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Post by wiggy on Sept 8, 2006 1:47:03 GMT
hi all please check out and rate my short....ish (15 min) film for me. it is a creepy tale about a young girl who is tricked into giving up her soul by the same spirit that used to visit the pendle witches in the 17th century. i still have a bit of tinkering to do (with the scene of her mother coming down from heaven) and i am still waiting for my music to be finished but i have put some in as a temp measure. hope you enjoy. video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-3982213486127346731 |
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Post by Hyde on Sept 8, 2006 2:54:05 GMT
Been wanting to see this for aaaages. Gonna watch it now.
Edit: Wow that was fuckin great! nice one, well written and planned out, I watched it at like.. what is it 4 in the morning? (my sleeping schedule is fucked) alone in the dark and it was creepy as fuck. Really sad aswell.
Well done!
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Post by wiggy on Sept 8, 2006 8:26:19 GMT
cheers freck glad you liked it, if just one person likes it then all the hard work pays off.
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Post by Dazza on Sept 8, 2006 9:10:34 GMT
Well Wiggy
I think that was probably the best short film I have ever seen so far, absolutely brilliant, I had goose pimples on the back of my neck and thouroughly enjoyed it even though it was quite creepy.
Where did you find a kid that acted like that, she was brilliant and the music worked so well whilst she talked.
You need to get that film into some festivals ASAP as it stands a bloody good chance of winning something.
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Post by wiggy on Sept 8, 2006 9:14:36 GMT
wow thanks dazza, the kid is my niece and believe it or not but she has never done any kind of acting before. i just told her she was dakota fanning and it worked, ha! i don't really know what the standards are like for festivals but i would certainly cosider it...
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Post by RydCook on Sept 8, 2006 11:09:24 GMT
i absolutely loved it!It tottaly creeped me out! An awesome story, very well edited. The spoken monologue inter-cut with what happened worked superbly. All of the scenes were excellent, particually the one where she loses her soul. the close ups of the dog worked so well, it looked so menacing! Also like Dazza said your niece's acting is brilliant!
great film, make more!
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Post by Tom on Sept 8, 2006 17:20:18 GMT
Hey Ian. Just got in from work and have (finally) managed to watch this. Let me start by saying well done. I think this is definitely a smart step for you to head in, and you've done an excellent job both in the writing and in the direction, congrats. This shows your talent and skill way very well and if you aim for the right fests, you'd standout (The Eerie Horror Fest comes highly reccommended - . Your niece is a very adept actress - which I think is a compliment to both her and your skills as a director. And the production value (some smart shots, starting with picking up the phone, fingers crossed behind the back etc. etc.) and a nice clean edit. You use musci and sound to good effect, but I think the biggest draw here is your writing. I really hope this does well for you - it's the best film you've made so far, so without going too over the top, very well done. You should be pleased. Keep me posted. Cheers - Tom. |
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Post by Tom on Sept 8, 2006 17:27:22 GMT
i don't really know what the standards are like for festivals but i would certainly cosider it... Festivals would pick this up. You may have missed a lot of festivals for this year (most finish with entries around summer), but get in early when submissions reopen. Get on Withoutabox.com and do a fest search for: -New York Rooftop (but avoid New York Film and Video - scam artists) -DNA (top fest and a lot of the shorts I saw last year weren't a patch on this) -Eerie Fest (already linked that one I think) -Portobello Road These are my reccommendations for decent fests - Raindance can be a bit ho-hum, but worth a shot. They're star-whores, so film makers at the lower end can get a little edged out. Good luck. |
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Post by wiggy on Sept 8, 2006 17:38:55 GMT
jeees thanks very much, one thing i would like to say is i have to do a bit with the mother from heaven scene also i am waiting for my mate to finish a score for me so for the meantime i used music from once upon a time in america which i think fits really well, what is the criteria for entering festivals with a little copyright infringment (music)
well chuffed of the response by the way
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Post by Tom on Sept 8, 2006 17:50:47 GMT
I wouldn't touch a fest with copyrighted material mate. If you get in and they find out, they'll drop you like a sack of spuds. Get the score on it before you send it off.
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Post by wiggy on Sept 8, 2006 18:55:33 GMT
good advice, i thought as much
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Post by Dave on Sept 8, 2006 20:27:51 GMT
That was amazing. Really liked it. I'm always keen on a good creepy story, and one that features a kid that can act always ups the 'spook' factor (whereas a bad child actor will make the film a giant turd).
Good luck with getting it to festivals and such like, because as Icharus mentioned, most of the stuff dished out at short film fests is atrocious twaddle.
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Post by RydCook on Sept 10, 2006 11:13:39 GMT
good luck with the fests mate, be sure to let us all know how it goes.
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Post by Kezz on Sept 14, 2006 10:59:39 GMT
Nice Work Wig.. I'm trying to watch all the shorts on here.. and I'd say thts the best Iv watched so far.. Send it to competitions and shit or anythin man..
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Post by wiggy on Sept 14, 2006 12:35:42 GMT
thanks pal! im just doing a bit of tinkering with it at the mo but i'm gonna send it off to kino film fest first and see how it goes.
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