archived-videos The Laughing Window [35mm Short Thriller]

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MooreEnt24

Struggling writer, Richard Porter, is facing a deadline that could change his life. Huddled away in his dark, murky apartment, Richard sweats over the last few pages of his novel, one that has the opportunity to become published. But, in the midst of his poorly timed writer's block, he is faced with the constant rattling ambience of his home and the sinister creaking of his bedroom window.*

I just started shooting this short film of mine called, "The Laughing Window." It's a very 'Twilight Zone' driven thriller and I'm VERY excited about it.

To add to my excitement, we have a full set built on a stage, we're shooting on 35mm film, and I'm working with an amazing team.

We have some outstanding production design on this project and some stunning practical effects.

I'm thrilled to be able to share this with you guys through my Production Vlogs, all the way up until we release the final film.

Check out behind the scenes on "Day One" of our shoot, here:

Project Announcement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfD_DiEBcLM

Production Vlog #1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jR8HAZXYO5g

Production Vlog #2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7UOcNh4XpM


Keep checking back for more!​
 
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Crownom said:
Very nice! What's the budget? Which festivals are you aiming? It seems like a very expensive project! Keep it up ;)
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I'm looking into festivals now - not sure which would fit best. If you have any suggestions, I'd really appreciate it!

The budget was $8k. It was shot as a school project at Columbia College Chicago, so we all worked for free and had access to some - but not all - the gear. We shot on Panavision cameras.
 
It went great! We've sent it off to a few festivals since then - might even post it for viewing on YouTube if there are no premiere policy problems (so far, I haven't read any stating such.)
 
I really dig the orginal colour cut. :cool:

However, I found the so-call TZ cut to be quite pretentious. This is the version I watched first, btw, so I'm making mental comparisons for the entire duration. It falls short of an extremely lofty self-proclaimed target.

Watching it again as a straight-up short, there was no baggage to account for. Enjoyed it much more. Love the colours. Great short in it's own right.

Meh, just my opinion. :)
 
Zensteve said:
I really dig the orginal colour cut. :cool:

However, I found the so-call TZ cut to be quite pretentious. This is the version I watched first, btw, so I'm making mental comparisons for the entire duration. It falls short of an extremely lofty self-proclaimed target.

Watching it again as a straight-up short, there was no baggage to account for. Enjoyed it much more. Love the colours. Great short in it's own right.

Meh, just my opinion. :)
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Thanks for your review! That's one of my problems with it personally, I felt it was missing something. I feel I should have taken it in the direction of a more supernatural short, would have been more interesting.

I'm glad you enjoyed the color version :)
 
richy said:
Nice! Great to see it finished. I like the "Twilight Zone" version too. What's next?
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Thanks for checking it out! Hoping to continue making shorts and breaking out of the thriller/horror genre.

Do you have any suggestions for what festivals I should submit it to? I'm debating whether or not I should.
 
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