Rune (film)
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Rune is the first feature film, either independent or otherwise, to debut on Apple Inc.'s Video iPod. It was released on October 10, 2006. Its main character is a linguist
who is doing research on the source
of all modern languages.
Special effects in the film were done by Santa Monica's Radium, a firm with credits ranging from Target commercials to feature films like Spider-Man 2.
According to online press releases, the film was shot over the course of 2 months, a fairly long shoot by the standards of independent film
, and was entirely independently financed.
The film's cast is international and diverse, with German ingénue Anna Bäumer as the linguist, and veteran character actor
Bill Wise, veteran of a number of Richard Linklater
films.
The movie also used several local actors from the states of Texas and Oklahoma. Oklahoma City was used for a lot of the scene in the movie and housed the Isis Production Company office for the shoot of the film.
Linguistics
Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. Linguistics can be broadly broken into three categories or subfields of study: language form, language meaning, and language in context....
who is doing research on the source
Proto-World language
The Proto-Human language is the hypothetical most recent common ancestor of all the world's languages.The concept of "Proto-Human" presupposes monogenesis of all recorded spoken human languages....
of all modern languages.
Special effects in the film were done by Santa Monica's Radium, a firm with credits ranging from Target commercials to feature films like Spider-Man 2.
According to online press releases, the film was shot over the course of 2 months, a fairly long shoot by the standards of independent film
Independent film
An independent film, or indie film, is a professional film production resulting in a feature film that is produced mostly or completely outside of the major film studio system. In addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies, independent films are also produced...
, and was entirely independently financed.
The film's cast is international and diverse, with German ingénue Anna Bäumer as the linguist, and veteran character actor
Character actor
A character actor is one who predominantly plays unusual or eccentric characters. The Oxford English Dictionary defines a character actor as "an actor who specializes in character parts", defining character part in turn as "an acting role displaying pronounced or unusual characteristics or...
Bill Wise, veteran of a number of Richard Linklater
Richard Linklater
-Early life:Linklater was born in Houston, Texas. He studied at Sam Houston State University and left midway through his stint in college to work on an off-shore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. While working on the rig he read a lot of literature, but on land he developed a love of film through...
films.
The movie also used several local actors from the states of Texas and Oklahoma. Oklahoma City was used for a lot of the scene in the movie and housed the Isis Production Company office for the shoot of the film.
External links
- http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/syndication/foxnow/News/film/display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003123971 Hollywood Reporter Article
- http://www.newsguide.us/art-entertainment/movies/RUNE-to-Become-First-Ever-Feature-Film-Released-Exclusively-for-Free-iPod-Video-Download-Simultaneous-Download-and-DVD-release-October-10 Newsguide Article
- http://www.runethemovie.com Official Site