Spring Break
SJSU associate professor's creativity on display at Cinequest
Stephanie Vallejo
Issue date: 3/4/09 Section: Arts & Entertainment
"I helped him develop the script, urged him to finish the script when he wasn't sure," Sublett said. "I had complete confidence not only in the script, but in Mark Tran as a director."
The long process of writing, producing and delivering a film takes most filmmakers about five years, he said. Although Sublett said he is thrilled about being a part of Cinequest, his intention was to make a professional-caliber film that would get national distribution, and at least on DVD.He said he achieved that goal.
"The film has indeed been picked up for distribution, so you'll be able to rent it on Netflix, you'll see it at Blockbuster," Sublett said. "We hope to get television sales as well. The distributor is very optimistic about that."
If Cinequest audiences have good reactions to "Generic Thriller," it could get theatrical distribution, he said.
Sublett said that "All About Dad" may not have to wait too long to get to that point.
"They're talking about theatrical distribution for (the movie) already, because it's so appealing to such a wide range of people," he said. "Especially the Vietnamese-American community who have not seen themselves in film very much."
A majority of the actors for "Generic Thriller" were cast from auditions, but some of the college-age characters were from students at the television, radio, film and theatre department.
A well-known actress he cast for the film is Shirley Jones, from the film "Grandma's Boy" and the television series "The Partridge Family."
Currently, Sublett has organized a campuswide conjunction with the school of art and design, the school of music and dance and some actors from the theatre program to produce "Bye bye bin Laden." It is an animated musical about religious extremism, Americans and the war in Iraq.
"It's never been done before," he said. "It is the world's first animated feature film ever made at a university, anywhere."
"Generic Thriller" will be featured tonight at the San Jose Repertory Theatre at 7:30 p.m. and at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday at the California Theatre on First Street. Sublett will be at both screenings for a question and answer session at the end of the movie.
The long process of writing, producing and delivering a film takes most filmmakers about five years, he said. Although Sublett said he is thrilled about being a part of Cinequest, his intention was to make a professional-caliber film that would get national distribution, and at least on DVD.He said he achieved that goal.
"The film has indeed been picked up for distribution, so you'll be able to rent it on Netflix, you'll see it at Blockbuster," Sublett said. "We hope to get television sales as well. The distributor is very optimistic about that."
If Cinequest audiences have good reactions to "Generic Thriller," it could get theatrical distribution, he said.
Sublett said that "All About Dad" may not have to wait too long to get to that point.
"They're talking about theatrical distribution for (the movie) already, because it's so appealing to such a wide range of people," he said. "Especially the Vietnamese-American community who have not seen themselves in film very much."
A majority of the actors for "Generic Thriller" were cast from auditions, but some of the college-age characters were from students at the television, radio, film and theatre department.
A well-known actress he cast for the film is Shirley Jones, from the film "Grandma's Boy" and the television series "The Partridge Family."
Currently, Sublett has organized a campuswide conjunction with the school of art and design, the school of music and dance and some actors from the theatre program to produce "Bye bye bin Laden." It is an animated musical about religious extremism, Americans and the war in Iraq.
"It's never been done before," he said. "It is the world's first animated feature film ever made at a university, anywhere."
"Generic Thriller" will be featured tonight at the San Jose Repertory Theatre at 7:30 p.m. and at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday at the California Theatre on First Street. Sublett will be at both screenings for a question and answer session at the end of the movie.
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