Short Film · 2010
The Mission of an Android is a short about a writer, who is writing a sci-fi story about the US robotic experiment used to fight in World War III. US fails and the robots are destroyed in the process. Except for one that was created with emotional feelings. There were three generations of Android humans made for the war. The first was made with emotional feelings, the second with super human speed and the third, were killing machines. In M.O.A.A, we follow Reddick, a first generation Android who escaped the war and traveled to the US. Everything being Post Apocalyptic, he finds himself falling for a human girl Sophy, who lives in a homeless shelter. Sophy discovers what Reddick is and starts to learn from him how to be more independent and Reddick learns how to me human like. At the homeless shelter Reddick encounters another Android but this one is a generation three, killing machine. Generation Three, Conrack has a fight of his own he wants to finish with Reddick.
I’ve been called many things in my life, a monster, a freak, and a reject. All could be considered accurate descriptions of me. While most of you run from solitude, I seek it out. I hide in its cold shelter and breathe in its dead air. I find life here. Odd, you may think but I would beg to differ. After all isn’t being lonely part of being human? I do not deny that I am a monster. I do not deny that I walk your streets at night and search for human life to take. I never have to search for long; it’s so easy when you are as I am. When you move as fast as I do. I am faster and stronger than even the fastest and strongest of you. Before we move on, I should explain that I am not the monster you think I am. I am not your famous Count Dracula, or the vampire Lestat, and I am certainly no Edward Cullen. No, I am not a pretend creature that drinks blood and romances women. I am a man; an ordinary man. At least I like to think so. There are those who think they about know about me. I sit with them in bars and cafes and listen as they discuss the Great War of 2010. They talk from their conspiracy theory point of view about spies and cover-ups. Nothing peaks my interest more than classified government projects. Stories of Hound bomb, missals that could find a person by smell and chameleon planes are common.
This is my first film. When I started college pursuing a film career my mom would say I'm going to be the next Spielberg. And I was always like, "Mom I'm studying Visual Effects", which is very different. But after working at a news station for two years I knew I wanted to do more than motion graphics. So I said out loud I want to be a film director. And after that, I started working on my first film. My wife, an avid reader, started brainstorming ideas. I knew I wanted to make a short film about an android who was programmed with the capability to have feelings. I didn't know how to write a screenplay so I wrote a short story, which I really didn't know how to write either. But I wrote four pages. What I didn't know is that my wife wrote a short paragraph on the subject. I also started to write four chapters of a novel. After I had all my writing complete I sent the idea/stories to a close relative who was proficient in screenwriting. After he wrote the first draft we then collaborated on adding some additional scenes and elements. When that was complete, I began casting and scouting locations. Where was I to start? I didn't have any film gear or really know anyone who can help me get started. I was doing some research at Barns and Noble and while I was in the film section and began a conversation with some random guy who's nephew was a film student specializing in cinematography. I met with him and we started working together. A set up a casting call at my alumni school. I set up some interviews. I contacted the film office in Fort Lauderdale to find out about permits, which I didn't need unless I got permission from the owner of the area I was filming at. So after the casting and locations were set I set up the shooting dates. My college became my assistant director, my wife, the food caterer/producer, and my brother-in-law, the transportation. Since this was my first production and the first time working as a director and working with people I didn't know it went okay. We filmed consistently for about two months off and on when we could. We took January and February off and picked them back up in March of 2010. The original cinematographer couldn't continue because he moved out of state. Another co-worker's boyfriend was into filming so I had asked if he can donate his time and he agreed. We filmed for one short day and the project was complete. After the project was complete I really didn't know what to do with it. It was really hard learning about film festivals. I found one and submitted it. Unfortunately, this project didn't go anywhere, but I've had a ton of people help me achieve my goal of making a short film. I had a small crew and cast during production and a separate crew in post-production. I couldn't be happier to have officially "started" a project. With every project how great it is, there's always something to be learned. This project gave me the courage and confidence to keep going.
Finally got a chance to sit and enjoy this, it was amazing! The writing was amazing. I loved how Reddick was introduced with the hoodie covering his face, and his features were hidden in shadows. That was sick! And the scene where he had the flashback (7:13) was edited very nicely with the sound effects and the color. This man loves mash potatoes lmao, thats a unique quirk im glad it was written in. The beginning and ending was a nice touch also, great hooks. 9/10 fantastic!
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