Look Out Hollywood
“Vid and Sarz Productions” has sights set on Southern
California. For now, small, local films will suffice
If you are looking for ambition, look no farther than the next seat over. You
may just get the pleasure of meeting David “Vid” Lynch and Brandon “Sarz”
Sarzynski, two people whom are cletermined to make their newly -founded pro
duction company, “Vid and Sarz Productions” a huge success.
Vid and Sarz say the strongest aspect of their 50-plus staffed company is their
ambition. “We have put thousands of man hours into [the company],” says Vid.
“Pretty much, we can do what we put our minds too.”
“Vid and Sarz Productions” started October 21,2001. Vid says the company
has grown by “leaps and bounds” since then. They began making low quality
films, working with the small staff and the little money they had. But, with only
a year the company has grown from four main people working on a “bad film”
to about 50 employees with varied specialties and talents.
This is a company where everyone has their part. Vid is the camera/visual
expert and Sarz is the editing and computer wiz. The company then branches
from specialists to a network of friends. The specialists are good are what they
do- many are artists, writers, lighting and sound coordinators, WEB designers,
or actors. Then there are those having no particular talent but they assist wher
ever they are needed. Vid says he loves them the best, “they learn everything
and they learn different aspects of production,” he said.
“It’s all about us and doing what we love and bringing people we meet along
the way that are good at what they do with us,” says Vid. The criteria for mem
bership in the staff are people who are simply willing to do the work. He says
if they can do the work and accept not getting paid they can “come along for
the ride.”
Vid is a communications student at Penn State where he meets students that
are interested in joining the company. Sarz is the President of -the Video
Production Club at HACC where he recruits members from his club.
Both say their biggest obstacle with the company is money. Fortunately, the
staff offers their services for free, but money is still needed for the camera, the
film, and the make-up artists. “Even if you are low budget,” says Sarz, “you still
need a good camera.”
When asked how they fund those materials, Sarz pulled out his wallet and
placed six credit cards on the table, each with a few thousand-dollar limit. He
grinned and said, “debt.”
The company will need more money for the feature film they plan to begin
this summer. Their emphasis will be on a dark comedy, but they have no copy
written yet. “The basis is a cheesy horror movie with no suspense,” says Vid.
They see their company in Los Angeles in 10 years. They plan to be making
“pretty decently budgeted” Hollywood films.
They say their role models are Bruce Campbell from the “Evil Dead” series
and Peter Jackson who directed the “Lord of the Rings” series. In fact, they met
Campbell and asked him if he would star in their feature film this summer and
he, “is interested.”
These two young men are committed to a future in this business. They have
faced financial setbacks, but they are growing and learning. They love what
they do and they do what they love. But, the one thing they said they would
never do is give-up.
Currently, Vid and Sarz shoot independent films, photography, and adver
tisements for T.V. and radio. To learn more, check out their website,
www.vidandsarz.com <http://www.vidandsarz.com/>
By Rachel Shepherd
Features Editor
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