MOTION PICTURE PROJECTS

Projects (Academic & Unpaid)

2003: Despite a friend's (Paul DeRosa) advice, a young girl (Sophia Carabetta), finds her way into a dire situation. Is Anthony (Anthony Cappiello) and John's (Bryan Agens) party just some kids having a good time? Or has fate woven a dangerous web of vice and desire? [Hopatcong High School Project] [Shot on: MiniDV]

The Potential
2005: A young gambler (Bob Fredricks) is interrogated by a mysterious old man (John Archer), who gives him a choice that will affect him for an eternity. [A Full Sail Digital Cinematography Production] [Shot on: DVPro]
Strings Attached
2005: Buddy the Dummy is the vengeful dummy who changes the life of TV studio technician Stanley Diggs (Lawrence Collins). Stanley gets the girl, the raise, and fixes his life up... but at what cost? [A Full Sail 16mm Production] [Shot on: 16mm Kodak Vision2 Film]
Focus
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2005: Unable to "focus", Brian, a teenager struggling with ADHD is tutored by the girl of his dreams. Can Brian finally learn to beat his inabillity to focus? [A Full Sail 35mm Film Production] [Shot on: 35mm Film]


48 Hour Film Festival Entries

Exchange
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2004: A criminal who is set on revenge (Ernie S. Irwin) teams up with old pals (John S. La Valle, Adam Rettek, Patrick McGrath), who sell him out as the bait, to lead the cops away from their own Diamond Exchange heist. [48 Hour Film Festival Entry] [Shot on: MiniDV]
BeamSport
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2005: In the future, the prisons are overcrowded, forcing the empire of the United States of North America to create a new way to deal with the inmates. They form a game show known as BeamSport, where wrongly-accused Stephen Raye (Ernie S. Irwin) and a serial killer (John S. La Valle) are sent back in time and must face eachother to the death. BeamSport: Life, Liberty, Justice. [48 Hour Film Festival Entry] [Shot on: MiniDV]
SFaC Entry 2005: A project called Shooting for a Cure, which is a film festival where teams have 44 hours to compose music and create a video conveying an emotion. All entries and donations are donated to the Pulminary Hypertension Association. For more information visit: http://www.shootingforacure.org [Shot on: MiniDV]


Upcoming Projects
Contact John Sebastian La Valle at tribalfire@gmail.com if you would like to work with him on your upcoming project.