BY THE NUMBERS (2008) – 9 min | DV | NY, NY
Hook: Everything in life comes down to numbers.
Logline: A man obsessed with playing the lottery finally hits the jackpot…but he isn’t any richer.
Synopsis: Claude Boyarson, a lonely and socially awkward urbanite is having a hard time finding someone who understands his eccentric personality and his unordinary lifestyle. Obsessed with compiling numbers, Claude spends most of his time trying to figure out the numeric sequence that will turn him into a lottery millionaire. Tired of being on the losing end of everything, Claude tries regrouping his lottery numbers into a local phone number. When a complete stranger by the name of Claire picks up on the other end of the line, Claude soon realizes that he has finally hit the jackpot…
TRAILER
By the Numbers (trailer) – A Cole Wiley film from Cole Wiley on Vimeo.
FILM
By the Numbers from Cole Wiley on Vimeo.
Featuring:
Dane Harrington Joseph – Claude Boyarson
Lakisha Bowen – Claire D
Nedra McClyde – Bonita
Crew:
Writer | Director | Editor | Producer – Cole Wiley
Director of Photography – Matthew Mendelson
Assistant Director – Melanie Delloye
Sound Mixer – Dominique Deleon
Composer – Sasha Gordon
Full IMDb Credits HERE
PRODUCTION STILLS
Dane Harrington Joseph as Claude:
Lakisha Bowen as Claire:
Nedra McClyde as Bonita:
Claude wearing goggles:
Claude and his lottery tickets:
Close up with Claude:
Claude and Claire on couch:
Claire looks at Claude:
The slate:
Claire lies in empty pool:
Assistant Director – Melanie Delloye
DP – Matthew Mendelson
Sound Master – Dominique Deleon
Director – Cole Wiley
