The Art of Getting By (2011)

Director:

Gavin Wiesen

Writer:

Gavin Wiesen (written by)

Release Date:

28 July 2011 (Israel)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

The toughest lesson is love.

Plot:

George, a lonely and fatalistic teen who's made it all the way to his senior year without ever having done a real day of work, is befriended by Sally, a popular but complicated girl who recognizes in him a kindred spirit.

Plot Keywords:

Principal | Artist | Homework | High School | Art Teacher

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Freddie Highmore	...	George Zinavoy
Emma Roberts	...	Sally Howe
Sasha Spielberg	...	Zoe Rubenstein
Marcus Carl Franklin	...	Will Sharpe
Ann Dowd	...	Mrs. Grimes
Maya Ri Sanchez	...	Cynthia
Blair Underwood	...	Principal Martinson
Ann Harada	...	Mrs. Dougherty
Rita Wilson	...	Vivian Sargent
Jarlath Conroy	...	Harris McElroy
Elizabeth Reaser	...	Charlotte Howe
Andrew Levitas	...	Javier
Sam Robards	...	Jack Sargent
Alicia Silverstone	...	Ms. Herman
Michael Angarano	...	Dustin
Dan Leonard	...	Nick
Sophie Curtis	...	Chastity
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lindsay-Elizabeth Hand	...	Student (uncredited)
Scott O'Grady	...	Student (uncredited)
Zoe Portanova	...	Zoe's Friend (uncredited)
Sarah Seeds	...	Shot Girl (uncredited)

Directed by
Gavin Wiesen

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Gavin Wiesen		written by

Produced by
Kara Baker	....	producer
Patrick Baker	....	executive producer
Matthew Vose Campbell	....	associate producer
P. Jennifer Dana	....	producer
Darren Goldberg	....	producer
Jonathan Gray	....	executive producer
Anthony Gudas	....	executive producer
Andrew Levitas	....	executive producer
Chris Marsh	....	associate producer
Gretchen McGowan	....	executive producer
Henry Pincus	....	executive producer
Nick Quested	....	executive producer
David Sweeney	....	executive producer
Gia Walsh	....	producer

Original Music by
Alec Puro

Cinematography by
Ben Kutchins		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Mollie Goldstein

Casting by
Jodi Angstreich
Maribeth Fox
Laura Rosenthal

Production Design by
Kelly McGehee

Set Decoration by
Matthew W. Herschel

Costume Design by
Erika Munro

Makeup Department
Jill Astmann	....	additional hair stylist
Jill Astmann	....	additional makeup artist
Michelle Kearns	....	key makeup artist
Cynthia O'Rourke	....	additional hair stylist
Cynthia O'Rourke	....	additional makeup artist
Debbie Peiser	....	key hair stylist
Joelle Troisi	....	additional hair stylist
Joelle Troisi	....	additional makeup artist
Betsy Kelly	....	assistant hair stylist (uncredited)
Betsy Kelly	....	assistant makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Amy Dempsey	....	unit production manager
Darren Goldberg	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Nicholas R. Bell	....	second assistant director
Luke Tomalin Sherman	....	second second assistant director (as Luke Sherman)

Art Department
Joseph C. Allen	....	prop production assistant
Caitlin Arbeiter	....	art production assistant
Amanda Bayne	....	prop production assistant
Robert Bohn	....	artist: George's doodles
Stephen Caputo	....	artist: museum painting
Stephen Caputo	....	scenic artist
Heather Corbett	....	scenic artist
Heather Corbit	....	artist: museum painting
Nola Denett	....	additional prop assistant
Liza Grant	....	assistant property master (Lza' Grant) (as Elizabeth ')
Nicole Heffron	....	artist: museum painting
Nicole Heffron	....	scenic artist
Linda Kellerman	....	artist: George's apartment paintings
Vincent Lamberti	....	artist: museum painting
Vincent Lamberti	....	scenic artist
Alicia Learherbury	....	scenic artist
Alicia Leartherbury	....	artist: museum painting
Andrew Levitas	....	artist: Dustin's paintings
Laurie Lopez	....	prop production assistant
Tristan Lopin	....	prop production assistant
Michelle McLoota	....	art production assistant
Martin Murray Jr.	....	property master (as Martin 'Joe' Murray Jr.)
Racey North	....	additional prop assistant (as Rachel 'Racey' North)
Angela Rogers	....	scenic artist
Patrick Schofield	....	set dresser
John Schombs	....	scenic artist
Lizabeth Sodbinow	....	scenic artist
Maria Sylvania	....	leadman
Sergey Voronin	....	artist: Sally's portrait
Graham Wichman	....	additional prop assistant

