Screen Grabs! Buffalo Samson

[Magicchildfilms]

Here's a couple of test grabs for the upcoming horror thriller "Buffalo Samson"
Courtesy of Magic Child Films.
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[Shaw]

Definitely gritty :)

[Kholi]

Super gritty. Great look you got going on.

PM John_Hudson and have him move it to the HOrror fest INdividual Threads.

Looking great, man.

[Magicchildfilms]

Thanks for the comments, gritty is definitely something we were striving for in the making of this film.:)

-MAGIC CHILD FILMS
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[Edgen]

Holy smokes!! I definitely don't want to meet that dude in my backyard. Specially with a blunt sledge hammer.

/j

[Jack Daniel Stanley]

He looks great ...

Yeah ... nothing like a bigass dude with a sledgerhammer yikes.

Looks like your pretty far a long. When did you shoot?

And welcome, btw :thumbsup:

[Magicchildfilms]

Yeah the first time we met the big guy we knew he was the one we were looking for. Intensity Lots of it!

We started shooting, in late July.

The posters should be up by the end of the week.

Thanks:)
-MCF
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[Brandon Rice]

Very cool stuff man!

[EJ Pennypacker]

Very nice work!

EJ

[Kholi]

I'm back to chime in on this one. That big guy is really creepy looking.

How is it working down south? I'm from Georgia and I never really got to participate in any productions... everyone I knew had been either too lazy or just didn't want to take chances. Is it easy to snag locations for you?

[Magicchildfilms]

Well aside it being really hot all the time it works out pretty well. You wouldn't believe the number of abandoned buildings, factories, schools, farms, ect... lying around FL. So yes locations never really seem to be a problem.

and yes there are times on set where even the cast and crew gets a little weary when the big fellas around.:)
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[conrad_johnson]

Wow, what an awsome title....and scary huge guy.:)

[insanityfw]

I can't wait. Looks amazing!!!

[mameragex]

Nice! This contest is gonna be soo much fun!

[jpbankesmercer]

Very tasty.

[Lake Films]

Love the look of your grabs! Was that CC or a program like Magic bullet?

[Magicchildfilms]

Thanks alot,

It's all CC. Ive seen some stuff done with magic bullet (very cool) however I just love doing it all from scratch. ya know.

Brett
-MCF

[Charli]

I knew duct tape had multiple uses.

[Andrew Brinkhaus]

You mentioned you CC'd it all from scratch...Care to elaborate on the process and what you used/came up with for the CC? Im dying to come up with something like this and just can't seem to make anything that looks like yours.

[Magicchildfilms]

:) I'll take that as a compliment.

[Magicchildfilms]

-continued

What are you cutting with (and or CC'ing with)? Without me giving certain special recipes away (considering we live in the same area) I can say that alot of my look comes from the lighting techniques we use.

I usually take a couple hours coming up with my Corretions...
Just keep playing with it. and try different stuff.

Thanks
Brett/MCF

[Lake Films]

Ah CC. I use the CC tool in FCP, but I also find it tough to come up with that 'dirty, gritty' look that you have achieved.

[Magicchildfilms]

Well everywhere that we have shot, actually has been completely filthy!
I mean whats horror without a little filth...

[cinealma]

Well everywhere that we have shot, actually has been completely filthy!
I mean whats horror without a little filth...

Don't forget scabby. Nothing like some good ol' filthy and scabby walls.

[Jay Rodriguez]

the images look so damn good for this genre.... hope your story is as good.

[Magicchildfilms]

Thank you.

I can assure you we took just as much time working on the script as we did on the cinematography.:)

I should have some new stills up by the weekend.

Brett
MCF

[insanityfw]

I've got high hopes on this one. Even moreover since you put extra into the script.

Much good luck!!!!

[cinealma]

From the screen grabs, this one looks damn good. Definitely looking forward to it.

Don't give away the magic, but are you CC'ing within your NLE or are you exporting out to something else?


John G.

[Magicchildfilms]

Nope all CC'ing is done within.

I really appreciate your comments and support. as well as the others that have posted in this thread.

