Stop 32

Vic Meyer goes about his day - going to the toilet, mincing, reading and picking people up from the bus stop in order to murder them. Quite mundane really. Overall this was nicely done and even though it was obvious that something else was up early on in the piece this short took a slightly different approach to things. Filming was pretty good with nice use of back-lighting on occasions and some effective compositions. I enjoyed the nice eerie start and the nice closing credit sequence in particular. Well done!

For most of its length, this film demonstrably very capably the power of the Non Dialogue film. Ironically, you can very often say a lot more about a character without saying anything, and this one mostly played out as a fascinating (if oblique) character study. I especially loved the use of the character's machete/knife, which he carried around with him almost like a totem, scraping it along handrails and slamming it into walls, it added a really intriguing dimension to his character. But then, just when I was marvelling at the presence of an obvious weapon in a 48Hours film in an unexpected context, it became, well, a murder weapon. Which is where the film started to collapse a bit for me, and become more of a silly slasher romp. That said, this was still an extremely artful slasher romp, and the blood splatter practical effects were very well-executed. And although we landed on a punchline gag to end, that was pretty nicely played too. But the real star of this film was the location, and the filming of the location. The debris of a shattered house, the sense of damp, the daylight leaking in through windows to illuminate dust in the air. It was all beautifully mood-evoking.

Very cool opening shot going backwards. Not sure how you did the above shot, but that was sweet. Great showing that the house was deserted with the bathroom door open during poopin. Nice color grade of blue/desat/sad. Pretty clear story of the guy going and picking people up and making mince out of them, I guess. KO with a water bottle? He just left the guy in the room, to get up? Kicking the door down was cool, as was smashing the mirror. Very cool shot with the smoke/fog and the guys running back and forth. Blood getting splashed was funny unintentionally. If that was an original score, it was fantastic. I liked the credits.

For most of its length, this film demonstrably very capably the power of the Non Dialogue film. Ironically, you can very often say a lot more about a character without saying anything, and this one mostly played out as a fascinating (if oblique) character study. I especially loved the use of the character's machete/knife, which he carried around with him almost like a totem, scraping it along handrails and slamming it into walls, it added a really intriguing dimension to his character. But then, just when I was marvelling at the presence of an obvious weapon in a 48Hours film in an unexpected context, it became, well, a murder weapon. Which is where the film started to collapse a bit for me, and become more of a silly slasher romp. That said, this was still an extremely artful slasher romp, and the blood splatter practical effects were very well-executed. And although we landed on a punchline gag to end, that was pretty nicely played too. But the real star of this film was the location, and the filming of the location. The debris of a shattered house, the sense of damp, the daylight leaking in through windows to illuminate dust in the air. It was all beautifully mood-evoking.