Plangent Rain: Crew

<body> <table width="915" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td><h1>PLANGENT RAIN</h1></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Daqqet ix-Xita / Plangent Rain: A short film from Malta.</td> </tr> <tr align="center"> <td> <table width="*" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr><td><ul class="horizontal_list"> <ul class="horizontal_list"> <li><a href="fs_story_eng.html">Story</a></li> <li><a href="fs_cast_eng.html">Cast</a></li> <li><a href="fs_crew_eng.html">Crew</a></li> <li><a href="fs_trailer_eng.html">Trailer</a></li> <li><a href="fs_stills_eng.html">Stills</a></li> <li><a href="fs_strait_street_eng.html">Strait Street</a></li> <li><a href="fs_screenings_eng.html">Screenings</a></li> <li><a href="fs_contacts_eng.html">Contact Details</a></li> <li><a href="fs_sfc_eng.html">Short Film Corner</a></li> </ul></td></tr></table> </tr> <tr> <td> <table width="*" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr><td><ul class="horizontal_list"> <li><a href="fs_LH+A_eng.html">Lighthouse & Ashley</a></li> <li><a href="fs_mff_eng.html">Malta Film Fund</a></li> <li><a href="fs_crew_mlt.html">Aqleb għall-Malti</a></li> </ul></td></tr></table> </tr> <tr><td><p> </p></td> </tr>  <tr> <td><h1>Crew</h1></a></td> </tr> <tr>  <table width="717" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" align="center"> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td width="3"></td> <td width="233" align="center" valign="top"><img src="img_crew/crew_01.jpg" width="233" height="334" alt="Sean Decelis - Il-Ġuvni" /></td> <td width="1" valign="top"> </td> <td width="444" valign="top"> <h3>Kenneth Scicluna</h3> <p class="right"><em>Writer & Director</em></p> <p>Kenneth studied film at the University of Malta, under Dr Saviour Catania.</p> <p>At age twenty-three Kenneth directed his first television show, and since then he has written, directed and produced numerous works, including short documentaries for RAI (the Italian state broadcaster) – <em>Central Express: Malta, Caravaggio</em> (2003), and for ARTE (the Franco-German cultural channel) – <em>Shouting When the Planes Go By </em>(2004, with Marie Briguglio).</p> <p>His debut film, <em>Genesis </em>(2001), was also Malta's first feature film to have been screened internationally. He also co-wrote and directed <em>The Isle</em>, Malta’s short film for the Zentropa/Arte/ZDF pan-European project called <em>Visions of Europe </em>(2004), which has been screened at more than forty festivals worldwide and broadcast on major European networks.</p> <p>In recent years Kenneth has helmed scores of commercials, and since 2007 has been head of AV productions at Lighthouse & Ashley. </p></td> </td></tr> </table> <p> </p> <table width="717" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" align="center"> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td width="3"></td> <td width="233" align="center" valign="top"><img src="img_crew/crew_02.jpg" width="233" height="334" alt="Sean Decelis - Il-Ġuvni" /></td> <td width="1" valign="top"> </td> <td width="444" valign="top"> <h3>Neville Attard</h3> <p class="right"><em>Editor / Camera Operator</em></p> <p>Neville has worked in television since he was sixteen years of age and possesses a profound knowledge of how the medium works, both technically and conceptually. Having directed, filmed and edited various shows for local television stations, as well as commercials and award-winning music videos, Neville has an intimate connection with the camera and an unerring feel for dramatic timing. A commercial conceived, edited and filmed by Neville, <em>Prego Olive Oil</em> bagged Platinum at the 2010 AVA Awards.</p></td> </td></tr> </table> <p> </p> <table width="717" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" align="center"> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td width="3"></td> <td width="233" align="center" valign="top"><img src="img_crew/crew_03.jpg" width="233" height="334" alt="Sean Decelis - Il-Ġuvni" /></td> <td width="1" valign="top"> </td> <td width="444" valign="top"> <h3>Neville Bone</h3> <p class="right"><em>Producer</em></p> <p>Neville only came to audiovisual work in 2007, but since then he has produced sixty-five commercials and other demanding projects. An experienced manager and equally well-versed in the ways of the world, Neville has turned into a resourceful producer and production coordinator who manages to overcome seemingly insurmountable problems. A key member of the team, <em>Plangent Rain</em> is another feather in his cap.