Steve Luker Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 Hi guys/Girls "Scarred" http://www.reelvisionfilms.co.uk/index.htm Follow Feature Films/DVDs steveo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Barker Posted March 28, 2006 Share Posted March 28, 2006 Wow! All right, Steve! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LondonFilmMan Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 (edited) steve o: My critique may seem a little harsh. It's just my personal opinion, given frankly and with wholly good intentions. I have my reservations of the "Scarred" trailer, as below;- 1. 'SUSPENSE' THROUGH DIALOGUE didn't move me. E.g. "You said I could go" "I want you to tell me more about this game you and Jen play" Critique: Didn't the voices sound like those of non-intelligent people? Were the lines they spoke so great? Could the dialogue be improved? Who is the writer? Do you know any mature male with a deep voice who can do a voice-over? 2. SUSPENSE THROUGH SPECIAL EFFECTS were low budget. a. A solitary truck blown up - then cut-in b. Some red (paint) smeared (?) across someone's face c. Quick shots of an axe, a head, but nothing clearly endorsing it's interraction with any other entity. Critique: Wasn't all this relatively lame in today's market? 3. MUSIC OUTSIZES VISUALS Was it me or was the music way too big for your movie? Didn't the music significantly out-size the actual visuals? Visually, what I saw was a student set whilst musically what I heard was a mega-blockbuster. Whilst I think the church bells and the wind effects are ok, the music build up is way too much for your actors' plot that, even with (low-budget) effects, they just don't hit it off together! We have a huge build up of music to a crescendo matched only with the explosion of a car (on its own in a field). In today's world isn't this rote and nothing special on a screen? Might you want to take a different route? More of suspense? More subtle actions? Because they may demand a lower budget don't they? 4. COSTUMES I don't know about anyone else, but was there a game of paint ball going on in this movie? Sorry for my harshness, but the public will be even more to the point! Having said all of the above, I haven't seen your movie, only the trailer and, I do, wish you well with this feature. Edited March 29, 2006 by LondonFilmMan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Phil Rhodes Posted March 29, 2006 Premium Member Share Posted March 29, 2006 And you couldn't be bothered to properly capitalise the director's name in the title block? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Gee whiz London Film Man gave you a real "complete" review :) I think he went to the Phil Rhodes school of criticism. I didn't think it was that bad, especially for low budget. I will say this, I start production on my first feature on October 2nd. Every time I see a DV "movie" it makes me more convinced than ever that my decision to shoot 35mm is the right one, no matter what. DV just doesn't cut it for a movie, HD doesn't either but we'll leave that debate for another day. All of the distributors I've already spoken with have told me if I shoot on 35mm that will put me in a new class above the flood of DV movies they get in every month. At the very least I'll get screened before a DV feature. Now they may shut the DVD player off two minutes in because the acting and script suck, but it will look "nice" at least. R, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Brian Wells Posted April 4, 2006 Premium Member Share Posted April 4, 2006 where do all these low budget horror videos actually end up? who consumes them? everyone is supposedly selling them to distributors, but who actually buys them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Steven Beverly Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 (edited) I actually think londonfilmman was being a little overly critical and this acessement of his critique is from someone who who is not known holding back his opinion. This is a no budget, shot on video, very short slasher feature. I didn't expect Stan Winston to be involved, however, I would give you one peice of advice, throw some filters over it and darken it up. Horror movies are generally dark and it this case I think it would add a lot. It would help hide mistakes and add a little more spooky atmosphere to your forest. The beheading thing seemed a little too quick, not cut together well and set in the trailer in the wrong place you can't start out with a beheading, you have to build to it, If you start out with it you got no place to go, also there was no blood in a beheading? Come on. Add some in a digital layer if you have to, have it slpash across the lens. Also I would cut the arial shot before you get to the bare spot in the forest, A thick inpenitrable forest is more intimidating an adds a sense of forboding. Anyway, take it for what it's worth. Edited April 4, 2006 by Capt.Video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathan coombs Posted April 7, 2006 Share Posted April 7, 2006 I own the XL1 so am well aware of it benefits and limitations. It is certainly nowhere near professional enough kit to shoot a feature on. This seems like a case of running before you have learned to walk. DV particularly seems to provoke over-ambition, which is not in itself a bad thing, but can lead to some pretty mediocre results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest david west Posted April 8, 2006 Share Posted April 8, 2006 I own the XL1 so am well aware of it benefits and limitations. It is certainly nowhere near professional enough kit to shoot a feature on. This seems like a case of running before you have learned to walk. DV particularly seems to provoke over-ambition, which is not in itself a bad thing, but can lead to some pretty mediocre results. 28 days later... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Bass Posted April 8, 2006 Share Posted April 8, 2006 Open Water Chelsea Walls Bamboozled Tadpole November Chuck and Buck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Steven Beverly Posted April 8, 2006 Share Posted April 8, 2006 84% of all porn films! :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Luker Posted May 5, 2006 Author Share Posted May 5, 2006 where do all these low budget horror videos actually end up? who consumes them? everyone is supposedly selling them to distributors, but who actually buys them? ANWSER www.theflickstore.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Stone Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 It does seem that everyone who owns a prosumer camcorder makes a horror movie. They're the easiest, I guess. The previews are all the same, too: scary music and screaming laid over "creative" titling and shaky footage. I'd love to see someone make something else... a well-done drama or a comedy that's actually funny. Believe me, I know it's hard when you're working without a budget. It's nice to see people getting their cameras out and shooting, though - even if they're all filming cheesy horrors (wink)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Luker Posted May 7, 2006 Author Share Posted May 7, 2006 It does seem that everyone who owns a prosumer camcorder makes a horror movie. They're the easiest, I guess. The previews are all the same, too: scary music and screaming laid over "creative" titling and shaky footage. I'd love to see someone make something else... a well-done drama or a comedy that's actually funny. Believe me, I know it's hard when you're working without a budget. It's nice to see people getting their cameras out and shooting, though - even if they're all filming cheesy horrors (wink)! Cheers Dan "hitting the nail on the head" (It's nice to see people getting their cameras out and shooting) a low budget film, and because I've got out there, now I'm making another film this year with a bigger budget. All film makers have to start from some where, i love horror film. Steve o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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