Practice Makes Perfect

A nervous twelve-year-old, Clint, is having trouble enjoying his first date with Sally. For weeks, he has been practicing for the perfect first kiss, and now the moment is almost upon him.

This two-minute film Winner of several prestigous filmmaking awards, including the 2013 CINE Golden Eagle Award. The film also receieved numerous distribution deals, including the rare distinction for a short film to get Nationwide USA theatrical release; opening for Oscar nominated films during the 2013 award season.

Crew:
Director & Editor – Devon Avery
Cinematography – Christos Bitsakos
Music – Jamie Harper

CAST:
Clint – Kody Fields
Sally – Alexis G Zall

BACKSTORY:
This is the first official film that I directed and it is the first acting role for both actors. I was told that it would not be possible to shoot this film with child actors, at night, with no permits, and no budget. It took me 3 weeks of phone calls and boarding lots of buses to finally get a city bus for two hours to film the kiss.

The total budget for the film was $800, shot over three weekends.

INTERESTING FACT:
The kiss shown in the film is actor Kody Fields’ first ever kiss in real life. To prepare for the role, Kody studied YouTube video concerning kissing techniques.

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