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Videomaker Community Forums » Tag: horror - Recent Posts http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Videomaker Community Forums » Tag: horror - Recent Posts en Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:31:59 +0000 chamberlane altatis on "check out my short horror film and give me an honest opinion...don't be rude" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/check-out-my-short-horror-film-and-give-me-an-honest-opiniondont-be-rude#post-70074 Tue, 09 Aug 2011 22:12:47 +0000 chamberlane altatis 70074@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ I also like the overall visual. Nice choice of shots! I just agree that there must have been an impact loud sound effects when that piece of bloody hand appeared. But why is it that the guy ran immediately? He did not even take a look at that person yet. I also suggest adding some color grading to the overall scene to add some film look or something. I like those ghost effects and sound effects though. About the story, I have to admit, I did not get it really. But good job man! It's really hard to make a film like that. You're on your way and mistakes this time will be an improvement for the next film. Cheers! <a href="http://videoproductiontutorial.com/">video production tutorial</a> Don on "check out my short horror film and give me an honest opinion...don't be rude" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/check-out-my-short-horror-film-and-give-me-an-honest-opiniondont-be-rude#post-70070 Tue, 09 Aug 2011 16:05:31 +0000 Don 70070@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ have you seen "Let the right one in?" or it's Americanized cover... "Let me in"? the first one was very well done on a tiny budget! well worth seeing... with a bigger budget, "Splice" was pretty good as well.... Both worth your time if you're gonna redo some of your editing and shooting for your project. imbatman49 on "check out my short horror film and give me an honest opinion...don't be rude" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/check-out-my-short-horror-film-and-give-me-an-honest-opiniondont-be-rude#post-70015 Sun, 07 Aug 2011 08:16:45 +0000 imbatman49 70015@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ I agree Don, this actually my very first short film...i've done video before but this is the first one that I actually hired people, created a story and storyboard and rented out a building, etc. I was more driven on atmosphere and creepiness, but I admit that writing a story is not really my forte...So in many ways this movie was like you said, more about learning.... Don on "check out my short horror film and give me an honest opinion...don't be rude" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/check-out-my-short-horror-film-and-give-me-an-honest-opiniondont-be-rude#post-70000 Sat, 06 Aug 2011 08:10:17 +0000 Don 70000@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ just try to remember, that a film is like a turkey dinner.... it is a lot easier to critique the food on the plate then it is to actually cook one.... we know all to well all the little things that complicate the creation and creative process.... my little project was more about learning the planning phase, and storyboarding... so I had fun anyways... imbatman49 on "check out my short horror film and give me an honest opinion...don't be rude" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/check-out-my-short-horror-film-and-give-me-an-honest-opiniondont-be-rude#post-69998 Sat, 06 Aug 2011 07:27:08 +0000 imbatman49 69998@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Hey thanks guys for your compliments and critiques...the film was more of a homage to 70's horror with its gradual build up to a climax...the audio is very poor, and was hoping it wasn't too noticeable...originally i had a sound guy who was gonna use a sennheiser, but he cancelled and i tried to rent one during that week at a local retailer that carried, but it was taken, so I had to use a crappy set up...which was a $40 shotgun mic...it's probably the most disappointing thing for me about the film. the continuity issues with the film was due to lack of funds...I would've rathered the main character craw through a hole in a wall or a broken window, but could not get permission by anyone to do so in the area. so i just had him walk through a door. My main goal in this film was to create a spooky atmosphere, with a slow build up. I"m not much into gore but understand it's necessity in a film like this, but I didn't want to shock you with gore, but hopefully make it more psychological. All of your critiques are well noted, and thank you for your comments AND Don, I really liked your film...keep up the work. pseudosafari on "check out my short horror film and give me an honest opinion...don't be rude" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/check-out-my-short-horror-film-and-give-me-an-honest-opiniondont-be-rude#post-69992 Fri, 05 Aug 2011 16:13:33 +0000 pseudosafari 69992@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ when the character in the tshirt sees the bloody hand at around 1:24, the music should change as he starts to run. the same calm