<strong></strong></p></td> </td></tr> </table> <p> </p> <table width="717" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" align="center"> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td width="3"></td> <td width="233" align="center" valign="top"><img src="img_crew/crew_04.jpg" width="233" height="334" alt="Sean Decelis - Il-Ġuvni" /></td> <td width="1" valign="top"> </td> <td width="444" valign="top"> <h3>Andrew Christie</h3> <p class="right"><em>Sound Designer</em></p> <p>A keen photographer, Andrew is also an experienced guitarist. He has lent his services to several local bands, and recently opened for <em>Paradise Lost</em> when they played at The Mediterranean Metal Gathering. At Lighthouse & Ashley Andrew created the soundtracks of scores of commercials and audio visual presentations, and on <em>Plangent Rain</em> Andrew had the unenviable task of building the soundtrack entirely from scratch, recording most of the spot-effects himself. Along with Carla Farrugia, Andrew composed the soundtrack for Arun Sharma’s undercover documentary <em>Burma in Pieces</em>.</p></td> </td></tr> </table> <p> </p> <table width="717" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" align="center"> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td width="3"></td> <td width="233" align="center" valign="top"><img src="img_crew/crew_05.jpg" width="233" height="334" alt="Sean Decelis - Il-Ġuvni" /></td> <td width="1" valign="top"> </td> <td width="444" valign="top"> <h3>David Pisani</h3> <p class="right"><em>Director of Photography</em></p> <p>David was born in Malta in 1965 and took up photography at a very early age, experimenting with a rudimentary camera and a makeshift darkroom the seemingly endless possibilities of the photographic image. He continued to develop and refine his photographic skills as a self-taught practitioner drawing inspiration from classical masters of art and photography. He was particularly influenced by the work of Ansel Adams and Eugène Atget, the former for his technical virtuosity and the latter for his emotional and spiritual rendering of the streets and buildings of Paris, a city which in later years would become a pivotal place in David’s career.</p> <p>David’s photography is closely linked to his passion for architecture and design – a quest for beauty and order that are a trademark of his work. Specializing in fine art black and white silver printing he has pursued a relentless search for the deepest expression of empathy with his subject, pushing the limits of the dictum that photography should not reproduce what is visible but make visible the invisible. His work on Valletta spans a nineteen year period and was first exhibited in the Biennale of Photography in Paris (Mois de la Photo) in 1996 under the title <em>La Valette et le Grand Port – Portrait d’une Capitale Maritime</em>. Shortly after he began working on an extended documentation of Valletta entitled <em>Vanishing Valletta</em>, which was eventually published under the same name. In June 2000 thirty original prints from this series were entered in the permanent collections of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France.</p> <p><em>David Pisani</em> is also the author of <em>Future City</em> a photographic essay on the city of Dubai which was commissioned by Emirates Airlines for their corporate art collections. <em>Plangent Rain</em> is his second film with Kenneth Scicluna.</p></td> </td></tr> </table> <p> </p> <table width="717" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" align="center"> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td width="3"></td> <td width="233" align="center" valign="top"><img src="img_crew/crew_06.jpg" width="233" height="334" alt="Sean Decelis - Il-Ġuvni" /></td> <td width="1" valign="top"> </td> <td width="444" valign="top"> <h3>Ruben Zahra</h3> <p class="right"><em>Composer</em></p> <p>Ruben’s musical mosaic is composed from fragments of colliding musical cultures. Ruben studied composition and orchestration at the National Academy of Santa Cecilia in Rome and Mills College in Oakland, California. While in Italy he studied film music with Ennio Morricone. Between September 2002 and May 2004 Ruben worked in Los Angeles as a soundtrack composer and music supervisor. As leader of the <em>Nafra</em> folk ensemble he is a major exponent of Maltese traditional music and has been invited to perform within major international festivals all over Europe as well as in Tunisia, India and Hong Kong. The encounter and tension between heritage and innovation is the most significant relationship in the music of Ruben Zahra.</p> <p><em>Daqqet ix-Xita</em> (2010) – Short film. Director: Kenneth Scicluna. Lighthouse & Ashley – Malta.</p> <p><em>Giuseppe</em> (2009) – TV series. Director: Damon Wayans. Way Out TV – USA.</p> <p><em>Skeleton Man</em> (2004) – TV feature film. Director: Johnny Martin. Martini Films, Nu Image Films, Two Sticks Productions – USA.