Misdirection (I) (2010)

Synopsis: Peter, the grandson of the famous magician, Castulo The Magnificent, discovers his grandfather's greatest secret, and it is more dangerous than he can possibly imagine.

Director:

Doron Kipper

Writer:

Doron Kipper

Stars:

Castulo Guerra, Jeff Kongs, Scott Carino

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Castulo Guerra	...	Castulo The Magnificent
Jeff Kongs	...	Peter
Scott Carino	...	Karsten
Jeanne Baron	...	Anya
Max W. Jenkins	...	Young Peter
Madison Moellers	...	Maggie
Carrie Keagan	...	Fiona
Jonas Dickson	...	Max
Brad Standley	...	Stage Manager
Lonnie Dilan	...	Majin - Past
Charlotte Labadie	...	Young Girl
Nancy Jean Gray	...	Ventriloquist
Seth P. Hansen	...	Magician In Straitjacket
Robert Estrada	...	Stage Manager - Past
Vanessa Garcia	...	April

Storyline

Synopsis: Peter, the grandson of the famous magician, Castulo The Magnificent, discovers his grandfather's greatest secret, and it is more dangerous than he can possibly imagine.

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Plot Keywords:

magician | magic | harry houdini | deception | effects | 

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Taglines:

Pick a card, and guard it with your life

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Genres:

Short | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy

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Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

May 2011 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Henri's Diner, Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Shiny Glass Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

18 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The majority of the special effects were executed in-camera. By avoiding the use of computer graphics, many of the effects hold up on screen as magic tricks themselves. For this reason, many of the effects were carried out in a single-shot so that editing could not break the illusion. The only shots that utilized computer graphics were the two involving the glowing orb of light and the shot of the falling cards (the cards themselves were shot at 1000fps with a Phantom camera falling against a blue-screen, the only computer enhancements were the removal of the blue and compositing of the different card drops to create one seamless image of all the cards falling). The titles were generated in AfterFX, but the fire in the opening was also real fire shot with a Phantom and ramped to different speeds with software.

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