4 GIN…

Raf Taylor wanted to make a short for the inaugural Cheese Toast Film Festival, but how do you make a film without a video camera? You work what you have; an SLR, some friends and an idea.

The Idea was simple enough: writer/director Raf Taylor constructed a basic outline of plot events; me and 4 other photographers were to capture the events in sequential photos that would later be edited together.

It sounds simple until you realize there are over 4000 photos to be edited and sequenced.

The poster was designed after Raf and I finished editing the short. It is fueled as much by coffee and sleep depravation as it is by David Carson. Photos from the movie and type overlaid on top each other create the sensation of chaos.  Unfortunately this poster was never printed and only used for web promotion. One day, when I find some free wall space in my house I think I’ll give it a chance to live in the physical world.

1st place Winner of the Cheese Sandwich Film Festival. Entries to the CSFF were required to produce a creative film under 3 minutes, involving a cheese sandwich. 4 Gin was filmed in Wilmington, NC using a mix of Still photography and Video. The Story follows a girl on a night that ends with drugs, debauchery and cheese sandwiches. Featuring Appearances by the Love Language and Hilarie Burton.