REVIEWS AND SCHEDULING

REVIEWS:

‘Rous raises the bar for local film productions by turning in an elegant product...’

Theresa Smith (The Star – Tonight Section )

‘It has a simple self-confidence and total lack of amateurishness that bodes well for the careers of its makers,

while standing at a remove from the kinds of films South Africans are often told we should be making.

Discreet is unusual and courageous, as well as gripping.’

Shaun DeWaal (Mail & Guardian - Movie of the week)

‘Discreet is ’n uiters welkome – en broodnodige – Suid-Afrikaanse fliek.’

Jacques Liebenberg (The Beeld)

‘...this film ups the game, with savvy dialogue, considered performances and keen production values.’

Tat Wolfen (Saturday Star)

‘DISCREET is ‘n verrassing wat aanbeveel word as jy die kronieke van twee eensame siele wil sien

wat hulle diepste oomblikke onverwags met mekaar moet deel.’

Leon van Nierop

SCHEDULING:

DISCREET has received some rave reviews in the press and is currently outperforming comparative films on the local circuit!

Thank-you to everyone who has supported the film and spread the word.

Due to festive film releases and limited screen space DISCREET is going to be to be off some screens for the following week

but will be returning next week Friday due to popular demand.

So for the following week DISCREET will continue to screen at the NuMetro commercial cinema in Hyde Park, Jhb (28 Nov – 5 Dec).

From next week Friday, the 5^th, DISCREET will return to the NOUVEAU screens at Brooklyn,

V&A Waterfront (where it has been holding the #3 position) as well as other Nouveau sites in Jhb.

So watch the press for more scheduling details and keep an eye out for a great article on the film

in next week Sunday’s edition of the Sunday Independent.

www.discreetthemovie.com

NEW DISCREET WEBSITE UP

Check out the CINEMA TRAILER on the DISCREET website
www.discreetthemovie.com

DISCREET TRAILER HITS CINEMAS

There's a great article on DISCREET in this months edition of FILM FINESSE, which you can pick up at Nouveau cinemas countrywide. Posters are also going up this week and if you'd like a big screen taste of what's to come, look out for the trailer screening before most of the new features.

COUNTING DOWN THE DAYS TO 14 NOVEMBER!

PUBLICITY SHOOT AT THE ROSEBANK...

Earlier in the month we found oursleves playing dress up, wearing make-up and prancing around the refurbished THE ROSEBANK hotel for our publicity shoot. It's a tough job but...

Adelle Jung, make-up artist of wonder even got to dolly-up director Joshua Rous and the scary thing was that he didn't seem to really mind.

Behind the lens, photographer Justin Barlow did his best to make Josh, James and Meren look as good as possible, whilst not having enough memory cards to take photos of Anel who, dressed by Colette Palin designs, looked stunning!

Check the local press over the next month for coverage featuring the photos. Or you can see bigger versions on the FACEBOOK group.

FINAL STAGES OF POST...

PICTURE:

This week sees DISCREET enter it's final stages of post production. After picture lock was completed we entered the process of Grading (making the pictures pretty) with Yoav Dagan from TINT Post Production.

Although shooting on SI-2K EVE HD camera gave us endless headaches on set, we are sooo happy with the picture quality which it has delivered. Yoav from TINT has worked tirelessly to create a look which we believe will really continue to lift the bar in SA with regards to feature films! To get an idea of what the film's gonna look like, catch the trailer in Nouveau cineams nationwide this month. Thanks to Odette from Videolab and the team from Filmlab with all their help in transferring the trailer to film!

SOUND:

They say, if a film sounds bad, it looks bad and that's where CUT AND PASTE GENERATION come in. One of the top Dolby studios in the country, Cut and Paste have been cleaning up the dialogue, adding SFX and creating a beautiful score (music) to match the stunning visuals.

Engineer Jim Petrak (who recently became a father - congrats, Jim!) has done a sterling job in tidying up the sound and mixing it to make sure that audiences hear every word and feel every emotion.

Award winning composer, Alun Richards has crafted a score better than we could hope for and it has been an amazing experience to see (or hear) how good music makes a story great!

We'd also like to say thanks to Lauren Bond from Cut 'n Paste who's kept all of us creative types on a tight leash and pushed us towards completion. A whip and a smile!

Discreet in Intimacy / Intiem Magazine...

Check out the latest edition of 'Intiem / Intimacy' magazine for a great article about DISCREET. The buzz continues...

RELEASE DATE SET FOR NOVEMBER 14

We are very excited to announce that STER-KINEKOR will be releasing Discreet on the

14th of November 2008 at cinemas countrywide!

Where we're at...

With the cut finally being locked, we're able to move onto the last (well almost) and polishing stages of the film.We will be grading the film with the help of a company called TINT who are familiar with the progressive technology we used to film Discreet.
At the same time, we will be scoring music for the film and doing the sound edit with the help of local composer Alun Richards from Cut & Paste Generation.We are very excited to have these two exceptional talents working on the film and believe they will continue to raise the bar of excellence which Discreet has been striving to reach from the first day of pre-production.

The Cut is locked...!

Yes, believe it cos it's not a lie, Discreet has finally reached picture lock stage (which is to stay that the picture is now finally edited to completion).

It has been a long and arduos process which Stefan and Josh have slogged through. It's been worth it though as we believe the final version of the film is looking great.

The two test screenings were obviously a great help and supplied us with valuable feedback as to how best meet the audiences expectations for the film. Ster-Kinekor are very pleased with how the film is looking (as are we) and can't wait to put it on the big screen!

Test Screening...

A vital part of any film-making process is gauging audience response and the best way to do this is through test screenings.

Earlier in the year, Discreet was shown at two independent test screenings in Jhb and audiences were asked to fill in feedback forms about the movie.

We are proud to say that on average, the film scored an 80% favourable response across all age and sex groups. Needless to say, Ster-Kinekor, were very happy with this result and believes that it bodes well for the film's release later in the year!