JOEL DEUTSCH: KILLING TIME

Joel Deutsch is originally from San Diego, California, where his interest in filmmaking developed when he developed interests in theater, lighting design and still photography in high school. That led him to dabbling in video production for local TV shows. Deutsch honed his skills in film school at San Diego State University. After graduating in 2000, he moved to Hollywood, where he worked as an assistant cameraman on independent features and commercials. Deutsch shot the Super 16 horror genre feature titled Joshua. He has recently been operating cameras for the TV shows Jimmy Kimmel Live, American Idol and VH1 Rock Honors. Deutsch also shot music videos for Coheed and Cambria's top 10-rock music video Welcome Home.

Killing Time is a story, told in real time, about an unhappily married woman and her naive lover who plot to murder her abusive husband. Their plan completely unravels, and they soon find themselves trapped by their own ill-conceived scheme. Preproduction involved shooting video animatics to come up with a concise plan for the scheduled three-day shoot. Director Tyler Spangler and Deutsch designed each shot, inventing their shooting style along the way. Half of the film takes place under a car. Deutsch used a periscope to get the shots he needed at ground level. He set up one shot using the periscope in a unique manner by loosening the locking ring mechanisms, allowing him to twist the periscope tube from camera right facing position to upward position. This visually created the effect of a moving transition between two shots, all from the ground perspective.