Synopsis A young hitchhiker catches a ride with an old man in the vast expanse of the semi-desert that is the Karoo. His only aim is to get to the next town, and preferably in silence… Little does he know that he will get more than he bargained for – an in depth lecture on the species no man can ever comprehend… Woman! During the journey together they explore the topic of the mysterious attraction of a beautiful woman. Along the way they stop at a service station or diner and the young hitchhiker gets to experience firsthand exactly what the old man was pondering on and talking about. By the time they reach the drop off point for the young hitchhiker, is he any wiser to the mysteries that lie hidden inside the beauty of a woman? Have we been misled only to learn more than we bargained for… Mystify.

Johnny Swanepoel DIRECTOR/EDITOR/MOTION GRAPHICS

Johnny Swanepoel started in advertising when he was about 19 years old. He worked his way up and took the leap of starting his own business where he ended up teaching himself film on the side. After making several films, he got approached by an Australian TV Channel via Facebook to air his work on their channels. Afterwards, his goal was to be accepted into Cannes as well as make his first feature length film. Johnny accomplished his first goal in 2013 when he got accepted into Cannes. He is currently working on his second goal of making a feature film in the near future. All his work of camera man, directing, editing, and motion graphics is completely self-taught, which has made him appreciate his work immensely.

Sonja ter Horst PRODUCER

Sonja ter Horst is one of the best producers I have worked with in my film career. She is methodical, pedantic, and an eye for detail. She’s a lovely person to work with and very professional. Sonja has worked with all types of areas in film, from commercials to features to shorts to corporate videos, and has been successful in all areas of expertise.  She  has  produced  for  some  of  the  top  ad  agencies,  directors  and  produc4on  companies  over  the  past  decade.  Short  film  is  something  new  to  her  repertoire.

Vanessa Eyden ART DEPARTMENT

Vanessa owns her own company in print production and for that reason (same as above), I chose her as art department.

Helmut Scherz DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

As a German DOP, you can imagine how on time and efficient Helmut Scherz is. The best quality about him is you give him a brief and he executes it exactly to what you have in mind, and that’s why I chose him as DOP for Mystify.

Cast

Crew

Justin Munitz Simone De Kock David Muller Adolf Breytenbach Jürgen Painczyk Natasha Norton Jonathan Swanepoel George Swanepoel

Written by Kevin D’Aquino Directed by Johnny Swanepoel Produced by Sonja ter Horst Editor Johnny Swanepoel Director of Photography Helmut Scherz Sound Design Wim Kok Sound Master Richard Vosgatter Art Department Vanessa Eyden Technical Assistant Patrick Howell Focus Puller Jürgen Painczyk Onset Sound Johnny Claasens Caterer Vikki Hansen Rissik

Mystify a film by Johnny Swanepoel

South Africa w 2013 w 13 MIN

Contact Johnny Swanepoel +27 82 889 3064

johnny@gleamstudio.co.za

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2677050/

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