The Phoenix Short Film
Regina Pigsley
Filmmaker / Director
based in California
ABOUT ME
My name is Regina Pigsley and I was born on December 8, 1996.
I studied film at UC Berkeley, where I joined Delta Kappa Alpha (DKA), a professional cinema fraternity, and was elected as the CEO of their production company, DKA Productions. There I led the organization to generate over $17,000 in commercial work. A year later, I was elected president of DKA, the first female and person of color to take this role at UC Berkeley, where I led the fraternity to earn 5 national awards.
During my senior year, I studied abroad at Copenhagen University. While there, I interned at Final Cut for Real, an Oscar nominated production company, where I ran the marketing campaign for The Distant Barking of Dogs, which became 1 of 15 films shortlisted for the 2019 Oscars.
Alongside my current job as a coordinating producer for Push Live and Fortress Entertainment, I have made it my mission to write and direct stories that empower and uplift others.
My name is Regina Pigsley and I was born on December 8, 1996.
I studied film at UC Berkeley, where I joined Delta Kappa Alpha (DKA), a professional cinema fraternity, and was elected as the CEO of their production company, DKA Productions. There I led the organization to generate over $17,000 in commercial work. A year later, I was elected president of DKA, the first female and person of color to take this role at UC Berkeley, where I led the fraternity to earn 5 national awards.
During my senior year, I studied abroad at Copenhagen University. While there, I interned at Final Cut for Real, an Oscar nominated production company, where I ran the marketing campaign for The Distant Barking of Dogs, which became 1 of 15 films shortlisted for the 2019 Oscars.
Alongside my current job as a coordinating producer for Push Live and Fortress Entertainment, I have made it my mission to write and direct stories that empower and uplift others.
STORY
Inside a working class home in 90’s America, eight year old Charlie wants nothing more than to be a superhero. Her overworked parents are drifting apart, and their arguments just keep getting worse. Charlie’s only escape is her dream of being super. Eventually, the toxicity around the house boils over, and Charlie watches as her mother throws a frying pan at her father. BAM! Charlie freezes time, her arms outstretched in a gesture of protest. She has finally unlocked her super power! Instinctively, Charlie discovers that she can not only stop time, but turn it back. Immediately, Charlie turns back time just before her parents' most recent fight and tries to avert it through her innocent, eight year old diplomacy. What unfolds is Charlie’s growth to realizing that her powers may not be the solution to solving the problems of her broken home, but rather the answer to finding that her strength to rise above hardship, lies within herself.
BUDGET
- TOTAL: $41,489
- Cast & Crew Rates: $1,156.15
- Production Expenses: $33,489
- Marketing: $1,374
- Film Festival Fees: $2,500
PRODUCTION TIMELINE
PRE-PRODUCTION
Arrive at Location for set-up: 7/8
Arrive on location + rehearsal and blocking: 7/10
Shooting: 7/11-7/17
Take down set + equipments and location restore: 7/17-7/18
POST-PRODUCTION
Begin Post-Production: 7/19
Finalize Film Poster: 8/1
Final Animation Due: 8/31
First Rough Cut of Film: 9/6
Editorial Cut Due: 10/1
Final Composition Due: 10/9
Final Color Delivery: 10/10
Finished Film: 10/15
Begin Film Festival Applications: 10/19
Film Trailer: 10/31
PRE-PRODUCTION
- Final Script: 2/21
- Film Indiegogo video and take crew portraits: 2/28
- Post Casting Calls: 3/8
- Launch website, social channels, and Indiegogo campaign: 3/14
- Begin Location Scouting: 3/16
- Casting Callbacks: 3/31
- Final Cast: 4/15
- Finalize Location: 5/31
- Shoot Vignettes: 6/12
- Covid Plan Meeting: 6/28
- Full Production Meeting: 7/7
Arrive at Location for set-up: 7/8
Arrive on location + rehearsal and blocking: 7/10
Shooting: 7/11-7/17
Take down set + equipments and location restore: 7/17-7/18
POST-PRODUCTION
Begin Post-Production: 7/19
Finalize Film Poster: 8/1
Final Animation Due: 8/31
First Rough Cut of Film: 9/6
Editorial Cut Due: 10/1
Final Composition Due: 10/9
Final Color Delivery: 10/10
Finished Film: 10/15
Begin Film Festival Applications: 10/19
Film Trailer: 10/31
Film Location: Arnold, CA, USA
Language of film: English
My previous work: https://www.reginapigsley.com/
Language of film: English
My previous work: https://www.reginapigsley.com/
Public Story
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