the greatest tease: A Perfect Man

He is OCD to a tee.
She is--not so.

Kevin and I both wanted to do a film. But we both appreciated the huge commitment that capturing reality through a lens requires--and neither of us were eager to embark on such a demanding project independently. Therefore, we conspire to produce a group project with distinct individual elements.

It all started with "The Perfect Man"--Kevin's short story. What better topic?

Todd is seriously OCD, but seriously falling for a non-OCD lady, Emma. Can he reconcile his habits with his love--literally and figuratively? It's a charming question that implies a rather charming answer, for, of course, love triumphs over all.

Condensing the story into a heart-warming, hilarious, unpredictable trailer seemed an excellent exercise to occupy the semester. However, I stayed behind class one day to examine the equipment available in MATRF, and it gave need for pause.

The resources were incredible--for web authoring. No boom assembly. No sturdy, well-oiled tripod. No LAV mics. But a convenient digital camcorder, audio recorder, and lots of software. So, that evening while being bombarded with MTV's gigantor of a campaign for the VMAs, I lit upon an idea:

Why not incorporate the trailer for "A Perfect Man" into a whole suite of visual and audio bytes? Why not use Illustrator and Photoshop to design a poster? And Dreamweaver to launch a website? And FCP to produce a teaser? And Flash to host character blogs, actor interviews, and other interactive elements? Kevin and I could gain some exposure to all the different equipment available in multi-media visual production and simultaneously break up a huge, well-developed project into manageable chunks of personal responsibility.

So, the Perfect Man may end up being no more than every girl's greatest thrill and fear: nothing more than a delicious tease.