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I was able to see the film for the first time today. I'm extremely happy with it. It's a pretty slick and faithful production, and I was immediately surprised to see such technical quality for something that no one invested in or made a paycheck from.
I asked the director how the premiere went, and he said lots of people commented on how scary it was. I think I'm even more happy for him than I am for myself.
The film is currently password protected on Vimeo, so I'm talking to the director to see when I have his permission to share the film with others.
I remember reading this a while back and liking it a whole bunch... looking forward to seeing the film! The stills look promising, very slick, good lighting.
Hey Chris. Congrats on this. Would be interested to see the finished project.
I dug the script pretty good. I liked the use of the reflection a lot. It's little things like this that make horror effective. I liked the image of the glasses in blood as well.
I realize the script's already done but for future reference, I'll say I thought the "Jenn, we tried..." line was too expository. I don't think they'd refer back to all this stuff in such a way. You could've just said "We've tried everything" and the reader would've understood.
Not a huge gripe. Just something to think about for next time. This was about the only issue that really stuck out. Otherwise, not bad and once again, congrats.
I couldn't remember if I had read this one -- I had, apparently, because I remembered how it was going to end partway through -- but that didn't really diminish my enjoyment of this one at all. Well-executed, and a lot of that is down to the pacing, the sound design, and the choice to spend money in the right places (though that's all I'll say about that).
Beautiful in its simplicity, this one, a good ol'-fashioned spooky story. What I really appreciated about the film was that it knew when to take things slow and how to keep a consistently engaging pace that kept things moving but allowed us to spend some time with the characters.
That said, I did feel that there were some quiet moments in here that could have been used to bring more character out of these two. We get to see them while they're alone a lot -- would have been neat if the dude muttered something to himself, or picked his nose, or some little character-building thing, while he was waiting. Same goes for her...this one would have been even better for me if some character quirks and tells were packed into those moments of silence.
The cinematography's probably not quite up to the task in some of these shots; there are times when the shots are a little bit boring because the lighting can't quite support the slow pacing. Some shots look great, though, and I think it's the right choice to have the right pacing and not perfect lighting, rather than to ruin the pace trying to move quick through the boring shots.
The major directorial gripe I had here was the failure to establish a spatial relationship between the bedroom and the hiding spot at the bottom of the stairs. I definitely lost some tension just being confused about where he was, where he was going to jump out from, and so on. Tension there relied on my imagination and my imagination was handicapped by not knowing where the source of danger would be coming from.
Sound design helped a LOT, though the rising strings were a bit overbearing during the reveal. Other than that, though, I thought the designer's work was excellent.
Script came off great; lots of great stuff in this one. Definitely something to be proud of, Chris!
I just read this - It was well written and as a stand-alone scare it worked. I'm all about the story though and this seems like a scene from a feature rather than a contained short. Don't get me wrong, I liked it, I just personally think a short should still be a story with a beginning, middle and end.
However if you have an idea for turning this into a feature and this is just a taster then I'm sold.
Congratulations on getting this produced, that's FAB!
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I couldn't remember if I had read this one -- I had, apparently, because I remembered how it was going to end partway through -- but that didn't really diminish my enjoyment of this one at all. Well-executed, and a lot of that is down to the pacing, the sound design, and the choice to spend money in the right places (though that's all I'll say about that).
Beautiful in its simplicity, this one, a good ol'-fashioned spooky story. What I really appreciated about the film was that it knew when to take things slow and how to keep a consistently engaging pace that kept things moving but allowed us to spend some time with the characters.
Thanks so much! I was really impressed with the sound design myself. The director wants to convert it to 5.1 surround (which he wasn't able to do originally because he was on a time crunch to finish the film as his senior project). I think that'll really benefit the film since so much of it relies on the music and sound effects.
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That said, I did feel that there were some quiet moments in here that could have been used to bring more character out of these two. We get to see them while they're alone a lot -- would have been neat if the dude muttered something to himself, or picked his nose, or some little character-building thing, while he was waiting. Same goes for her...this one would have been even better for me if some character quirks and tells were packed into those moments of silence.
You're right. I feel like the camera lingers a little longer than it should in some instances (Jenn looking underneath the bed and preparing to scream, Kyle texting in the hallway, etc). I did like a few things the director did on his own, like Kyle turning off the fish tank, Jenn seeing the red yarn retreating at the foot of the bed, etc. I was actually VERY surprised and happy he felt comfortable enough to make those changes, because they work.
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The major directorial gripe I had here was the failure to establish a spatial relationship between the bedroom and the hiding spot at the bottom of the stairs. I definitely lost some tension just being confused about where he was, where he was going to jump out from, and so on. Tension there relied on my imagination and my imagination was handicapped by not knowing where the source of danger would be coming from.
I see what you're saying. I mentioned to the director I wish there had been a tracking shot of the monster's POV as it walks down the hallway, just to establish the thumping was footsteps instead of somebody pounding on a door or something else that could potentially make the same noise. That way it also establishes where Kyle is hiding AND how close the thing is to him.
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Script came off great; lots of great stuff in this one. Definitely something to be proud of, Chris!
I just read this - It was well written and as a stand-alone scare it worked. I'm all about the story though and this seems like a scene from a feature rather than a contained short. Don't get me wrong, I liked it, I just personally think a short should still be a story with a beginning, middle and end.
However if you have an idea for turning this into a feature and this is just a taster then I'm sold.
Congratulations on getting this produced, that's FAB!
Thanks for reading, Mark. This isn't a deep story by a long shot, and I'll be the first to admit I built the whole thing around a quick scare, but I do feel it has a solid beginning, middle, and end for such a short piece. It's definitely a "what you see is what you get" scenario, though. Thanks again!
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