Summer With Scarlett Test Scene

Our goal with this test scene was to see what the anamorphic lenses would look like on the super 16mm film, as well as learn to troubleshoot with film cameras now, while we still can. With the footage, we captured we were able to cut a. test scene together to show what our vision is for Summer With Scarlett. Summer With Scarlett is an independent coming of age film written and directed by Landon Coats.

Summary: Living her life through the lens of grunge music, Scarlett, now officially a high school graduate finds herself lost in the crowd. When Scarlett meets Katie, she realizes she has no idea who she really is.

DOP - Avery Ramirez / Producer - Lisset Mendoza

Starring Isabella Ferregur as Scarlett Patrick McGeough as Bill

Technical Aspects: Camera - Arri SR3 Lens - Kowa Prominar Anamorphic 40mm Film Stock - Kodak Super 16mm 500T Links: imdb.com/title/tt10193198/?ref_=nm_knf_i2 landoncoats.com/summer-with-scarlett

“Summer With Scarlett” started as a short film I wrote a few years back. The idea was loosely inspired by my abrupt move from Texas to California during my senior year of high school. I want to portray are the emotions and confusion that came with growing up. When I finished writing the short, I didn’t feel it had what it needed to make it spark, so I set it aside until late 2018 when I was finally able to give the story what it needed.

The idea is to give this a very “in the moment” feeling. That’s why Avery Ramirez (the director of photography) and I have the goal of shooting it on Super 16MM film to give it a more grungy aesthetic. There is beauty in imperfection and it’s a lot easier to appreciate that beauty in retrospect. The look of Super 16MM helps portray that feeling with its subtle grain yet vibrant shine. 

Right now we are building a "fanbase" by promoting the idea on Facebook, Reddit, and Instagram, and its actually building up steam. Nothing huge yet, but a handful of people have messaged the accounts and commented saying how they are excited about the film. We intend to spend 2020 raising the needed funds and handling most of the pre-production, so we can go into production during February 2021.