Short Film: The Ultimatum

The Ultimatum is a short film created for an online short film competition, that was written by a friend (Michael) and filmed in one night, performed by the director (Vital), the DP (Leya) and their cat called Misty.

Everyone, especially Misty had such a fun time shooting this short film because of all the treats involved.

This project is also listed on IMDB.

Directed by: Vital Butinar,
Written by: Michael William Hogan,
Director of photography: Leya Marinčič.

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Short Film: Innocent Love

A short called Innocent Love that began production in the summer of 2020 and finally finished in February 2021, that was originally intended to be a proof of concept pilote episode for a TV show called Forgotten Wisdom.

It has currently been entered in several film festivals and we are trying to pitch to a network or streaming service.

You can read more about it on FilmFreeway.

If you are interested in viewing this project please contact us and we will arrange a privet viewing at info@m2mproduction.com.

A trailer for the short film Innocent Love

You can read more about how we shot the short film.

A few screenshots from the project

Developed by: Iza Kokoravec, Vital Butinar, Leya Marinčič, Sandi Černoša,
Staring: Rok Mioč, Klara Povše, Majda Cirman, Alan Mikulan, Tea Rejc,
Producers: Iza Kokoravec, Vital Butinar, Leya Marinčič, Sandi Černoša,
Director: Vital Butinar,
Director of Photography: Leya Marinčič,
Assistant Director & Production Designer: Iza Kokoravec,
Costume Design: Slavica Štrukelj Kokoravec,
Production Assistants: David Glavič, Aljaž Povh,
Makeup Artist: Katja Žibert.

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Short Film: A Case Of Missing Identity 2019

A short film called A Case of Missing Identity based on a Sherlock Holmes mystery that premiered on the 14th of September at the NMN 2019 conference and was initially conceived as a short promotional video for the conference but eventually grew into a short film that only had a budget covering the actors costumes.
The most impressive fact about this shot film besides the virtually non existent budget was that it was put together in only two weeks from idea to pre-production. In tern some of the actors only had a week or less to learn all their lines and not even in their own native language. Some of the cast don’t even speak the language that was used in the film and tirelessly worked with the screenwriter and director to deliver their performance.
But one of the most impressive feats tackled was that the amateur crew of film makers and cast worked for two days back to back to shoot all the necessary footage with only a handful of basic equipment to use on multiple locations moving the production between locations and setting up there like a well oiled machine or a seasoned production crew. Not to mention all the efforts and assistance from the cast who even got their own hands dirty to help the filming crew get the shoots they needed to make the whole endeavor into a 20 minute short film.
But after all the lights and cameras were switched off the post-production crew worked for another two months assembling the footage and dealing with all the problems that happen during filming. From dealing with changing weather and lighting conditions or dawn light to battling with inevitable mistakes that may happen when capturing sound.
In the end when the whole film came together in final assembly as well as it could be a story that began with a simple idea put into a screenplay emerged even better than the producers imagined it in the beginning.

This project is also listed on IMDB.

Check out the project on FilmFreway.

Short Film Trailer

Cast: Ratko Stojiljković, Alan Mikulan, Tea Rejc, Nastja Ugrin, Vital Butinar, Tilen & Matic Marinšek.

Take a look at some of the storyboards

Shooting location: Mansion Guntenbuchel.

Photos courtesy of Alan Mikulan, Klemen Čotar, Jernej Mazej.

Directed by: Vital Butinar.
Produced by: Vital Butinar, Leya Marinčič, Iza Kokoravec.
Written by: Iza Kokoravec.

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Short Film: InteGr8

InteGr8 is a short film satire about a guy who breaks his phone, he buys a new one that turns out to be a pill that connects him to a virtual reality world, causing hilarious mishaps and misunderstandings with his girlfriend.

This project is also listed on IMDB.

Directed & written by: Vital Butinar,
Director of photography: Leya Marinčič.

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Short Film: Suspended Fear

Suspended Fear is a short sci-fi film about Captain Jason O’Malley faces his fear of an onboard emergency IA system called EVA in charge of the suspended hibernation system while struggling for his life.

This project is also listed on IMDB.

Directed & written by: Vital Butinar,
Director of photography: Leya Marinčič.

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Short Film: Heads or Tails

Heads or Tails is a short film of and a recreation of a scene from the film No Country For Old Men (2007) to serve as an acting showreel from Branden Garrett.

The idea was to shoot a dramatic scene from a film in a way that would emphasize the expressed emotions and also to recreate an 90’s American Midwest look and feel to the short.

This project is also listed on IMDB.

A couple of behind the scenes photos
(Photos by Milena Rupar)

Directed by: Vital Butinar,
Director of photography: Leya Marinčič,
Producer: Branden Garrett.

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Short Film: The Eye Opener

The Eye Opener is a short micro film of a recreated scene from the film Honey Boy (2019) to serve as an acting showreel and also dedication to his mentor from Branden Garrett.

The idea was to shoot a dramatic scene with natural lighting in a way that would emphasize the expressed emotions and also to recreate a 70’s look and feel to the short.

This project is also listed on IMDB.

Directed by: Vital Butinar,
Director of photography: Leya Marinčič.

