Speed Dating Short Film

Speed Dating is THAT 'realistic' rom-com that has everything on top of romance and comedy! Say goodbye to "worn-out" cliches and hello to the "modern world dating"!

Zoya has had a disastrous dating past, but with her head held high, she goes ahead and gives a speed dating event a go as a last resort. Here she meets a variety of unique and quirky characters, breaking the fourth wall at her quick meets; some wacky, others delving a bit more serious and deep, as her imagination roams free with crazy scenarios in her head. 

By Zoya not taking herself too seriously, giving everyone a chance by exploring something new, once the bell goes “ding”; the next date will come sooner than she thinks. 

WHO WILL BE ZOYA?

Meet Arianna Gallenzi!!

Bringing a fresh energetic vibe, incredible talent, and a passion for our project, we have the perfect person to bring to life our Zoya!               

Arianna has worked within Threate and Short Film productions such as "RECAP" (2021), "The Window Ranter"(2022), "Gloria" (2022), and many more brilliant works, and are very excited to be working with her on 'Speed Dating' very soon.

HOW WE WILL USE THE FUNDING:

Your contributions will go towards covering the cost of production, as well as getting the film into festivals once it is released.

Inspired by real online stories, personal experiences, and some rich imagination from the makers , this short film puts a mirror in front of dating in today's society after a 2-year pandemic. The goal is to have a realistic portrayal of different situations one can be found in nowadays –at social gatherings, a bar, the club, and yes, at speed dating events!– all while maintaining a humorous, light-hearted mood.

Inspiration for this comes from people’s favorite shows such as Fleabag, The Office, or Miranda. There is a female character at the center, yet so relatable to everyone and anyone in the way her mind works, it feels like we are on these dates with her. 

Lets take out the serious from of dating and poke fun at it.

OUR LOCATION

We will be filming our short in The Savoy Tap, with a space in their function room, with a classy pub feel, amazing décor, and furnishing, perfect to achieve the look that our film is striding towards.

As it is our main location, we are looking for your support to help us finance this space to work in, thanks to Milo and the Savoy Tap, we are able to move forward in production here, as long as we receive enough funding.

Why contribute

We offer rewards for your help, go check them out!

 Director, Writer, and Editor:

Aurora Marin is a final year Film Production student at Brunel University London, interested in writing and directing long term, as well as editing for both Film and TV.  From a young age, she was drawn to stories and books, and later on to the world of motion pictures. As a film student, she has worked on different projects, among which the most recent is The Vampire, a micro-film she wrote and directed for the first time as a second-year student, which got an Honourable Mention at the London International Monthly Film Festival in August 2022.

Cinematographer:

Alice Degrassi is a Junior Production Assistant at Trunkman Productions (The Cosmic Shambles Network) and a freelance Video Editor. She recently graduated from a Film Production course at Brunel University, London, where she specialized in post-production practices and also focused on cinematography. She later applied these skills while working as a freelance videographer on different projects, such as TEDx Kings Cross, a promotional video for Heathrow Airports, and editing content for OKRE. She is now getting her first credit as a camera operator and assistant on the documentary Rapid Motion Through Space. She also regularly assists different DOPs on corporate shoots and helps with setting up and filming live events. Alice is also a BAFTA Albert Grad and a ScreenCraft Works mentee.

Producer:

Alvaro Shah is a Film Production final-year student at Brunel University London. He worked as a producer and assistant director for BFI short film The Last Day Society, as well as being educated and skilled with MovieMagic at the ECAM by Beatriz Mateos. Alvaro also trained as a qualified television producer and in the camera department for sitcoms at CEV, where he garnered experience on cameras such as the Arri Alexa; as well as cinematographer and DoP during LFA short film productions. In addition, he has been in productions for music videos such as Plastic Love, credited on IMDB.

Sound Engineer:

George Giles is a third-year Film Production student at Brunel University, and he already has a background in Sound Engineering. Before University he got his A levels in music and music technology. Then in his first year at University, he worked on a dissertation film as a sound designer, with the intention of getting experience with sound in film as early as possible. George is also a composer, having written many pieces of music of various genres, and hopes that this knowledge will be able to transfer over into the films he works on, as the music within will also be original. For Speed Dating, he’s looking to explore a lot more with folly sound and how it can add to the comedic and romantic elements in the film.

STAY UPDATED AND FOLLOW OUR CAMPAIGN!

Follow our campaign on our crowdfunding and on socials, it helps us grow our audience and support our film.

Every contribution, no matter how big or small, is incredibly important and helpful to making our project a reality. We have amazing rewards for your help that will immerse you even deeper in the journey of making Zoya’s story a reality, from T-shirts with on-set photographs, being an extra, and even becoming an executive producer, so let's fund this film today! 

 THANK YOU SO MUCH! 

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THE FUTURE OF THE FILM.

We will submit the short film festivals within London, and hope to move towards an international status soon. We will also have an online platform release on YouTube and Vimeo. The fee for submissions is taken into account by our budget and your donation will further the success of our short film. 

Thank you for donating, we appreciate all the support.