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On March 30 the PUC film and television program began the production of its annual senior digital film project, this year entitled 鈥淭he White Abyss,鈥� and wrapped up shooting four days later. Directed by student Craig Church, the post-apocalyptic short was shot on location at the PUC farming facilities in the old dairy. In the tradition of the program鈥檚 major productions, the shoot was a family affair, drawing a fully-volunteered crew of nearly 15 film and television majors, as well as the help of various non-majors who found their place on set.

The film is the third in a line of diversely ambitious pieces to come from the senior digital film class. In 2006 Eryck Chairez helmed the award-winning 鈥淭hree Courses,鈥� which was followed the next year by Zach Dunn鈥檚 鈥淭hunder and Lightning.鈥� Like the projects before it, 鈥淭he White Abyss鈥� offers students a unique type of hands-on, real-world filmmaking experience that cannot be taught in a classroom. The roles of producer, art director, sound engineer and cinematographer were all given to students and allowed them to hone their skills with professional actors and high-quality equipment. Director of photography Ryann Pulido, a sophomore, said, 鈥淚鈥檝e really grown a lot from working on Craig鈥檚 film. I think that this film really captures the spirit of independent filmmaking and has raised the bar for our program.鈥�

This production set new precedents in both acting and equipment, as the program rented a new RED digital film camera and hired an entirely professional cast for the shoot. Executive producer and film instructor Stephen Eyer states that the clarity and resolution of the RED camera makes it 鈥減retty revolutionary. It just came out a year ago and it allows independent filmmakers to produce films that look like they were shot in Hollywood.鈥�  The professional cast of Bay Area actors also brought a new level of efficiency to the project.

As the writer of the film, Church says that 鈥淭he White Abyss鈥� is a story that is both poignant and timely in its message of peace. The plot centers around five survivors of an unspecified worldwide disaster who seek shelter within an abandoned warehouse. As they strive to protect themselves from outside attackers they begin to doubt each others鈥� motives and question who the real enemy is.