Last update: April 10, 2008
Black Button
Directed by: Lucas Crandles
Written by: Lucas Crandles and Hayden Grubb (Robert's son!)
Produced by: Lucas Crandles and Hayden James Weston (= Hayden Grubb)
"Kindness, selflessness, mercy. These are all euphemisms for weakness. I hold up the animal world, Mr Roberts. The beasts of the field show no mercy. You don't die of old age on the Serengeti!"
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Synopsis Specs Cast Crew Production Notes More Info Pictures
The movie centers around Mr. Roberts (Hayden) who is presented with a choice: push a button that will kill a randomly selected person for a briefcase full of money, or leave as penniless as he arrived.
Production Company ................ Dark Heart Productions
Director's Cut ............................... 10m50s
Festival Cut .................................. 7m
Format .......................................... 4:3
The man with the power ........... Robert Grubb
Geoffrey Roberts .......................... Hayden Grubb
Director of Photography ............. Brian Walsh
Editor .............................................. Lucas Crandles
1st Assistant Director ..................... Allan Crandles
Technical Supervisor ..................... Les Dickinson
Gaffer .............................................. Les Dickinson
Sound Engineer ............................. Les Dickinson
Key grip .......................................... David Illingworth
Makeup Artist ............................... Courtney Mathieson
Sound Designer ............................. Paul McCosh
Graphic Design ............................. Albert Benjamin
Still Photography ......................... Nick Grundy
Music ................................................ Ed Paxton
The movie was shot on the stage of Lucas' old school, over two days in March 2006.
The Director's Cut was finished July 2006. A test audience was positive about it.
Festival Version was finished September 2006.
The movie was unfortunately not selected for Tropfest '07 (an Australian shortfilm festival).
It can now be found on youtube (for watching) and si-mi (for downloading, pronounce See Me).
"Robert gave an amazing performance, which was all the more valuable considering he did
it entirely as a favour" - Lucas Crandles
* A Dutch newspaper (NRC Handelsblad) has an article on youtube. Black Button and
Lucas get a mention. Read it here (original Dutch Article) or here (translation of relevant parts).
* The DVD contains behind the scenes material, audio commentary by Lucas and Hayden
and an interview with Robert.
* Congratulations to Lucas, Hayden and Robert for their YouTube 2007 Award Nomination
in the category of shortfilms!
* Black Button has received an Honorable Mention in the International 'Indie Short Film
Festival' based in the United States. It's the only Australian film to make the list. CONGRATS!
Screencaps
The 16:9 pics are screencaps from youtube made by me.
The high Resolution pics (with the black lines) and the DVD cover-pics are courtesy of Dark Heart Productions.
Thank you for letting me use them!
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Behind the Scenes
These pictures are courtesy of Dark Heart Productions. Thank you for letting me use them!
Source: Lucas Crandles
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