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Follow on Google News | Who Says Sexploitation Is Dead? Philadelphia Filmmaker To Create An Homage Film In 21 DaysPhiladelphia Filmmaker Michael Mercadante is re-creating the sexploitation cinema of the 1960's with his entry into the 2010 Project Twenty1 Filmmaking Competition. He will have just 21 days to make a short film, from script to final edits.
By: Michael Mercadante Beginning July 31 with the reveal of a “secret element” that every film in the competition must include, Team CrackerHammer, led by Bucks County resident Michael Mercadante, will have just 21 days to complete a short film completely from scratch - scriptwriting to final editing – for the chance to win prizes including “Best Picture.” Completed films, each a maximum of ten minutes in length and submitted by Saturday, August 21, 2010, will receive their world premieres during the Philadelphia Filmathon film festival in Philadelphia October 1-3, 2010. “Sexploitation” Team CrackerHammer intends to utilize all of these same elements in their short film for the 2010 Project Twenty1 Short Film Competition. Their very low budget film will be shot on video rather than 35mm film but will be shot, altered and edited to make it look like a vintage 1966 Wishman black and white film. A similar technique was used in 2009 by the production team who created the feature-length “lost blaxploitation” Team CrackerHammer is currently researching clothing and hairstyles from the period, scouting indoor shooting locations with vintage furnishings true to the period and shooting test footage to perfect the “vintage film” look. “Sexploitation films are generally very tame compared with the content in today's movies and television, but they've been saddled with a term that has such negative connotations,” Team CrackerHammer has launched an official website for its 2010 Project Twenty1 Short Film Competition project (http://team.crackerhammer.com), an official Facebook Fan Page and plans to feature a daily video blog documenting its experiences creating its “sexploitation” # # # CrackerHammer Productions provides multimedia content design, management and promotion services to a variety of clients. Owner Michael Mercadante has more than 20 years of professional experience in multimedia design, and brings expertise and artistic vision to every project. End
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