Evenfall
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Evenfall is the first short film in a series about a highly trained young woman embarking on her career as an international spy
and discovering it takes more than good looks to keep things from falling into the wrong hands.
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This chapter of Eve's adventures opens on a crowded ballroom during Eve's first field operation where she first encounters Miles Devlin, a charming but ruthless Englishman. Things take a turn for the worse when Miles wounds her and escapes. After she recovers and gains more field experience, Eve encounters Miles again, this time in Hong Kong
. He aims to steal an ancient and valuable Chinese diary that Eve has acquired, but she is determined to keep it and settle the score.
As Eve and Miles struggle for possession of the diary, Uncle and Ben are in a London
auction house poised to acquire a rare jade
pendant
. They must outbid Miles' employer, Mr. Durand, a French millionaire and collector who is determined to win the jade himself. Uncle assumes the alias of an antiquities dealer while Ben laces Mr. Durand's scotch with a sedative. But Mr. Durand's watchful attaché Simon Leduc becomes suspicious and tries to uncover Uncle's true identity.
What Eve and her colleagues don't yet realize is that securing these items will propel them on a journey that will reveal the mystery of her father's death.
and Eddy Chalitta.
using the Sony HDW-F900 CineAlta
camera. It was shot on-location around greater Washington, DC including the famous Mayflower Hotel
in downtown Washington.
The film premiered
in March 2005 at the Sedona International Film Festival in Sedona, Arizona
and is currently screening online as part of the AOL/moviefone Shorts Festival.
SPY
SPY is a three-letter acronym that may refer to:* SPY , ticker symbol for Standard & Poor's Depositary Receipts* SPY , a satirical monthly, trademarked all-caps* SPY , airport code for San Pédro, Côte d'Ivoire...
and discovering it takes more than good looks to keep things from falling into the wrong hands.
Plot
The serial adventure Evenfall narrates the journey of Eve, a young woman following in the footsteps of her fallen father. She's partnered with "Uncle," her father's former colleague and her surrogate father. Ben, a tech genius, rounds out the trio as they embark on clandestine missions for a private intelligence agencyIntelligence agency
An intelligence agency is a governmental agency that is devoted to information gathering for purposes of national security and defence. Means of information gathering may include espionage, communication interception, cryptanalysis, cooperation with other institutions, and evaluation of public...
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This chapter of Eve's adventures opens on a crowded ballroom during Eve's first field operation where she first encounters Miles Devlin, a charming but ruthless Englishman. Things take a turn for the worse when Miles wounds her and escapes. After she recovers and gains more field experience, Eve encounters Miles again, this time in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
. He aims to steal an ancient and valuable Chinese diary that Eve has acquired, but she is determined to keep it and settle the score.
As Eve and Miles struggle for possession of the diary, Uncle and Ben are in a London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
auction house poised to acquire a rare jade
Jade
Jade is an ornamental stone.The term jade is applied to two different metamorphic rocks that are made up of different silicate minerals:...
pendant
Pendant
A pendant is a loose-hanging piece of jewellery, generally attached by a small loop to a necklace, when the ensemble may be known as a "pendant necklace". A pendant earring is an earring with a piece hanging down. In modern French "pendant" is the gerund form of “hanging”...
. They must outbid Miles' employer, Mr. Durand, a French millionaire and collector who is determined to win the jade himself. Uncle assumes the alias of an antiquities dealer while Ben laces Mr. Durand's scotch with a sedative. But Mr. Durand's watchful attaché Simon Leduc becomes suspicious and tries to uncover Uncle's true identity.
What Eve and her colleagues don't yet realize is that securing these items will propel them on a journey that will reveal the mystery of her father's death.
Cast
The film stars Abby Sugrue, Dave Coyne, Tel Monks, LeRoy London, Daniel RossDaniel Ross (American actor)
Daniel Ross is an American actor, voice actor, and producer. Ross is most notably known for voicing the character Starscream in the Transformers: The Movie video games. as well as for his stand-out comedic performances in , and . Ross has played roles in such independent films as, Pessimistic...
and Eddy Chalitta.
Technical
Written and directed by Keith Jodoin, the 30-minute film was shot digitally in high-definitionHigh-definition television
High-definition television is video that has resolution substantially higher than that of traditional television systems . HDTV has one or two million pixels per frame, roughly five times that of SD...
using the Sony HDW-F900 CineAlta
CineAlta
Sony's CineAlta 24P HD Cameras are a series of professional digital video cameras that offer many of the same features of a 35mm motion picture film camera.- Concept :...
camera. It was shot on-location around greater Washington, DC including the famous Mayflower Hotel
Mayflower Hotel
The Renaissance Mayflower Hotel, known locally as simply The Mayflower, is a historic hotel in downtown Washington, DC located on Connecticut Avenue NW, two blocks north of Farragut Square . It is the largest luxury hotel in the U.S. capital and the longest continuously operating hotel in the...
in downtown Washington.
The film premiered
Premiere
A premiere is generally "a first performance". This can refer to plays, films, television programs, operas, symphonies, ballets and so on. Premieres for theatrical, musical and other cultural presentations can become extravagant affairs, attracting large numbers of socialites and much media...
in March 2005 at the Sedona International Film Festival in Sedona, Arizona
Sedona, Arizona
Sedona is a city that straddles the county line between Coconino and Yavapai counties in the northern Verde Valley region of the U.S. state of Arizona...
and is currently screening online as part of the AOL/moviefone Shorts Festival.