For his feature film debut, up-and-coming writer/director Branden Kramer utilizes the technology that surrounds us each and every day as not only the basis for his story but also with the way he presents his footage. Shot entirely Pov-style through iPhones, webcams and more, Ratter follows a newly relocated college student by the name of Emma (Ashley Benson) who begins to suspect someone is stalking her after a series of weird occurrences leaves her paranoid and unable to trust anyone.
Ratter is set to play at the 2015 Los Angeles Film Festival later this evening and in anticipation of its La premiere, Daily Dead recently chatted with Kramer about the origins behind his film, the challenges (and freedoms) of shooting the film non-traditionally and the importance of realism when telling a story such as this.
Thanks for speaking with me today, Branden. I thought Ratter was really ambitious and you...
Ratter is set to play at the 2015 Los Angeles Film Festival later this evening and in anticipation of its La premiere, Daily Dead recently chatted with Kramer about the origins behind his film, the challenges (and freedoms) of shooting the film non-traditionally and the importance of realism when telling a story such as this.
Thanks for speaking with me today, Branden. I thought Ratter was really ambitious and you...
- 6/14/2015
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (Spwa) has confirmed to Screen its rights to first-time feature filmmaker Branden Kramer’s cyberthriller starring Ashley Benson.
Ratter will receive its Los Angeles premiere on June 14 at the Los Angeles Film Festival. It premiered in Park City last January and centres on a graduate student in New York who is menaced by a cyber stalker.
Matt McGorry and Rebecca Naomi Jones also star. Start Media financed the project and David Bausch, Jamie Zelermyer and Ben Browning served as producers.
The executive producer roster includes Michael Maher, Sarah Shepard, Matt Levin, Evelynda Rivera, Stefan Haverkamp, Jan Jaworski and Thomas Kropp.
Preferred Content, Xyz Films and Sloss Eckhouse LawCo brokered the deal on behalf of the filmmakers.
Ratter will receive its Los Angeles premiere on June 14 at the Los Angeles Film Festival. It premiered in Park City last January and centres on a graduate student in New York who is menaced by a cyber stalker.
Matt McGorry and Rebecca Naomi Jones also star. Start Media financed the project and David Bausch, Jamie Zelermyer and Ben Browning served as producers.
The executive producer roster includes Michael Maher, Sarah Shepard, Matt Levin, Evelynda Rivera, Stefan Haverkamp, Jan Jaworski and Thomas Kropp.
Preferred Content, Xyz Films and Sloss Eckhouse LawCo brokered the deal on behalf of the filmmakers.
- 6/11/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
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