The Luring, a feature length psychological thriller, recently premiered at PanicFest, a festival dedicated to horror, thriller, and sci-fi films. Horror Society writer Matt Storc was there to check out the film and chat with director Christopher Wells. More screenings will be announced soon so follow The Luring on Facebook and Instagram to find out when it will be playing in your area.
Location scouts are all about planning. Sun Scout shows you the hourly trajectory of the sun in a given location. You can adjust the date and see where the sun will be on your shoot day.
PCam is loaded with tools for filmmakers. The Field of View tool is essential for making sure you have the right lenses in your kit. Select from hundreds of cameras, aspect ratios (even film cameras!), and lenses and preview your shot without needing a stand in. This app has features you’ll use on set as well like a DOF (Depth of Field) calculator.
A digital Director’s Finder! With this app DP & Director can get on the same page about shots during the location scout. Don’t have this app? Even a dslr or iphone camera can help you plan shots with your director. Just look at the image together and endless shot discussion will ensue.
Film purists will use a real light meter on set but this is a great app for quickly checking light levels. You can also use the light meter on your DSLR in a pinch. It won’t be perfect but it should help you decide how much light you need to add to the space.
Get a color temp reading on those funky overheads, then decide to replace them. Quick word of warning, take these readings with a grain of salt, the app is not as accurate as a $1500 Sekonic Meter but it provides some useful Kelvin readings to help you balance your lighting.
Entropia had its 2nd film festival win at BUFF for Best New England Film. You can check out all the winners below. The film’s 1st win was the Audience Award at First Hermetic International Film Festival in Venice, Italy in March 2018.
https://bostonunderground.org/2018/03/our-2018-bacchus-award-winners/
Haven’t experienced Entropia or want to see it again?!
Screenings are coming up at Canada’s Shock Stock 4/29/18, Maryland Film Festival 5/4/18, Seattle Crypticon 5/5/18
https://mdfilmfest.com/about-the-festival/
Entropia will be screening at the Brattle Theater on March 23 at 5:30pm. Directed by Marinah Janello, Entropia is a short film about a woman trying to regain her youth through her taxidermy and spell books. The film stars Pat O’Hara and sound design was crafted by Evan Phennicie. Everyone on the Entropia team is thrilled to be screening at BUFF.
I was delighted to serve as the film’s cinematographer. Marinah was dedicated to shooting on 16mm film with a Bolex camera to achieve the film’s unique look. It was an exciting challenge that I readily accepted. It was drastically different to work without monitors and winding the camera for each take, but it brought us all together allowing for amazing collaboration to take place. For me it was refreshing to work on a project with so much artistic vision, passion, and an incredibly dedicated performance.
