Interview

M i c h a e l  B a r t l e t t

BudgetFilmMaker.com: What are the titles of the films you have directed?

Mike Bartlett: Origins, Opportunity Knocks & The Big I Am.

BFM: What are your films about?

MB: Origins is a film about identity. It uses the words of a college lecture laid over the visuals of

        a person dying. As their life flashes before their eyes, we hear what makes an individual who

       they are. Opportunity Knocks is a film about honour amongst thieves. The Big I Am is a twist

       film about a man in a cell being questioned about his movements from the night before.

BFM: What category does your films fall under drama, comedy, etc.

MB: Origins - Experimental, The Big I Am - Drama, Opportunity Knocks - Comedy

BFM:  How much did the films cost to made? Break this down in sections?

MB: Including the costs of the equipment that I purchased, the film cost £720. The camera was

        £500. The microphone was £100. I also bought a beech box to route the sound from the

        microphone to the camera. The lecture theatre in ORIGINS was £20 for the time we rented

        it. Everyone worked for free on the films, but the equipment has been utilized many times

        since then on other films.

BFM:  How did you fund the films?

MB: Through my personal savings.

BFM: How did you plan to make the film?

MB: I spent a long time working on the scripts.

BFM: What equipment did you use to make the film?

MB: I used a Canon MV30, which is known as a Canon Optura Pi in America. I also used an

       Azden SGM-2X Shot-Gun Microphone. I can't recall the model number of the BeechTek