tune doesn't fit the change in scene. music might help create the sense of urgency like earl was mentioning. designcbts on "check out my short horror film and give me an honest opinion...don't be rude" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/check-out-my-short-horror-film-and-give-me-an-honest-opiniondont-be-rude#post-69991 Fri, 05 Aug 2011 13:09:14 +0000 designcbts 69991@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ I watched the entire video. It's obvious you put a lot of work into the project. Kudos to you and your crew. Good, steady camera shots, great scenery (fall colors), dismal buildings, good intro music. Great makeup effects. The black and white memory scenes were good. Needs improvement: The audio should be better. sounds like you only have the left channel. Walking and running scenes too long, less is better. No change to chase music when bloody hand appears (which I thought was cool). The main character does not appear to be too concerned after being chased upon entering the gloomy building. Consistency is probably what I'm looking for. The knife appearing out of nowhere was disconcerting. Bottom line: Keep working at it. I recommend you wait a few weeks, then review the production with your crew. You'll notice things you want to change. I also recommend acquiring at least one wireless or boom microphone. Keep it up!! Don on "check out my short horror film and give me an honest opinion...don't be rude" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/check-out-my-short-horror-film-and-give-me-an-honest-opiniondont-be-rude#post-69990 Fri, 05 Aug 2011 12:44:49 +0000 Don 69990@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ overall I liked it.... there are a number of things that could be torn apart.... but I'm not gonna do that.. what I have to offer for constructive criticism is this: when the guy turns and runs... I am assuming he saw the owner of that bloody hand? if so, his reactions seem odd inside the building, even when he bumps into the old man.... then there is the continuity issue.... why, if he was aware of zombies running around, was the door unlocked and windows not boarded up? A guy in the city, was one minute in a chicken coop, next in an urban environment in a building with unlocked doors, open windows jumping out of pantries to fight zombies... ???? So others mentioned the audio, and shakey camera shots, I'm mentioning the story/script... but I must say I commend the effort over all. My advice would be this... suspense can build and create terror, or it can just come across as slow... Psychological terror can work, but the story really has to make sense and have continuity to build up fear in a primal yet cerebral way.. then there is gore, and shock value.... gore and shock value work really well for zombie genre films... I think you should consider this a good try, and hope you keep trying. I would love to be able to line up the talent and funds to do a project like this, and hope my first effort turns out anywhere near as well. Here is one of my efforts, which has many many many flaws, but since I did it all by myself with my family for laughs, I think it is ok.... but clearly not anywhere near as good as yours. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9zSMFgyvdg" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9zSMFgyvdg</a> birdcat on "check out my short horror film and give me an honest opinion...don't be rude" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/check-out-my-short-horror-film-and-give-me-an-honest-opiniondont-be-rude#post-69989 Fri, 05 Aug 2011 12:15:05 +0000 birdcat 69989@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ You may want to invest in a sandbag or Digital Juice Low Rider for the ground level POV shots - I found the shakiness uncomfortable and noticable. Like Earl, I couldn't get too far in - I was expecting some dialog a lot earlier and a found a lot of the walking around shots redundant. On the positive side, I found the lighting, framing, angles, composition all good. I'll watch the whole thing when I have time and let you know what I think. EarlC on "check out my short horror film and give me an honest opinion...don't be rude" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/check-out-my-short-horror-film-and-give-me-an-honest-opiniondont-be-rude#post-69967 Thu, 04 Aug 2011 23:15:28 +0000 EarlC 69967@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Clean visuals, poor audio quality and you lost me at 3:48 ... just couldn't bring myself to spend another six minutes with it. Too much of the first guy walking, running, no sense of urgency. Insincere dialog and no realistic reaction when the bearded guy bursts out of the locker. imbatman49 on "check out my short horror film and give me an honest opinion...don't be rude" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/check-out-my-short-horror-film-and-give-me-an-honest-opiniondont-be-rude#post-69961 Thu, 04 Aug 2011 20:20:21 +0000 imbatman49 69961@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsO6_GRskZ8" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsO6_GRskZ8</a> charmingsociety on "Speak of the Devil - Short Film (preacher vs satan)" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/speak-of-the-devil-short-film-preacher-vs-satan#post-53948 Sun, 10 Jan 2010 16:26:28 +0000 charmingsociety 53948@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Our short film "Speak of the Devil" about a televangelist who is visited by the Devil. