vnguyen972
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it was a human instinct... that she made the call... but then she realized it and said nothing and threw the phone away... I really like that.
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Sprocketboy
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I liked it for the same reason, but some people need more of a reason. Such as... making her iris lose color when she decides to hang the phone back up. This would hint at something about her that is inhuman at that moment.
Rodney V. Smith
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I loved that moment because it harkens back to the base instincts of any human in trouble and tells of such a deep history for the character. Like I said before: people always think of vampires as monsters, but they forget that they were HUMANS first. We have no idea how long this woman has been a vampire. She could have only been a vampire for 2 years or 2 weeks and still has to deal with 20+ years of human training. When in trouble of a mortal kind you bloody well call 911. It's ingrained in our heads. That says a LOT about the development and growth of the character and that she's not just a paper cut out: she's a real person... and she was sorry for biting Dave.
Matt Sconce
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That is exactly what I got from the short! Well maybe not, but it is a fun alternate tale. :beer:
A lot of people have been inquiring as to who the actors were, etc:
Here is a rough Cast/Crew List:
Directer: Oliver Noble - DP: Sam Falconi - Sound: Anyone who was free - Makeup Marina Mestaz - Gaffer: Ben Krutcher - Grips: Any friends that were hanging around at the moment - Vampire Girl: Rochelle Valles - Husband: David Lloyd Wilson - Cop: Tim Abell.
I met Rochelle and David on a webseries I was working on about a year ago. I met Tim through various friends and other projects. All three were awesome to work with, had no egos and just really did an excellent job. I can't say enough about everyone who pitched in.
Here is a rough Cast/Crew List:
Directer: Oliver Noble - DP: Sam Falconi - Sound: Anyone who was free - Makeup Marina Mestaz - Gaffer: Ben Krutcher - Grips: Any friends that were hanging around at the moment - Vampire Girl: Rochelle Valles - Husband: David Lloyd Wilson - Cop: Tim Abell.
I met Rochelle and David on a webseries I was working on about a year ago. I met Tim through various friends and other projects. All three were awesome to work with, had no egos and just really did an excellent job. I can't say enough about everyone who pitched in.
Quick video of some BTS:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TGLSefxShg
Here are some pics of Rochelle in action:
Ready for a take:
Marina in Action:
Splinters in the heart...:
Rochelle on the floor. Human style. GH1 in the foreground!!!:
Stake harness thingy. I think the next page has a better description of how we made it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TGLSefxShg
Here are some pics of Rochelle in action:
Ready for a take:
Marina in Action:
Splinters in the heart...:
Rochelle on the floor. Human style. GH1 in the foreground!!!:
Stake harness thingy. I think the next page has a better description of how we made it:
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Matt Sconce
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Awesome! I love to see these BTS shots!
Rodney V. Smith
DVXFest Promo Guru
That's exactly what they WANTED us to think! But then they pulled the good ol' switcheroo. Damn their clever writing!
Chad_from_Chad
Active member
Just wonderful. I haven't watched everything yet, but I'm about three quarters of the way through and you're still in my top two so far. Beautifully lit, shot, cut, makeup, acting, props, etc. It's on the very, very, very, very short lists of movies from this fest that I actually want to watch again for enjoyment, instead of trying to clear up something that confused me.
After that, my one real gripe with the short is the shot that seems like it's supposed to be a "jump-scare" when the sheriff grabs her shoulder, just didn't work, it was the only thing that felt out of place to me. Other than that I was sucked into this one from beginning to end.
After that, my one real gripe with the short is the shot that seems like it's supposed to be a "jump-scare" when the sheriff grabs her shoulder, just didn't work, it was the only thing that felt out of place to me. Other than that I was sucked into this one from beginning to end.
I'm trying to find some more stuff for you guys. I know I snapped some photos of the "stake rig."
To be honest the stake in the heart was an easy idea to execute in theory but turned out to be quite a task in reality. I'm looking for some pics to show you the contraption we went with. It was a home made contraption and I can't help but think that we will use the same process for many other things in the future.
EditPhish
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I'd love to see that... It was very convincing!
lawriejaffa
Veteran
I won't add too much to this!
I'm really just adding to the chorus of praise - this is very commercial, very mainstream, but done very effectively and is genuinely entertaining.
This is commercial pulp done with finesse - accessible and entertaining to a very wide audience of cynics like me and well, that annoying kid josh down the road.
It's shot beautifully, acted extremely well (kudos to the actress) and production design was excellent. The atmosphere is effective and yada yada.
Congratulations!
I'm really just adding to the chorus of praise - this is very commercial, very mainstream, but done very effectively and is genuinely entertaining.
This is commercial pulp done with finesse - accessible and entertaining to a very wide audience of cynics like me and well, that annoying kid josh down the road.
It's shot beautifully, acted extremely well (kudos to the actress) and production design was excellent. The atmosphere is effective and yada yada.
Congratulations!
We were going for certain things and I think we nailed a lot of them. I've been reading your reviews and I must say you've got a knack with words. Makes for an entertaining read of the reviews.