trailer for short film "Shadows"
 

Here's a teaser trailer for a short film we shot last summer. Been doing post production since then, but its finally done.

Shot on a 5D entirely on a single lens, Leica 50mm.

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Totally bitchin'. I especially liked the shot of the actress on the road with the headlights coming up behind. Your color palette really looked great as well. Good job!

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Thanks very much Matt!

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nice! is it a zombie film?

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Ah! Not at all.

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hehe I also thought it's zombie movie

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i vote you turn this into a zombie film :D

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looks great, was wondering what is the name of the music?

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I did the music for the film and trailer, they have no names...

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Hey everyone

For whomever has 14 mins to spare, you might want to check out the finished film here:

Shadowsthefilm

Hope you enjoy it!

Cheers

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Now that's a very explicit film. I really felt the cruelness of it all. That's what you were going for yes?
I liked the general composition of the footage. Didn't like the forest scene - how it was lit. To contrasty and not enough light on the subjects. My opinion:)
The sequence has an overall nice rhythm. The story is vague so that the message is delivered nicely. Just as a short film should function!

Anyway nice work!

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Hey Sanjin, yes I guess you can call it "cruel"... I wanted to make this film with a dark point of view. Anyway thanks for your message and thanks very much for watching.

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Thank you for making a great film for others to watch:)

Just out of curiosity: what was this shot on?

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We shot it on the 5D, some sequences we used two cameras. And Leica R lenses. :)

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Very good effort! Loved the acting and camera work. Good music. The only negative I can find is that it resembles 'No country for old men' too much in its style and pacing. But that doesn't detract from the excellent work you guys have put in.

All the best on the festival circuit!

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Sareesh, you're probably right. Although I could explain why that is I don't think it matters now. Thanks for watching!

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What made this film is the sound design and the LACK of music (and plot for that matter:). Music is only played at the end credits...right?

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Which is good, Sanjin...

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Certainly there is a plot, although simple, I spent a long time writing it and perfecting it to have the right amount of information and the right structure. Otherwise this would be an experimental/abstract film, which I don't think it is at all...

Specially because there is no music, no dialogue and no flashy direction, all you have left is the plot! There is only music at the closing credits. But that was the idea, to tell a story only with visuals/sound. I did spend more time in post sound design than everything else.

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Yep! Definitely good.:)

Yep, you did a great job writing this. And the plot comes nicely together with the idea of a minimalistic score i.e. sound design. I love this kind of short films. Dark and with a clear message. It's the kind I'll strive to create one day when I'll be able to loosen up some time for a non profit project. Times as they are now are relentless...:)

It's especially interesting because there are no lines spoken and the message was still nicely delivered. This must also be easier for casting right? You don't need really good actors. This was my idea when I started writing my first short (and never finished it:) - which was something really similar to this (no blood though...). My logic was that if I won't be able to afford pro actors I'll write something like this - where the acting will be done mostly with my directing and editing. In your film the acting is mostly done with directing, framing and editing (and sound design). Yes?

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Absolutely. That's a very smart analysis.

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Just to let everyone know that Rita (the protagonist) just won the best actress award at the Los Angeles International Underground Film festival for this film. And the film itself got an honorable mention. Good stuff!

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Great short Nuno and congrads on your actresses' award!

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Thanks Jay!