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeruYR00bns">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeruYR00bns</a> Looking for feedback. Commenting on YouTube greatly appreciated. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeruYR00bns"><img src="http://i46.tinypic.com/2z6eed1.jpg" /></a> Please vote for our film at <a href="http://www.filmfights.com/">http://www.filmfights.com</a> (voting ends Jan 14'th) <object height="360" width="580"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/eeruYR00bns&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1" /> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/eeruYR00bns&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="360" width="580"></embed> </object> charmingsociety on "Creepy Music Video - "Buildings Burn Up"" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/creepy-music-video-buildings-burn-up#post-50430 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:32:38 +0000 charmingsociety 50430@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ A creepy music video we made based on the french horror classic Eyes Without A Face. Please check it out and leave some love! We just finished this... <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Te68KijrYac" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Te68KijrYac</a> Anonymous on "Short Film - 'Deviant'" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/short-film-deviant#post-49821 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 11:27:06 +0000 Anonymous 49821@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Wow, very creepy. Well done on the camera work! zoobie on "Short Film - 'Deviant'" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/short-film-deviant#post-48543 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:44:01 +0000 zoobie 48543@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ I couldn't care less about the clips...What's all that HTML? ArcadiVideo on "Short Film - 'Deviant'" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/short-film-deviant#post-48535 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 10:55:37 +0000 ArcadiVideo 48535@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Creepy and stylish thriller about a serial prowler. This version on YouTube had to have a scene removed as it proved to be a little bit too much and was, perhaps, giving viewers sleepless nights. Not for everyone, but people who are into photography might be interested in the look of the film which was achieved with techniques and tricks such as back-lighting and shooting at magic hour. Shot on a Canon XM2. Post done on Sony Vegas. MOVIE (PART 1 OF 2) <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzkUBALvJIo">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzkUBALvJIo</a> TRAILER <a href="http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=t8orRwBVr3E">http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=t8orRwBVr3E</a> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> robGRAUERT on "Halloween Hole" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/halloween-hole#post-40794 Sun, 19 Oct 2008 05:29:18 +0000 robGRAUERT 40794@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Â not bad, not bad. The only thing I see that can be fixed easily in the future is the TV. Adjust your shutter speed so you don't see the "roll" on the TV screen...unless you wanted it there.Â iggy35 on "Halloween Hole" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/halloween-hole#post-40788 Sun, 19 Oct 2008 00:43:24 +0000 iggy35 40788@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ I just put my Halloween video up on Youtube <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1ZJt_iRzZ0">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1ZJt_iRzZ0</a> Happy Halloween All torontoafterdark on "Toronto After Dark - Oct17-24 - 8 Nights of Horror, Sci-Fi, Action & Cult Cinema" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/toronto-after-dark-oct17-24-8-nights-of-horror-sci-fi-action-038-cult-cinema#post-40614 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:10:17 +0000 torontoafterdark 40614@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Attention Cinemaniacs! Toronto After Dark Film Festival is returning this October with 8 thrilling nights of horror, sci-fi, action and cult cinema from around the world!Â Tickets and VIP passes can now be purchased online through the festival box office!Â The complete festival schedule is now available on the website, and includes the theatrical premieres of REPO! THE GENETIC OPERA, TOKYO GORE POLICE, LET THE RIGHT ONE IN, TRAILER PARK OF TERROR, MUTANT CHRONICLES, the North American premiere of I SELL THE DEAD, the international premiere of SOUTH OF HEAVEN, and many more!Â To find out more, visit the festival website at <a href="http://www.torontoafterdark.com.Â " rel="nofollow">http://www.torontoafterdark.com.Â </a> We'll see you After Dark! - Team After Dark