Weekend Studios
2023

When We Were Us

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Release Date

April 1, 2023

Runtime

8
min

Budget

$
300

Filmed in

Grove City, PA
When We Were Us
Two people watch their past relationship unfold in front of them from start to finish.
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awards won

Best Cinematography
Lux Mea Film Festival
Best Actress
Lux Mea Film Festival
Audience Favorite
Lux Mea Film Festival

meet the team

FADE IN:
INT. STUDIO -- VERY LATE AT NIGHT
VOICE (V.O.) drifts in, calm but weighted.
Behind every Weekend Studios' story, there is one of sleepless nights, endless video calls, and editing to the point of diminishing return. We catch glimpses of the TEAM — exhausted but lively, exchanging glances, laughter, and silence.
Malachi Abbott
MA
Malachi Abbott
Director, Writer, Editor
Megan Eisentraut
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Megan Eisentraut
Producer
Luke Owen
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Luke Owen
Director of Photography
Elliot Eyre
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Elliot Eyre
Composer

let's get technical

Making a film on a budget is never easy. Here is the gear that made it all possible.
Sony FX3
Sony FX3
Sony A7iv
Sony A7iv

bts

Welcome to the behind-the-scenes view...
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field notes

The night we were shooting outside of the theater just happened to be the only night in weeks of location scouting that the marquee was turned off. We had to convince and bribe the owner to turn on the marquee for 20 minutes in exchange for free promo.
Malachi Abbott
I made each of the actors a playlst that their characters would've listened to pre, during, and post relationship to help them understand their characters better.
Malachi Abbott
Due to demolition on a wall at the theater we shot at, the final scene between the two leads has a "haze" of wall dust floating around. It worked out well though and gave the final shot a "dreamy" look.
Malachi Abbott
This film was shot and edited and released in the span of 2 months
Malachi Abbott

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