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Short Film: Bang Bang

A short film created for educational purposes.

Director & Producer: Vital Butinar
Director of Photography & Producer: Leya Marinčič

This project is also listed on IMDB.

Check out the project on FilmFreway.

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Documentary Film: The Birth Of Venus – A New Era

The Birth Of Venus is a short documentary film in which, we explore a stunning marble sculpture titled “A New Era,” created by sculptor Mik Simcic. The sculpture is a contemporary representation of Botticelli’s Venus, a symbol of spiritual voyagers, brought through half a century. This partly realistic sculpture of a young woman in natural size, with a polished surface, stands on her left foot, while her right foot appears to be in the midst of a movement, as if it wishes to step forward into a new, awakened world where ethics and aesthetics are valuable once again. Her intricately tangled hair wraps around her naked body, merging with a sea wave from which she is said to have emerged. “A New Era” signifies a new awakening and the beginning of a new era, anticipating and announcing the rise of a human being harboring higher values. Join us as we explore the beauty and symbolism of this incredible sculpture and its message for our world today.

This project is also listed on IMDB.

Directed & written by: Vital Butinar,
Director of photography: Leya Marinčič,
Producer: Tea Rejc.

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Documentary Film: Sculptural portrait of Pope Francis by Mik Simcic

A short documentary film about how the sculptor Mik Simcic created a Sculptural portrait of Pope Francis.

This project is also listed on IMDB.

Directed by: Vital Butinar,
Produced by: Leya Marinčič, Vital Butinar,
Edited by: Leya Marinčič.

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Music Video: XSKULL8 – When The New Day Comes

XSKULL8 new music video for the song called When The New Day Comes.

Directed by: Vital Butinar,
Director of photography: Leya Marinčič,
Colorist: Vital Butinar,
Editor: Rok Žurga.

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Music Video: XSKULL8 – Alive

XSKULL8 new music video in production for the song called Alive.

Directed by: Vital Butinar,
Director of photography: Leya Marinčič.

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Music Video: XSKULL8 – Leaves Are Falling

XSKULL8 new music video for the song called Leaves Are Falling.

Directed by: Vital Butinar,
Director of photography: Leya Marinčič.

This project is also listed on IMDB.

Check out the behind the scenes photos

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Music Video: XSKULL8 – Little Miss Perfect

XSKULL8 new music video for the song called Little Miss Perfect.

Directed by: Vital Butinar,
Director of photography: Leya Marinčič,
1st Assistant Director: Iza Kokoravec,
2nd Assistant Director: Aljaž Povh.

This project is also listed on IMDB.

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Music Video: XSKULL8 – Engine Of Doom

XSKULL8 new music video for the song called Engine Of Doom

Music video trailer

Directed by: Vital Butinar,
Director of photography: Leya Marinčič.

This project is also listed on IMDB.

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Music Video: XSKULL8 – My Worst Enemy

A music video created for the song called My Worst Enemy performed by XSKULL8. Showing a story of the duality of life and the pressures that an individual is under and how they react.

Produced by: Vital Butinar & Leya Marinčič
Story by: Leya Marinčič
Witten by: Vital Butinar
Directed by: Vital Butinar
Directed of Photography: Leya Marinčič
Assistant Director: Miha Hajdu
Production Manager: Katarina Celarc
Still Photographer: Nastja Urgin
Grip: Tilen Suhadolnik
Production Assistant: Nejc Jocner Vodnik

Record label: RTR Records

Filming location: Paviljon Kaval Group, Gospodarsko Razstavišče Ljubljana

This project is also listed on IMDB.

Read more about the making of the video and film festivals on FilmFreeway.

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Music Video: XSKULL8 – Say You’ll Be Mine

This is our fort music video production called Say You’ll Be Mine for the band XSKULL8 and we couldn’t be more proud of it, not just because it was our first music video but also because the song itself gave us a really great starting point for creating the video in the first place. Also from everybody involved of the band performing in the video to our amazing crew who withstood freezing temperature for hours shooting scenes on the streets of Ljubljana.
A special thanks goes out Iza Kokoravec, Miha Hajdu, Borut Perme, Katarina Celarc, Miloš Krsmanović and of course everybody else that contributed to the making of this music video and we’re all looking forward to new challenges in the times to come.

We are also very proud of this music video since it has been featured at a few major film festivals like in London, UK and in Hollywood, Los Angeles.

If you would like to watch the Making Off this video.

Director & Producer: Vital Butinar
Director of Photography & Producer: Leya Marinčič
Producer: Miloš Krsmanović
1st Assistant Director: Iza Kokoravec
Production Assistant: Miha Hajdu
Production Manager: Katarina Celarc
Gaffer: Borut Perme

This project is also listed on IMDB.

Read more about the making of the video and film festivals on FilmFreeway.

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Commercials

Makeup promotional video

This promotional video was made for Leya as way to promote her stage and show make up and was made for shots made on location during preparation for a few shows.

Camera & Editing: Vital Butinar

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Photo shoot promotional video

This video was made completely on the fly when we were on location at a car calendar photo shoot.

Camera & Editing: Vital Butinar

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