Merriville (zombie short film I made)

[Nygel]

http://msdadmin.scican.net/mhsrewind/short%20Films%20Merriville.htm

it'd be awesome if you guys checked it out and told me what you think of it. Its a bit long (25 i think) but I hope some of you will like it. Its really good in honesty. I dont like it, but i've been editing it for the past month or so and watching the same footage over and over.

also it'll be obvious who i am. i was real creative when i made my username here.

[cookiepuss]

I didn't watch the whole thing yet...but from the sample I saw...it was not bad.

what did you shoot it on?

The pacing...you could pick up the pace a little...cut the driving scenes down a little...you have a sht of the fron to of the house that you stay with at second or so too long with...stuff like that could be shaved down...or maybe do some resolves.

I think it's difficult to make a zombie movie, cause at this point there's been so many done that people make immediate associations in plots.

though admitidly I did not watch the end yet...so I can't really comment on plot. I'm just looking at technical stuff at the moment.

[DeeJayZap]

it was pretty good. some complaints tho. the guy who played Isaac was very emotionless, like he wasn't committing or something. the story was identical to shaun of the dead lol. and lastly, you should turn down the bass on the parts where the cameraman had to walk because it was very loud.

other than that it was great.

[Nygel]

thanks. and yeah, its get comparisons to shaun of the dead a lot. but really its similiar to all zombie movies. leave one place, go to another. normal idea behind it. I think our outfits and small comedy parts in it is what does it. Plus iMacs dont have good speakers so i couldnt level bass.

It was shot with a JVC HDV camera ($5,000) and edited on Final Cut Pro.

thanks for watching.

[DeeJayZap]

Plus iMacs dont have good speakers so i couldnt level bass.

thats why i use headphones XD

wait, i thought u used pcs?

[jackrock]

I enjoyed it. Nice editing. The guy in the red tie was pretty bad though.

"I'm immature?!" :D(y)

[Nygel]

:) thanks, and yeah, we're not actors (im not too good, i know) and yeah zap, i use a pc for music production but a mac for video production, this was a school assignment (best film program for a high school i'd say atleast in the midwest, we're a dynasty in indiana) i'm moving this summer to florida for film school and i'm switchin to solid mac. it'll be fun.

and thanks, im good at editing :) it comes from remixing all these years.