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Misdirection

Duration:
18 min
Genres:
Short | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy
IMDB rate:
8.2
Director:
Doron Kipper
Awards:
1 nomination
Details
Country: USA
Filming Locations: Henri's Diner, Canoga Park, Los Angeles, California, USA
Cast
Actor
Character
Castulo Guerra
Castulo The Magnificent
Jeff Kongs
Peter
Scott Carino
Karsten
Jeanne Baron
Anya
Max W. Jenkins
Young Peter
Madison Moellers
Maggie
Carrie Keagan
Fiona
Jonas Dickson
Max
Brad Standley
Stage Manager
Lonnie Dilan
Majin - Past
Charlotte Labadie
Young Girl
Nancy Jean Gray
Ventriloquist
Seth P. Hansen
Magician In Straitjacket
Robert Estrada
Stage Manager - Past
Vanessa Garcia
April
Jennifer Plotkin
Magician's Assistant
Jessica Mathis
Magician's Assistant
Angelique Lettich
Magician's Assistant
Jade Ryser
Magician's Assistant
Jack Rutkowski
Poker Game Bouncer
Aurauz Azima
Announcer (voice)
Tia Bean
Magician (as Tia Torrez)
Susanne L. Bonner
Magician (as Susanne Barber)
Jonathan Braier
Magician
Nanci Carr
Magician
Kristi Lee Crisp
Magician
Michael Dee
Magician
Jessika Di Paulo
Magician
Marcy Duda-Scheidel
Magician
Ashley Fan
Magician
Spenser Flugum
Magician
Carey Fox
Magician
Michael K. Fox
Poker Player (voice)
Charlie Glackin
Magician
Anais Godard
Magician
Adrienne Gomez
Magician's Assistant (voice)
Jenna Harwood
Magician
Vaclav Havlik
Magician
Dominique Davis Jackson
Magician
Dillon Klena
Magician
Lynn Klena
Magician
Audra E. Leany
Magician
Samantha Marcon
Magician
Daniel Marin
Magician on Stage
Melanie Mausser
Magician
Barbara McGill
Magician
Brooke McGill
Magician
Ron McGill
Magician
Ashley Nguyen
Poker Player (voice)
Monalisa Okojie
Magician
Nicole Owen
Magician
Mark Paralitici
Magician
Reena Pardiviala
Magician
Donald Petrie
Magician
Tara Phillips
Magician
Alexa Raye
Magician
Mallory Scheidel
Magician
Nathan Schwab
Magician
Nabor Shupenhead
Magician
Joel C. Simon
Magician
Jim Thomson
Magician
Myra F. Uy-Tuazon
Magician
Noelle Uy-Tuazon
Magician
Joey Vitale
Magician
Corinne Walker
Poker Player (voice)
Richard Warren
Tony
Christopher Cory
Magician (uncredited)
Andrew Goldenhersh
Magician (uncredited)
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Trivia
The majority of the special effects were executed in-camera. By avoiding the use of computer graphics, many of the effects hold up on screen as magic tricks themselves. For this reason, many of the effects were carried out in a single-shot so that editing could not break the illusion. The only shots that utilized computer graphics were the two involving the glowing orb of light and the shot of the falling cards (the cards themselves were shot at 1000fps with a Phantom camera falling against a blue-screen, the only computer enhancements were the removal of the blue and compositing of the different card drops to create one seamless image of all the cards falling). The titles were generated in AfterFX, but the fire in the opening was also real fire shot with a Phantom and ramped to different speeds with software.
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Every other effect, from the "acme hole" top hat to the glowing eye, was achieved using in-camera methods developed by Doron Kipper and Joshua Nitschke using optical tricks and secrets of the magician trade. Even the fireball was shot on set.
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The card that Castulo hands off to Peter in the first scene is a Joker card. It is a Piatnik brand Tudor Rose Deck limited edition card, and was tracked down on eBay by the director to include in the film as an homage to the episode of Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories titled "Mr. Magic". This episode was directed by Donald Petrie, the directing mentor for "Misdirection", and the exact same Tudor Rose deck was featured in the episode as the McGuffin.
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