After getting off work late, something unexpected happens to Jace Atherton. She finds herself waking up on her couch the next morning. In an attempt to prove a crime occurred, Jace must spend the day looking for evidence of what happened.
After getting off work late, something unexpected happens to Jace Atherton. She finds herself waking up on her couch the next morning. In an attempt to prove a crime occurred, Jace must spend the day looking for evidence of what happened.
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A majority of crime stories being told today mainly feature men as protagonists, or women in male positions. Our movie seeks to tell a crime story highlighting women protagonists in a situation specific to women. The demographics of the cast vary in age and gender in our southern states setting.About The Project
Trace Amounts is a crime, mystery, suspense, thriller about a woman named Jace Atherton, who works at an up and coming tech firm in the city of Durham, North Carolina. Business is cut-throat, artificial intelligence programming leads the cutting edge and ambition rules the corporate ladder. Getting off work late one night Jace confronts her boss about toxic business practices only to have something unexpected occur on the way to her car. Jace finds herself waking up on her couch in her apartment the next morning. Unsure of what happened and how she got there, Jace begins a search for clues. When evidence is required to report a crime, Jace must confront a series of situations, each challenging the validity of her claims, ulitimately leading to the question of, was there a crime if you can't prove it?
Jace is a character like a lot of young professionals today, someone trying to find a place for themselves in the workforce. Like a lot of women, she's trying to find her place in a traditionally male dominated field, technology. Jace has put in her dues and works hard, and through a series of fortunate circumstances has found herself in a management track position. Current management though wants to weed out the old guard of employees, many of whom helped get Jace where she is today. Out of this comes a crime story about what happens when the frustration of knowing that systems don't change reaches a threshold.
The result is a mystery about a crime and the implications of being able to prove that crime occurred. What does that mean for other crimes? What are the bigger issues at stake when you commit a crime no one knows occurred? Are there repercussions or does one get away with it? These are the questions that helped create this story about a woman who is up against institutions that have been fashioned to not listen to or believe her. If a crime can happen to her that no one believes, who else can that crime happen to as well?
To help tell this story as a movie a specific visual style accompanied by a driving, hypnotic and atmospheric score is being employed. As a filmmaker I believe heavily in an atmospheric aesthetic being a part of the movie. I'm a big fan of crime movies that take place at night. There's something both limitless and capsuled about the darkness and quiet of night. It's a contradicting space to set a story that's both serious and absurd in its premise. Which is what we're going for with Trace Amounts. As a fan of mystery and suspense our goal is to fashion a movie that unfolds in a way that utilizes both while setting the story against a backdrop of social commentary.
I see a lot of crime stories still being told from the persepctive of men. And when women are the focus of a crime movie they're often substituting men's positions and the stories aren't unique to women's place in crime. With this movie I think I found a story that addresses that while also presenting a beginning to a bigger story that approaches the issues presented here in further detail. I think it's a compelling, mysterious story and I'm looking forward to bringing it to life.
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Special Thanks
You're incredible. See your name in the closing credits of the film because we couldn't do this without you.
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Entry Level Coder
You've joined the illustrious ranks of CerebTek, one of the world's leaders in A.I. technology. We'll tell you which tech inventor you remind us of along with a quote and image of them delivered to your social media feed. Plus the above.
$25
Expert Coder
You're the go-to person on your team at CerebTek. You'll receive a digital download of the production art and storyboards. Plus everything above.
$35
Team Leader
You're the leader of your team at CerebTek and you need all the information to make your team work. You'll recieve either a digital copy of the script, or a hard copy, signed by the writer and director (your choice!), plus all of the above.
$50
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You're a hacker who wants to use your powers for good by exposing CerebTek's unethical business practices. Watch how a movie is made with exclusive access to behind the scenes photos and video. Plus all of the above.
$75
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You want to use your hacking powers for neither good nor bad but you feel it's your duty to find and expose CerebTek's security weaknesses while asking for a small fee in return for your work. You'll be the first to see the finished movie with exclusive online, streaming access. Plus all of the above.
$125
Black Hat
You're a notorious hacker who goes after wealthy corporations and you're gunning for CerebTek next. You'll receive a personal thank you video from someone from the crew. You can specify who you want it from, or let it be a surprise. Plus everything above.
$250
Associate Producer
At this level, you our officially an Associate Producer, and you will be credited as such. Plus all of the above.
$500
Executive Producer
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Special Thanks
You're incredible. See your name in the closing credits of the film because we couldn't do this without you.
$10
Entry Level Coder
You've joined the illustrious ranks of CerebTek, one of the world's leaders in A.I. technology. We'll tell you which tech inventor you remind us of along with a quote and image of them delivered to your social media feed. Plus the above.
$25
Expert Coder
You're the go-to person on your team at CerebTek. You'll receive a digital download of the production art and storyboards. Plus everything above.
$35
Team Leader
You're the leader of your team at CerebTek and you need all the information to make your team work. You'll recieve either a digital copy of the script, or a hard copy, signed by the writer and director (your choice!), plus all of the above.
$50
White Hat
You're a hacker who wants to use your powers for good by exposing CerebTek's unethical business practices. Watch how a movie is made with exclusive access to behind the scenes photos and video. Plus all of the above.
$75
Grey Hat
You want to use your hacking powers for neither good nor bad but you feel it's your duty to find and expose CerebTek's security weaknesses while asking for a small fee in return for your work. You'll be the first to see the finished movie with exclusive online, streaming access. Plus all of the above.
$125
Black Hat
You're a notorious hacker who goes after wealthy corporations and you're gunning for CerebTek next. You'll receive a personal thank you video from someone from the crew. You can specify who you want it from, or let it be a surprise. Plus everything above.
$250
Associate Producer
At this level, you our officially an Associate Producer, and you will be credited as such. Plus all of the above.
$500
Executive Producer
At this level, you are officially an Executive Producer, and will be credited as such. You will also get a personal thank you call from the director. Plus everything above.
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Under the Collar Productions was started by Benjamin Nason as an outlet for making movies like Trace Amounts. For this movie a talented cast and crew are being assembled with various degress of experience and expertise to bring an original idea to life.
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