Circle Track Summer
Encyclopedia
Circle Track Summer is a 2005 film
about auto racing
. It was directed by independent film
maker Steve Pallotta and featured an appearance by Brian Lisik
. Tom Erickson of WNIR also stars in the movie.
The filmmaking
occurred over a 14 month period (2005-2006) in Akron, Ohio
. It was made on a budget of $5,000. It was one of the first independent films shot on the Panasonic DVX100
digital video camera
.
This is Steve Pallotta's third full length feature, following his first two movies The Forbidden Closet and Lake Evermore. Circle Track Summer, with the help of cinematographer
Chris Parker, takes his production level up several notches.
2005 in film
- Highest-grossing films :Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2005...
about auto racing
Auto racing
Auto racing is a motorsport involving the racing of cars for competition. It is one of the world's most watched televised sports.-The beginning of racing:...
. It was directed by independent film
Independent film
An independent film, or indie film, is a professional film production resulting in a feature film that is produced mostly or completely outside of the major film studio system. In addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies, independent films are also produced...
maker Steve Pallotta and featured an appearance by Brian Lisik
Brian Lisik
Brian Lisik is an Akron, Ohio, USA-based writer, singer, guitarist, and former frontman of late '90s pop-punk band The Giants of Science.Lisik is also an award-winning reporter and columnist for the Cleveland-based Sun Newspapers chain...
. Tom Erickson of WNIR also stars in the movie.
The filmmaking
Filmmaking
Filmmaking is the process of making a film, from an initial story, idea, or commission, through scriptwriting, casting, shooting, directing, editing, and screening the finished product before an audience that may result in a theatrical release or television program...
occurred over a 14 month period (2005-2006) in Akron, Ohio
Akron, Ohio
Akron , is the fifth largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County. It is located in the Great Lakes region approximately south of Lake Erie along the Little Cuyahoga River. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 199,110. The Akron Metropolitan...
. It was made on a budget of $5,000. It was one of the first independent films shot on the Panasonic DVX100
Panasonic AG-DVX100
The Panasonic AG-DVX100 was the first affordable digital progressive scan camcorder.The camera is popular among television studios and is popular with independent film makers because of its many film-emulating features and has a large following. Currently the latest and last revision is the DVX102B...
digital video camera
Video camera
A video camera is a camera used for electronic motion picture acquisition, initially developed by the television industry but now common in other applications as well. The earliest video cameras were those of John Logie Baird, based on the electromechanical Nipkow disk and used by the BBC in...
.
This is Steve Pallotta's third full length feature, following his first two movies The Forbidden Closet and Lake Evermore. Circle Track Summer, with the help of cinematographer
Cinematographer
A cinematographer is one photographing with a motion picture camera . The title is generally equivalent to director of photography , used to designate a chief over the camera and lighting crews working on a film, responsible for achieving artistic and technical decisions related to the image...
Chris Parker, takes his production level up several notches.