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Film is product of Clevelanders imagination

Author(s): Anne Preus    Date: April 10, 2015 Section: Lifestyles

Jim Burt filming a scene for his movie. Cleveland native Jim Burt is embarking on a creatively ambitious film project, "The Youngest One," which started as a project to present to his professor for a portfolio.

He said, "The entire film was shot backwards and the lead, Cody Ballard, a former Marine, shaved his head and beard during filming and wore heavy make up to appear young.

"Cody is a natural," said Burt, "He could get the scene right the first time and he really got into the character."

The film was shot in both 50 fps (frames per second) and 30 fps, and there was only one light used for artificial lighting.

The DMI at Delta State University recently recorded a track for the film called "Memories."

"My goal is to have people feel emotionally connected to the characters," said Burt.

The film opens like a broken DVD and the viewer wonders who the characters are and who the main character is protecting.

Eventually, the viewer figures it out. Burt said, "The film is post apocalyptic."

Over 20 people are involved in the film project and only three people really know what it is about. A lot of the film was shot in Cleveland and Crowder.

He found that he was good at writing and editing and he started studying movies to see how to get the viewer connected.

Burt hopes to finish "The Youngest One" by the end of April.