Sound Department
Shaun Brennan	....	foley artist
David Briggs	....	adr editor
David Briggs	....	dialogue editor
Lewis Goldstein	....	sound re-recording mixer
Lewis Goldstein	....	supervising sound editor
Mike Guarino	....	sound mixer
Allison Howe	....	additional boom operator
Guillermo Pena-Tapia	....	boom operator
Tom Ryan	....	adr recordist (as Thomas Ryan)
Tom Ryan	....	foley recordist (as Thomas Ryan)
Tom Ryan	....	sound effects editor (as Thomas Ryan)
Alex Soto	....	assistant sound editor
Alex Soto	....	sound effects editor
Wen Hsuan Tseng	....	sound apprentice
Adam Horley	....	adr recordist (uncredited)
John Soukup	....	sound transfer (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Sheila F. Sullivan	....	compositor (uncredited)

Stunts
Manny Siverio	....	stunt coordinator
Patrick M. Walsh	....	stunt double: Sam Robards

Camera and Electrical Department
Gregory Almond	....	additional second assistant camera
Kara Baker	....	still photographer
Jason Beasley	....	best boy electric
Daniel Choy Boyar	....	additional electrician
Steve Briante	....	additional first assistant camera (as Steven Briante)
Randolph Carty	....	additional grip
Marc-Eric Casado	....	additional first assistant camera (as Marc-Eric Nielsen)
Matthew Caton	....	additional camera operator: "b" camera
Gillian Crosson	....	still photographer
Katie Dainson	....	second assistant camera
Andrew Engert	....	additional grip
Jay Feather	....	additional photographer
Lizzie Ford-Madrid	....	camera production assistant
Tim Gillis	....	gaffer (as Timothy Gillis)
Raymond Haddad	....	still photographer
Sara Hahn	....	additional second assistant camera
Hiroshi Hara	....	additional electrician
Hunter Herrick	....	additional electrician
Eric Hora	....	additional electrician
Holly Hosman	....	additional electrician
David Isern	....	camera operator: "b" camera
David Isern	....	steadicam operator
Ari Issler	....	additional camera operator: "b" camera
Matthew Jacobs	....	additional grip (as Matt Jacobs)
Aric Jacobson	....	key grip
Bruce Jones	....	additional grip
Andy Kromphardt	....	camera loader
Bryan Landes	....	additional grip
Robert Lau	....	additional first assistant camera
Daniel Luebke	....	additional electrician
Eugene Malkin	....	additional electrician
Adam McDaid	....	additional electrician
Jim McGibbon	....	additional electrician
Neil Meschino	....	additional grip
Megan Nole	....	additional grip
Joseph Paolini	....	key grip
Virginie Perez	....	camera production assistant
Daniel Puissant	....	key grip
Samantha Sa	....	additional grip
Kyle Sather	....	additional electrician
Mark Schafer	....	still photographer
Stephanie Simpson	....	additional first assistant camera
John Spicer	....	additional electrician
George Tur	....	first assistant camera
Chris Wiesehahn	....	additional grip (as Chris Weisenhahn)
Fletcher Wolfe	....	company electrician
Geoffrey Womack	....	additional camera loader (as Geoffrey T. Womack)
Casey Wooden	....	additional electrician
Ryan Minelli	....	best boy grip (uncredited)
Manuel Monsalve	....	grip and electrician intern (uncredited)

