2 Bucks Short

Besides Blood Creature, Ron and I only made one other film, 2009’s 2 Bucks Short. It was our entry in the Toronto Urban Film Festival, and the requirements were very strict. Since the films were to appear on monitors in subway stations, each was to be exactly 60 seconds long, not a second more or less, have no sound, and reflect some aspect of urban life. I had already had an idea for a film based on various signs I had seen carried by panhandlers around town, so we decided to do that.

The cast were various people we had met around town (see our IMDB entry) and the videographer was Lee Sjostrom, an experienced Toronto filmmaker. We hired a limo for the final part, and recorded in the financial district. It took a day of filmmaking, and I edited it down to 1 minute on Adobe Premiere. I was panhandler #3.

For the YouTube version, I have added sound and credits. Enjoy!

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