Brett
MCF

[Shaw]

Honestly guys, there are only so many things you CAN do in an NLE. ;) There really aren't many 'trade secrets'!

[MOVIE STUNTS]

Nice grabs... This is one i will be looking forward to.

[Lingothree]

I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE the title.

[Kholi]

I couldn't find the original thread. You guys may need to have the others deleted.

Review | POSSIBLE SPOILER ALERT! I watch the movies first time around strictly for enjoyment, second and third for review.

Visually awesome. Nice images. You'll have to talk a bit more about your process for getting distinct looking footage.

Script - Can't say that it isn't the new horror. Saw, Hostel, Buffalo Samson. You guys might get funding for a feature if you show this around. People are always looking for scripts like this. I can't say that it was awesome, it's definitely worth pitching for funding on an Indie level. Didn't finish itself off, really.

Direction - Great frame-ups. Great camera action going on in the torture scene. REALLy great choice of what to show and what not to show. I totally got the meat-hook. NICE.

Acting - Screams, terror. They all looked scared to me when they were suppsoed to be. They all looked like they wanted to have fun camping when it was time. Kudos to your guys and gals. Samson is mean.

Cine/Lighting - Well lit in all the right places, to me. Budget lighting rocks here. Camp-Fire scene looked like a camp-fire scene. Interrogation room looked cold and uninviting. Boiler/Basement looked gritty, wet, and threatning. REALLY nice visuals here and easily THE best attribute. Awesome stuff.

Editing - Not my profession, but the cuts were very today. I could see this on a DVD release for sure. Really timely edits. A great example is when the girl gets put up on the hook. Cut to her feet at the jerk... that sold it for me. I even cringed and I saw NOTHING.

Sound - Up there. Compressed even. I could hear it all and none of it sounded distracting. This round of fest entries is even sounding better.

Special Effects - I gotta say, if that wire had been razor wire I would've turned you rmovie off. The blood in the mouth from both heads being linked together was a nice NICE torture touch. The blood looked like blood to me, plenty of it. I can dig it.

Scariest Moments - The meat hook. That was a really strong portion of your short. It all went really well together and it sold the death.

Overall consensus - Lots of death scenes going on. I didn't really see it come around, seemed like it was definitely part of a larger piece which isn't bad. One of the best I've seen so far visually, really captured the current horror style going on. Good work! Glad you entered. Please don't hang anymore bodies on meat hooks.

[macintosh]

CINEMATOGRAPHY:

Great work. The feel, the look, the shots, all were very well done. The interrogation room had a nice cold feel to it, the campfire scene looked good, and the basement scenes, wow, dirty, gritty and just overall really creepy.

EDITING:

Again, great job here. Going between the interrogation room and the basement was all done extremely well. The timing and the pace of all of the cuts really flowed well. It felt very SAW like to me.

SOUND:

Very well done, good crisp audio. All of the noises were heard and understood. I didn't have any problem hearing the actors, or the background noises. Very high quality.

SCORE:

I have yet to be disappointed by the soundtrack in any of the films. Yours is another great example of fitting perfectly with the story. I think if I had closed my eyes and just listened to the audio, I'd be just as scared as I was watching it.

SCREENPLAY:

Not the most original idea, but you pulled it off very well, and with a style that was your own. I was definitely reminded of the short film that started SAW off watching this, but you gave it your own twist and put it in another place.

ACTING:

Overall, your actors did a great job. I have to give props to anyone that is willing to be tied up, dirtied up with blood or whatever and put in scary situations and pull off a good performance. I was a little disappointed with the interrogator however. For the most part he did a great job, but at other times it felt a little weak and unnatural.

Overall this was a great film. I was creeped out and even disturbed by some of the things. Just as SAW started off as a short film and became 3 feature length movies, I could see the same thing happening here. I could definitely see you adapting this into a longer length with more information behind the killer and the victims. Also, I loved the ending, I was definitely not expecting that. Great work here.

[Magicchildfilms]

WOW Thanks alot!

For you to take the time to write such a detailed review means the world to me!
I'm really glad you enjoyed it!

again thanks for the support!
Brett
MCF

[GaryinCalifornia]

Some really nice grabs... like the more golden ones...