The Computer Lab: Escape Velocity
A brilliant yet self-centered grad student receives cryptic messages from the future detailing tragic events caused by his actions. The Grad Student attempts to alter the foretold events - only to discover the tragedy expanding in scope.
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Mark von SchlemmerDirector
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Michael GravesWriter
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Chris MooreProducer
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Aaron ScullyKey Cast"Grad Student"
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Colin O'BrienCinematographers
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Zach NowlinCinematographers
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Brad McClureEditors
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Luta YoungEditors
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Project Type:Short, Web / New Media
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Genres:sci-fi, web series
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Runtime:23 minutes 3 seconds
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Completion Date:November 20, 2019
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Production Budget:4,000 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
Distribution Information
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Mark von SchlemmerCountry: United States
Mark von Schlemmer is a Regional-Emmy award winning television producer, filmmaker, and professor. He was the editor on Kevin Willmott’s "Destination: Planet Negro!" and "The Only Good Indian," a Sundance Film Festival selection, as well as assistant editor and post-production supervisor on the Sundance selection "CSA: The Confederate States of America."
Mark’s short films have played such diverse festivals as the Dionysus Film Festival in Los Angeles, the T-10 Video Festival in San Francisco, the Culture Under Fire Film Festival in Kansas City, and the Kansas City Filmmakers Jubilee/KC Film Fest. Mark lead the creation of the annual Show Me Justice Film Festival in Warrensburg, Missouri, an international festival that features films with a social justice theme.
This narrative short is the first episode in a 4-part web series, The Computer Lab, that was produced by students, faculty, and staff at the University of Central Missouri. It features both professional actors from throughout the Kansas/Missouri area as well as students from UCM.