals. |
Fulvio didn't know what to expect but was quickly rewarded. As of this writing in January 2004, Fulvio and The Regular Guy have been accepted to 7 film festivals so far and there are many more to hear from. Fulvio wishes to extend his heartfelt thanks to all the people involved that made The Regular Guy a reality. He is forever grateful. |  |
Check out what Fulvio has to say about his experiences at the Film Festivals that he's has been to:
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