Dispatch - a Fat Monster film

So who's the crew on this one? I was looking for the credits and didn't see the single frame. What gives? I liked this movie a lot and I'm really interested in who was behind the scenes as I'm sure we all are. Share please.
 
I am not sure why was called dispatch when she called 911? I didn't really like the title didn't think it went with the film.

I did like how the actress made it so believable that she was stabbed, but the wooden stake I knew exactly which it was from the beginning so there was no surprise there for me, still the tension was good.

Also, if a police officer or sheriff saw someone bleeding or not breathing they would immediately go into paramedic mode. This officer just stood there, so that part of it was not plausible.

Kudos to the actress, job well done!
 
Fortunately for me I forgot that this was MonsterFest and so I was happily surprised with the reveals of the story.

Excellent work. Beautifully shot. Simple and effective short.
 
Hey Rodney,
Not much of a crew. Me, the DP, a grip/gaffer and the makeup girl. Had a couple of other friends over but they were mostly eating all the food. Aside from that we were working with actors I've met on various projects here in L.A. and I would call them when it was time for them to come over so as to not waste their time. It was shot at my folks house and was done predominately in one night though we shot a couple of pickup shots on a different night. I enlisted the help of the wonderfully talented Justin Durban for the score. He rocked and is such a nice guy to work with.


Rodney V. Smith said:
So who's the crew on this one? I was looking for the credits and didn't see the single frame. What gives? I liked this movie a lot and I'm really interested in who was behind the scenes as I'm sure we all are. Share please.
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I can see how 'dispatch' had a double meaning, but I guess some people didn't. :) I like the complete feel this piece had. Good job.
 
My friend happened to be getting rid of carpet from his house. So I took a square from his living room, cleaned it up and threw it in there. We were lucky it worked out because we would have beens screwed if we didn't have it.


Jason Ramsey said:
I was wondering about the blood stained carpet when I was watching it... what did you do about/for that?
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SPOILERS!!

Visually this was spectacular. I loved just about every frame. The lighting came off as extremely natural. That GH1 really kicks!

The lead actress was also excellent. The cop, so-so.

Although the story engaged me I felt like this was just a scene of a much longer film. It started in the middle of 'I still don't know what' and ended as expected.
Leaving me asking questions is usually a good thing but this to me was like...

"Why did the vampire call 911? Why the apology? Obviously she bit him, but he probably tried to kill her/it?"
I'm ALL for leaving things up to interpretation but there should be some sort of back story.

The VFX were quite good! Excellent really. Great closing shot.

Story issues aside this is still going to be highly rated by me. I just have to finish up with a few more.
A little more back story and I would have easily rated this my number one pick. It's pretty close as is.

Nice job, guys.

MAH
 
yes! this was amazing film for me, this is my top two films. I think timing, lighting, camera work, makeup everything was just spot on. The actors did great! Fantastic job, I look forward to seeing more of your stuff. :)
 
AWESOME!... this is the best film I've seen so far... The acting, lighting, blood, sound, video quality is top notch!.. I really liked the part when she was on the floor and kicking herself forward with one leg to reach the phone.... good job man!
 
this is one of the best shorts i have ever seen in theses fests and im not just saying that because i designed the poster. :) this movie looks like its literally a scene out of a actual movie. i'm floored. and jealous - great work Nobel!
 
This film is one of my favorites. It sucked me in right from the start. I actually found myself gasping for breath with the actress. She did an outstanding job, excellent acting and I would say the best of the fest in that concern.

Every shot we see has a purpose and were executed flawlessly. The score worked great too. Nice blood (hope it came out of the carpet!). Also nice job on the VFX's.

Sorry I can't think of anything that bugged me...but that's a good thing!

Congratulations to cast & crew on a job really well done. This film gets my highest rating!
 
Wow - I'm gobsmacked! Makes me want to see the whole film... I've a GH-1 but I'll never pretend that I could produce something as luscious as this. The Nobel Prize to you sir :).
 
I like this film so I'm going to be picky! This film had amazing special effects. I loved the blood and the creative cutting around pulling the stake out. The lighting was good as was the overall look of the film. The end was a bit too overlit for scary in my opinion. As far as story, to me, this seemed a little too much like a trailer which in itself isn't a bad thing. It started in the middle of something. I too needed back story. I thought the acting was poor towards the end with the Cop. Do a little research on how cops react if you're going for realism in a film like this. I think this was a little too big of a story for 6 minutes. It's crammed in there. If you had 15, it would have worked really well and you could have started a little earlier. I was left wondering questions like Who did the stabbing? What happened? Is the killer still there? Is there a killer? Was it a spat between husband and wife, but the wife happens to be a vampire? Still one of my top 10 films!
 
To offer the opposite opinion of sfoster, I loved how we were thrown into the story. In fact, for me that was what made this film so awesome for me. And all the questions that sfoster had were answered for me in the film, and that's what the film was about - answering those questions. Now, not all the answers were neat and tidy, but there were enough answers for my satisfaction.

Beyond that, the acting and technical elements were superb. I loved the film. So far my favorite, and I have a hard time believing it's going to be knocked from that spot. Excellent work.

I'll agree with sfoster that the police officer did not behave rationally, BUT I went with it personally because it suited the story. Perhaps you could have found a middle ground where he behaved believably and it still worked for the story.
 
Thanks so much for the reviews everybody! I wouldn't watch this if it was 15 mins long, We didn't even use all 6! :)

I'm trying to get to everyone's films and I appreciate the time everyone is spending watching/reviewing this one.
 
i love films that throw you right into the middle (with the exception of mortal kombat 2). it makes you think a lot harder. i'd rather be thinking to figure out what happened as things progress than just know everything right out of the box. also makes the rest of the film more ambiguous. nothing worse than knowing the ending as soon as the film starts. i thought this was the best opening of any of the films.
 
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