Thriller
2020
Babee Bloos
Susan is a young mother who lives alone with her husband and child. After her husband is called to go on a business trip, she is left to fend her postpartum depression by herself. Eventually, she reaches her breaking point. Her baby won't stop crying so she decides to silence it.
The next day a salesman named Eustace shows up at Susan's front door, he steps into her home to pitch his product. Once inside he visits the bathroom where he finds blood in the sink. On his way back to the living room he finds the child's room, whereupon looking inside he uncovers Susan's secret. While attempting to contact the police he is killed by Susan, who then takes his car keys and flees the scene.
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Hitch Reincarnated
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This is messed up! But so are most of Hitch's films. Really great! I loved the B&W. The cinematography in this project was especially good. The story structure was completely intact, I knew what was happening and wasn't confused by story beats. I thought the actors also had a bit more believability than normal. More than anything, you really had that Hitchcock moment of suspense. I think you could have drawn that out even more by having her hear the phone call and then coming after him.
Black and White Beauty
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I thought the film was very successful visually. Loved the black and white. The shot in the sink and the moment where Eustace is calling 911 created a nice tension. The editing was tight and really helped. The dialog could have been polished up a bit, and the acting felt stiff from Susan. I do think you took the assignment seriously and definitely evoked Hitchcock in some of the look and tension. Also, I thought location was convincing and lit really well for the film noir feel. Great Work!
Bold Choices
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Nice job. You made several bold choices that that I liked. Shooting black and white and stylized acting to the time period. Nice foreshadowing with your camera angles (getting closer on the knife). Two things pulled me out of your story though: The unwanted person in the background at the door (a 2nd take would have saved you) and using a stapler as a phone. That was really hard to overlook for me. Almost unrecoverable. Attention to details is critical. Also, overall it was a little dark.
A stapler phone?
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I was confused by this film. I learned at the end that it was about post partum depression. I was confused by a baby being put in a closet and the towel shot. The sales guy was funny and did a great job at the door.
Babee Bloos
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I think this film is well put together for the most part, I would have like to see actors that are actually the age of the characters, this would have made the film more believable. The choice for black and white harkens back to the genre of film this was intended to be, good choice. The lighting was very well done and did not bring attention to itself. The use of camera and choice of shots and composition was great. all in all a great little film. the stapler as a phone threw me FYI
Great phone
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Not sure if phones are suppose to be fake in these movies but I loved the use of the stapler for a flip phone. Great use of black and White to set a time period and nice cut away shots. Less is more and we get more out of seeing a characters reaction to something over seeing that thing. Take Jaws for a second. We see the characters reaction to the shark not the shark for most of the movie. This puts the view in the shoes of the character and they feel that emotion. Nice work!
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