SHORT: No Break For The Broken

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"No Break for the Broken" is an abstract journey into the mind of Nancy, a woman who struggles to forget about the death of her husband. Her grief manifests itself in the form of fragmented memories and haunting apparitions.

Shot on the Black Magic Production Camera using mostly Lomo Anamorphic lenses.
Check http://tonalbeats.blogspot.com/ for a more detailed "making of" than what I have posted below.

 

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CREATURE AND COSTUME DESIGN


Nancy is beset by a troupe of haunting characters. A Jester and his three dancers. They appear though out the film in three distinct forms; as haunting apparitions, as porcelain figurines atop a music box, and as friendly human actors in stage makeup.

Dancers, haunting form- I went with a textural bell shaped tutu with a dark corset that would work well with the hair and makeup.



During the climactic dance routine the dancers crack apart and wip blood all over the place. Unfortunately we ran out of time during the dance shoot and had to skip it.




The Jester, haunting form - The Jester's key piece is his hat. I wanted a twisted take on the jester hat. In the concept the hat is worn and twisted, no longer resembling the iconic jester cap, but something corrupted.

Costume shares design cues with the dancers







COMING TO LIFE


Eric Fox of Morbx FX Lab and costume designer Megan Luby took on the task of bringing these concepts to life.




Eric Fox preparing actor Erik Dugan for the cast.





Hat sculp in progress

Eric taking my concepts to the next level, I love it!



On set, Eric adds the body makeup -photo by Holly Rone


Dancer Jessica Kelley posing in costume-photo by Holly Rone


Megan Luby nailed the costumes. Her attention to detail was excellent, superb work.
Here Megan make sure her costumes are properly fit - photo by Holly Rone



Scene where we first see the Jester.

 

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