Breedlove zooms in on Lindberg in a compelling scene from Episode 1.
(Photo by: Chloe Brobst)
By: Christina Landreville
Starting off winter term with a fresh collection of Duck TV shows, Absolute Zero began filming during the end of week three. With this dark and thrilling show, the setting calls for an eerie location, which naturally led the crew to the basement of Lambda Chi Alpha. Cement covers the floor, ceiling and windowless walls in the gloomy room. Producer Mitchell Marziali’s vision came alive as Jared Breedlove began filming a close up of Blair Lindberg in the dimly lit area, creating shadows across his face in this unnerving yet captivating scene.
Lindberg plays the character of a thug who has some conniving plans for a mercenary, played by Alessandro Williams. A phone call from the thug marks the beginning of a collection of occurrences filled with nothing but trouble for the mercenary and his girlfriend. The mercenary has 72 hours to comply with the thug’s demands after his girlfriend is kidnapped. Will the mercenary obey the thug’s orders? Will he be able to save his girlfriend?
Breedlove, Marziali and Lindberg playback a scene on set of Absolute Zero. (Photo by: Chloe Brobst)
While creating the show, Mitchell Marziali gathered most of his inspiration from his experience living in Naples, Italy. Specifically, Marziali got the idea from a newspaper he read in Naples. After beginning production on Absolute Zero, Marziali found that time is his biggest challenge.
“Time is money,” he said. “You can never have enough time to make a good show”.
On the other hand, Marziali had the most fun while getting to know his crew. He loves being with friends and meeting new people while creating his project for Duck TV. He looks forward to “watching his script come to life” as the process continues on. Marziali takes inspiration from his production as it evolves and what the process will teach him.
Finding actors for Absolute Zero was easy because a collection of people with different personalities and from varying backgrounds audition every term. Finding people with open schedules was a much bigger challenge. When asked how his show is different from the other Duck TV shows, Marziali replied by saying, “my show has no limits…we will do things no other show would dare to attempt.” Marziali believes that for a film to be great, risks must be taken.
With so much thrill and action, there is no doubt that Absolute Zero will keep you on the edge of your seat. Don’t forget to stop by Duck TV’s screening on Wednesday, January 30th @ 8:00 p.m. in Lawrence 177 to watch the beginning of this sensational project.