Casting Department
Lori Eastside	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sarah Cuno	....	costume assistant
Keri Lee Doris	....	assistant costume designer
Megan Dudley	....	costume assistant
Martina Melendez	....	additional wardrobe supervisor
Hollie Nadel	....	set costumer
Sara Gabrielle Paterno	....	costume assistant (as Sara Paterno)
Shelby Saboy	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Chris Beardsley	....	technician: Arriscan
Danielle Boiardi	....	additional editor: The Edit Room
Bob Borden	....	additional editor: The Edit Center
Joseph Borges	....	digital intermediate video technician
Hannah Carpenter	....	additional editor: The Edit Center
Sophie Corra	....	assistant editor
John Dowdell	....	digital intermediate colorist (as John J. Dowdell III)
Peter Heady	....	digital intermediate finishing artist
Brian Kelly	....	additional editor: The Edit Center
Joe Klotz	....	consulting editor
Ian Kuhnert	....	additional editor: The Edit Center
Jean Lane	....	digital intermediate producer
Ben Lay	....	digital intermediate video technician
Mackenzie Luzzi	....	post-production coordinator
Bo Mehrad	....	additional editor: The Edit Center
Michelle Morris	....	dailies project manager
Amina Ouchater	....	additional editor: The Edit Center
Michael Pasqualone	....	additional assistant editor
Martine Phelan-Roberts	....	additional editor: The Edit Center
Dave Pickett	....	colorist: dailies
Samein Priester	....	additional editor: The Edit Center
Geoffrey Richman	....	additional editor: The Edit Room
Sasha Sagan	....	additional editor: The Edit Center
Tim Spitzer	....	digital intermediate supervisor
Colin Stewart	....	additional editor: The Edit Room
Joe Violante	....	dailies advisor
Svetlana Zill	....	additional editor: The Edit Center
Victoria Anderson	....	colorist assistant (uncredited)
Moritz Fortmann	....	on-line editor (uncredited)
Richie Roefaro	....	colorist assistant (uncredited)
Justin B. Tolley	....	apprentice editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Levon Broussalian	....	score production coordinator
Linda Cohen	....	music supervisor
Benji Lysaght	....	musician: guitar
Jason Lytle	....	composer: additional music, theme for 'Sally's Bedroom'
Andy Marshall	....	musician: guitar
Alec Puro	....	composer: additional music, theme for 'Sally's Bedroom'
Krish Sharma	....	score mixer
Matt Shlapak	....	assistant: Alex Puro
Eamon Shumow	....	musician: guitar
Colleen Grace Rourke	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)
Eamon Ryland	....	guitar (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Joe Santorelli	....	truck build-out

Other crew
Ainsley Bartholomew	....	assistant production office coordinator
Andrew Beguin	....	additional production assistant
Joel Blanco	....	production accountant
George Brassey	....	additional production assistant
Alex Browne	....	epk
Chris Browne	....	epk
Dave Brubaker	....	title designer
Jerome Butler	....	dialect coach: New York
Daniel Carter	....	epk
Wendy Cohen	....	product placement: Production Resources
Nicole Compas	....	legal services: Gray Krauss Des Rochers
Tristan Cowen	....	craft service (as DI 'Tristan' Cowen)
David Basil Demase	....	additional production assistant (as David Demase)
Brian Donegan	....	office production assistant
Patrick Eaton	....	key production assistant
Riaya Aboul Ela	....	marketing executive: Goldcrest
Alyssa Fannick	....	set production assistant
Elizabeth Garrett	....	production coordinator
Lowell Greenblatt	....	office production assistant
Kerri Hundley	....	office production assistant
William Jackson	....	set production assistant
Steven Julien	....	additional production assistant
Betsy Kagen	....	assistant to producers
Louis Katz	....	physician (as Dr. Louis Katz)
Brad Keikes	....	tutor: Spanish
Feifei Ling	....	additional production assistant (as Fei Fei Ling)
Dion Matthews	....	additional production assistant
Mike Mizrahi	....	additional production assistant
Chadia Mokhchane	....	tutor: French
Kristina Negri	....	office production assistant
Márcia Nunes	....	sales executive: Goldcrest
Robert Plonskier	....	set production assistant
Roma Ramchandani	....	office production assistant
Diego Rodriguez	....	assistant location manager
Miguel Rosales	....	tutor: Spanish
Patrick Schofield	....	additional production assistant
Alexis Schwerin	....	additional production assistant
Tom Sexton	....	locations manager
Jeff Smith	....	additional production assistant
Greg Starr	....	set production assistant
Ian M. Stratford	....	legal services: Gray Krauss Des Rochers (as Ian Stratford)
Matthew Sullivan	....	location scout
Joshua Thurston	....	set production assistant
Andrea Ulrich	....	script supervisor (as Andrea J. Ulrich)
Marcia Warnes	....	head of business affairs: Goldcrest
Joan Washington	....	dialect coach: London
Jeruschka White	....	set medic
Penny Wolf	....	head of film sales: Goldcrest
Sam Wood	....	unit production assistant
Andy Wride	....	production secretary (as Andrew Wride)

