The Historical Adventures of William Shakespeare

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"The Historical Adventures of William Shakespeare" was written, shot & edited in 48 hours for the 48 Hour Film Project.

Each filmmaking team in the festival was randomly assigned a genre (we got Historical Fiction)
and instructed to include the following three elements in their films:

Character: L. Schnabel, telephone sales rep
Line of Dialogue: "That's the whole enchilada."
Prop: A flag

Running Time: 6:15
Format: Mini DV

written & produced by
Greg Benson & David Hussey

directed & edited by
Greg Benson

Shakespeare ... Greg Benson
Steve ... David Hussey
Shaynak ... Craig Shaynak
Moon Lady ... Kim Evey
L. Schnabel ... Juan Ortega
Juan Ortega's stand-in ... Dan Lundy

camera
Mike Rainey

gaffer
Carl Ratajski

"My Buddye Shakespeare"
written & performed by
Greg Benson & David Hussey

"Boring Guitar Music"
written & performed by
David Hussey

special thanks
Bob Bendick
Kim Evey
Tonilyn Hornung
Michael Mayer
and Shaynak's crazy neighbor Larry

This film was made as part of the 48 Hour Film Project 2005.

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