Story to screen in 5 minutes

Perfect Cut Productions spent Friday night and early Saturday morning filming “Dine n’ Dash,” its entry for Campus MovieFest, the world’s largest student film festival.

Participants have from March 30 until April 5 to film and edit their entry, and the finale will be April 10 at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater.

Telecommunication majors sophomore Evan Richardson and junior Lorne Golman are co-producers for “Dine n’ Dash.”

The film is a comedy about a man who is going on a blind date but wakes up in an alleyway with a bomb strapped to his neck. He receives a call informing him that in order to not be blown up, he must steal cocaine while on his date.

Julian Shine, a senior majoring in telecommunications, wrote the script and said it is based on a true story. The leading male role is Shine.

“The hardest part is getting actors. Being in telecommunications doesn’t give you too many connections with theater people,” Richardson said.

Richardson and Golman met last year through IU Student Television and participated in Campus MovieFest together.

“I realized he knew what he was doing,” Golman said. “He had a lot of experience.”
Golman began talking to Shine at the beginning of the semester about writing for their film.

“This is the third time I’m writing for Campus MovieFest but the first time I’m working with people who really know what they’re doing,” Shine said.

Last year, the team entered a music video for the band Massakren.

“We lost so much sleep last year,” Richardson said. “We finished editing at 2 a.m. the day it was due.”

He said they plan on not being that rushed this time.

“My favorite part is being on set and shooting. It makes me want this so much more,” Richardson said. “Seeing the final product and making the bonds with people on set makes all the work worth it.”

Richardson and Golman plan on pursuing work through their production company after college.

“My passion is filmmaking,” Richardson said.

Shine also wants script writing to play a part in his future.

“Right now it’s just a hobby, but I’ve always wanted to write for TV or film,” he said.