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Edge Infinity Studios signed on to shoot the Dark Comedy Short His Take on Her
Posted by Rajah Samaroo on June 03, 2010

We are excited to be part of M.E.S Production's new project scheduled to be shot in early September.

Wrapping Cold Brother in Seven
Posted by Rajah Samaroo on Jan. 24, 2010

When we started shooting this project on back on December 17, Director Andrew Marnik and Producer Rajah Samaroo, did not believe it would take this long to finish a twenty minute no-budget film that was initially expected to be shot a four days. As we began shooting, it was clear that we'd need more time to really tell the story of Cold Brother. Although we started out on an ambitious schedule and making "our day", something happened. That is Winter in New England.

Before one of our major schedule day of shooting, we had a monumental blizzard that completely changed the look of the film. We had initally expected to shoot this film in a dreary winter, late fall setting but once we saw the footage of Johnston and Scituate in all it's snow covered beauty – a decision had to be made. Albeit, we didn't know at the time. We thought that the script could be rewritten to accomadate a cold day. That was the easy solution. What the producer did instead, to get a cold New England aesthetic was go all out and shoot in the snow. It meant reshooting one day completely but we were ready to do it again, and do it better.

Usually, these decisions are thrown at you like hail in a hailstorm, or for less dramatic effect - the night before when a decision has to be made whether to shoot due to the snow outside. Once that decision was made to shoot in the snow... it could mean rethinking the story or locations. Writer and Director, Andrew Marnik, was constantly thinking of lines that could be tweaked to compensate for the typical New England weather. On Day 2, he made the decision to combine a gym scene which was followed up by a park scene. It was a genius decision to remain indoors not only because it made the scene more intimate between the two actors but it also made great use of a gym room that had blood red walls which played into the theme of the film.

Seven shooting days later, Rajah was more than happy to reshoot driving sequences where instead of standing in the back of a pickup truck going 40-50 in the backroads of Johnston, he was placed in the safety of a Jeep courtesy of Andrew's Father. It was not only warmer but catering was provided on the spot, courtesy of Richelle and her chocolate covered pretzels.

After being the sole Director, Producer, Writer, and Cinematographer the last three personal film projects, it nice to take a step back and just focus on Cinematography and Producing. Andrew and I make a good team when it comes down to the nuts and bolts of film production. This is going to be a film that will keep you on the edge of your seat from start to finish.

Written by Rajah Samaroo
Cinematographer and Producer of Cold Brother

New Gear For a New Year
Posted by Rajah Samaroo on Jan 4th, 2010

We are pleased to announce a few key upgrades in the equipment department. A Canon 7D which takes remarkable film quality video in high definition along with 3 Canon prime lenses. In addition to that, We have a new SteadyCam vest, Camera Shoulder brace, and upgraded sound gear from Azden. The steady cam will be used in upcoming music video shoots while the shoulderbrace provides a step up from handheld shooting for run-and-gun shoots.

Director's Statement For West Run
Posted by Rajah Samaroo on Jan 15th, 2010

I've always been interested in stories set in the underworld of hackers and the mythology behind it. The story of West Run gave me the perfect opportunity to follow the lives of freelance hackers who live on the fringe of society. They take what they need from the system and lurk in the shadows. Roland West, the protagonist in West Run is that character. Until he crosses path with Sebastian Fuller a business mogul bent on exploiting the hacker secret the information age. The two characters provided an interesting contrast of personalities, a corporate schemer with low morality and with low life hacker.

Written in 2006 as student thesis film, West Run was a dark prelude to the coming of the economic collapse. West Run hinted at a group of individuals who knowingly exploit the market, very much a Ponzie Scheme. In the world of West Run there's a group of cold calculating market leaders who make decisions that have significant rippling effect on the world economy. For this reason, I believe West Run is more relevant today than it was in 2006.

Stylistically, I wanted to capture the essense of ordinary hackers making do with little to no resources. The idea of a character who had to be mobile, living as a digital nomad, interested me. I was also deeply inspired by The Matrix greenish, stark colors when going into West Run. This we achieved, in post production with simple green tinting.

Another unique element of West Run was combining this hacker fiction with an action movie that goes out into the woods. Taking a hacker out of his element, appealed to me. We were able to do so while maintaining the greenish visual style.

Working on a student film budget, this whole experience was a learning and satisfying experience. It's a starting point in figuring out what really interests me as filmmaker giving me an opportunity to find out what works and what doesn't work. With future episodes and a budget, we can really begin exploring the dark underworld of the internet and the ripple effects of some of this new technology.

By Rajah Samaroo
Writer and Director
www.edgeinfinity.com

Wrap up of 2009
Posted by Rajah Samaroo on 2010

OU2 etc...