CHORDS OF COMBAT
Chicago 2023 48 Hour Film Project
Get ready to fight! Get ready to sing! Get ready to enter a ninja filled world where singing is the only method of communication. Two rival clans, one lead by the Evil Supervillain Linguist Dr. Steve Demazzo, the other lead by Hero Mike, battle it out for the fate of all communication. Who will prevail? Watch Chords of Combat to find out!
[Credits below]
Chicago 2023 48 Hour Film Project
Team Name: Film Diner
Title: Chords of Combat
Genre: Martial Arts or Musical
City: Chicago
Date: October 22, 2023
Character: Stacie or Steve Demazzo – Linguist
Line: “It’s not just about you.”
Prop: A Bouquet of Flowers
Awards won –
Best of Finalist
Best Special Effects
Best Choreography
Best Costume Design (Runner-Up)
Starring:
Hero Mike: Michael Leibrandt
Supervillain Steve Demazzo: Ahmed Hashmi
Harmony: Heather Harlow
Delilah: Delilah Hefner
Eduardo: Samuel Malave
Ninja 1: Michele Hefner
Ninja 2: Rashidat Shittu
Ninja 3: Loni Gaiden
Ninja 4: Veronica Nelson
Security Guard 1: Tim Kydde
Security Guard 2: Eric Luekert
Faceless Ninja: Tim Kydde
Executive Producer: Adam Brain Dada Proucers: Jeremy Applebaum, David Pierce Tuttle, Heather Harlow
Written By: Jeremy Applebaum, David Piece Tuttle, Michael Leibrandt, Richard Orsted, Ahmed Hasmi, Heather Harlow, Tim Kydde
Director: David Pierce Tuttle
Director of Photography: Jeremy Applebaum
Camera Operators: Richard Orsted, David Pierce Tuttle, Tim Kydde
Gaffer: Chaz Zombolas
Grip: Alex Lamere
Editor: Richard Orsted
Sound Recording: David Pierce Tuttle Sound Enineer: Richard Orsted
Songwriters: Richard Orsted, Michael Leibrandt
Hair & Makeup Artist: Cassandra Fowler
Special Effects: Heather Harlow
Stunt Coordinator: Samuel Malave
Colorist: Richard Orsted
BTS Photographers: John Huckleberry, Rashidat Shittu
Production Assistant: Michele Hefner
Graphic Artist: Tim Kydde
“Chords of Combat” Original Music
“It’s Not About You” Written by Richard Orsted and Michael Leibrandt Performed by: Michael Leibrandt
“We Can Fight, We Can Sing” Written by Richard Orsted and Michael Leibrandt performed by Michael Leibrandt
Shot Exclusively At: FilmDiner
Shot on a Sony FX3 and FX30.