"This Is Death, Your Captain Speaking" a Horror entry by Phillip George/Shawn Chittle

[zoopraxiscope]

"This Is Death, Your Captain Speaking" a Horror entry by Phillip George/Shawn Chittle

FINAL VERSION HERE:
www.shawnchittle.com/films/death_final.mov (right click and save as)

Here is our short film project for the Horror Festival. We shot this mostly on location at LaGuardia Airport in New York. Looking forward to answering your questions and reading your comments.

SYNOPSIS
An Airline Captain is the only survivor of a horrific crash which claimed the lives of hundreds. As he learns to deal with survivors' guilt and prepares to return to work, he is confronted with something that leads him to fully understand the conditions he was up against on that fateful night.

PRODUCTION
Locations: Flushing, Queens; Chelsea, Manhattan; Manhasset, Long Island.
Budget: As needed, but less than $250

CREW
Shawn Chittle: Soundtrack, Director, Editor, Director of Photography, Producer, Special Effects
Cristian Coteti: Line Producer
Phillip George: Producer
Daniela Amini: Casting Director
Timur Civan: Camera (on 2nd flight)

CAST
Mike Wood
David Price
Christine Lavin
Daniela Amini
Shawn Chittle

POSTER

GRABS

 

[Brandon Rice]

WHOA! How the heck did you get INSIDE a plane?!

 

[cinealma]

... oh... nevermind, what being 9/11 and all.


John G.

 

[zoopraxiscope]

WHOA! How the heck did you get INSIDE a plane?!

One of our producers is a pilot, and we got permission from the relevant parties. Very rare and lucky.

 

[Weston]

that poster is freakin sweet!

(does Delta know about this movie?)

 

[CallaghanFilms]

I love the title...

very Serling-esque (Night Gallery years...not Twilight Zone so I'm clear)

 

[Matt Sconce]

Woohoo! Lookin forward to it!

 

[DarkMatter]

Is this a Red Eye type o picture?

 

[zoopraxiscope]

I love the title...

very Serling-esque (Night Gallery years...not Twilight Zone so I'm clear)

Excellent observation. The script does feel Serling or even Amazing Stories.

 

[zoopraxiscope]

Is this a Red Eye type o picture?

Hmm. I don't think anyone around here has seen that. Terrorist scenario or something? No, we are't doing anything like that. Been done before, we hope to bring a new twist to some old legends and create some new ones.

 

[DarkMatter]

Pry... What kinda legends?

 

[zoopraxiscope]

Pry... What kinda legends?

The second movie poster should reveal a hint of that I think. Shawn is working on it. He's lucky Halloween Adventure is 3 blocks from his house.

 

[DarkMatter]

Lucky Halloween Adventure? I'm thuroughly confused?

 

[zoopraxiscope]

Lucky Halloween Adventure? I'm thuroughly confused?

I think its the biggest Halloween store in the country.

http://www.halloweenadventure.com/

 

[DarkMatter]

I thought this one was.

http://www.reinkebros.com

 

[Mark Harris]

I LOOOOOOVE Halloween Adventure!!!!! Sooooo much better than those guys up at Abracadabra, who treat you as if you're bugging them just by walking in. Except for the costume guy in the basement. He's always been nice.

 

[zoopraxiscope]

I read the contest rules - but are we allowed to link audio samples from the score? We have a great mix from the flight deck sound effects panel and want to play that.

 

[Brandon Rice]

I think the ONLY thing not allowed is ACTUAL footage from the FINAL film.

 

[Edgen]

HA!! I love the title of this piece! Having access to that cockpit is friggin' key!! I need to find a producer who's also an airline pilot

Good luck and looking forward to seeing this film.

/j

 

[zoopraxiscope]

Here is a sound file from the film, mixed with the score and the ambient flightdeck sounds.

Hopefully we've created a tense moment here, so tense that you can close your eyes and imagine what is about to happen.

http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/18307/1158099020.mov