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The_wolf_with_the_red_roses 02:28 pm UTC 07/09/11 |
| In reply to: | re: Thirsty - steven_stuart 12:03 am UTC 07/08/11 |
| First of all, I would like to thank you for your kind comments, I appreciate them very much, more then I can express through mere words. I chose not to direct as directing is a stressful process, one which requires a great deal of patience and competence under pressure. I have none of these things. The actress paying Jade IS fantastic, not to bash the other actors, as they we're all fantastic (you may have recognised the Vampire from an earlier movie I made called The Last Broadcast, in which he played the news caster.) But for me, Jade (AKA Miss Daisy Rigden) was my favourite thing of the film. She made the role so much deeper then I ever could have written it. She actually came on board very late in the game, more as a favour to our mutual friend then anything else. So glad she did though, she's fantastic. Hope to work with her (and the rest of the cast) more in the future. The composer for all the pieces in the film was a guy called Kevin McLeod, who offers his work for aspiring film makers for free via Incomputech.com. I was in charge of finding all the right bits to best suit the film, so I guess I can take credit for that, what with me being the egotistical bastard that I am! Overall, this is my favirotte thing of mine produced. And I'm very happy that it's getting alot of positive feedback, going to try and get it a real online audience and plug the hell out of it, get as much as feeback as I can. Thanks for all your kind words. Jacob P.S. My next project will be my music video for Heaven Can Wait, so look out for that soon! > Oh. Jacob. You are also editor and executive producer as > well as writer. That's cool. Why did you decide not to > direct this time? > > The opening music is very effective. It works very well > with the camera following the girl as she walks down the > old narrow streets. > > You said you did a voice cameo. Was it the impressive > lines: "Lonliness craves lonliness and I could really see > that she was just that. Just lonely. Had I found her at > last? She who could make my curse her gift. In my still > heart I knew, she was my destiny." > > Even if it wasn't your voice, you wrote that, so well > done. > > I think Jim would think those lines are really cool. > > Only one minute in and already you have created an > interesting story with the unseen person behind the voice > watching the girl that the camera has been following. > > Then black and white changes to colour and we are > introduced to Jade and Emma, who are sisters. It sounds > like a man's voice says "Jade" just before her sister > says: "Jade I'm home". > > Jade is obviously a bit disturbed about something. Emma > trys to be friendly but Jade is not very interested. Jade > sits on the floor of her room and refuses to let Emma in. > > > The actress playing Jade is very good. > > Oh my goodness. The tension that started with the unseen > voice observing the girl walking along the streets > suddenly comes back as we get our first look at the > vampire! At first he is leaning over a collapsed girl but > then he raises his head and there is blood coming out of > his mouth. It is obvious that he is a vampire. > > So far, the director has done a really great job (also you > the writer and the two editors - who are both of you, as > you know). > > The vampire manages to clean the blood from his mouth and > begs for help just as Jade is walking towards him. She > lends the vampire her phone. > > I like the way that you and James have set this meeting > between Jade and the vampire up. The first scene and the > second scene are totally relevant to the third scene. > > The next scene is in the hospital. The vampire's victim is > still alive and Jade is present with the vampire. She has > now been drawn into the vampire's world. > > I like the way the scene is written when Jade leaves the > bed area to take a phone call. The vampire apologises and > tells his unconscious victim that she is beautiful and > that she was just in the wrong place. This is a bit creepy > and actually quite different from other screen vampires > that I have seen. Perhaps we could say that your vampire > is unique. > > Then he puts his hand on the victim's forehead to make her > forget what happened and there is a really gory flashback > to him biting the victim. Full marks to James' direction > and also to the editing. > > As the scene ends we see Jade secretly filming the vampire > talking to his victim. Oh my goodness. What will this > mean? Cool script writing. > > The music is just right. It helps to build the tension. > Then it continues as Jade follows the vampire after they > leave the hospital. > > Who was in charge of the music? Muisc is very important to > horror. Like the music for "Psycho". > > Gosh. I can't believe that Jade had the guts to go to the > vampire's house. The blood smeared on the door lets the > audience know exactly whose door she is knocking on. She > is looking around, the creepy very suitable music is > playing and then suddenly the vampire appears. Its a bit > scary. > > He says: "This is my house." She replies: "I didn't know > dead people needed houses." Again, really good writing. > > Its an amazingly brilliant twist that Jade wants the > vampire to turn her into a vampire. That is such a cool > idea. Surely this could be developed into a feature length > film. The vampire is already different than any vampire I > can remember seeing and now a potential victim is also > unique. And she attacks him! More power to you and James. > > In the next scene Emma reads a letter that Jade has left > her. We learn the significance of Emma saying that she and > Jade should go to visit her Mum in the second scene. The > Mum is dead and Emma must have meant visiting the grave. > > Emma has tried to be a mother to Jade but Jade says in the > letter that its not working because she remembers that the > Mum is dead and she says that it is going to kill her one > day. Jade is basically saying goodbye and asks Emma not to > look for her. > > This is very tight writing. The letter directly links this > scene back to the second scene and makes Emma a more > important character. > > Although Jade is not gone from Emma's life. She turns up > on the doorstep with blood smeared over her mouth area. > Emma manages to get her in and lies her on the couch. She > is very worried because Jade is so cold. > > Then we hear a heart beating and the screen goes black. We > can only hear Emma's voice saying: "Get off me. Get off me > now!" Then Emma screams. > > This is a chilling end to the film and I think that both > you and James deserve a lot of credit for it. I would love > to see this turned into a feature length film. I am really > pleased that it won the Audience Award For Best Film. Well > done. > | |
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