Rusalka

Michael Anthony Horrigan said:
So where are the grabs already? :)
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Ah but that would spoil the surprise wouldn't it?! I'm gonna keep schtum on this one guys but thanks for the interest!!

And thanks Denis - can't say I ever played that game but nice to get another pop culture Rusalka reference. I think my version may be a little different. Only a little mind!
 
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This one was tough... I always want to say something positive and try to be constructive...

Unfortunately, I was pretty bored. Some of it looked really pretty, but that's really all I can say good about it. It honestly didn't feel or look like a monster movie at all, even in it's concept I wouldn't say any character in the movie was a monster. It wasn't awful, but just wasn't great for me either.

Like I said, it did look pretty so keep working at it... story telling is tough... good story telling even tougher (and I don't claim to be any expert!)
 
I thought it looked and sounded quite good.

My main issue is that people who don't know what a Rusalka is (and won't bother to look it up) will likely not get it. I think it would have been greatly beneficial if you could somehow have demonstrated what a Rusalka is.
 
This short worked for me. i liked the quiet, lonely, haunting nature of it. Honestly, this type of pacing and music along with what I thought were pretty solid performances just all came together.

I like the fact that the Rusalka as a "monster" isn't instantly apparent. It is one of the reasons this worked for me. Monsters come in all different guises. :)

There were a number of shots in the first minute or so that just seemed way too soft (focus) for me, like they were just a touch off. Maybe it was on purpose but I found it a bit distracting.

Good work.
 
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Your actress for Laura is fantastic, a real revelation. I didn't mind the Rusalka actress, but sometimes she veered into the theatrical, which is understandable given the part, but I would've reigned her in a little.

I enjoyed the opening of this, a good montage setting the mood, but I was disappointed in how Laura was introduced. I did not care at all for the moving into focus shot where she's practically falling off the side of the screen. I think what would have been stronger would be to really throw us into HER world after the title comes up. Show her really upset (the line "Why are you crying" caught me by surprise, I couldn't tell she was), and keep it nice and tight on her. After all, this is her story. I would like to be able to tell what the moment before was for her, maybe to even see it in the movie.

There were a couple of odd editing things in the movie. The cut at 3:09 is very odd. And at 4:34 we see headless bodies for far too long.

I really like the slow motion sequences with the creepy Rusalka talking sounds. Those fit the film and style well. I also think the last shot is excellent. It lets you wonder if this was all in her head or real. In the end, the result is the same.

The music was distracting for me from about 3:23 until the 5 min mark. I would have preferred no music at all to what was playing, but that's not to say a tastefully done score wouldn't work.

I really like your writing Sarah, and I'm only being so specific because I believe in you a lot. I greatly look forward to seeing the next thing you do, and hopefully working with you again in the future.
 
While I don't really like exposition in the story it probably would have worked here because I have no idea what the monster is? I was confused.

The location is beautiful, absolutely.

I did feel a time that the woman was posing like a model when she leaned back, it didn't seem real to me just awkward.

I am sorry, but I really didn't get the story.
 
I liked the feel of this piece, but I don't think it really made it clear what the monster was and what she did. Knowing the basics of this story I felt closer to it than the average viewer would in my oppinion. Otherwise it looked good.
 
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