Sam_MC

I finally found some vision of the movie! The cinematographer of Ben Banks added some promo content to his website.

Check out his trailer here:
feature on Vimeo

There is no dialogue as it's not a trailer for the movie, but rather to show his work, I guess.

And I have to say, the film is shot BEAUTIFULLY. I almost can't believe my eyes. It had the smallest of budgets possible but the quality of the scenes is truly stunning. They clearly had an amazing team behind this project and I can't wait to see the finished product.

Cristofle

Completely forgot Melora was in this movie, lol.

You're right, the camera work is beautiful, especially for such a small budget.

Sam_MC

The cinematographer, Chris Saul, also added a bunch of photos:
Chris Saul | Cinematographer | Photographer

BTS photos:
MISCHA IMAGES // Part of MISCHA-B.COM - The Mischa Barton Experience!




Stills:
MISCHA IMAGES // Part of MISCHA-B.COM - The Mischa Barton Experience!






And I took some trailer caps:
MISCHA IMAGES // Part of MISCHA-B.COM - The Mischa Barton Experience!

Cristofle

Can't these people work on all of Mischa's movies???!!! LOL.

Sam_MC

Amen, preach, I second that, I concur, we are in agreement etc.

eatyourgreens

Nice to see some stuff come out of this one! You guys are right, it is beautifully shot, especially for an indie. And Mischa looks AWESOME.

Also, MELORA.

Cablebot3000

This just got me so excited! Wish it had audio, but still it was great. Looks like she does a good job.

Sam_MC

I hope Mischa and Melora have some scenes together.

Cristofle

Yeah, I'm interested to see how they might work together.

history

It was really interesting to read that they were looking at new distribution models, especially the online market.

Although I also think it would be great if they could have a premiere in Utah, then maybe a mixed internet/VoD release.

Cristofle

I think the online market is going to grow in the next decade- an increasing amount of people watch entertainment there, especially if you take into account Netflix streaming and the like.

Sam_MC

A different tag line was added to IMDb a little while ago:

I think I like it more than
Although both are cool.

Cristofle

Yeah, I prefer the new one as well.

Sam_MC

According to Cinando, Ben Banks has now been re-named to "Beauty and the Least." And a new log line has been added:
I prefer "The Misadventures of Ben Banks" but I guess this title is a little more commercial. I wonder if they'll keep it or change again.

Also, the movie is evidently going to be presented at the Berlin Film Festival. I doubt it'll be a big premiere, but rather small screenings to attract distributors.

Cablebot3000

Yeah the new name is actually kind of lame. I wonder why they decided to change the name a 2nd time.