</p> <p><em>The Mexican Kiss</em> (2003) – Short film. Director: Paolo Durazzo, Scura Città – USA.</p> <p><em>An American Diary</em> (2003) – TV documentary. Director: Americo Maria Cicolano. Amiternum Films – Italy.</p> <p><em>Spanish Fly</em> (2002) – Feature film. Director: Will Wallace. Iron Heart Films – USA.</p></td> </td></tr> </table> <p> </p> <table width="717" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" align="center"> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td width="3"></td> <td width="48%" align="right"><p class="right">Artistic Consultant</p> <p class="right"> Camera Operator<br /> Titles & CG</p> <p class="right">Hair & Make-up<br /> <br /> Rain FX<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Marine Unit</p> <p class="right"><br /> <br /> Key Assistant<br /> Production Assistants<br /> <br /> Administrative Assistant<br /> Publicity Designers<br /> <br /> Locations Consultant</p> <p class="right">Financial Controller<br /> Assistant Financial Controller<br /> Senior Accounts Executive </p> <p class="right">Malta Film Fund Administrators</p></td> <td width="1"> </td> <td width="48%" align="left"> <p class="left">Dr Saviour Catania <p class="left">Neville Attard<br /> Neil Zammit <p class="left">Marcelle Genovese<br /> Emma Beard<br /> Angelo Grech<br /> Karl Brincat<br /> Christopher Grech<br /> Anthony Vassallo<br /> Angelo Zerafa<br /> Andrew Christie<br /> Charlie Vella<br /> Sinclair Vella<br /> Lawrence Micallef <p class="left">Francis Ghersci<br /> Jasmin Tenninger<br /> Max Vetter<br /> Glen Galea<br /> Adam Brimmer<br /> Mark Casha<br /> Edgar Mifsud, Citypro.Org <p class="left">Anthony Fiorini<br /> Mireille Cordina<br /> Eleazer Borg <p class="left">Daniela Blagojevic Vella<br /> Luisa Bonello<br /> Caldon Mercieca </td> </tr> </table> <table width="717" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" align="center"> <tr valign="top"> <td> <table width="92" height="1" border="0" align="right" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> </table> </td> <td colspan="3" align="right"><br /> <p class="center">“Lament” (Opening)</p></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td width="48%" align="right"><p class="right">Composer and Music Producer<br /> Flute<br /> Guitar & Buzouki<br /> Percussion<br /> Audio Engineer<br /> Recorded at</p></td> <td> </td> <td width="48%" align="left"><p class="left">Ruben Zahra<br /> Robert Calleja<br /> Wayne Camilleri<br /> Daniel Cauchi<br /> Aleksander Bundalo<br /> The Bigger Picture, Malta, 2010 </p></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td colspan="3" align="right"><br /> <p class="center">“Lament” (Għeluq)</p></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td align="right"><p class="right">Composer and Music Producer<br /> Flute<br /> Percussion<br /> Audio Engineer<br /> Recorded at</p></td> <td> </td> <td align="left"><p class="left">Ruben Zahra<br /> Gianni Trovalusci<br /> Rodolfo Rossi u Antonio Caggiano<br /> Simone Ciammarughi<br /> House Recording Studio, Rome<br /> Italy, 1998 </td> </p> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td colspan="3" align="right"><p class="center"> </p> <p class="center"> Filmed on location<br /> in Valletta, Malta</p> <p class="center"><br /> Heartfelt Thanks to:</p> <p class="center">The Residents of Strait Street and of Valletta</p> <p class="center"> Andre Callus, Chris Mizzi and Summer Martin<br /> Moviment Graffitti</p> <p class="center">Mayor Dr Alexiei Dingli and Etienne Montfort<br /> Valletta Local Council</p> <p class="center">EU Parliament Information Office, Valletta</p> <p class="center">Nella Meadows<br /> MADC</p> <p class="center"> Jean Paul Mifsud<br /> YMCA Valletta</p> <p class="center">Canon Malta – Avantech Ltd</p> <p class="center">Dr Brian Winston, Dr Gloria Lauri Lucente, Agnes Havas<br /> Rev. Joe Borg and Prof. Rev. Saviour Chircop</p> <p class="center">The Master of the SS Anadrian </p></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td align="right"><p class="right">DI Consultant<br /> Film Transfer<br /> Film Processing<br /> Dolby Processing</p></td> <td> </td> <td align="left"><p class="left">Evangelos Achillopoulos<br /> www.MotionFX.gr<br /> Kodak Cinelabs, Greece<br /> Echo Studios</p> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td colspan="3" align="right"><p class="center">Created with the Support of<br /> The Malta Film Fund</p> <p class="center">Lighthouse & Ashley</p> <p class="center">© 2010<br /> All Rights Reserved.</p></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td> </td> <td align="right"> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left"> </td> </tr> </table> <p> </p> <p> </p> </body>