Quarrel of the Bells
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If you thought your family didn't get along...
Quarrel of the Bells series
December 24th, 2024
Sisters-in-law Holly and Carol who have had pent-up hatred for one another let it show on Christmas Eve in an unforgettable holiday brawl. A bloody, violent clash certainly is one way to celebrate the season, and neither combatant holds back whatsoever. Middleman Beaux is too oblivious to pick up on any of this drama.
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Cast & Crew
Director
Logan Bauer
Cast
Andrea Tiu as Holly
Karis Bauer as Carol
Logan Bauer as Beaux
Ariana Tiu as Belle
Abigail Bunner as Cindy
Writing
Logan Bauer
Editing
Logan Bauer
Cinematography
Logan Bauer
Karis Bauer
Ariana Tiu
Producers
Logan Bauer
Andrea Tiu
Karis Bauer
Concept
Logan Bauer
Andrea Tiu
Karis Bauer
Poster
Geraldina Jeronimo Simon
Logan Bauer
Music Coordination
Logan Bauer
Karis Bauer
Andrea Tiu
Script Proofing
Finn Connelly
Andrea Tiu
Karis Bauer
Young Writers' Forum Readthrough
Ben Troung (narration)
Elizabeth Heile (Holly)
Francis Chan (Carol)
Jack Murray (Beaux)
Jacob Stover (Belle/Cindy)
Props
Logan Bauer
Karis Bauer
Jason Bauer
Repair
Jason Bauer
Costumes
Logan Bauer
Karis Bauer
Andrea Tiu
Makeup
Karis Bauer
Andrea Tiu
Budgeting
Logan Bauer
Inspiration
Francis Chan
Motivation
Karis Bauer
Location
Cristy Bunner
Andrea Tiu
Special Thanks
Cristy Bunner
Finn Connelly
Francis Chan
Tony Nardini
Eric Salem
Music
"Happy Holiday / The Holiday Season" by Andy Williams (used in trailer)
"Jingle Bells" by Frank Sinatra
It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" by Andy Williams
"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" by Brenda Lee
"Feliz Navidad" by José Feliciano
"Christmas Eve /Sarajevo 12/24 - Instrumental; 2016 Remaster" by Trans-Siberian Orchestra
"White Christmas" by The Drifters
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" by Frank Sinatra
"Kay Thompson's Jingle Bells" by Andy Williams
Runtime: ≈ 10 minutes
Added in website version 17.0.0
Last updated in website version 18.4.0
Made using Adobe Premiere Pro 2024. Shot on iPhone 13.
© 2024 Logan Bauer. All rights reserved.
© 2024 L.A.B. Productions. All rights reserved.
© 2024 LAB Media. All rights reserved.
Poster artwork by Geraldina Jeronimo Simon. © 2024 gera.artts. All rights reserved.
Gallery
The film's poster, drawn by Geraldina Jeronimo Simon
The film's thumbnail, using art from the poster
The film's logo, which was based off the logo for Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
L.A.B. Productions
Carol being driven
Beaux driving
Arriving at the house; the hospital looms
Logo as seen in the film
What a glare.
Carol's reaction; foreshadowing the sign
Belle's excitement
Cindy opens Carol's gift
Carol meets Holly at the door
Carol's bloody nose
Holly swings
Carol about to deliver a devious blow
Carol has the upper hand
Laughter
The blood drips from the stiletto
The sisters-in-law in bandages
They seek revenge
Sudden cut to the title card
L.A.B. Productions
Costume Behind-the-Scenes Gallery
Karis with the dress and shoes
Trying them on
Poster Behind-the-Scenes Gallery
The initial teaser poster
The teaser image posted on the L.A.B. Productions Instagram
The temporary thumbnail used for the film prior to the poster's completion/in case it was not done in time
The mock-up poster made to lead Geraldina in the direction wanted for the final poster
The poster without any text and missing colored eyebrows on Carol and Belle
Script
The script was finalized for the November 22nd, 2024 Young Writers' Forum meeting where it was read aloud. Ben Troung read for the narration, Elizabeth Heile read for Holly, Francis Chan read for Carol, Jack Murray read for Beaux, and Jacob Stover read for both Belle and Cindy.
Trivia
The film initially was planned to feature stop-motion animation based on the Rankin Bass Christmas films, but was scrapped due to difficulty implementing it well.
Each of the characters have a holiday-themed name:
Holly is a Christmas-themed plant which looks very similar to mistletoe.
Carol comes from the Christmas tradition of caroling/Christmas carols.
Beaux is pronounced like "bow", which gifts are wrapped in.
Belle is pronouned as "bell", which are Christmas staples.
Cindy comes from the name of the little girl from How the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss, Cindy Lou Who.
The sign used in the video broke the night before filming and was fixed by Jason Bauer. Despite this, as seen in the film, the sign broke in a different way while filming.
Geraldina Jeronimo Simon was asked to make the poster reminiscent of Santa Claus Coca-Cola ads from the mid-1900s.
Karis Bauer's finger was in fact broken on set by Andrea Tiu when tossing the Coke can used in the garage scene.
The budget of the film ended up close to $90.
This is the only L.A.B. Productions film of 2024 that was always conceived as a film to not have a post-credits scene of any kind. One was planned (as seen in the scipt) to allow Andrea Tiu's friends Allie and Maya to cameo, but this was scrapped.
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