Orson the Kid: child filmmakers at the UN

Today he appears at the UN headquarters in Geneva This is me, a fictional feature film promoted by Orson the Kid shot by young people from the 5 continents, which denounces the lack of some of the fundamental rights of children, approved by the United Nations.

In its nine years of life, the Orson the Kid project has combined cinematography and childhood and youth, producing three feature-length films and thirty shorts in which eight hundred students of fourteen nationalities have participated. Today, this interesting initiative takes a new step by presenting its latest project at the UN headquarters in Geneva: This is me, a fiction feature film shot with young people from all over the world, which denounces the lack of some of the fundamental rights of children.

The film reflects the life of Vahid, a 12-year-old African boy who, on the day of his baptism as a child soldier, manages to escape the clutches of the paramilitaries. Life has brought him to Spain hanging on the underside of a truck wishing not to have more nightmares about death and to live normally. Xion Li is a 16-year-old girl of Asian origin who lives off daily theft after escaping from a child prostitution ring. Both are captured on the streets of a city and sent to a Reception Center for Foreign Minors. There they will meet other young people and children of different nationalities, each one with their dream and a story, and fearing that European laws will send them to their respective countries. But one day they decide to run away...

The filming

A total of 42 students from 10 to 18 years old led by a staff of 13 teachers who covered all the artistic and technical departments, 12 professional actors who gave themselves fully and with the generosity that characterizes them, 6 electricians accustomed to any battle, 4 free time monitors who sometimes seemed to be multiplied by two, the 3 catering staff who did not rest a single day of the five weeks of filming, more than 80 extras who had fun great and a group of companies, foundations and institutions have made possible one of the most complex Orson the Kid projects in its almost 10 years of life. The film shooting material was supplied by EPC.

Project post-production

Telson and Playrec Sonido, companies integrated into the Audiovisual Services area of the Vértice 360º Group, have collaborated with other companies and institutions in the development of the film This is me. The film has been entirely post-produced by Telson, who has also created the digital effects using the most advanced techniques. Telson solved the entire imaging process; assembly, shaping, tricks and finally grading and HDCAM master. Starting from HDV material, Avid was used for assembly and shaping. In Shake, the effects that basically consisted of the so-called “invisible trick” were resolved: erasing logos, making car doors disappear, placing windows, reframing, blurring or slowing down shots. Finally, in Digital Vision's Film Master it was colored, including the tricks and graphics.

Another company of the Vértice 360 Group, Playrec Sonido, has created the soundtrack and has been in charge of the sound post-production.

The Orson the Kid film school for children and young people is a non-profit cultural association, which develops its projects under the sponsorship, aid and collaboration of EFA – European Film Academy, Ministry of Culture of Spain, Junta de Castilla la Mancha, Community of Madrid, Fundación Stanza, Youth program of the European Commission, EGEDA, AITE, Fundación Iberautor – SGAE, Avid Technology – Spain, CSM – Colegio Suizo Madrid, Europcar, Movistar – Telefónica, Marea Films, Grupo Alta Films, Cameo Media, Technicolor, Laserfilm, SADILSA, Movican, Christie, EAC, Mahou, Coca Cola, UNICEF, SOS Racism, CIFEJ, through Kids For Kids, Save the Children, Enfant du Mondo and Listen Up.

TEACHERS AND PROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE FILING

SCRIPT AND DIRECTION JORGE VIROGA
PRODUCERS JORGE VIROGA and ADRIAN LIPP
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ADRIAN LIPP
PRODUCTION DIRECTOR GERARDO VIROGA
COORD. POSTPRODUCTION c/o TELSON
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY MOMCHIL ALEXANDROV
VICTOR QUINTANILLA ASSEMBLY
ART and COSTUMES CLAUDIA STILIANOPOULUS
MUSIC ANDRES DE LA TORRE
INTERPRETATION STILIAN IVANOV
SOUND SERGIO LÓPEZ
MAITE FRADE PRODUCTION
EMMA CASTRO MAKEUP
STILL PHOTO CIRCE FERNÁNDEZ
MAKING OF CHRISTOPHE MARSAT
ELECTRICIAN JUSU UBIRIA and ISMAEL CERROMOYA