Spring Break
Conquering The Film Industry
UConn Student Embarks On Movie Career
Diane Pauley
Issue date: 12/4/07 Section: News
Alex Tucker has decided to make his senior year quite an adventure.
Tucker, a 7th-semester history major at UConn, along with longtime friend Erick Fix, a 7th-semester communications major with a concentration in film at Messiah College, own their own production company called View From the Hill Productions. Fix writes and directs, while Tucker produces for the company. The company started last spring and this year they completed the pre-production of a short film called "In Heroic Fashion."
They have been working on the film since July and in April 2008, the completed project will be submitted to the Student Academy Awards. The film will also be submitted to major festivals such as Sundance, Tribeca, the Manhattan Short Film festival and the Philadelphia Short Film festival. Eventually, the hope is the film be released to the international community as well in such places as London, Athens, Venice and Melbourne, Australia.
Tucker has always been interested in film and producing and he believes that "Connecticut is growing in film, yet there is no film department here at UConn." Tucker sees the growing industry in the state and he hopes that one day the university will come to embrace it as well. Tucker believes that if UConn gets involved, "the university could competitively work in film." As of now, Tucker hopes that the film he has created with Fix will make an impact upon UConn and various communities in the state.
"In Heroic Fashion" was filmed in Harrisburg, Pa., and filming was completed on Nov. 27. The 20-minute film took five days to shoot and the first day consisted of 17 hours of filming. The plot follows one selfish man through a transformation in a fast-paced manner, filled with drama and ironic humor. The overall message of the film deals with the power of selflessness and loving one's neighbor, Tucker said.
Casting for the film was done in New York City. The film features five main leads and the minor roles and extras came right from Harrisburg. The film was also shot with the new Red One camera. Currently there are only 100 of them in use. This new technology will only enhance the quality of the finished project and make the editing process that much easier. The editing of the film, or post-production, will take place from December through March. The sound will be edited, the score will be created and more fundraising for the effort will be done.
"Erick and I did this project to impact people. We have no problem dreaming big," Tucker said. "We always set the bar high and will continue to raise it."
People in Harrisburg certainly did support the project and the entire crew because food was donated during shooting and the price of the hotels was lowered for the cast and crew. Tucker and Fix could not have appreciated the hospitality of the community more.
"We hope to build up the production company and continue to make valuable connections," Tucker said.
The two have worked together before, but this is their first collaborative effort in producing a short film together and they found that they could rely on one another. This film is a shorter exhibit of the talent that they possess, but in the future a feature length is very possible. As for now, Tucker and Fix wish to keep every door open and to continue doing what they love.
Contact Diane Pauley at
Diane.Pauley@UConn.edu.
Tucker, a 7th-semester history major at UConn, along with longtime friend Erick Fix, a 7th-semester communications major with a concentration in film at Messiah College, own their own production company called View From the Hill Productions. Fix writes and directs, while Tucker produces for the company. The company started last spring and this year they completed the pre-production of a short film called "In Heroic Fashion."
They have been working on the film since July and in April 2008, the completed project will be submitted to the Student Academy Awards. The film will also be submitted to major festivals such as Sundance, Tribeca, the Manhattan Short Film festival and the Philadelphia Short Film festival. Eventually, the hope is the film be released to the international community as well in such places as London, Athens, Venice and Melbourne, Australia.
Tucker has always been interested in film and producing and he believes that "Connecticut is growing in film, yet there is no film department here at UConn." Tucker sees the growing industry in the state and he hopes that one day the university will come to embrace it as well. Tucker believes that if UConn gets involved, "the university could competitively work in film." As of now, Tucker hopes that the film he has created with Fix will make an impact upon UConn and various communities in the state.
"In Heroic Fashion" was filmed in Harrisburg, Pa., and filming was completed on Nov. 27. The 20-minute film took five days to shoot and the first day consisted of 17 hours of filming. The plot follows one selfish man through a transformation in a fast-paced manner, filled with drama and ironic humor. The overall message of the film deals with the power of selflessness and loving one's neighbor, Tucker said.
Casting for the film was done in New York City. The film features five main leads and the minor roles and extras came right from Harrisburg. The film was also shot with the new Red One camera. Currently there are only 100 of them in use. This new technology will only enhance the quality of the finished project and make the editing process that much easier. The editing of the film, or post-production, will take place from December through March. The sound will be edited, the score will be created and more fundraising for the effort will be done.
"Erick and I did this project to impact people. We have no problem dreaming big," Tucker said. "We always set the bar high and will continue to raise it."
People in Harrisburg certainly did support the project and the entire crew because food was donated during shooting and the price of the hotels was lowered for the cast and crew. Tucker and Fix could not have appreciated the hospitality of the community more.
"We hope to build up the production company and continue to make valuable connections," Tucker said.
The two have worked together before, but this is their first collaborative effort in producing a short film together and they found that they could rely on one another. This film is a shorter exhibit of the talent that they possess, but in the future a feature length is very possible. As for now, Tucker and Fix wish to keep every door open and to continue doing what they love.
Contact Diane Pauley at
Diane.Pauley@UConn.edu.
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Marco Grangeiro
posted 12/04/07 @ 5:53 PM EST
Hats off to these university students! I imagine school keeps them busy enough ... and here they are, pursuing a dream alongside their degree. Must acknowledge and expose to the world, there is no such a term as "I have no time!"
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