- Futile Attraction
Infobox Film
name = Futile Attraction
writer = Mark Prebble,Benedict Reid
starring =Peter Rutherford Danielle Mason Alistair Browning Glenda Tuaine Michelle Ang
director = Mark Prebble
producer =
music =Jonathan Kennerley
cinematography =Mathew Knight
distributor =Twilight Productions Ltd.
released =October 6 ,2005
runtime = 82 min.
language = English
budget = $33,000 [cite news
last = Reed
first = Lucy
title = Internet aid means Mark's movie is made
work = Waikato Times
date = 2006-01-28]
imdb_id = 0414998"Futile Attraction" is a
2005 New Zealand film directed by Mark Prebble. It is an anti-romantic comedy filmed inmockumentary style. The movie attracted media attention for the fact that it was largely funded by web donations.Production
With limited resources available, the writers chose the mockumentary format for its combination of low budget requirements and comedic possibilities. [cite web
last = Utichi
first = Joe
title = Exclusive interview with director Mark Prebble - Futile Attraction
work = FilmFocus.Co.UK
date = 2004-06-21
url = http://www.filmfocus.co.uk/lookat.asp?FilmbaseID=71&FeatureID=6
accessdate = 2007-08-21 ]The movie was filmed in 2002 over 13 days, however due to technical problems post-production took two-and-a-half years. [Citation
title = Digital Filmmaking: Futile fruition
journal = Onfilm
date = 1 July
year = 2005
id = ONFILM0020050727e1710001b]The vital fundraising also took time. Having been rejected for funding by the
New Zealand Film Commission , Prebble set up a website to raise money internationally. In addition to the money raised in this way, he received numerous offers in kind, from professional advice to poster design and band music. [Citation
last = Kember
first = Olivia
title = Aaand, action!
journal = The Listener
volume = 194
issue = 3347
date = July 3-9
year = 2004
url = http://www.listener.co.nz/issue/3347/features/2208/aaand_action.html]The movie is distributed internationally by
Echelon Studios .The plot
"Futile Attraction" is about the filming of a reality dating show in which the main characters are so incompatible that the film crew have to manipulate and lie to them in order to keep them together.
Randal (Peter Rutherford) is a telemarketer with a passion for telephones who has never quite broken away from his controlling mother; Germaine (Danielle Mason) is an activist who agrees to be filmed in order to publicise the threat a new dam poses to her favourite stream. During the filming, presenter Dudley (
Alistair Browning ), who is willing to do anything to get himself looking good on camera, clashes with Anne (Glenda Tuaine), who prefers to ignore their boss's ever-changing scripting instructions in preference to a more objective look at the reality of the relationship.References
External links
* [http://www.makemarksmovie.com/main.htm Make Mark's Movie]
* [http://www.ifilm.com/video/2684317 Theatrical trailer]
* [http://tvnz.co.nz/view/news_entertainment_story_skin/478293%3fformat=html One News interview]
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