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 FR:
Congratulations on winning the 100 Hour Film Race
2011!
Have you participated in previous Film Races?
How was the experience of completing a film
with assigned elements in 100 hours?
TheFamily:
Actually one of
the directors (Toni Comas) and the cinematographer
(Anna Franquesa Solano) won the third prize of the
100 Hours film Racing two years ago with a film
called “I
don’t like Cinnamon”. For this year they decided
to call Marcelo Borja and create “TheFamily” in
order to have a stronger production team. The
experience of completing the film in 100 hours is
always stressful and amazing! After sending the
final project all the crew was super tired but with
the feeling of great work. On the other hand, rather
than thinking of the assigned elements as an
obstacle, we thought of them as guide to create the
story. Instead of being daunted by the limitations
of the 100 hour film race, particularly time, we
embraced them and in turn it pushed us to work
harder.
 FR:
Tell us about your team, TheFamily.
TheFamily:
We are a real
Family. Well, sort of. That’s the concept. We met
each other last year at film School (NYFA). We
started working together on school projects and
after that we always made projects together. Since
everyone is from a different country (Spain, Brazil,
Russia, England, Hungary, etc) we became a real
family helping and relying on each other for
everything.
FR:
Break down the production schedule of “I Fix
Everything”.
TheFamily: We wrote
the script on the Thursday night. On Friday, we did
the pre-production (casting, location scout, props
and equipments). We shot Saturday from 9:00AM to
7:00PM and Sunday from 8:00AM to 10:00PM. On Monday,
we did the post-production.
 FR:
What equipment and hardware/software was used during
the pre-production, production and post-production
of “I Fix Everything”?
TheFamily:
Pre-production:
To write the script, we used Final Draft.
Production: The camera was a Sony EX1 with Letus
adaptor for the Nikon Carl Zeiss 35mm prime lens. To
light we basically used only Kino Flows.
Post-production: We edited on Final Cut 7 and used
Photoshop for the titles.
FR:
Writing a script and shooting with a child as the
main character can definitely add a degree of
difficulty, especially with the time constraints of
the competition.
But your actor, Kevin Gutierrez, seemed to be
a natural in front of the camera.
Was this the first
 time
working with a child actor in your film and did you
plan on using Kevin in your film regardless of the
assignment?
TheFamily:
When we started writing the script, we had no idea
at all that we were going to use a kid. We had done
some films with kids in the past, but never with a
five year old. Kevin was actually a true gift. The
casting of Kevin is also a funny story. After the
script was done, we needed to find a kid, and we had
no idea where to find him in such a short time. So,
we went to the Deli across the street to ask if we
could shoot there, and we told them that we needed a
five year old kid. The attendant told us that he had
a boy that would be good. It was Kevin who, as it
turned out, had never acted before. The idea was
crazy, but after meeting him we knew that he was the
one.
FR:
On average, how many takes did you do for each shot?
Which was the most difficult shot to pull
off?
 TheFamily:
On average, we did five takes for each
shot. The most difficult shot was the first one of
the film (the fight scene) because it was actually
the last one to shoot. It was getting late, people
were getting tired, and natural light was gone.
FR:
What was the most difficult aspect of “I Fix
Everything” and creating a film in 100 hours?
TheFamily:
The most
difficult aspect on the film was to direct such a
young person who had no idea what the film was
about, and of course doing that in a 100 hours makes
everything much more complex.
FR:
Any good behind the scenes stories?
TheFamily:
We believed one
of the greatest challenges would be to work with
such a young actor , so we decided that we should
entertain him when he was not shooting. We kept him
occupied playing with either an iPad, with us, or
with his sister. At the end of the shooting, Kevin
was fresh and ready to keep going and we were
exhausted.
FR:
What were some of your favorite films from this
year’s 100 Hour Film Race 2011?
TheFamily:
To be honest we
never thought that we were going to win because when
we watched the top 20 films they amazed us. The ones
we really loved were:
Esc by The
DDR (especially the dream scene),
The
Repair Man by The Virtual Stage and
Night of the Living House by Team Splash
Productions for the humor and
Zugzwang! by Innovative Studio for the acting
and freshness of the dialogues.
 FR:
What advice would you give to someone that wants to
get involved in filmmaking today?
TheFamily:
If
you love films… Make a lot of them. Just be patient
and have fun!
FR:
Do you have any ongoing or upcoming projects you
would like to share?
TheFamily:
We
are writing a script, based on “I Fix Everything” to
shoot next summer with Kevin! We are sure it is
going to be an amazing film. We just started to look
for the financial resources. Anyone interested?
FR:
Will you be back to defend your title in 2012?
TheFamily:
Hell, Yes!!!!
CREDITS FOR “I Fix Everything”
 The
Boy
Kevin Gutierrez
The Fixer
Bogdan Szilkovacs
The Mother
Karen Berzanski
The Boyfriend
David Klein
The Deli Man
Jose E. Medina
Director
Toni Comas / Marcelo Borja
Cinematographer/Camera
Anna Franquesa Solano
First Assistant Camera
Mariya Suranova
Gaffer
Olga Vazquez
Key Grip
Charlie Williams
Art Director
Patricia Moscardo
Art Assistant/Swing
Matthew Bigelow
Sound Mixer
Alex Ramirez
Still Photographer
Rodin Hamidi
Story
Marcelo Borja / Toni Comas
Edited
Toni Comas
Executive Producer
Marcelo Borja/ Anna Franquesa Solano
Producer
Marcelo Borja/ Anna Franquesa Solano / Toni
Comas
Music
Modulation by Pepe Gimena
Worlds Apart by Idiom Music
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