"The Morning After" A sexy new horror film by Jeremy Poindexter

luster said:
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This will be my first ever dvxuserFEST entry (if I can finish it in time).

MORE DETAILS COMING SOON!!!
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BUDGET DETAILS
One of my goals for this film is to keep it cheap. My target was around $100.

Here's what I've bought so far:
wallpaper $25
answering machine $ 5
fake blood $ 5
custom belt buckle $12
music library $110
makeup $15

TOTAL $172


PRODUCTION NOTES

9/29
Got a lot done in the last two days. Now I might actually finish this thing by the deadline.

I still needed to cast and record some voice-overs for some answering machine messages. I went to the local community college to hit up the fundamentals of acting class for some actors. I was a bit weary of the fundamentals class, so I went in with my fingers crossed. I lucked out when I got there because rehearsals for a play were letting out. I was able to round up a group of experienced actors and record some voice-overs on the spot.

I also shot the final scene - which went very smoothly. It was a little tough because I had to shoot in a tiny bathroom, but I'm super happy with the footage.


9/28
I borrowed all the lights for the project, so that helped save a bunch of money. Buying the music library put me over budget, but I figured it was worth it because I found the PERFECT song for this film - I feel like it adds so much. I also got a bunch of other songs which might come in handy for some other projects.

I've still got another scene to shoot, but I think I already have everything I need for it.
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So far this one has my vote for best poster. I love the design!
 
luster said:
YES.
Uploading.
It's crazy how long compression and uploading take. I need a new computer.
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Tell me about it. After SEVERAL hours trying to get an H264 .mov file out of Vegas, I gave up and went with an mp4. Got it in around 48 megs. And it looked pretty ok to me.


John G.
 
I consider it a sexy movie, but it's not tasteless.....so if you're expecting some softcore action you'll probably be dissapointed.
 
In the delirium of a long editing session, I put a secret message in my film.

Let's see if anyone can find it.
PM me if you get it.
 
I didn't get the secret message, but I loved the short. I laughed my ass off at the end. Indeed, it was sexy!
 
thanks.
the secret message is pretty subtle - you'd probably have to watch it a few times to get it :)
 
Hey, just saw it! Nice production work. That really stood out to me. The images were so clean. Crisp.

I liked the story a lot. So simple yet effective. I loved the use of the answering machine replaying the night before.

I will be watching this again, not only for the secret message, but because I really liked how simple it was and yet enjoyable.

Nice job! Congrats!

Oh, I guess I would like to comment on her at the john getting sick. She didn't appear to be sick when she got up. Maybe I'll catch it on the second time through, but it struck me as weird.

But overall, a very smooth film.

Ted
 
Good job, J.P. Looked like an after-school special gone terribly wrong! Excellent. Very subtle translation of the genre. This could definitely be expanded into a pretty good 10 - 12 minute gem. I liked the use of the answering machine as the "dialogue" of the film.


John G.
 
I really liked this film. It works great for the short film genre; everything is summed up in six minutes. Good characterization and a flowing story that concludes itself quite well. Simple and effective plot, easy to follow and appreciate.

I think this is the best example I've seen yet on how 'short films' are supposed to work. In so many films, I feel like we're trying to cram too much into a six-minute window (I did it with my own film!)

Excellent work!
 
This is one of my favorites for sure.

Everything (cinematography, editing, writing, score, acting) was very fluid and natural, and made the whole process seem invisible. Great job on all of the above. I especially felt that the very subtle score served the story well - and it kind of reminded me of Home Alone, and how the score to that moves the story along without being intrusive.

I guarantee you I'm the only one referencing Home Alone in the horrorfest threads. Sheesh.

Liked all the little subtleties, like the blood not visible on her legs until she's facing away from the camera, and that she takes her shoes off when getting out of bed (poor drunk girl fell asleep with her shoes on) only to put the back on again to do some stabbin'. Those are both great little details.

I loved the ending. Way to bring it around full circle, and end the movie in a proper manner.

What exactly did he do to make her so upset? Slip her a mickey? Give her herpes? Not find the clitoris? Or is that what the secret message is about?
 
I also liked this one and the use of the answering machine. The pacing was good and the shots were nice. I liked the unexpressive expressivness of her face.
 
Creative for sure, and it looked nice, but I didn't really get the motivation for her killing him.

Is she mad that he knocked her up or something? I just don't quite get it.

Props for creativity though.
 
thanks for the kind words everyone, and thanks for taking the time to comment.

i'm dying to see what everyone else did, but i won't get to watch them until tomorrow.
 
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