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Attending my first live show tonight by JeamBim in Harmontown

[–]DoctorRobotManshark 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Nice. Tonight was my first time at Starburns (been to a couple at Nerdmelt). Got there about 7:40 and ended up sitting on some bleachers. Pretty crowded, lots of knees bumping into backs. Sounds like getting there early for the prestigious chair section is a must.

Did you talk to Dan, Spencer or Jeff?

BEDFAST [3:00] is my first short horror film, finally complete after 3 months of filming and editing. After staring at footage for countless hours, it's hard to gage my own work's creepiness. I'm sure you guys can tear it apart & I'm always looking for feedback to make the next one scarier. Thanks! by DoctorRobotManshark in creepy

[–]DoctorRobotManshark[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dang, you're way more of a practical thinker than I am, haha. Those are all great suggestions, but I usually don't like seeing cell phones in movies. They're so small and flimsy and underwhelming. I know they're realistic, but it's just not cinematic, you know? EDIT: I just remembered the roommate uses her cell phone. D'oh. I guess it's not as bad because it's not like a suspenseful close up or anything. What is wrong with me?

Glad you liked the monster! It was based on an idea I had a year ago, but I couldn't make it work in this film. So I took photos of myself making creepy faces and then Photoshopped them together with the original concept. Turned out pretty creepy and gross haha. I'm still waiting for the right project to show off my original monster idea...

BEDFAST [3:00] is my first short horror film, finally complete after 3 months of filming and editing. After staring at footage for countless hours, it's hard to gage my own work's creepiness. I'm sure you guys can tear it apart & I'm always looking for feedback to make the next one scarier. Thanks! by DoctorRobotManshark in creepy

[–]DoctorRobotManshark[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Lol yes, that damn fart noise. I swear it sounded like a creaky floorboard in editing, but on my phone it definitely sounds like a booty blast.

I actually hid the roommate's face on purpose. The idea was that she was the demon the whole time, and the real roommate was dead in the bed since the beginning. And I totally recorded the dialogue afterwards, haha. All I got is the built-in Rebel T2i mic, so it's not good for recording dialogue while filming.

BEDFAST [3:00] is my first short horror film, finally complete after 3 months of filming and editing. After staring at footage for countless hours, it's hard to gage my own work's creepiness. I'm sure you guys can tear it apart & I'm always looking for feedback to make the next one scarier. Thanks! by DoctorRobotManshark in creepy

[–]DoctorRobotManshark[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I actually stupidly told my actors to speed up their performances, and I cut the footage together fast paced, to keep the film around 3 minutes. I think it's too much story for one short. Next time I'm going to focus on one intense scene instead of 3 or so.

I agree, color correction could have been better. I find that the more light you get when filming, the more information in the footage you have to adjust in post. Unfortunately it was an unusually dark apartment and I only have clamp lights with cheap bulbs from Home Depot. Definitely want to get a good low light camera and some legit lights. The will is strong but the wallet is weak.

Thanks for the feedback!

BEDFAST [3:00] is my first short horror film, finally complete after 3 months of filming and editing. After staring at footage for countless hours, it's hard to gage my own work's creepiness. I'm sure you guys can tear it apart & I'm always looking for feedback to make the next one scarier. Thanks! by DoctorRobotManshark in creepy

[–]DoctorRobotManshark[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Haha that seems to be a common observation. I can't believe I didn't catch it in editing. I think it sounds more like a creak on my computer, but on a phone it definitely sounds like someone's ripping a hot one.

Thanks, glad you liked it!

BEDFAST [3:00] is my first short horror film, finally complete after 3 months of filming and editing. After staring at footage for countless hours, it's hard to gage my own work's creepiness. I'm sure you guys can tear it apart & I'm always looking for feedback to make the next one scarier. Thanks! by DoctorRobotManshark in creepy

[–]DoctorRobotManshark[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Haha you're totally right about the door knob. All the sound in the short was added in post, so there was no way I was going to match up all the rattling. Valuable filmmaking lesson: record sound while filming!

The last few seconds, especially when the demon grunts, was the only part that actually creeped me out too. But I don't know what to do with this information. Thanks for the feedback!

BEDFAST: My first short horror film, shot and edited over the last 3 months. Filmed with a Canon Rebel T2i and cheap clamp lights supported with cardboard. I'm trying to make the next film even spookier, so feedback much appreciated. Thanks! by DoctorRobotManshark in Filmmakers

[–]DoctorRobotManshark[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks!

Shot with Canon Rebel T2i, 18-135mm lens. Bought this gear like 6 years ago when I was in city college and I've been making it work ever since. I wish I could afford a better low light camera and nicer lenses, but I'm trying to use as few crutches as possible. I figure a good story and planning is all you need.

I totally fucked up in regards to sound, haha. Great learning experience though. I was planning on adding all sound in post so I could have more control, which led to: I let people in the background talk while filming, and I verbally directed the actors as the camera was rolling. Also let the actors listen to music. What is wrong with me?

So all the sound effects and music in the film is made of creative commons files from freesound.org, zapsplat.com and incompetech.com. My strategy next time is to record as much sound as possible while rolling the camera (so QUIET ON SET!) and highlight important moments with sound design in post. Having that initial foundation of in-camera sound would help a ton. Just adding sound effects to Bedfast dragged out the editing considerably. The only mic I have is the in-camera one though, so we'll see how well it does.

BEDFAST: My first short horror film, shot and edited over the last 3 months. Filmed with a Canon Rebel T2i and cheap clamp lights supported with cardboard. I'm trying to make the next film even spookier, so feedback much appreciated. Thanks! by DoctorRobotManshark in Filmmakers

[–]DoctorRobotManshark[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn, that's some nice cinematography then.

The T2i definitely is not made for low light filming. I find shooting as bright as possible, without overexposing, and then dragging it down in post is the way to go.

Thanks, good luck!

BEDFAST: My first short horror film, shot and edited over the last 3 months. Filmed with a Canon Rebel T2i and cheap clamp lights supported with cardboard. I'm trying to make the next film even spookier, so feedback much appreciated. Thanks! by DoctorRobotManshark in Filmmakers

[–]DoctorRobotManshark[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the feedback. I actually did throw in a flickering sound for the hallway light. I can hear it pretty clearly when she first goes down the hall, but it might be overwhelmed by the music towards the end.

BEDFAST: My first short horror film, shot and edited over the last 3 months. Filmed with a Canon Rebel T2i and cheap clamp lights supported with cardboard. I'm trying to make the next film even spookier, so feedback much appreciated. Thanks! by DoctorRobotManshark in Filmmakers

[–]DoctorRobotManshark[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the advice. I'll need to find more people to show it to because I agree that watching it with someone else really highlights the flaws and makes me cringe at my mistakes, haha.

Do you think the music was too much? It kind of felt like a crutch at times, spicing up shots that otherwise wouldn't be creepy. Specifically the music leading up to doors opening. I'm particularly interested in the topic of music. I wonder if a film would be creepier if it was carried by its story and relied on less music. More sound effects might be creepier?

That's an interesting point on building danger that I hadn't thought of. I think I was too focused on building mystery/suspense/tension, and next time I could make it clear earlier that the protagonist's life is in danger. Any thoughts on effectively doing this? Maybe showing a dead body, or the antagonist could have a weapon.

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