Unit 244

Matt Harris said:
don't forget bobby, you're next step is a 15 second trailer. get crackin'!
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Yahhhhh I don't know if we are going to get around to that. Best to make sure all the stuff for the actual film gets done, then we will see about a trailer...
 
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So update for tonight. Score is finished thanks to the very talented Randin Graves! Video Effects are finished and are on their way back to the editor. Sound design is partially done. Looks like we might wrap this thing up a week early! Definitely a different situation from our last fest entry, but in a good way :)
 
Nice! Good situation to be in, and cool poster Matt!

Side note: I've met Randin on a shoot before. Nice guy, very talented.
 
Elton said:
Nice! Good situation to be in, and cool poster Matt!

Side note: I've met Randin on a shoot before. Nice guy, very talented.
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Yes, I actually have not met him in person though I hope to eventually, seems like a great guy.

In other news, we decided to tweak our color grade a bit so we had to then tweak our vfx a little. All done though it sounds like they are getting prepped for review right now. Then a final export for revision and figuring out compression is all we have left!
 
Nah, I've got you both fooled. Elton's shoot was an interview with my wife. She's the nice one, not me.
 
Yah we actually got another take and fit it in! Also, though late, we will be putting a teaser up hopefully today!
 
I liked the concept of the film quite a bit. I thought the twist was neat, although kind of predictable. A few cliches in the film put me off a bit, and the lighting didn't feel horror to me.

But well done. LOVED the shot of the weapon POV!!! Cool!
 
This came out good! 3:20 - 3:25 are my favorite shots, i like when he looks at the monitors, and then we see the close up of the ghostly villain. pretty cool costume, it definitely works on camera. The actors were pretty good, they pulled it off, although i'd like to have seen the main guy look a little more scared when you had him running with the camera strapped to him. Speaking of which, you had some neat camera tricks and angles and i appreciate the effort, like when he picks up the red clippers. Very cool shot!

The ending was effectively creepy, i love the doll, totally reminds me of early 80's horror stuff!
Nice twist ending too, it all comes together and wraps up nicely.

Audio was a bit echoey and needed some audio level matching here and there, but otherwise good work TVirus!
 
I see you went for an honest scare. But that guy that got killed didn't look to scared and he looked relatively blood stain free when he was dragged into the unit. I feel sorry for him having to put whatever that goo was in his mouth, yuck.

I thought the bolt cutter shot was awkward, but maybe because he handled it like there was a camera on it, instead of just tossing the thing on his shoulder. I also didn't like how everything looked extra pink. Overall it was good fun.
 
Brickhouse said:
I liked the concept of the film quite a bit. I thought the twist was neat, although kind of predictable. A few cliches in the film put me off a bit, and the lighting didn't feel horror to me.

But well done. LOVED the shot of the weapon POV!!! Cool!
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Thanks!

Matt Harris said:
This came out good! 3:20 - 3:25 are my favorite shots, i like when he looks at the monitors, and then we see the close up of the ghostly villain. pretty cool costume, it definitely works on camera. The actors were pretty good, they pulled it off, although i'd like to have seen the main guy look a little more scared when you had him running with the camera strapped to him. Speaking of which, you had some neat camera tricks and angles and i appreciate the effort, like when he picks up the red clippers. Very cool shot!

The ending was effectively creepy, i love the doll, totally reminds me of early 80's horror stuff!
Nice twist ending too, it all comes together and wraps up nicely.

Audio was a bit echoey and needed some audio level matching here and there, but otherwise good work TVirus!
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Thanks, yah the costume worked on camera which was nice, cuz it wasn't too scary in real life :) Glad you liked the cool shots and the doll. Thanks for the comment on audio, we will definitely look into it!

Chris_Keaton said:
I see you went for an honest scare. But that guy that got killed didn't look to scared and he looked relatively blood stain free when he was dragged into the unit. I feel sorry for him having to put whatever that goo was in his mouth, yuck.

