GORSEHILL FARM - Weston

Just watched.

Beautiful imagery. Really nice shots you had in there.

But the script....well....I found the script pretty lacking. The scene with the people talking was really hard to make out the dialogue and it just oozed of "setup." And the slow motion at the end seemed a bit cheezy to me.

Sorry. :(
 
I agree that you have beautiful imagery in here. Nice depiction of the ax attack. However, I also found the sound mixing curiously unbalanced. Score is nice nice nice and up front, but dialog is buried in the mix.

A great feel to the piece, though.

Mark
 
But the script....well....I found the script pretty lacking. The scene with the people talking was really hard to make out the dialogue and it just oozed of "setup."
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However, I also found the sound mixing curiously unbalanced.
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I agree 100%. The story I wanted to tell I found when editing would take at least 8 mins. There was a twist as to whom the killer was and the reasons why.....and it would have been alot better....but just too little time. So I had to try to make a completely different movie out of it...and with not too much time to do so...it didnt turn out all that great. Thanks for thinking the shots look nice. The story does indeed suck...but oh well...I'll plan better next time.

As for sound...it was very hard to get any good sound at the farm. There are fans going constantly amongst other machinery. We did adr for it...but that didnt match up...and I had to go with what we got on location. All in all this would have been alot better if we had made it before the very last minute.

Anyway...sorry for disappointing anyone who might have been looking forward to it. Hopefully this won't turn you completely off viewing any of my work in the future.

What in camera settings did you use while shooting this? Film looks great, keep it up.
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I honestly don't know....I just eyeball everything. Again guys...thanks for the complements on the look.

If anyone wonders why I havnt posted any reviews on any other pages...its cause I havnt been able to download any of the folders on those first four links...and I've only watched about 2 films so far on the mirrors cause my internets kinda slow. I'll watch as many as I can and post reviews for those I see.

Thanks
 
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I honestly don't know....I just eyeball everything. Again guys...thanks for the complements on the look.
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I don't think you understood the question. I'm talking about scene file settings. Things like detail level, chroma level, gamma, etc. I'm also curious about any color correction you used. Again, great job.
 
Well...I'm pretty sure the color temp. was at -7, master ped at -5, gamma cinelike D, detail level 0, chroma level 0. I shot most of it with the gain on at least medium because I wanted it to look kind of grainy. For CC its just a tint of turning the white to tan and the blacks to blue with varying adjustment for particular shots. And some brightness and contrast. Is that more of what you were looking for?
 
Like others said the imagery was really good. It felt very documentry but cinematic and I wished you hadn't slowed it down at the end because then it would have felt like a snuff film. The hand getting cut off looked real but the slowing down of it took me out of the mood you set.
 
This one seriously looked like filme to me at times. The look was aweseome. I agree w/ the other comments. Dialogue was lost, story was missing a bit,etc. But there were times when I was thinking: This is DVX? Good job on the cc.
 
It felt very documentry but cinematic and I wished you hadn't slowed it down at the end because then it would have felt like a snuff film.
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I'm glad you got the documentary vibe from it. I had always wanted it slowed down.. so I never really gave it a chance and looked at it normal speed. Probably should have.

This one seriously looked like filme to me at times
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Film? wow......thats a high complement. Thanks. It was lucky.

Like I said up there earlier...i definately agree with you fellows....and all the points against it as far as story and sound. I wish I would have done all that better. Next fest I know what to concentrate on, but for now I'm enjoying the feedback and the experience.
 
weston..

Man, I have to admit, I was on nerve this entire time watching the film. Not because of the silly backstory, but Its just that I know first how creepy and scary a farm can be with all the machinery, the animals, and unknowns just laying around. I used to build forts with hundreds of hay bails and would jump down a loft exactly how your character did. I just kept waiting for some equipment to turn on and maul someone. That to me would have been horrifying.

as people said, the audio was a little bad, so i'd maybe explore the option to ADR the final version.

The end, man.. was just creepy. weird, surreal, and I liked it. I shouldn't like it due to human nature, but I liked it. Thank you for sharing your story.

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

Great Location here. REAL COWS! WTF. I thought a Cow was going to get straight slaughtered in this one. That would've been MESSED.

Script - Because you've already said something on this subject I won't beat the horse in the face. I will say, though, that if you figured you didn't have enough time? I'd re-examine what you've got in the cutting room. There's easily three minutes you can cut out of this and use to go for what you really wanted.

Direction - Camera work was neat. One thing that stood out was the zoom in on the Square hatch. I normally abhor zoom, but it worked here. Might've been a tad bit too long but it's fine. Frame-ups were working. There's a scene where one guy crosses in front of the darker haired one and the camera sticks on the guy in the background. I liked that. The second thing that stands out was the axe scene through the stable. THAT was kick-ass, man. I loved how you tracked the movement.

