The African Dasiac
Meet Norman Baylor, an ordinary guy who always manages to find himself in the most extraordinary situations. Norman wants his date with his girlfriend to be perfect. So upon advice from his best friend, he sets off in search of an African Daisiac - a rare flower whose mystical qualities seem to guarantee romance. His journey lands him at the local flower shop. Will Norman be successful in his quest, or will an un-amused saleslady and the god of credit card transactions spell disaster? The heart stopping suspense of The African Daisiac will have you on the edge of your seat. Director: Tim Miller
Writer: Tommy Huelsman
Technical Supervisor: Benjamin Hill
Cast:
Tommy Huelsman as Norman Baylor
Joe Ireland as Rusty Manslick
Meme Huffman as Flower shop Lady
Noah Hill as the Credit Keeper
Release Date: June 11, 2005
Genre: Comedy
Notes:
This was our first film and was shot for the Kino Louisville 48 Hour Film Kabaret, June 9-11, 2005. The secret ingredient was "Transaction." We used a Panasonic DVX100a. We really had no idea what we were doing at the time!
Trivia:
-This was our first film!
-We shot scenes entirely in reverse order, i.e. flower shop and credit card baby scenes were filmed first, etc.
-The red button from the baby's white realm can be seen in the flower shop at about the 2:54 mark
-To obtain the sweaty look in the flower shop scene, Ben was fiercely squirting Tommys face with a water bottle.
-We forgot to film the shot of the open, empty wallet while in the flower shop, so we had to film it later that night in Timmys kitchen.
-Meme Huffman had no idea she was going to be the "flower shop lady." We asked her to do it when we got there and she nailed it!
-When Noah presses the red button, he was really picking it up to throw it. Thank goodness for editing.