Hobbz Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 OK so the link went up announcing the details for the HHN short film contest. Eli Roth will be judging this entries this year. Anothe rintersting note; the same tag line "What Fear Fears Most" is being used again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Cleaver Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 I'm actually compiling a small task force of local film students and horror fans. We've got nothing right now except a list of 20 ideas, but we're damned determined to get something entered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbz Posted June 28, 2011 Author Share Posted June 28, 2011 Awesome can't wait to see your submission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Cleaver Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 A quick update here: We've narrowed it down to two ideas, which are essentially the same with only a backstory difference. First pre-production meeting is tomorrow. At the end of it we should have a full story, full storyboards, and initial casting done. It's piecing together fairly quick, so hopefully we're not overlooking anything. We'll see by tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grindhousehero13 Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 A quick update here: We've narrowed it down to two ideas, which are essentially the same with only a backstory difference. First pre-production meeting is tomorrow. At the end of it we should have a full story, full storyboards, and initial casting done. It's piecing together fairly quick, so hopefully we're not overlooking anything. We'll see by tomorrow. Good luck hope you get in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Cleaver Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 (edited) Thanks, man. If my track record is any indicator, we'll have major issues. So we'll need all the luck we can get. Also, so I don't keep clogging up this thread, I posted a whole thread for this Edited July 3, 2011 by Mr. Cleaver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HorrorNights93 Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Good luck cleaver ! Hope you do well i know watching the film contest is one of my favorite things to do during the hhn season. And im also curious of why they re used that 2010 slogan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hhnh86987 Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 I hope they aren't doing the same Icon and thats why but I think its because if you think about it what fear fears most could be used sf or any maze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grindhousehero13 Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 I hope they aren't doing the same Icon and thats why but I think its because if you think about it what fear fears most could be used sf or any maze. there not thank god, Murdy said this on twitter: @horrornights oh yea why is the same slogan from 2010 used on the site ? will it be changed and i hope your feeling better murdy!! @hhn09 That doesn't really have anything to do with the content. Wouldn't read to much into that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 The Top 10 are up! I'll probably post a review on each of them as soon as I'm done with my homework. Fall semester just started for me. Anyway, here's the link to the videos and where to vote: http://www.halloweenhorrornights.com/hollywood/2011/film_contest.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djevilclown Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 i watched and voted already i voted twice "Follow the Sun" & "Slash in the Box" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombieman Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 (edited) Freaking "Follow the Sun" - if I was from Chicago, I'd cast all three of my votes for this one. Plus a couple of votes on behalf of my dead mom. Just remember, the fanboy favorite last year - "Trick" - didn't win, so let's promote the heck out of this one. It was clearly inspired by Orlando 2009, but I love the way they ran with it. Makes me long for "Leave it to Cleaver" again. I could TOTALLY see this playing on the Terror Tram. But maybe not the racy part with the mayonnaise... Honorable mentions to "Strangeland" and "Hacked". "Hacked" is my solid #2 choice. Simple. Creepy. Effective. Makes you want to re-watch. How-the-hell-did-this-make-the-list? Award to "Monster in my Swimming Pool" & "Eric". "Eric" didn't really need subtitles; it makes no sense in any language. Great-film-with-terrible-ending Award (a.k.a. No Country for Old Men Award) to "Stalled". Seriously, great until the last two seconds. Been-there-done-that Award to "Closet Monster", "Slash in the Box", and "The Cure". Direct lifts from Tales form the Darkside, Twilight Zone, and the last 5 minutes of "1408". But the latter two were very good... Edited August 24, 2011 by zombieman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTH316 Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 (edited) Ight, ight, ight, I know this is an amateur film contest but that doesn't mean I should be less harsh. The winners are picked out of 100s of submissions and getting a thousand bucks. It better be damn good. So here goes some critiques... 103 - Yeesh... I honestly feel you don't have much of a movie if the acting isn't at least decent. For some people, that's like 70% of the show. The environment was okay but the false scare was cheap and lame and had nothing to do with anything else. And then nothing even remotely scary happens until the last 35 seconds (I say that... very loosely). I do like that last line though as I didn't expect that. 4/10 Closet Monster - Eh. At least the acting wasn't horrible and I dug the look of it. Plus that monster was flippin rad. Just didn't feel very horror like or scary and I never felt a bit tense. However, I was entertained. I'm sensing a theme here... is Eli Roth just picking all the ones with twisted endings? haha 6/10 Eric - Uh... okay? 1/10 Follow the Sun - ... I have no idea what I just saw. Wasn't scary or very horror esque but hell, at least it entertained me. 6.5/10 Hacked - Pretty good cinematrography and the idea was decent. I don't know what the lack of dialogue was about though as that would've helped. However, the most horror out of all the ones I've seen so far. 7.5/10 Monster in my Swimming Pool - Haha aw, how cute. But that aside, good cinematography. When things were supposed to be intense, it felt a bit slow or not as punctual as it should've been. Nonetheless, pretty well made. 7/10 Slash in the Box - Easily the best one so far. Best cinematography, best direction (alot of swift movements, which believe me, are harder to accomplish than it may seem, whether it's a dolly movement or just having the editing software do a pan) and then ofcourse, I'm pretty sure I know why this is going to win... the blonde in shorts. What nerd wouldn't vote for that? And some gore. Easy win. 9/10 Stalled - Just dumb. 3/10 Strangeland - I dug this one and it looks like they had some good production value to grab hold of. Just wish it could've been developed a bit more but at least it left me wanting more instead of wishing it would end sooner. 