Acting - The scene where they're talking in the room about the killer didn't sound too bad to me. Maybe it was just the setup all itself. Otherwise, I couldn't hear enough to judge the line delivery.

Cine/Lighting - I liked the daylight scenes. Really got the farm look into the footage. Lots of neat things to pay attention to and that's why I actually kept watching.

Editing - Everything seemed to link together well, especially when you get to the death scene. You cut at the right moments with the finger chopping and such.

Sound - I couldn't hear the voices. Score had it's striking moments, but I would've liked to hear what the heck they were talking about.

Special Effects - Man, that hand chop got me. I winced. He straight hacked his fingers and it looked crazy real. Good show.

Scariest Moments - Easily the axe to the hand. I felt bad for that dude. Then I laughed about it really loud. But I felt bad for him initially.

Overall consensus - Sweeten it up. Recut it the way you really wanted to and let us see what it's all about. Right now the beginning is actually interesting as "a day on the farm." You could probably cut some flowing music over it and totally change the subject matter. GREAT LOCATION DUDE! Thanks for showin it off.
 
Nicely done! Overall, a very enjoyable film to watch and it freaked me out a couple times. Excellent location, great job casting and moreso the performances you got seemed very real and genuine to me, so kudos to you on direction.

Strong points, defintely location, cast, cinematography and that creepy music at the end!

Sound was weak at times and it was difficult to hear/understand some of the dialouge, but I didn't care to much because I was into the story through the visuals and acting.

I have some issues with the ending of the film...I love the creepy music and I'm totally sucked in by the time you reveal the crazy guy with the axe but I didn't like how the rest of it was slow motion after that. For me, I was there- taking that deep breath- and then once it went slow-mo, it lost the intensity that had been building. I think that if you had it slow for just that one moment- that beat of recognition-- and then BAM, that guy lurches forward and we're moving FAST (normal speed or even some stuttering/jump cuts); it'd make the ending much more impactual for me, more frighteningly real.
 
Hey man I loved the look and feel of this one made me feel like old time film horror movies. Amazing!
 
After having seen and been in some of Weston's films, and not knowing anything about this one until it was done, I'd have to say he did a great job.

I would have to agree with the other posters on most subjects. My favorite parts of this though were the awesome music that Weston composed himself, and that it really felt like an old horror film. No gimmicks, no stupid CG, no dumb make-up, no Scooby-Doo monster. Just build up, build up, and DEVLIVER.

I actually jumped at the part when the "killer" aka plaid coat man crossed the loft. The music was right on! IT WAS AMAZINGLY AWESOME. Also, I would have to say that it's nice to have climatic music that actually leads somewhere, unlike other Weston productions ;) lol
 
i just need to say again, THIS WAS AMAZING. I couldn't beleive i actually jumped. Not many movies can do that to me anymore.

p.s. I heard you are toast on vacation? Comments?
 
Hey Weston, nice job! Loved the location! Beautiful cinematography. Very nice feel.

The story didn't develope for me. We find out that there is a creepy guy but I have no idea why he kills the lead. Did he overhear the comment? Why did he kill the guy? Maybe I missed something.

LOVED the axe cutting off the hand! By far the best "chopping" scene I've seen.

All in all, I liked the slow, steady pace. I found myself thinking that it was taking too long to get to the point. Not that you have to rush anything... just some more info along the way to the climax.

Just my opinion.

Very nice work!!!

Congrats!

Ted
 
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I think alot of people are um...not so much complaining, but just really like that movie. And that's why they keep saying you need more story and such. They want to see it develop into something more. Sometimes it's hard to realize how short six minutes is, haha.

Maybe you should consider making a "feature" length version, or like a 30 min version. Director's cut perhaps? haha.
 
Thanks very much all for the complements. I'll be back for more replying in a bit.

And pornet...perhaps there will be a longer cut. I know you like it....but trust me there are far better movies on here. Check out rekindled for one. No offense to others...but I havnt seen that many others yet.
 
Gorsehill Farms


Script
Needs some work, the whole story kind of moved along slow.

Acting
Pretty natural, all the acting reminded me of Steven Soderberg’s Bubble.

Cinematography
Nice, nice. Love the look of your film. Very distinct style, and it’s nice!

Editing
Again, I think the length could be shortened. But, I understand you wanted to show off the look of the film.

Score
Not great, but fit the film pretty well.

Overall Impressions
Decent short. Your highest marks are the cinematography. Work on the story elements more next time. Thanks for showing!
 
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