SHORT: Short Horror Film (HD) - Hysteria

[samhendi]

Hey guys, our new short horror film titled 'Hysteria' is online just in time for Halloween. Please spare 10 minutes to view it in HD on either youtube or vimeo. Thanks.

Hysteria on Youtube

Hysteria on Vimeo


Synopsis:
A lonely night in becomes a terrifying event when an unexpected stranger comes looking for help.

Directed, Filmed & Edited by
Sam Hendi

Written & Sound by
Shahram Shayesteh

Casting & Make-up by
Abena Bentum

Music Composed by
Steve Lemaire
(steve-lemaire.com)

Set Design by
Elly Nagarajan

Grips & Lighting by
Shahla Shayesteh

Starring
Clare Nagarajan
Katy Poulter
Laura Brown

Filmed Using
Sony HVR-V1E & Letus35

Edited Using
Sony Vegas

2010. All Rights Reserved.

 

[Marlon Ladd]

This was a pretty good short. It was very dramatic and interesting. I thought the actresses did a really great job and I thought the effects were really good. The music was perfect too. All those things are very important when trying to make a convincing story. A couple things I did notice though. One was the girl's footsteps as she walked towards the window the first time. Sounded like foley and really unrealistic. It also had sort of a digital sound to it. At least that's what it sounded like through my headphones. I would say on that to use her real footsteps or take them out completely, because it became a little distracting. Another nitpick I would say and I only mention this as something to think about the next time that would really have put this over the top - the lighting. The lighting for some of it was spot on, but for the interior stuff with the girl I would say it could have been more compelling if you'd use some gobos to throw creepy shadows in the room. Check out "No Solicitation" in the Thrillfest and watch the scene at the end to see what I mean. That's only a suggestion though. As it stands, I thought this was a really good film with a good story and excellent acting. Nice work!

 

[jonE5]

Interesting film, some nice shots here acting was decent from the main character.

I felt you ran a little long, i think you could trim a minute or two to make it flow a little better, especially given the ending.

Overall nice job, keep it up.

jon