Director: Pelin Aytemiz
Producer: Recycle Films
Orjinal title: Unutma
English title: Forget Me Not
Country of Production: Türkiye
Date of Production: 2009
Genre: Short Fiction
Shooting Format: 35 mm
Apect Ratio: 2.1
Speed: 25 fps
Running Time: 15 minute
Original Language: Turkish - No Dialogue
Sound: 2ch stereo
Color: Color
Preview Format: DVD Region 0, PAL
Screening Format: Beta SP, Digital Betacam, 35mm Projection Copy
“Forget Me Not” Dairy
This film started as a thesis project, finished after nearly years from the graduation of the director.
The shootings were realized in İstanbul,
in 12 different locations:
Arnavutköy (Leyla’s home), Çukurcuma (the antique store), Nişantaşı (Home of Süheyla), Üsküdar (Bülbülderesi Graveyard), Ortaköy (the antique store), Ortaköy (trash), Sütlüce (Valide Sultan Bridge), Akatlar (Waste-Paper collecting store), Galata (efect shootings), The walk of the waste-paper gatherer: Feriköy, Eyüp, many streets …
The story has 7 characters:
Leyla, Süheyla, Young Koper and the first visitor is acted by students. Second visitor is the grand-aunt of the director. Mr. Koper Bey and Waste-paper gatherer Tacettin Efendi is professional actors…
Camera: Arri 3
Equipments: Mini skater, Dolly, Swing-shift Lens
Offline Edit: Final Cut Pro
Visual Effects: Flame
Soundtrack: Qbase
Sound recording: M-Audio Microtrack
Sound Design: Protools
3 July 2006: First sentences that describe the characters are written.
17 June 2007: First shooting day, continued by a 9 day shooting programe.
1 September 2007: Additional shooting.
10 January 2008: Shooting day for effect scenes. In total 11 shooting day
4 July 2007: First one-light telecine
31Agust 2008: Telecine color correction
25 November 2008: Started: Post production and visual effects.
7 March 2009: Ended: Post production and visual effects. 8 Scene includes crucial visual effects.
21 March 2008: Started: Working on soundtrack.
14 October 2008 : Musics are recorded live in Barcelona
22 November 2008: Soundtrack is completed
13 March 2009: The musics are cut to fit 15.min version of the film
05 Agust 2008: Voice over recorded
08 Agust 2008: Sound recording in locations
20 December 2008: Start: sound design
13 March 2009: Ended: Sound design and mixaj
During the film shooting no sound is recorded. All the sounds are artificially created in the studio during the post-production.
20 February 2009: Cast Crew Family and Friend Screening at santralistanbul
18 min. version is screened. After the screening the film is cut to 15 min.
Scenario and the montage of the film modified until the last minute.
14 March 2009: The film is exported
2 August 2009: Dolly Digital Sound Mix
18 August 2009: 35mm Projection Copy
