Buffalo Samson Credits

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Directed By Brett Bortle
Assistant Director: Zach Bennett
Produced By Brett Bortle
Written By The Cast
Edited By Brett Bortle
Music By Siddhartha Barnhoorn
Make up FX By Brett Bortle/Adam Hill


Starring:
Tatum Thrift as Rebecca
Dan Contios as The Investigator
Adam Hill as Regan
Marjorie Foster as Lauren
Amanda Patino as Alice
Andrew Gion as Mark
Minas Fakrajian as Buffalo Samson

Special Thanks To:
The Gion and Fakrajian households.

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Man, I'm so anxious to see this one. He's a friggin' beast!!!

Its always fun how you put out these casting calls... "Ummm.. I need someone to be really menacing and 'creepy out there' to scare the shite out of people..." Annd... who in the right mind says yes? Did you know the guy before hand?

The ranger in our short "Lakeside" was the same way. He's creepy, but that's what's putting food on the table and footage on the reel.

/j
 
Thanks for the support! Yes we actually did know him previous to shooting, and he's actually one of the nicest dudes you will ever meet! That is until I call "action" and the terror ensues!:)

My favorite part of the whole process is watching this guy "Buffalo" come in and out of character! He really has the whole Fat, Sledgehammer wielding maniac thing down to a science.

Thanks again and I look forward to your films as well!
 
Magicchildfilms said:
Thanks for the support! Yes we actually did know him previous to shooting, and he's actually one of the nicest dudes you will ever meet! That is until I call "action" and the terror ensues!:)

My favorite part of the whole process is watching this guy "Buffalo" come in and out of character! He really has the whole Fat, Sledgehammer wielding maniac thing down to a science.

Thanks again and I look forward to your films as well!
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ha!! I bet that was hilarious watching him Minas. I would love to see some BTS of him going in and out of character. I bet that would be a pyshological thriller in itself. :) Good luck!
/j
 
I'll definitely post some up soon, The dvd has tons of deleted scenes and interviews that I would love to post on here!

Thanks for the support!
Look forward to your films as well!

Brett
MCF
 
Really liked yours. Great quality in colors, composition, sound, imagery...

So far my Fav!

I love how you showed glimpses of scenes to give a sense of what had happened, but you didn't really have to show much....

GREAT WORK!
 
ya man.. This flick is intense.

It was a lil' dark for my tastes but that helped the mood. Music/Score/Ambience.. Wowa. creepy and fit the film nicely.

Ending was a little abrupt though, but leaves you wanting more.

The other issue I saw was the aspect ratio of the film. It really urked me to watch, but I suspended all beliefs like I do with every movie and looked past it.

I want to see more Buffalo!

/j
 
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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.
 
2 words: Horror unleashed.
I have to agree with most things kholi writes above and to note one thing I wanted to see, in the final tense scene with the 2 actors tied with wires - the sequence is a bit long and when Buffalo comes in I would expect to hold a saw and cut them to pieces... seriously would bring it to a climax but it just stays at the level of terror and screaming.
Seen some movies so far, but with this one I think I'm sleeping with the lights on tonight! :S Almost real blood look and unique image style. Saw like horror.
 
Very modern horror film. Saw, etc., have been mentioned. The actual event scenes with Buffalo were intense! Very well directed and executed. I was definitely affected by those scenes. The only disconnect I felt was the whole interrogation scene. Now, the interrogators role was not defined in the film, but I took him for a homicide detective. I just don't think such a brutal interrogation of a VICITIM would take place. The actor also seemed kind of young to be in that kind of role. And the ending was a bit abrupt and didn't make sense, well, unless Buffalo Samson was there to bust her out and save his ass. :)

So for me...

The real horror stuff: A+!
The interrogation room: didn't work for me.
Good film, one of the better ones so far that I've scene.


John G.
 
Wow Thanks so much for all the amazing support! Your comments anf reviews are truly appreciated! Reading these comments a minute ago just made all the long hours and hardwork I put into this film worth every single bit!

Thanks so much!

Brett
MCF
 
Brett -
You should be very proud of what you've accomplished here. Your work with effects, editing and pacing in the straight horror sequences is top-notch. In terms of pure, modern, by-the-book horror, this is the best I've seen so far, flat out. The film has style to spare, and a lot of solid performing. Of course, fear is the second-easiest emotion to play...right after anger, I'm sorry to say.
There are some serious logical fallacies here. What is this girl, still bloody and obviously traumatized, doing in this interrogation room being harrassed by this guy? Why isn't she in a hospital? And what's Buffalo doing there at the end? I know he's kinda magical and all - but his name isn't Kaiser Sosay, you know.
Her performance was good. His...well...the kid didn't seem to have a lot to work off of. And I do mean kid - if he's a homicide detective, I'm a professional filmmaker. I'm not. Sadly. And he's not. Er. Back to the film.
Well, it's a lot to cram into five minutes...but if there's a longer version of the film, PM me and let me know, I'd like to see it. In the meantime, great job with the horror, as I said before.
-Ben
 
I enjoyed this as well... I don't think you're going to have much trouble finding followers of this film. Lots of intense imagery - screaming - and blood.

The look of Samson was scary in itself! Good job with the entire piece.
 
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