Last weekend was my 5 year wedding anniversary so I haven’t had much time to do any post project blogging. Malificus is has been posted to the filmography. So have a look see. I think the conversion form QuickTime to Flash Video screwed up the widescreen aspect ratio so I’m going to need to redo the file. Plus it is busting out of the boarders of the layout.
I showed it to Donnie yesterday and he gave me some honest feedback. I feel that it is lacking in a few areas, but what can you expect from a film shot in 48Hrs that is limited to 8 minutes and you are running 3 hours late. I think that the roles of Lew and Becky are not adequately explained in enough detail. The audience really doesn’t have much to go on. Also Sarah the empath randomly shows up. This is mainly do to the time constraints of the project. The biggest problem is have is I missed getting a wide at the beginning of the film to establish that the living room is vacant of the ghost hunters equipment. This is why Lew reacts the way he does when he walks downstairs. I also wish I did a few more pickup shots of the ghost. In the quick flashes I use the same shot over and over. The devil is in the details.
However I am pleased with how it turned out. There was a lot of good acting and I was able to color correct all the footage along with some special effects. All in all a job well done. On a side note I have to add that this is how I wanted things to pan out with Voices in the Dark when it came to the special effects. Good foley + visual effects = creepy!