Thanks
Chris Barish	....	thanks
Alysse Bezahler	....	thanks
Boaty Boatwright	....	thanks
Shana Eddy-Grouf	....	thanks
Jeffrey Fierson	....	thanks
Michael Fritzio	....	thanks
Courtney Haas	....	thanks
John Hadity	....	thanks
Jake Paltrow	....	thanks
Charlotte Ronson	....	thanks
Hilary Stabb	....	thanks
Tory Tunnell	....	thanks
Jim Valdez	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Goldcrest Pictures (as Goldcrest Films) (presents)
• Gigi Productions
• Mint Pictures
• Island Bound Productions (in association with)
• Atlantic Pictures (II)
• Island Bound Productions

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox (2011) (Canada) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2012) (France) (theatrical)
• Fox Searchlight Pictures (2011) (USA) (theatrical)
• Imperial - Cinepix (2011) (Poland) (theatrical) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Japan (2012) (Japan) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Japan (2012) (Japan) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Film1 (2012) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2011) (United Arab Emirates) (all media) (Middle East)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Other Companies

• Act One Script Clearance  script clearance
• Andaz Wall Street  hotel
• Available Light of New York  grip and electric support
• Barbizon Electric Co. Inc.  grip and electric support (as Barbizon Electric)
• Big Apple Tutoring  tutoring
• Blakley Tree Company  grip and electric support
• Courier Car Rental  vehicles (as Courier Car Rentals)
• D.R. Reiff & Associates  insurance
• Denise Bailie  vehicles
• Digital Media Services (DMS)  digital marketing asset management
• Directors' Catering  catering
• East of Hollywood  stage facilities
• Eastern Effects  grip and electric support
• Eastman Kodak  film
• Edge Auto Rental  vehicles
• Enterprise  vehicles
• Expendables Plus  grip and electric support
• Goldcrest Post Production New York  post-production
• Gotham Sound and Communications  sound (as Gotham Sound & Communications)
• Gray Krauss Des Rochers  legal services
• Intelligent Media  international monitoring agency
• Kits & Expendables  grip and electric support
• Lenoble  grip and electric support
• Michael Yetter  grip and electric support
• Music Collective  score recording facility
• Mutual Hardware Corporation  grip and electric support
• PES Payroll  payroll services
• Panavision  camera
• Picture Cars East Inc.  picture cars (as Picture Cars)
• Polecat Lighting  grip and electric support
• Prince Lumber  grip and electric support
• Production Resources  product placement
• Raygun Electric Video  grip and electric support (as aygun Electric)
• Rhino Records  soundtrack
• Rockbottom Rentals  walkie talkie (as Rock Bottom Rentals)
• Rose Carson Kaplan Choi & White  legal services
• Smooth Moving Productions  Steadicam equipment provided by
• Smooth Moving Productions  wireless video
• Strike Force  grip and electric support
• The Edit Center  additional editing

Also Known As:

"Homework" - USA (festival title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for thematic elements including sexual content, language, teen drinking and partying

Runtime:

83 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #46829) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Ireland:12A | Malaysia:PG-13 | Singapore:PG13 | South Korea:15 | Mexico:B | Netherlands:12 | Germany:6

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Goldcrest Pictures

Trivia:

In the first scene, the camera passes by Tom's Restaurant, the same restaurant featured in "Seinfeld" (1990), aka Monk's.

Quotes:

George Zinavoy:I'm trying to speak to you honestly.
Vivian Sargent:I don't care, I can't listen to your lies anymore.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Ebert Presents: At the Movies: Episode #1.22" (2011)

Soundtrack:

Skin Of My Yellow Country Teeth

Bittersweet teen romance thats very different to the usual fare.

this movie has gotten a pretty bad rap, it supposedly got terrible reviews from critics when it was first released and it didn't perform well at the box office but i don't see what is so horrible about it, i thought it was a nice, easily watchable film that didn't follow the usual cliché storyline that most teen romance films follow.

Freddie Highmore and Emma Roberts are rather sweet together, although i have to say the Emma Roberts character is slightly annoying and a bit of a hussy, obviously she's picked this up from her mother but besides that the two leads are great together and have a genuine awkwardness between them that is really funny and nice to watch.

The only time that i thought the movie faltered was when it started to deal with the family side of the story, i didn't find it very interesting and it seemed like a kinda boring subplot. I would have liked to see more scenes with Alicia Silverstone because she is great and it was cool to see her in a very different role like this. Also the lack of soundtrack lets this film down slightly but this is an independent film so i guess you have to make allowances for that.

So if you're looking for a teen film that is a tad left of field, check this out.