We started out wishing to tackle a genre and subject matter rarely seen in short films, and hopefully maintain a high level of production value on a very small budget of $3,000. The script was written early in 2006, and polished during our trip to Park City, where our previous short Texas Fortune was invited to screen. Filming took place over seven days at the end of March in Los Angeles, and over 200 visual effect shots were completed between then and October.
This website tracked the production and completion of the film with video podcasts, and teaser footage was screened at the EIEF in Edinburgh.
The DVD was released in December of 2006, packed with over two hours of supplemental material, and is still available to buy on this site. Since its release, The Ore has won a Telly Award for outstanding production in film, and was viewed over 30,000 times in the first week of release.
The Ore was shot on Panasonic's new HVX-200 HD camera, and finished on a series of Apple G5s running Final Cut Pro, After Effects, Syntheyes, and Cinema 4D.
We'd love to hear any feedback or questions you have, so please visit communications to get in touch.
We wish to thank everyone in the cast & crew for your talent, support, and unwavering enthusiasm.
-Sam Balcomb & Jesse Soff
Co-Writers/Directors
The Ore on IMDB
