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Cigarette Blues (2006)

Cigarette

Blues (2006)

Written, directed, shot and chopped by Shawn Montgomery.Starring: Matt Mertes, Chris Wardzala, and Fred Fisher.TRT: 1 min. 46 secs.Camera: Bolex 16mm Format: 16mm B&W Reversal FilmSound: SilentFacts: Shot in one day around the Columbia College Chicago campus. This was filmed for a Production I class and was shot on 16mm film. The film was later transferred digitally so it can be seen the way it is today. This is one of the first films Shawn Montgomery ever made, and although crude in execution, it still remains one of his favorites to this day.
In God We Trust

In God We Trust (2006)

In God

We Trust (2006)

A surgeon struggling with faith after the loss of a patient must find a way to cope when his own wife goes under the knife.Written, directed, shot and chopped by Shawn Montgomery.Starring: Mike Mertes, Ryan Montgomery, Trista Montgomery, Pamela Montgomery, and Lindsay FishermanTRT: 6 min. 13 secs.Camera: Bolex 16mm Format: 16mm B&W Reversal FilmSound: SilentFacts: Shot over a few days in rural Illinois, including Sage Products Inc. of Cary. Halfway through production, while changing rolls of film for the next shot, Shawn realized that the entire roll they had just shot got jammed and was deemed useless. They had to reshoot the scenes that following weekend. Strangely, the woman who dies on the operating table is Shawn's mother, whom died of heart failure just two years after filming.
What Goes Around

What Goes Around

What Goes

Around...(2006)

After finding out his girlfriend is assaulted at a party, Brent takes the matter into his own hands...or does he?Written, directed, shot and chopped by Shawn Montgomery.Starring: Ben Schmitt, Matt Mertes, Erin Martin, and Derrick VarnerTRT: 3 min. 8 secs.Camera: Bolex 16mm Format: 16mm Color FilmSound: Post-Sync, StereoFacts: Shot in a day in rural Illinois and at a Holiday Inn in downtown Chicago.
Journals of the Fallen

Journals of the Fallen

Journals of

the Fallen(2006)

A military veteran must come to terms with his demons after the truth about his friend's death in the service surfaces.Written, directed, and chopped by Shawn Montgomery.Director of Photography: Fred FisherStarring: Joel Rosal, Rick Ferraro, Ryan Ziegler, Criag and Trista Montgomery.TRT: 10 min. 11 secs.Camera: Bolex 16mm Format: 16mm Color FilmSound: Post-Sync, StereoFacts: All sound for this film is post-sync, meaning it was recorded seperate from the camera was was synced up later. This is what causes the "dubbing" effect in some scenes. Most of the dialogue, however, syncs up pretty well. The Bolex makes so much noise, however, that it was difficult to capture sound while filming.
A Rose for Sarah

A Rose for Sarah

A Rose for

Sarah(2008)

Who is Tom nervously waiting for at the diner? The answer may surprise you, and their interaction may surprise you even more...Written and directed by Shawn MontgomeryDirector of Photography: Mike LynchProduction Designer: Jessica GreskeStarring: Paul Sass, Toneey Acevedo, Leslie Stevens, Jerry Newton, and Alison Schultz.TRT: 3 min. 38 secs.Camera: RED One Format: R3D FileSound: Filmed during Coumbia College Chicago's Semester in L.A. program in 2008, A Rose for Sarah was shot at Big Picture Sound Stage in Burbank, CA. The sets were built by fellow production design students, and professional crew members were hired by the school so the director's could learn to work in a studio atmosphere. SAG (union) actors were also used in this film, bringing the production value to an all-time high as far as Shawn's work is concerned. Please Note: "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)" is written by Rupert Holmes and is copyright it's respective owner.

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Student Films

Cigarette Blues

In God We Trust

What Goes Around

Journals of the Fallen

A Rose for Sarah