Mercy by Troy Ruff

The FIRST movie I watched that made me proclaim "EXCELLENT" as soon as it was over. Everything was great about it... acting was good, it looked AMAZING, the soundtrack was perfect and really brought you through the story. I didn't guess the girl had turned into a monster until JUST before she did...

Your lighting and color were simply superb. The ONLY reason you didn't get a top top score from me was because there were a couple of others films with more actual monster work.

Awesome awesome job... loved it. Nothing but thumbs up from me!
 
Unlike EditPhish I dont think you should judge a movie based on what other movies do. This is an excellent movie, I could not find anything to fault in it. Outstanding.
 
EditPhish said:
The FIRST movie I watched that made me proclaim "EXCELLENT" as soon as it was over. Everything was great about it... acting was good, it looked AMAZING, the soundtrack was perfect and really brought you through the story. I didn't guess the girl had turned into a monster until JUST before she did...

Your lighting and color were simply superb. The ONLY reason you didn't get a top top score from me was because there were a couple of others films with more actual monster work.

Awesome awesome job... loved it. Nothing but thumbs up from me!
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wow thanks man, I still trying to download all the films, my system is having a hard time downloading? But Ill get to see everyones soon. I cant wait. Thank you for all the positive feedback.
 
Excellent film, Troy. I liked the story, location and lighting. Everything looked good and sounded good as well. Of course the score was good as well. One thing I noticed right away (which is an easy fix) was the lack of sound when the brother was chained against the wall. The whole time he fights and screams as hard as he does, we never hear the chains rattle. That's a small thing, but adding that sound in that scene would really help, I think. Now, if there is some there and I missed it, then my bad. I thought the fx on the gunshot was good, but there was something about it that seemed a little off. Not sure. Maybe the sound wasn't loud enough. I'll have to go back and watch.

Anyway, the camera is amazing and your shots were excellent. Nice!!
 
I've been looking forward to this one since reading the script in the Scriptfest, and you didn't disappoint. I loved how you started the film off by establishing the chaos through the opening sequence. The editing was top notch.

I thought, for the most part, the performances were good, but could have been improved upon just a bit. I think that if you cut to another person's reaction a bit sooner, it would really help.

I also loved the camera work. I loved how you revealed Kiera's bite and how you kept her in the shadows before she attacks. That was an excellent choice.
 
This was just great. Great acting all around. I thought Ford Taylor was very believable/natural, especially when they're arguing near the beginning...very talented actor. Overall lighting/sound/music/camerawork are very impressive.

There was really just one thing that caught my attention: when the brother gets shot, it looks like he sat back down neatly to his original position, as opposed to having collapsed on the floor. Not a big deal, but it was enough to notice it.

Overall, this is top notch work. I've watched 1/2 of the fest and this one is definitely in my top 3...maybe even my favorite.

cheers guys!
 
I understand the distress that it would be to have to shoot your brother so you came in late enough for in the story for us to want to find out what happened, good job on that.

There were several continuity problems with the brother on his knees and then on one knee, with the girl on her knees and was squating moments before, and I am not too fond of seeing a man's white underwear. I would have had him tuck his shirt down.

It was like watching a plumber to repairs underneath my sink.

I did see the ending before it happened, so instead of the girl going zombie, I would have chosen the brother who had to shoot his brother and that had gone after the girl.

There was a lot of tension but it might have been a little over the top.
 
thanks everyone for your feedback I will be commenting shortly, my computer is acting stupid and wont download the files. :( Ive seem some thanks to shane, I went over to his house and watched over half of them. So ill finish up and write all me reviews. :) Everyone's feedback helps so much to grow as a film maker. Thanks again :)
 
Charli said:
I understand the distress that it would be to have to shoot your brother so you came in late enough for in the story for us to want to find out what happened, good job on that.

There were several continuity problems with the brother on his knees and then on one knee, with the girl on her knees and was squating moments before, and I am not too fond of seeing a man's white underwear. I would have had him tuck his shirt down.

It was like watching a plumber to repairs underneath my sink.

I did see the ending before it happened, so instead of the girl going zombie, I would have chosen the brother who had to shoot his brother and that had gone after the girl.

There was a lot of tension but it might have been a little over the top.
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why are you so focused on his underwear? But I thank you for your feedback, I hope you enjoyed it, yes it has some flaws with how he was sitting and if you want to split hairs thats ok, someone has to.... but please let yourself enjoy the story. Thanks again :)
 
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This worked better for me as shot than it did on paper. Most of the problems remain, but visually you can forgive a lot. If that makes sense. Good Job.
 
a pretty much perfect film.

it had a very clear beginning middle end, suspense drama makeup. the acting was good, really good. I really enjoyed the location. Nothing beats a film shot in one room (except for the car stuff - was the car moving?)

really good work.
 
Troy - because the underwear was "white" which made it stand out and distracting, had it been black I probably would not have noticed in the shadows.
 
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