7/10 The Cure - Uh... how's this horror? I won't even rate it Edited August 24, 2011 by DTH316 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iLuvStabWounds Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 "Stalled" totally ripped off the bathroom scenario from "Sigaw" ('Echo' in Pinoy), so that's in the bottom of my list. Anyhow, my top votes are tied between "Hack" and "Follow the Sun." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Satan Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 "Slash in the Box" - Good! Would've voted this one, but it's a pretty typical concept.... 7/10 "Follow the Sun" - WHAT. THE. F***. This one just left me disturbed. And not really in a good way. Cartoons getting tortured/raped just isn't my thing. I can see why Eli picked this one, though. Good animation and scary. Reminds me a lot of "The Nightmare" last year. A lot of random gore in a cartoon-ish fashion. 7.5/10 "Stalled" - Even though it pretty much was played out to recreate the last scene in "Hostel" (or so we are led to think), I thought it was pretty good. The ending sucked but I voted for it anyways. Best camera views IMO. 8/10 "Closet Monster" - 5/10 Begin rant about my choices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grindhousehero13 Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 yeah I can see Eli's tastes in all of them Honestly I didnt even like most of them I realy liked Follow The Sun, & Monster in The Closet that one mostly cuz I grew up being babysitted by my teenage cousin and I felt the little girls pain lol but 103 man that just left me WTF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HHN1973 Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 I have a hard time deciding between Hacked and Slasher in the Box. Hacked was just straight out creepy and Slasher actually would make you jump while watching it (plus the blonde was hot.) Eric was a WTF moment since I did not get what the movie was about. Follow the Sun was another one I really disliked. The rest really didn't leave an impression good or bad for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTH316 Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 I'm rooting for Slasher in the Box, officially. Hacked was cool but there wasn't much dialogue. Plus Slasher had the blonde and some extra gore. Those sound like some artificial reasons but in the case of horror, those 2 things are a lot of what horror is about and for a horror film contest, it nailed what it was supposed to do in 3 minutes. Creepy set up, scary jumps, titillating us with a female, gore and the final scare. I can honestly say the other films didn't do that. Although Hacked was almost there, Follow the Sun just didn't scream HORROR to me and the other ones were just a bit too silly at the end of the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmoz628 Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 I've pretty much seen Hacked before except with Chat Roulette, I actually liked Erik a lot, short and to the point. Plus I've always liked the "victim becoming the next monster" type of deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iRampage Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 ***WARNING: HERE BE SPOILERS BELOW**** 103: I liked the twist, but it was too simple. It had a PG-13 slasher type feel to it (like the Stepfather, etc.) 2/5. Closet Monster: I didn't like this one very much, the monster didn't look too scary (don't wanna give away too many spoilers lol) and it wasn't very exciting. 2/5 Eric: One of my favorites. The monster looked very creepy (its la llorona i believe). It was intense and with the different language and subtitles, it felt very new and refreshing (although we already know the story to the monster) 4/5 Follow The Sun: This one was one of my favorites as well. It was very creative and reminded me of something out of place (like the little boy and the out-of-place music he was dancing to from Insidious). You don't see this very often so it was very fresh and creepy. 5/5 Hacked: This one was great, but it wasn't very original. I don't wanna spoil too much, but once you watch it, it seems very similar to a movie called *COUGH* Mirrors *COUGH*. It was still great though, things you expected to happen did not happen. And things you did not expect to happen, happened. lol, so at least it keeps you guessing. 4/5. Monster in my Swimming Pool: Ehh, the title suggested it wasn't great and to me... it wasn't great. The monster didn't look scary and I didn't feel creeped out. Not much to offer, reminded me of the Closet Monster, only this time in a pool lol. 2/5 Slash in the Box: This one was alright, reminded me of hmm.... Poltergeist. I liked the effects (except for the blood), Not the best, but not the worst. 3/5 Stalled: HA! Can anyone say... Rob Zombie's Halloween? Seemed unoriginal to me but definitely better than the ones that seemed like a PG-13 slasher film. 3/5 Strangeland: WOW. Is this Apollo 17? Lol, I LOVED this one especially since Apollo 18 just came out. Kind of seems like it could have been a second commercial or trailer lol. This one is great! Nice atmosphere and everything. I think this one deserves more than a 5/5. Definitely my favorite one (but I can see why you guys may not like it). 10/5 lol, jk 5/5 The Cure: Great short film. Seemed like a mix between The Mist and a zombie film. I THINK they were going for an emotional appeal (since it involves a father and daughter) but since I'm not even 18 yet it didnt get to me lol. Was a great film though, wish the makeup looked better though. 4/5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grindhousehero13 Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 iRampage I moved your review here and deleted the other thread since there was a thread for it so all Short fim disscusion should be made here thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTH316 Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 Oh, the lady was La Llorona? I suppose that would make sense since whoever hears her cries is marked for death also... just don't know what she would be doing at the train tracks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iRampage Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 ^Yeah i was wondering that too, but it makes sense. The lady seemed like a siren. La Llorona is basically.... a siren lol. Or maybe it isnt la llorona and its just a siren, who knows :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScreamAtMe Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Alright guys, just checked the website, winner is officially announced. "Monster in my Swimming Pool" which is an utter disappointment to me. There were a few I liked more, but the votes have been counted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTH316 Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 (edited) ... you're fucking kidding me, right? They must've had a large group of friends & family voting for that thing like crazy or something because there are 3 or 4 other shorts that easily should've won over that. This contest is a joke sometimes. Edited September 18, 2011 by DTH316 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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