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If the driving school pupil Slavik passes the final exam, he will get the driving license. He is nervous before the ride, so the instructor Topinka is trying to calm him down: he tells him the examiner Houba is a good guy that never let pupils fail. But what will happen if Houba not attends? The  film was made for the Prague 48 Hour Film Project 2014 and won the Audience Award. The character of world traveler Bartolomew Novosad, the line “Only a genius would think of this” and the prop umbrella had to be placed in the story.

 

Cast
Vaclav Jindrich: Bartolomew Novosad / Vendelin Houba (Mashroom)
Tomas Fiala: 
Slavik (Burns)
Michal Simek: 
Topinka (Toast)
Zuzana Krajickova: girl on a crosswalk
Jan Petrak: 
Jehovah’s Witness
Stepan Etrych: 
Jehovah’s Witness
Milan Spalek: 
Hitchhiker
Katka Etrychova
:
 Hitchhiker
Crew
Directed by: Stepan Etrych
Story by: Katka Etrychova
Written by: Aquarius Pictures team
Produced by: Stepan Etrych
Cinematography by: Stepan Etrych
Aerial shots: Jan Peceny
Film editor: Stepan Etrych
Music by: Dmitry Tretiakov, Apple Logic Pro Royalty Free Loops
Sound recording: Jan Petrak
Boom operator: Milan Spalek
Clapperboard: Zuzana Krajickova
Script: Katka Etrychova

 

Tech specs
Runtime: 6:29 min
Aspect ratio: 2,40:1
Resolution: 1080p/24fps
Camera: Canon 600D & GoPro Hero 3
Lenses: Tamron 17-50/f2.8, Canon 75-300/f4-5.6 III
Festivals & Awards
2014
* 48 Hour Film Project / Prague, Czech Republic – AUDIENCE AWARD
* VideoCulture Fest / Prague, Czech Republic – BEST FILM: RUNNER-UP
* Cinema Open / Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
* Aerokraťas / Prague, Czech Republic
2015
* Novomestsky hrnec smíchu / Nove Mesto nad Metuji, Czech Republic
2016
* Ozark Shorts / Lamar, USA

 

 TEASER FOR THE FILM

48hfp2014-award

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