Introducing Ernesto Castro's first short film, 'Karma Kills' - Created with Celtx

Recently we received a heartfelt email from student filmmaker, Ernesto Castro.

I want to tell you guys that this software is amazing and I truly from the bottom of my heart appreciate it so much that i have this in my arsenal.  It has made my life as a student filmmaker so much more easy and more professional.  - Thank you,

Ernesto Castro

Ernesto had just completed his first short film entitled, 'Karma Kills' which was created in part with Celtx. Ernesto did a terrific job playing the demanding roles of Writer /Director /Producer in this suspense filled drama that will definitely make you think twice before committing an innocent act of kindness! We hope you enjoy...

About Ernesto Castro:

My name is Ernie Castro and I'm 28 years old.  I'm a film student at Riverside Community College in Riverside, CA.  I was a student at Tufts University in Medford, MA when I decided to to leave school and come back to California to pursue a career in the film industry.

The idea for Karma Kills came to me when I was at a gas station one day and this attractive lady was asking for directions to a pay phone.  There wasn't one around so I offered her my cell.  As much as I wanted to be polite and didn't want to eaves drop I couldn't help it.  The conversation was pretty mundane but I thought the entire situation was interesting.  I thought of the story and the rest is on YouTube.  It's pretty interesting where inspiration comes from.  I'm reading a book called "The Portable Film School" by D.B. Gilles in which the author writes how sometimes you may have a good story but you don't have a good film.  This is a great example of that.

Currently I'm working on my next short and I might be over reaching but if you don't reach for the stars you'll never get to the clouds, right.  My next short is a twenty minute musical with original music.  We'll see how it works out.

I would like to thank the Celtx team for creating such a fantastic piece of software.  It's so powerful and easy to use and none of my projects would be possible without it.

KARMA KILLS

Comments

[Vanessa Ortega]

I wish this wasn't a private video I never got to see this =(