Wooda McNiven Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 It took a couple of years but my film "Howard's Keep" is ready in time for the Halloween season.Shot all on Super 8 Tri-X, (Canon 1014 XLS and 1014E) it's a ten minute dark fantasy. Make sure to watch it in HD mode and headphones are best but at minimum, turn up the volume... my sound guy did an awesome job.I finished principal photography not long before Alpha Cine stopped processing film, so it was the lab I used. The HD transfers were done by Perry at Gamma Ray Digital in Boston.And finally, I've asked for a lot of advice on this forum over the years and so much of it was helpful (thank you) so I had to give cinematography.com a credit at the end. It's only right!Hope you enjoy.Wooda H. McNivenhttps://vimeo.com/143762163 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter O'Shea Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Superb! Truly enjoyed this my friend. - Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Will Montgomery Posted October 28, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted October 28, 2015 Great short! Love the Tri-X with effects. You can be extremely proud of that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan Hursh Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Cool! I really liked the zoom/cut to Howard's eyes and the shots of the girl holding the gun at the end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wooda McNiven Posted November 14, 2015 Author Share Posted November 14, 2015 Thank you everyone for the kind comments about my movie. I'm just a hobbyist but I learned a lot making this and also received a lot of great advice here at cinematography.com while I was in production. As some of you may already know, Kodak is holding a Super 8mm challenge. Unfortunately the time limitation for entries is five minutes. This is dissappointing as I would love to have entered "Howard's Keep" but it is ten minutes in length. Oh well, dems da breaks! Wooda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Tyler Purcell Posted November 14, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted November 14, 2015 Hey Wooda, You could easily cut it down to fit with Kodak's super 8 challenge. You just need some clever editing with the old man stuff. Most of his story can be told in 2 minutes. The rest could be the arrival of the visitors. I think it's doable and worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Bill DiPietra Posted November 14, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted November 14, 2015 Very nice! I loved the lighting and the SFX - especially the way you made the roof of the shack appear almost translucent. Reminded me of the end of Repo Men. I agree with Tyler. Cut it down a bit and enter it. Congrats and well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freya Black Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Great acting from Howard. I really liked it. Wasn't so keen on end music but otherwise this was one of the best things I have seen in a long time. Freya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Looper Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Nice one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Stevens Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 This film really needs to be widely seen. It's terrific and shows just how amazing 8mm can be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Jay Young Posted December 21, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted December 21, 2015 Wow, I very much like it. Would love to have a print of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wooda McNiven Posted February 8, 2016 Author Share Posted February 8, 2016 Wow, I very much like it. Would love to have a print of that. Guess I've been away a while. Thank you Jay. Matt Stevens gave me a lot of great advice recently including a suggestion that I get Howard's Keep made into a Blu Ray format. So that's my goal for this year. I will call up Perry at Gamma Ray Digital and see about getting this done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keil Mitchell Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 That was excellent and really inspiring! I think everyone on here gave you solid critiques so I hope you enter it. I'd like to add one more thought. Perhaps filmming some title cards on Super 8 as well. It's certainly not essential as you can see all of our responses don't suggest our involvement in the story was affected by your title and credit sequences. I just figured that you're in the luxurious position of being picky with a very nice piece of work so why not be picky. I'm looking forward to your next project! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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