I thought the bolt cutter shot was awkward, but maybe because he handled it like there was a camera on it, instead of just tossing the thing on his shoulder. I also didn't like how everything looked extra pink. Overall it was good fun.
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Thanks for the review. I agree with the expression while running. I wish we had done a retake, perhaps we will do it for a final cut. Very good point on him not being very bloody as he's dragged in....I honestly didn't even realize that. Again, something we will get done for a final cut. Yah our cut looks a little pink with what we submitted, which is unfortunate, as it doesn't look quite as bad in some of our other files, but definitely noted. Thanks for taking the time for a review!

P.s. that goo was candy so he wasn't really complaining ;)
 
Some sound "isues"....But not extremely.

If you leave an office, with a closed door. Do you expect that people outside, next to the door, will have heard the conversation ?

It's film I know, so nothing real...And you only have 6min's so there has to be a "conflict" very fast :p

Put some reverb on the cellphone ringing, now it sounds "to close", to clear... to fit it in, it's better it sounds well.... "bad boomed" :p
But reverb.... I mean not a "yeeaah eaaah aaah ah ah hhh", but probably "room" as setting and then small delay and then mix +- 70% or so....
and then EQ low cut

Mmm, I expected a cellphone....so another ring would have been better I think... I know modern phones have a complete song of Metallica as ringtone, but
here it's like I "want" that phone to ring like...a typical phone... It doesn't look very modern... But that's just personal... It's not loosing you stars :p

Sometimes there's a small difference in background level between shots. And somewhere in the beginning I hear the sound going down (fade out probably), and then up again (fade in ?)
Smaller crossfades can help, or take an empty space (roomsound) from somewhere else end put it there to cover it, if there was dialogue or so that was cutted away.

The door is nice.

Funny shot with the tool. It's good you put something "new" in it.

Very nice shots.

The music is coming from the taperecorder ? If yes "dial 7", if no "dial 4" :p

It misses some dynamic in sound. Because the music is high in sound level...the SFX which have to "scare" are a bit weak. (the knife for example)

The blood is nice also.

Surprising end.

I laught also a few times.... Don't know if that's ment to ? Or maybe I watched to much scarefests today that it's starting to become a big joke ? :p
 
dre83 said:
Some sound "isues"....But not extremely.

If you leave an office, with a closed door. Do you expect that people outside, next to the door, will have heard the conversation ?

It's film I know, so nothing real...And you only have 6min's so there has to be a "conflict" very fast :p

Put some reverb on the cellphone ringing, now it sounds "to close", to clear... to fit it in, it's better it sounds well.... "bad boomed" :p
But reverb.... I mean not a "yeeaah eaaah aaah ah ah hhh", but probably "room" as setting and then small delay and then mix +- 70% or so....
and then EQ low cut

Mmm, I expected a cellphone....so another ring would have been better I think... I know modern phones have a complete song of Metallica as ringtone, but
here it's like I "want" that phone to ring like...a typical phone... It doesn't look very modern... But that's just personal... It's not loosing you stars :p

Sometimes there's a small difference in background level between shots. And somewhere in the beginning I hear the sound going down (fade out probably), and then up again (fade in ?)
Smaller crossfades can help, or take an empty space (roomsound) from somewhere else end put it there to cover it, if there was dialogue or so that was cutted away.

The door is nice.

Funny shot with the tool. It's good you put something "new" in it.

Very nice shots.

The music is coming from the taperecorder ? If yes "dial 7", if no "dial 4" :p

It misses some dynamic in sound. Because the music is high in sound level...the SFX which have to "scare" are a bit weak. (the knife for example)

The blood is nice also.

Surprising end.

I laught also a few times.... Don't know if that's ment to ? Or maybe I watched to much scarefests today that it's starting to become a big joke ? :p
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I like when Dre tears apart my sound, I like to take it as a compliment :2vrolijk_08:

Seriously though, thanks for the critique, some of what you are saying is over my head sound wise, but duly noted regardless. I know there were a few small things with sound, a couple things I was unable to communicate with my sound guy over and get what I was looking for. I hope that they remain just that though, "small" things, and if we put a final cut together we will get them all fixed. Yes the music is supposed to be coming from the recorder, but at the same time help to drive the score. It was a tough line to walk to make it seem part of the environment, as well as not.

Thanks Dre!
 
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