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Written Projects
When I write a story, I usually try to take a concept or scenario which is familiar to a viewer but I try to twisted a little bit to make it more comical, emotional or scary. While comedy and horror are my most influential genres, to me a good story can be found in any genre.
I've learned a lot about writing through my time at Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies and through the advices and guidance of professional writers in the industry like Renata Mizrahi, Sara Bodinar and Tuca Siqueira.
The Experience (2021)
Synopsis: A toucan from a tropical island moves to a snow island, and he's soon overwhelmed by the amount of cultural and environmental differences from his island. The toucan misses his home, but he soon learns to appreciate the positive things about the place he lives now.
Cast: Pedro Rovina
My Role: Overall Creator
Type of Project: City Arts (Nottingham) project "What's Up With Everyone?"
The Experience (2021)
Synopsis: Tim is a goon working for a mob boss called Edina. Him and Edina are having a normal conversation on her office until Edina makes it clear she wants to talk about something else. Edina then remembers Tim about something Tim said that was offensive to her. At one point Edina pulls out a gun and demands that Tim apologises for what he said. After Tim admits that Rainbow Dash is the best “My Little Pony” character and not Pinkie Pie, Edina tells him to put on his uniform and join the others. Tim then puts on his horse mask and starts trotting out of the office.
Cast: Alison Martin-Jones and Jamal Jallow
Crew: Pedro Rovina, Jay Derrick and Leilani Munn
My Role: Director/Writer
Type of Project: Confetti project
The Show Must Go On (2021)
Synopsis: A beloved children's show is cancelled and it's revealed via a newscast that one of the animatronics went 'missing' from one of the trucks that was transporting it. After this, we see Tom who is recording himself on his cellphone and is convinced that something is in his apartment. After Tom investigates his apartment he is surprised and attacked by 'Booper', the animatronic clown that went missing from the truck. Tom is knocked unconscious and wakes up on the set of the Booper's TV show. Booper then does his 'Is It Safe?' routine with Tom tied to a chair however, once it gets to the knife, Booper goes to attack him but before we see the attack the show cuts out, displaying a looping image of a dancing bear and the word 'Intermission. The camera comes back on and Booper is closer to the camera and covered in blood, looking directly into the camera he says "And remember kids, always brush your teeth!" before the feed cuts to black.
Cast: Pedro Rovina, Billy Iliffe and Tyler Buxton
Crew: Billy Iliffe, Pedro Rovina, Tyler Buxton and Leilani Munn
My Character: Bopper the Clown
Type of Project: Confetti project
The Nightingale (2020)
Synopsis: In the 1950’s, Nightingale, a vigilante from Tunatown, is trying to solve the mystery of who killed the yakuza family and who stole all the salmon from the family’s restaurant. To do that, he meets Linda, a woman from his past, to see if she knows anything about it or if she knowns someone who can help him. She says she knows the town's fish inspector named Erny who can help him. Nightingale have a feeling that she is hiding something from him, but he still goes to the pier to find the inspector.
Cast: Pedro Rovina and Leilani Munn
Crew: Pedro Rovina, Leilani Munn, Evie Bellamy and Nathan Warren
My Character: Nightingale (Giovanni)
Type of Project: Confetti project
RP-p vs NB-b (2020)
Synopsis: Two rover robots, each from a different planet, an launched into the same planet with the purpose to claim it and collect as much material as possible. When these two robots meet each other, they start a competition to see who collects more material to claim the planet in the name of their own planets.
Crew: Pedro Rovina and Marina Tavares
Type of Project: Personal stop-motion course