Dead to the World-- Mutual Exploitation Films and Straight Up Productions

Hi Aaroneous,

As stated above, the story is nothing we havn't seen before, but it is shot and editted very well and the lighting is very effective. The lead actor was also Ok. Well done.
 
Interesting film. Next time, please supply a larger format version. Like Puck, I thought this might be MOVIEMASTER entry. There's plenty of room for improvement, but keep it up. I look forward to you next film!
 
I kind of liked this. It had a gritty feel to it. Add some more coverage to your scenes with the actor. Maybe the odd close up.

I liked the ending, nice choice there. Keep it at. The next Fest may be a dark one so I hope to see you learn from this one and show us something there.

MAH
 
Interesting film. I've got a bit of a phobia about whispering voices but that notwithstanding there was some good stuff here. Your lead actor was pretty strong and you had some nice visual effects going on. My one piece of advice is not to rely too much on fx to build tension. Do it the old school way through timing, pacing, and performances and then add stuff like the screen shake as an aftertouch. You've got a good grip on the genre.
 
Hey ... Great atmosphere / suspence .... the story is a bit empty / lacking ... but it's thrilling ... good job ...
 
Thanks to all who have watched our little film. We really appreciate the feedback, especially the positive but also the constructive criticism. I'm working my way through the other films and having a great time doing so. For those who care or are interested we used early 80's Italian horror films as our inspiration for Dead to the World. I watch it and laugh at some of the things I got wrong but mostly I'm proud that we got the film made and posted on time for Questfest. To those who have responded to our film, I promise to watch and reply to yours as promptly as possible. Best of luck to all. Thanks.
 
Notes as I'm watching :)

Love the answering machine messages telling the story. Nice job with the Italian horror vibe - I think you've got it. Honestly I'm not a horror fan at all, but I'm enjoying this and its definitely keeping my interest.

Some lighting continuity issues here and there (blue light in basement keeps dissapearing).

I do like the mix of colors in the lighitng though - totally unrealistic, but it fits and adds to the feel for me.

Ok that ending is great. Fantastic.

Enjoyed this, and like I said I normally dont care for horror stuff, so nice work. Looking forward to seeing more from you.
 
Thank you very much for your thoughtful comments. You are the first to acknowledge that the messages tell the story. We hope to make more shorts and we all really enjoyed Bob and Sam.
 
nice job, I would say that a few shots seemed unnecessary and I get the choice of going hand to follow him around the house, but I would have suggested a tripod on a few shots, but the hand held choice did add to the horror feel of him looking through the house.
 
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